Had a few minutes to play around with some of the organizers of The Hive meetup at the second floor of The Old Spaghetti House in Ortigas. Wonderful venue by the way. It’s like some sort of old school lounge, great for shoots. I brought along my Canon 580 flash (despite being a Nikon user) and Gary Fong Lightsphere (a rip off, actually but it looks intimidating to get me into venues!).
Here are some photos of Tiffany from Manila Foodistas. The originals are in black and white. I decided to play around a bit with iPhoto and blur some edges and antiquate the shots above. When Phoebe did her makeup for the Philippine Blog Awards, she told Tiff that she already had good skin and a prime look would be perfect - I agree! Tiff is very photogenic in front of the lens. I told her that she needs to work a little bit on her smile as it feels a bit forced if she knows she’s in front of the lens. The trick is to get her to laugh and do more candid shots. In the first photo, I had Tiffany pull her neck forward, a tip used in portrait photography.
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