 

http://ceslou.multiply.com/ Thank you for taking your time to peek on to my little corner of the huge world wide web.Got the idea from a former high school classmate who described her site as Itchy Feet, mine I guess is an Itchy Finger, always ready to press the shutter release trigger of my camera. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:18:50 -0000 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:14:27 -0000   http://images.ceslou.multiply.com/logo http://ceslou.multiply.com 100 100 Dreamy Wedding Bliss My wife's older brother got married in Caliraya Recreation Centre, Laguna a two-hour drive from Metro Manila. Indeed, a beautiful and almost a dreamy-like place. A 7-kilometer drive up the mountain to discover a man-made lake with a beautiful view of Mount Banahaw at the distance. We have stayed there for 3 days and two nights for the preparation. I am not the main photographer for this event, I'm just taking pictures on the sidelines while the main photog and his assistant taking pictures. By the way, I have processed these pictures using my Macbook recently bought from Hong Kong on my way to Manila. I'm not sure with the screen calibration so I would like to ask your honest http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/54/Dreamy_Wedding_Bliss Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:14:27 -0000 Long Overdue Shots Never had the time to process the pictures I took for the last few weeks. There is still enough space in my 2GB card since my birthday almost a month back. Quite uncommon for me considering I shoot RAW. Tweaked everything in Lightroom. <img src="http://images.ceslou.multiply.com/image/2/photos/52/orig/7/CVP_0298.jpg?et=nle5PEALNwS%2CtqvidFqEHQ&nmid=101013519"> <img src="http://images.ceslou.multiply.com/image/3/photos/52/orig/4/CVP_0236.jpg?et=4lo2WYgs5Awyln2bBH%2COyQ&nmid=101013519"> http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/52/Long_Overdue_Shots Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:52:41 -0000 The Philippines Through the Eyes of a Foreigner <h5>Just a re-post from another blog. I guess it's just apt for the occassion. Without a sense of who you are how can you possibly take any pride in who you are. May we always take pride in our beloved country. May we never lose hope. I have also included a full speech of Carlos P. Romulo,<a href="#ROMULO"> I AM FILIPINO</a> former Secretary-General of the United Nations and first Asian to win a Pulitzer Prize. Read it on and get inspired !             Happy 110th Independence Day!!!     </h5>My decision to move to       Manila was not a precipitous one.  I used to work in    New York as an outside agent of Philippines Air Line, and have been coming to the     Philippines  since August, 1982.   I was so impressed with the country, and with the interesting people I met, some of whom have become very close friends to this day, that I asked for and was granted a year's sabbatical from my teaching job in or... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/25/The_Philippines_Through_the_Eyes_of_a_Foreigner Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:57:00 -0000 Rockin Dubai http://ceslou.multiply.com/music/item/1/Rockin_Dubai Tue, 3 Jun 2008 01:30:13 -0000 Post Processing Technique Tried a post processing technique I recently learned from FLICKR Before <img class="alignleft" src="http://www.cesarparroco.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/CVP_0233.jpg" border="0"> After <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://www.cesarparroco.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/CVP_0233a.jpg" border="0">Make sure the levels and color are fixed on the original before you start. Duplicate the layer on the LAYER pallette Go to FILTER - OTHER - HIGH PASS type 4.0 for RADIUS on the LAYERS pallette choose vivid light for the blending mode Now flatten the image. step1 Second Step Duplicate the layer on the LAYER pallette Go to FILTER - OTHER - HIGH PASS type 6.9 for RADIUS on the LAYERS pallette choose color for the blending mode Set opacity to 40% Now flatten the image. step2 For this step you need to do the following DUPLICATE LAYER on layer pallette FILTER - BLUR - GAUSSIAN BLUR 9.4 pixels FILTER - NOISE - ADD NOISE 3% from the top menu select LAYER - ADD LAYER MASK - HIDE ALL using the lasso tool select only the eyes and choose SELECT - FEATHER about 6pixels Choose SELECT - INVERSE now use the brush on the tool pallette and set the brush opacity to 30% - brush over the entire image Now FLATTEN the image step3 the final step is to sh... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/22/Post_Processing_Technique Tue, 27 May 2008 11:32:00 -0000 Jan Gonzales | PHOTOLOGY | Modern Conceptual Portraiture. Have you seen the talent of this guy in post-processing. Proudly a fellow Bisaya. http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/13/Jan_Gonzales_PHOTOLOGY_Modern_Conceptual_Portraiture. Thu, 22 May 2008 09:44:53 -0000 Are you Really as Talented as you Think you Are? Taken from DPP , posted by Jason Tablante 22 May 07 ========================================================= If you wanted to name the biggest complaint of professional photographers in the digital age, you’d have a lot to choose from. Demand is falling. Prices are dropping. Photography schools are growing just as jobs are disappearing. If it was always difficult to make a living taking pictures, it’s safe to say that times are particularly hard now. All of those are good reasons to grumble but there’s one complaint that stands out above all the others: Everyone thinks they’re a photographer now. It’s the inevitable result of cameras that are cleverer than the people who sell them and editing software that was once only found on the desks of professional graphic designers now available for free online. Give anyone a decent digital camera and a good view, and after an hour or two, almost inevitably, you’ll end up with a selection of attractive images and someone who thinks they... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/21/Are_you_Really_as_Talented_as_you_Think_you_Are Thu, 22 May 2008 08:15:00 -0000 PATRICK_SPACE_VIDEO.mpg My son http://ceslou.multiply.com/video/item/1/PATRICK_SPACE_VIDEO.mpg Tue, 20 May 2008 08:32:21 -0000 Abu Dhabi Through your Eyes More than US$40,000 cash prizes to be received from a Photography Contest organized by the Office of the Brand of Abu Dhabi (OBAD) is launching a photography competition "Abu Dhabi Through Your Eyes". Mga Pinoy Photogs in U.A.E, this is a chance for you to enter your photograph you have taken that captures the spirit of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It could be anything from a modern cityscape to something that represents their unique heritage and culture, or perhaps you will feel inspired by Liwa’s majestic sand dunes or Al Ain’s green http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/12/Abu_Dhabi_Through_your_Eyes Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:51 -0000 Face of Asia - A Steven McCurry's Exhibition Concentrates on Steven McCurry's extensive work from Asia, including image from India, Afghanistan, as well as recent work from Cambodia and Tibet. The exhibition will show 100 of his photographs, including his extensive text covering the story of the " Afghan Girl " as a young refugee and the women found seventeen years later. 06 5695050 http://ceslou.multiply.com/calendar/item/10004/Face_of_Asia_-_A_Steven_McCurrys_Exhibition Wed, 14 May 2008 09:45:12 -0000 ISABEL Enough blogging, it is now time for pictures, which is really my intent for this site. For quite a few weeks already, I have not put so much time creating pictures for my own creative expression. After almost a month of shooting only for money, I think I deserve this time to do what I really like to do. After a short break, I also have the feeling that I am already left out with the latest. So I spent the whole Friday afternoon with the group CL8 and took pictures of a beautiful Australian wannabee model. There were some hiccups since the police were with us almost the whole time we are doing the session so I ended having a few shots and so far only have these two pictures as keepers. We used several strobes and hired a professional make-up artist. Hope you like the pictures and as usual your comment for improvement is appreciated. http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/51/ISABEL Tue, 13 May 2008 12:34:28 -0000 Where to find money to pay your debt <h2>Where to find money to pay your debt</h2> It is so much easy to borrow money and owe a credit card company especially in Dubai where the Banks are chasing you. Almost no collateral yet you can easily apply for a salary loan. You don't even need a salary transfer certificate. We easily fell into the trap. However, paying it off is the most difficult part. Here are some tips I got from website on how to pay off your debt and start saving. The main source for money you can use to pay off your debt is your regular income. By reducing your monthly expenses you will free up money to pay down your loans and your credit cards. However, there’s not much money you can squeeze out of a limited income. Below are six other possible sources of money that can help you pay your debt faster. 1. Your savings & investments <ul> If you have money in the bank, use it to pay your loans, especially the ones charging very high interest rates, like your credit card debt. Would you rather pay 3% monthly or ... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/20/Where_to_find_money_to_pay_your_debt Mon, 12 May 2008 09:37:04 -0000 PINOY SMART SAVERS, Personal Finance, Money, Savings, Investments, Debt Management, Retirement your easy-to-use and easy-to-understand online source of information about personal money management and wealth building. This online learning center is designed to educate ordinary Filipinos about personal finance and shares practical steps and strategies on how you can achieve financial freedom regardless of your current http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/11/PINOY_SMART_SAVERS_Personal_Finance_Money_Savings_Investments_Debt_Management_Retirement Mon, 12 May 2008 08:50:24 -0000 Income-Tacts.Com Income-Tacts.com is the only online community in the Philippines where quality ideas about optimizing income for both beginners and experts are exchanged. Our goal is to help increase the level of education and enhance awareness of Pinoys on wealth creation, management and preservation. We hope that you will not only find this site useful but also join us in our stated mission. http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/10/Income-Tacts.Com Mon, 12 May 2008 05:07:05 -0000 Start Investing Early We don't know much about money hence we all spend what we got. One-year hard-earned dirhams easily swept by a one-month vacation back home. Pag balik negative pah, may utang pa yung credit cards. Then you will realize that after 10 or 15 years you go back  to the same situation you were in before working abroad. Only this time, matanda ka na and opportunities around you becomes harder to find. By the way, there are no get-rich quick scheme that works. Pyramiding , multi-level marketing and alike are nothing new.  Don't hope too to have your million dollar Dubai Duty Free or a National Bonds sweepstakes, probabilities are like LOTTOs in the Philippines.   There are sure fire way to earn your millions. Not quick , slow but sure. It is the day you start earning is the day you must start investing. By investing part of your earnings from the start gives you a huge advantage. Time is money. Be it in shares, property or as recurring fixed deposit, compound interest works... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/19/Start_Investing_Early Mon, 12 May 2008 05:02:43 -0000 Why are Professional Photographers so expensive? In this digital age where everyone has digital cameras, scanners and home "photo printers", when people upload their photos to a local drug store website and pick them up a few hours later, we hear this all the time - How in the world do Professional Photographers charge AED 150 for an 8x10 when they cost just AED8.00 at the drug store? Here's why. Simply put, you're not just paying for the actual photograph, you're paying for time and expertise. First, let's look at the actual time involved. If you don't read this entire page, at least read this first part. For a two hour portrait session: - one hour of travel to and from the session   - two hours of shooting   - 30 minutes of setup, preparation, talking to the client etc.   - 30 minutes to load the photos onto a computer (2 - 4 Gb of data)   - 30 minutes to back up the files on an external drive   - 3 - 4 hours of Photoshop time including cropping, contrast, color, sharpening, saving a copy for print and a... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/18/Why_are_Professional_Photographers_so_expensive_ Mon, 5 May 2008 06:44:46 -0000 Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque Although My OPPPS family have agreed to go to Abu Dhabi that Friday but my main purpose was to see a my former boss in Brunei who arrived Thursday night. I thought it will be a good idea to show him around the RED BULL AIR RACE competition but seems he's not interested so we visited this grand mosque. There are lots of crowds around the area hence quite tough to do your composition I was just lucky to be blessed with beautiful cloud before sunset. Enjoy and your comments for improvement will always be http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Abu_Dhabi_Sheikh_Zayed_Mosque Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:24:39 -0000 Rob Galbraith DPI: Sports Illustrated's digital workflow If sometimes you feel disappointed why your SPORTS pictures are not as good as the PROs, you should read this article. I guarantee, it will make you feel http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/9/Rob_Galbraith_DPI_Sports_Illustrateds_digital_workflow Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:34:32 -0000 PORTABLE STUDIO LIGHTS "Choosing a portable studio lights that is just right for the budget" I already did an extensive research in buying a studio lights, I already made a mistake once when I bought cheap China lights and Stands and already paid that lesson by selling it less (obviously) than the price I paid. I can still remember one funny incident with that light that I have to shoot executives in a hotel lobby and the strobes were not flashing synchronously with my camera and ended up with all underexposed shots. Good that the client paid but I’m not happy as a photographer. My requirements are cheap yet dependable.  Cheap does not mean very cheap since I believe in an adage that you get what you are paying for. I mean a product that will not break the bank or skyrocket your credit card bills but a product that can be used later on as a source of your extra income.  I’m not pushing you to incur another debt. This is a good debt since definitely you can earn money out of it. A debt is only... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/15/PORTABLE_STUDIO_LIGHTS Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:41:28 -0000 Wedding of Patrick and Maya maka try ngah rin ng wedding. Your comments is appreciated. http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/49/Wedding_of_Patrick_and_Maya Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:58:48 -0000 Picture Gallery - My jaws literally dropped seeing this website Not the usual one you always see. Ito na ata ang pinaka matindi na website na nakita ko as a web designer and http://ceslou.multiply.com/links/item/7/Picture_Gallery_-_My_jaws_literally_dropped_seeing_this_website Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:04:14 -0000 Dustein's Dubai Workshop DARKROOM - Post Processing Revelation by Dustein Sibug Did I already mention that the workshop was really worth it? As an avid photography enthusiast I have attended several workshops in the past but this one got my A+ rating. Although I did not expect or find <a target="_blank" href="http://dustein.multiply.com/">Dustein’s</a> workshop as mind-blowing or really an opening of  Pandora’s box but it was indeed effective and useful to me as a photographer who like to manipulate photos. Who else doesn’t? Although there are purists out there who just let their camera in-processor manipulate pictures for them. DARKROOM revelations has open up a lot of unknowns to me. Yes, everyone knows the effect of a softlight blend effect to the picture underneath but I have never bothered to touch-on  the fill value which is quite essential in every technique. I have used Dodge and Burn for so many years now but never knew the effect on a masked channel. The normal gaussian blur appeared to be a common technique for everyone who is doing a portrait bu... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/14/Dusteins_Dubai_Workshop Wed, 2 Apr 2008 04:18:49 -0000 Dustein's Workshop Part II I can truly say that the workshop is truly worth it. Better than the photo workshop I have attended from Gulf Photo Plus that cost a fortune. Ample food supply, the place is comfortable and the model is awesome. CL8 has pulled this actvity very well and will definitely recommend it. Hopefully, they will get bigger sponsors next time so it can be conducted in a bigger venue. http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/46/Dusteins_Workshop_Part_II Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:53:34 -0000 My Kids - Golden Tone Practicing my PP skills learned during Dustein's Workshop. http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/44/My_Kids_-_Golden_Tone Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:08:15 -0000 Progression of a photographer: Somehow it's true to most of us. 1. You start out with very little knowledge 2. You start doing research and realize it is much more difficult than you imagined. 3. You begin to pick up knowledge, the technical side of things from  group of friends. 4. You begin to use the technical knowledge and it works. 5. You start to feel as if you are mastering the technical 6. You begin to feel you know a LOT and begin commenting on other images. 7. You start posting images that you are proud of and you start to question why images of another photographer with the same level gathered most comments while yours isn't. 8. You realize that personality matters than your photograph. However, you always know your images are better than much of what you see. 9. Family and friends start to oooo and aaaahhh at your images and you thought you can already make  professional money out of your hobby. 10. Pro's don't seem to acknowledge you. 11. You think it's jealousy. 12. You reach a va... http://ceslou.multiply.com/journal/item/13/Progression_of_a_photographer_ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:27:08 -0000 Fire in Al Quoz - Up, Close and Personal A fire broke-out early in the morning yesterday in Al Quoz. Took this pictures later in the afternoon on my way http://ceslou.multiply.com/photos/album/43/Fire_in_Al_Quoz_-_Up_Close_and_Personal Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:04:20 -0000