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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Adding Text

Doodling with Words and Pictures

It's fun to superimpose text over pictures in the computer -- It is also very practical. A few years ago. I stopped having traditional calling cards made. I've been using my own photo material [occasionally, downloaded images from the internet] and just pasting/superimposing the proper text and cropping the resulting images into rectangles with a 2:3 length to width ratio, then having 4 images laid out and printed on to 4 x 6 photo paper.

I eventually cut the prinout into 4 calling cards [with the same exact dimensions --> 2" x 3"]. Fact is, If I lay out 4 separate calling card designs into that 4" x 6" template and have 10 of these 4" x 6" photo print outs done - I end up having a total of 40 calling cards with 10 pieces of each calling card design.

Why buy Hallmark cards at National Bookstore? With a computer, a decent graphic app [It doesn't have to be Adobe], an artistic eye and any sincere sentiment - Why not DIY ? At this time of the year, I'm already figuring out what personal Holiday messages I might want to impart to the "people I care about" and the accompanying image to match it with. You should try it - It doesn't have to be a perfect image or the perfect text - As long as you manage to put a personal "graphic touch" to it - you'll be surprised at the responseS that you'll get.

Sometimes I just put text over any JPEGs for the heck of it. Wether the text be whimsical nonsensical, erotic, ridiculous, gross it don't matter -- it's really just doodling with words and pictures, or "flexing my artistic muscles in two dimensions", if I may call it that. Delete some, keep some -- whatever -- It's all good.

Here are some of my random favorites :

Legend :

DIJ - downloaded internet JPEG
BG - photo I personally took

DIJ

- old calling card design -

That's Ines Lorenzo [now with the Ateneo Lady Eagles Football Team]

in red, going for the ball [It would have been better image if the ball was caught in frame - thing is, as a sports photojournalist, I NEVER alter

my sports images, I only enhance them] against a member of the Guam Team.

This is a night shot taken at the Philsports Football Field.

I "dropped out" this UAAP Basketball image of Jeric Teng

going up against Basilio, an Adamson player.

This was during Teng's rookie year.

DIJ

The image of the dismantled clarinet is an analogue print,

scanned and converted into a JPEG file.

The raw material used was color negative film.

DIJ

I took this photo sometime May of 2010,

at the U.P. in Los Banos.

That's my nephew, Nace Gonzales [a 2008 photo], at present a

member of the Southridge High Football Team.

He is now on his Senior Year.

Southridge vs Ateneo

[an October, 2008 photo]

Arirang vs Army

[a 2008 photo]

- an old calling card -

[a December, 2008 photo]

That's Krissie Drillon, then a keeper for the

Ateneo Lady Eagles football Team.

One of my favorite on-the-spot portraits.

[I actually took only one shot of Krissie

when I caught the sunset backlighting her hair]

[a February, 2009 photo]

BG
- old calling card -

BG
- old layout -

[a Kodak Black & White Film portrait]

- Classic -

P.S.

My old mobile number, 0915-4414-787, seen on the old designs, has been replaced and my old "soccerrush.multiply.com" site is now obsolete.

BG
- Bing Loyzaga look-alike [NOT Bing] -

BG
- Mylene Dizon -

The two call cards above are the current ones I've been giving away, as of late.

Soon enough I'll share a few more

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

For You Ateneo Lady Eagles Volleyball Team Fans

Letting Dzi Use My 7D

It's been over two weeks since my brief stay in Roxas City where I got to shoot a couple of Uni Games Basketball, Football, Track & Field, and Volleyball matches.

And of course, when it come to ladies volleyball, it's no secret --> I root [I go out of my way and make sure I have lots of photos of the girls] for the Ateneo Lady Eagles and wether it's in the UAAP or V-League, I always watch out for the next Ateneo Lady Eagles match.

Besides getting to shoot all their matches in Roxas, I was able to take souvinier pics of the girls at Baliwag [during one of their dinners] and at the Capiz Gymnasium when they watched and supported their 4-peat Champion Blue Eagle Basketball Team.

What I did new this time, though, was hand over my Canon 7D to Dzi Gervacio, in the middle of their dinner [trip lang]. I simply told her which buttons to press and just left her alone to shoot stills or videos with the Canon - while I proceeded to eat my dinner [I was on the same table with Coach Roger Gorayeb and Tupas and Rick Olivares, while the girls where gathered around two separate tables].

It is just a short simple video showing Fille, Alyssa, Bea, Ella etc. having their dinner and smiling. And like I said, it's just a simple remembrance - and I simply want to share it.

[problem is the short video can't seem to load - it always reads "error" - I've been trying for the Nth time !!! - no go - Even in trying to delete the video icon -- nothing's happening ? # *] What the ?? I guess we'll have to settle for my souvinier stills instead. [at least i tried]

Moving on Then ---

The two photos below - I like them for their spontaniety and clutter.

I actually make it a point NEVER to photograph people when they are eating,

[particularly, if they have something in their mouth] but this time I simply had to break that policy of mine because the "moment" was there and I just had to capture it. No harm done. Actually, I find Den Den's [in spectacles] gesture and [is that tongue-in-cheek or food-in-cheek] facial expresssion cute.

The next four images were taken as the girls were about to leave.

[I obviously cropped out the empty glasses, empty plates, and water bottles.]

The next twenty one JPEGs were all taken during one of the Ateneo basketball games the girls came to watch [at the Capiz Gymnasium]. The basketball team actually watched and cheered on the girls the during the previous evening's volley match at the Filamer Gym.

- - - Good Times ! - - -

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