ExpoDisc Portrait White Balance Filter

I am amazed with this ExpoDisc Portrait White Balance Filter.  I was playing around with it yesterday and I  was surprised how off the colors of what camera captures.


This shot on the left is from a cafe house and the area was tungsten lit.  I had a lamp on my right side.  My camera setting was f2.8, 1/20 @ ISO 800 I think.  The first shot was set to Auto White Balance the second is Tungsten Balance and the last was Manual White Balance using the ExpoDisc filter.


If  you want  to know about this product check their website.   I will be posting more samples after my shoot this sunday.









Image courtesy of Expoimaging.

Fireworks Photography Tutorial

New Year is just a few days away and for sure there are some of you photogs out there who are planning to shoot some fireworks so I thought of posting my own tips.

Equipments:

SLR Camera (preferably with Bulb function)

-Tripod

-Shutter release/remote

-Black cardboard

1.  Mount camera in a tripod.

2. Use Shutter release cable or remote to trigger the camera

3. My working aperture is around f8-11.  I prefer to use wide angle lens for this kind of shot and setting it to its widest angle  and place the focus on infinity and manual.

4. Set your shooting mode to Bulb mode.



Before opening your shutter  or shooting place your black cardboard in front of  the lens to cover it from capturing when you open your shutter.  Now press your shutter release to open.   If you want to capture the light trails remove the black cardboard to capture the trail then cover it again with the cardboard.  After the first bang remove again the black cardboard cover to capture the burst.  Then release your shutter to save the image.   Timing is of the essence in capturing beautiful fireworks and it takes a lot of practice.  Hope to see your shots soon!

Happy New Year!!

Lazy Saturday

Didn't do much today except being a couch potato.  It was cold and hazy outside and didn't realize it was 5:30PM.  I peaked out on the porch and noticed it was hazy.  The light on the dock just overlooking my place just turned on and got a few shots.

I turned my white balance setting to tungsten and this made the grayish ambient turned blue and it gave the feeling of coldness on the scene.

Another Christmas Day

It has been a long time since I spent Christmas in the Philippines.  Usually Christmas day is spent with family and visiting relatives.  Christmas is probably the only time of the year that family members got together but since we moved in Hong Kong our Christmas is mostly spent visiting friends or if not, just strolling around.  Here are a few shots I got today.

Another Favorite Photographer

I was browsing  the net to get some new inspirations and I came across the name David Tejada.  He's a photographer who uses small strobes like the famous David Hobby or Mcnally etc.  Anyway he's got some great videos on youtube if you want to check him out.

note: this post is in no way promoting David's work in anyway.  Im just admiring.  I hope I get invited in his blog :)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to Everyone!

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Originally uploaded by Jun Madayag

From Me and my wife Joanne, Have a wonderful Holiday!