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Because I personally love taking photos of plants & flowers using 50mm f/1.8. =)

First here are my own shots.

20090314.2 by babiefortin 20090314.1 by babiefortin 20090321.1 by babiefortin 20090321.2 by babiefortin

And here the photos I've faved.

What Time We Have by McKenzie-James :thumb132200107: Sunshowers by pinkparis1233 .:lumiere:. by neslihans Wind Child by onixa Find A True Purpose. by DanielOrmsbee One Love by Healzo :thumb131453137: :thumb130580249: .: Wind Child :. by onixa Beauty Will Never Last. by Blutr0t Colors of Secrets by Healzo .my never ending fear... by onixa Colors of Secrets by Healzo Movements between the silence by juliatrotti S E V E N by Healzo :thumb129862659: :thumb129335279: Stay Strong by Healzo Tomorow is a new day by Healzo :thumb89972470: :thumb124765193: :thumb123989815: :thumb123649381: Growing Stronger by Healzo T I R E D by Healzo :thumb121955075: :thumb123344725: Please Forgive Me by Healzo :thumb122572676: :thumb122311653: :thumb121179319: :thumb121313047: :thumb121961664: :thumb122086934: :thumb122086934: :thumb121534425: :thumb121433416: :thumb120964376: For A Dream by Healzo ...morning by topinka 0996 by topinka unfold by Zaratops Moze szczypiorku do tego? by 6Artificial6 :thumb117226985: :thumb117187220: :thumb117159697: drops of jupiter by codrinseth solace by AlicjaRodzik I'd love to see.. by worthyG My universe... by MartaC Mini water tower by sourcow :thumb87235828: :thumb86797445: :thumb88269414: :thumb103624098: :thumb83080998: :thumb78974029: :thumb77515942:
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DeviantArt: Subscription & Portfolio

Finally! After more than a year of being a DA peasant, I purchased a subscription. Well, it's only for 3-months. I'm just trying to see the benefits of having a sub. Didn't really know what got into me & made me decide to get a sub. I do want to have a sub though, but I was thinking it's just a waste of money. Perhaps the ability to tweak the journal is good. Being able to customize your profile page is nice too. But besides those, I'm not sure what else's useful to me. Anyway, I'm just gonna try my best to keep my DA account active & updated. And not waste my sub --- unlike what I did with my Flickr (I purchased a Pro account good for a year, kept my account active for about a month or two, and left it dead till the subscript expired).

Also, DA recently launched a free customizable portfolio with no ads! Anyone who has a DA account can create a portfio. You can go to portfolio.deviantart.com to start on your portfolio. Since I'm now on premium membership (wow! that sounds really good) I can do more stuff on my portofolio like use my own domain name & multiple portfolio. I have started on my own but it's still in progress. You may visit babiefortin.artworkfolio.com.


Birthday: Fortin is now 25

I still can't get over "14 is now 25", it seems funny to me. So forgive me if it sounds nonsense to you. I just turned 25 last June 26th. I still can't believe I'm that old, coz people have been telling me I don't look my age. Perhaps it's because of my height & petite physique or my facial features.

I took 3 days off work, so in total, I had 5 days of freedom, 5 days to celebrate my birthday. On June 24th, I visited my boyfriend at their city (San Juan, Manila) to celebrate their wet fiesta. People threw water at each other, parade on the street & booze & food at houses. On June 25th, I stayed at home & had a small birthday treat with my family. On the actual day of my birthday, I had a photoshoot, watched Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen on 2D with my boyfriend and went to a comedy bar with a couple of my boyfriend's closest friends.

Here's one of the photos taken during the photoshoot. I was just the photo editor, but since the photographers were one of friends, I asked them to take the first photos of me being 25.

14 is now 25 by babiefortin


Art Updates

No major updates really, I guess for the past weeks I've not been shooting. I rarely bring my camera. Wish I can buy something compact like Canon G9. With photo editing, been doing this at the office. I am my project's slave when it comes to making postcards, layouting & editing photos. A friend also offered me work, editing photos for UK clients. I declined this offer since I'm already busy with a non-art related business, & I am concerned with lots of things.

Perhaps if the weather in Manila turns back to being sunny & warm, I'll try to go to parks & shoot some plants & flowers. No plans yet of doing shoots with models.

I think shooting self-portraits are easier compared to shoots with a model involved. With models, there are a lot of things involved. But with self-portraits, I just have to sit, reflect what my current state is, think of an idea & execute it. As I mentioned in my previous update, I think I've done more than 7 sets already, I've lost count. Here are some of my recent self-portraits.

Model, make-up, styling, concept, lighting, photography & editing by me, :iconbabiefortin:
Di Na Mababawi by babiefortin Never Ever by babiefortin Waiting For The New Moon by babiefortin

Also, I recently bought a sketch pad. Really miss drawing. I've been drawing since birth & when I got out of college, I suddenly lost interest in serious drawing. Now, my project is to draw a draft of my dream house.


Online Accounts

I think I need to go to rehab! I've been seriously addicted to Playfish games at Facebook like Pet Society, Crazy Planets and Restaurant City. LOL I even neglect work & sleep just to go online & play. Even most of my photographer friends have been a bit inactive with photography & are just going online to play Facebook games.

I plan to update my Multiply layout before the end of July. But I have no idea on the design yet. =|


Features

Yey!!! I really want to feature artists I watch here at DA. Finally, I can share to everyone their very inspiring artworks. Will try to make a news feature on them as well.

For my first feature, here are some Filipino artists that I watch here at DA.

:iconalpreddd:
Joan 6 by alpreddd Classic 2 by alpreddd Deniece 2 by alpreddd

:iconaprilarevalo: --- my all time idol =)
:thumb103344992: A2 by aprilarevalo :thumb103345524:

:iconcolorblind000:
Kath Guerrero by colorblind000 Erika's Beauty by colorblind000 The bride II by colorblind000

:icondimitriroleda:
Tricycle by dimitriroleda Benson by dimitriroleda The Man On The Street by dimitriroleda

:iconjaydigital:
:thumb126438705: :thumb100536984: :thumb100874644:

:iconpao-raymundo:
lazy deviant id by Pao-Raymundo stresstabs by Pao-Raymundo just because im bored by Pao-Raymundo

:iconsp1nderella:
Saturday Morning II by sp1nderella The 2009 Planners by sp1nderella Lifeline 2 by sp1nderella

:iconrhiver:
LONE WOLF AND CUB by rhiver The Birthday Boy by rhiver A STARK FIGURE by rhiver

Here some of Filipino artists that are already famous here on DA & I love their work!
:iconslumberdoll: :iconblackmagealodia: :iconpeachjuice: :iconjaytablante: :iconbehindinfinity: :icontheadeleon:


My Online Accounts

Multiply
Flickr
DeviantArt
Twitter
Facebook [LOCKED]
Friendster [INACTIVE]



Credits

:iconmiamoto:
JDurain Logotype by Miamoto Urethane Light for Firefox 2 by Miamoto Submersion by Miamoto
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Multiply, DeviantArt & Flickr

I was finally able to synchronize my Multiply, DeviantArt & Flickr accounts with my recent artwork. My Multiply has been the most updated account & DeviantArt is kind of filtered --- I select only few photos to post. My Flickr was the account I've neglected badly, even my Pro account got expired without me realizing it. What I did with Flickr was delete ALL my previous posts (all 1000++ photos there) & upload items that I have posted in DeviantArt which are just selected items. In addition, I also upload my photos to Facebook.

Now all my acounts are updated, & I even put links to all my work, so that people who have accounts in those sites can fave/comment them.

Multiply: babie14.multiply.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/babiefortin
DeviantArt: babiefortin.deviantart.com

PS: I really wish someone would give me a Flickr Pro gift. =)


Curly Do

I've been curlying my hair recently, even if it's still short. I just wanna be playful with it while I'm waiting for it to grow back. I've been missing my long hair & it kinda sucks that most girls I know are cutting their hair short. I curl using either rollers or straightening iron.

I don't curl my hair everyday. I have a different hairdo every single day & people are often surprised. They say that curly hair suits me well. Some even said I look more mature.

So here are some photos of me with my curly hair.

Breathe Air by babiefortin Summer Curly Do by babiefortin


Self-Portraits

So far I think I've done more than 7 sets of self-portraits already. Some have been made out of randomness & some were to practice my photography. When I don't have photoshoots, I destress myself & execute my ideas through self-portraits & I'm really really glad that a lot of people like them. Many thanks for the support!

Here are some of my self-portraits.

Impatient by babiefortin Visible by babiefortin


Photoshoots

I'm so lazy to organize my own photoshoots, so for most times, I just go with a group from APerturistaCommunity, or just grab friends like Frankie or Alan who'd be willing to be my model & photographer.

I've never done paid shoot before, I mean with real money, not GC's or free food. So now I will give a rate whenever someone asks for a shoot, most especially if it's for a model's setcard or pre-nup. So goodluck on that.


Camera Gears

So far all I have is Silver, my Canon EOS 400D, a 18-55mm kit lens, a 50mm f/1.8 (which I love the most), a tripod (which Marcel gave me last year), a reverse ring adapter (which Ody gave me) & a pop-up flash diffuser (which Alan Mercado gave without any reason at all). The 14th-month bonus is coming & I'm planning to buy a second hand Canon 530EX II speedlight & an all-in-one reflector. The reflector would be very helpful to me since I'm more comfortable with natural lighting but having an external flash would definitely give my photography another flavor. So wish me luck on that. =)




My Online Accounts

Multiply
Flickr
DeviantArt
Twitter
Facebook [LOCKED]
Friendster [INACTIVE]



Credits

:iconmiamoto:
JDurain Logotype by Miamoto Urethane Light for Firefox 2 by Miamoto Submersion by Miamoto
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M Y   O N L I N E   A C C O U N T S
Flickr
Multiply
Portfolio
DeviantART
Facebook (LOCKED)



N E W   U P L O A D S
Finally I was able to upload my recent works here. Thanks to all who have faved & commented.
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Flickr   |   Multiply   |   Portfolio   |   DeviantART</b>


F A R E W E L L   M Y   D E A R   T R I G G E R  ::.
Finally, after months of trying to get a buyer for my Canon Powershot S5 IS --- which I named Trigger, someone contacted me a couple of weeks ago through YM. She was the first person who actually tried to personally contact me, most of the interested people were just commenting on my Multiply blog. It was sad letting him go. I was almost in tears when I handed the box. What's sadder was that I was only able to sell Trigger for half the price I initially bought it. Tsk. Oh well. I still have my Silver (Canon EOS 400D) to keep me happy.


F I R S T   C O S P L A Y   P H O T O S H O O T  ::.
Last January 10, 2009, I had my very first cosplay photoshoot with the group L.A.M.E. Cosplayers & we focused on the anime Soul Eater. Personally, I don't watch anime a lot, in fact I rarely watch TV nowadays. Boohoo! But I love cosplay-inspired photography. Well anyways, the shoot was fun & very tiring. I have uploaded some already here in DA but you can view the rest from this set at my Multiply. I had fair comments with the photos & even the talented ~huzafan (Erving) has seen them & had good comments. Weeeee! Now other cosplayers outside L.A.M.E. have contacted me asking for a photoshoot. L.A.M.E. is already cooking up the next shoot which will be this April. If only I have my own speedlight & strobist kit. T__T

Soul Eater Photos: (will upload more sooooon)
Stein
Mira Nygus
Blair
Sould Eater feat. L.A.M.E.



P O S T - P R O C E S S I N G   W O R K F L O W  ::.
Oh yeah! Finally I was able to get my PP workflow organized. But I still use Adobe Photoshop CS. I'm still satisfied with it, I still don't feel the need to use newer versions. I normally use Highpass, masking & part of Manny Librodo's sharpening.


A D O B E   P H O T O S H O P   W O R K S H O P  ::.
I'll be an instructor for a one-day workshop sponsored by my company. This workshop is only open to employees of ACN Manila. I'm actually both scared & excited. I still need to study on some things, so that I won't look stupid if someone asks about advance techniques. I don't consider myself too knowledgeable about this but my colleagues admire my work & so they referred me to be an instructor. Too bad I wont't get anything as token. Wish me luck!


I   M   N  :heart:   ::.
Weeee I'm back on the boat of love. You might have noticed my recent uploads. I've been uploading a lot of photos about my dear Ody</a> --- who by the way is a very good magician. He started doing magic since he was 13. If you're going to ask... No, I was not hypnotized :P


M U L T I P L Y  ::.
My DA is not even half as active as my Multiply account. I am practically online 23hours a day! So go visit me there babie14.multiply.com
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