Grace, Sasha and Niki's turn...

(there was something wrong with my original embed..here it is again)

I'm starting to feel jealous that I don't have my own photos to edit. The only prints I have of mine were the ones taken in 2004-05 and we all know I no longer look like I used to.

Off topic...
Some people are taking Halloween a little too seriously. I almost had a heart attack while walking the dogs earlier this evening. On my way back to the apartment, I saw a woman waiting by the door of the apartment building. She was standing in a dark shaded area, had her back to me and she had a dog with her too. As I got closer to the door, she turned around and I almost screamed. She was wearing a very realistic Joker mask. (Bea, Paul, Niki: Naalala niyo yung expression ko nung nanood tayo ng El Orfanato? GANUN) I was so stunned that all I muttered was a faint "Heeey..." The lady laughed and waited for me to open the door then she went up ahead and I saw that she stayed at the apartment next to ours. They were the ones who set up a lit pumpkin head and a grim reaper by the side of their door that also startled me and Tita Chon the first time we saw it. Geeez....

Continuing my faux make-up frenzy...Scanned some prints of old photos I took from TPC and re-edited using new techniques I've learned since. Being unemployed affords me the time for research and new learning. I have a lot more to finish before I upload everything in Pbase. Each photo takes me about an hour. The one of Ella and Bea took a bit longer.

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The original version of this can be seen here.

Bea, you look nice with lashes. You should start wearing faux lashes!

In case you didn't already know, these beautiful ladies who look nothing like me, are my sisters.

Kim

Tin

Ok, now back to working on the rest of my portfolio. I have a loooong way to go.

On a separate note, I'm starting to wonder whether it's a good thing or bad thing when people say that my photos are "Parang postcard lang..."

I'm talking about her make-up!
This was from an old photo shot in my room in Manila under fluorescent lighting! They weren't my best photos at all but I managed to make this one more arty. You can see the rest of the original set here.

Played around with photoshop to do her make-up! This makes me want to do a pink and purple shimmery combo the next time I go out.

Been fixing my photos for my online portfolio which I will launch hopefully within the weekend. My travel photos alone are a lot and I need to sift through the blah ones and choose the ones that speak to the general public. I'm trying to learn the art of NOT being trigger happy nowadays. When out in a new city, sometimes taking more pictures, and taking every single detail doesn't always mean better, sometimes it just means more. There have been countless moments of having to download hundreds of images only to see that barely a handful of them captured the same feeling I got when I was there.

How I wish I could just keep traveling. It's a dream I share with countless of other people. I've grown accustomed to moving around now that if I were to see myself back in Manila again early next year, it may not be for long. Niki....kunin mo ako ok? Payag na ko sa offer mo..hehe. We could try being au pairs in Europe! Paano kaya maging ganun?