Category: Tips

  • Infographic: Tracking and Shooting the Milky Way in the Philippines

    Infographic: Tracking and Shooting the Milky Way in the Philippines

    Astrophotography is one of the exciting fields of photography. It takes patience but seeing the night sky pop out of our pictures is reward enough. The Milky Way is one of my favorite subjects. This dense cloud of stars is easy to capture as long as you know where to look. Its visibility varies according…

  • Asus ZenFone 3 Laser Smartphone vs DSLR on Astrophotography

    Asus ZenFone 3 Laser Smartphone vs DSLR on Astrophotography

    The realm of digital astrophotography used to be exclusive to large-sensor interchangeable lens cameras. But it seems that with the advancement of mobile imaging, smartphones are quickly narrowing the gap. Recently, Asus Philippines invited a few media influencers from tech, lifestyle, photography and travel to try out their new ZenFone 3 line of smartphones. And I must…

  • The Thrill of the Shutter: Picking the Right Camera

    The Thrill of the Shutter: Picking the Right Camera

    I have been asked a lot on what camera to use or what brand is the best one to buy. Honestly that’s a real tricky question as there are a lot of factors to consider. Being one of the Olympus endorsers in the Philippines I may give a biased answer in a fly so I…

  • Travel Photographers, Don’t Sell Yourself Cheap

    Travel Photographers, Don’t Sell Yourself Cheap

    I know how it feels to get published. I think for an aspiring photographer, it is one of the initial accomplishments to see their photos on print with their name on it. With photography very accessible to everyone lately, it’s so easy to get into the field. But wait! It is also a hive for…

  • Ushering 2010 with Blue Moons

    Ushering 2010 with Blue Moons

    Yes it comes only every 2 decades. And we get to see it this time again on the New Years Eve of 2009. No don’t expect the moon to be fully blue in color but it’s just a term for a double full moon in one month which happens rarely hence the term “Once in…

  • Olympus E-P1 Diary Part 2: Shooting Portraits using Natural Light

    Olympus E-P1 Diary Part 2: Shooting Portraits using Natural Light

    It took a while for my second installment of the Olympus E-P1 Diary as I took my time in actually using the E-P1 in various situations. One interesting challenge for the E-P1 is on shooting portraits using its current kit lenses, the 17mm f2.8 Pancake and the 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Zoom. I shot most of the…