Tugatog, Malabon City

D A T E : JANUARY 1, 2008
L O C A T I O N : TUGATOG, MALABON CITY, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, PHILIPPINES

C A M E R A : CANON POWERSHOT S3IS
L E N S : N/A
F I L T E R : NONE
M O U N T : HANDHELD
L I G H T : AMBIENT
S E T T I N G S : PROGRAM MODE | ISO80 | 1/60SEC | F/3.5
P O S T - P R O C E S S I N G   N O T E S : BASIC CURVES, VIGNETTE

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With all noteworthy photos from 2007 now posted, time to move to 2008.

The very first photograph of the year on the very first day of 2008, a portrait of my inaanak, Rachel. Portraiture is really something I’m no good at then, and well, up to now. I just don’t know how to properly direct and connect to my subject that I end up awkwardly fumbling my shots.

For this photo, I simply asked Rachel to face sideways and look far - and that’s already stretching my directing skills haha. But I think I got what I was aiming for; a sort of sad, longing look from a child, but then again, it just might be my imagination hehe.