January 26, 2008
Video blog
I think I'll start making a wedding supplier's blacklist. Blacklist meaning if I know that they're hired by the couple, I will automatically say no. Or if I was hired first, I will give them the list of suppliers I will not work with. Sounds like an asshole right? Well not if you were in my position. As a photographer, I make sure that I give way to my co-suppliers especially photographers and videographers. But if they don't compromise, well that's a different story.
I have a couple of horror stories when it comes to working with wedding suppliers but last Thursday was something bloggable (tadaaa!).
This time it was with the videographers. Obviously it was my first time to work with them (and I'll make sure it's the last too). They were handling the video coverage, the audio-visual presentation and the onsite AVP.
They suck because..
...they have 3 cameramen and they were shooting at the same angle.
...one of them thought that it will be a better shot for us to have a walking bride with him on our view.
...one of them decided to pop out of nowhere blocking my lens while the couple were exchanging vows.
...one of them tried to stop the "first kiss" of the couple (which was a great moment by the way) because he thought of a better angle, hence blocking my lens again.
...after I fixed the group pictorial, one of them decided to take his time to take a group photo using the guest's cam. And when I said "excuse me", because he was blocking my wide lens, he made a retard answer by saying "nagpipiktyur pa ako". Uhm hello, I think you forgot your priorities, you idiot.
...while we were directing the couple to pose for us, in the middle of our clicks, one of them decides to glide infront of us. AGAIN.
...I don't think they've heard of zoom lens, and that there are people called guests that needs to see what's going on during the ceremony and the program proper.
...I don't think they've heard of the word spontaneity.
They suck that I can't even remember their outfit's name. Sounds like Agazar, Azzagar, pang asar, whatever. I will have to find out.
One of the ninongs said to me "Pasensyosa ka ano?" I thought he was referring to my kind of work that takes 10-12 hours of shooting. I said "Uhm trabaho lang ho." Then he asked if the videographers were part of my team. I answered "No." Then he said "Kaya nga, pasensyosa ka, kanina ka pa nila hinaharangan e. Napapansin ko yun. Mahaba pasensya mo sa kanila ha." I just nodded and smile. Atleast he knows that I don't work with idiots.
I don't normally rant online about work, but we (my team, not the idiots') had a great laugh afterwards. But I'll still hunt down their company's name.
Hello blacklist.
January 23, 2008
January 18, 2008
Kulay and the bearmunks
Kulay gettin' nekkid with the bearmunks. :)
January 16, 2008
Too thinnovation
I was just about to rave on this new, thin and portable macbook air notebook until I saw this.
No disk drive?!?! One USB port and no firewire was acceptable... but no disk drive?!?!
Wrong move Steve, wrong move!!!
There goes my plan for an upgrade... pfft!
January 12, 2008
Because I don't like surprises...
I was planning to do a solo out of town trip for my birthday only to realize that I should have booked a ticket days ahead, not a day before.
I ended up booking a two-bedroom suite in Astoria Plaza.
Surprise!
Thank you peeps for choosing to spend your Saturday night with me. Thank you for the gifts, ay labs et!
And thank you for the Sunday surprise attempt/ spa experience/ party (?) extension/ blow-the-cake-lap-dance x4 at Mandarin. You guys rock!
Big thanks to mama and kuya Jay for delivering the perfect gift on time. And to dada for paying for it. Hehe.
Next year, I'll plan ahead. Just as long as none of my friends gets married two days before my birthday. :D
January 8, 2008
Ultraman Marries Pongha
January 3, 2008
Sonya's Garden, Tagaytay
So far, this is the most funniest wedding I've ever seen. Congrats mare!
Gawa na kayo ng madaming Ultrababy! :D