pearls & curls

I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which
anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens,
but just those that bring simple little pleasures,
following one another softly,
like pearls off a string.
-Anonymous

Photo Session: GLAM - Pearls & Curls
Model: Nina Francia Manalo
HMU: Model's own
Clothes & Accessories: Model's own
Location: Rikken Residence & Omic's Art Gallery, Marikina City
View complete photo session HERE.

All photos taken by Labski Fotografi. For photo session inquiries, send an email to labskifotografi[at]gmail.com.

labski fotografi desktop wallpaper: coffee break

While my husband craves for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts every now and then, I die for the comfortable and intimate setting of Bo's Coffee Club. Aside from the coziness of the place and the warmth of its crew, I flip over their Froccino Oreo and Banana Cream Pie! To pay tribute to my favorite coffee shop, here's a desktop wallpaper I have created. It's a new addition to a set of digitally enhanced photos.

Labski Fotografi desktop wallpaper "Coffee Break"

Feel free to browse the rest of the collection HERE. Download the wallpaper you like in high-resolution, 1280 x 1024, at this LINK.

tour of marikina

The world knows how typhoon Ondoy flooded Marikina in September 2009. Almost a year after, the city looks like it has fully recovered from the heartbreaking catastrophe. Revisiting the place 11 months after the typhoon, who would have thought we would find a lot of interesting corners we never knew existed before. Acting as my tour guide and an instant model, Mai Cembrano introduced me and my husband to worth-visiting nooks in Marikina City.

Shoe Museum

Pan De Amerikana

Photo Session: LIFESTYLE - Tour of Marikina
Venue: Marikina City
View complete photo session HERE.

All photos taken by Labski Fotografi. For photo session inquiries, send an email to labskifotografi[at]gmail.com.

labski fotografi: collect priceless memories

Whenever you aim your camera,
remember that you don't simply take pictures.
You collect priceless memories.
- Labski Fotografi

Photo Session: Balmores Family Outdoor Shoot
Venue: University of the Philippines, Diliman
View complete photo session HERE.

All photos taken by Labski Fotografi. For photo session inquiries, send an email to labskifotografi[at]gmail.com.

food for the soul 08.2010

There are only 2 ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as if everything is.
-Albert Einstein

What do you appreciate and what do you ignore? Is a sunrise any less special because its image wouldn’t make it on a magazine cover? Is any day less precious because, in your mind, “nothing special happened?” For some reason, it’s hard to be impressed with anything these days. Driving a car is a source of strain instead of wonder. The internet is already old news. Quick, when was the last time you paid attention to a space shuttle flight? Remember when that was all people could talk about? Once you take something for granted, you also take the life out of it. When nothing is “special”, boredom and gloom aren’t far behind. Look around where you’re sitting right now, and try to see it for the first time, like a child would. Think about the human potential that created the stuff in the room. Think about the miracles of nature right outside your window. Think about how amazing it is that you’re even here to see it. - SPARKPEOPLE TRANSLATION

labski fotografi desktop wallpapers

My husband recently bought a new laptop and has installed Adobe Photoshop CS5 on it. He said it was for me to manipulate the images I take in every photo session I have. I am no pro in editing or enhancing photos because I do not like reading Photoshop tutorials. I do not plan on enrolling in any digital classes too. I would rather take photos than sit in a class, learning technicalities of layering, filtering and color manipulation.

What I did, however, was manipulate my photos by trial and error. What I have now are 6 Labski Fotografi desktop wallpapers ready for download. Let me just say how happy I am with my work, considering I have no formal digital enhancement training!

Labski Fotografi desktop wallpaper "Feet In-love"

Labski Fotografi desktop wallpaper "Innocence"

Feel free to browse the rest of the collection HERE. Download the wallpaper you like in high-resolution, 1280 x 1024, at this LINK.

breezy breakfast bits

Of all the meals that glad my day

My morning one's the best;
Purveyed me on a silver tray,
Immaculately dressed.
I rouse me when the dawn is bright;I leap into the sea,
Returning with a rare delight
To honey, toast and tea.

-Breakfast
by Robert Service

Photo Session: LIFESTYLE - Breezy Breakfast Bits
Location: Serendra and Boni High Street, Taguig City
View complete photo session HERE.

All photos taken by Labski Fotografi. For photo session inquiries, send an email to labskifotografi[at]gmail.com.