About a year ago, I took the time to sit down and look at all my photos collectively shot in my point and shoot camera. I was impressed to see a number of shots that I was proud of. It was then that I realized I can be a photographer but I just didn't have the technical know-how.
I went out and bought myself a decent DSLR and began learning all about it. Aperture, depth of field, shutter speeds, composition and so on. I read everything I could and took photos of anything I could think of. Then a month later I decided to study Digital Photography at the New York Institute of Photography and recently graduated last August.
Since then my technical abilities have improved vastly and I feel I am coming to a new phase in my photography career, it's not just a simple hobby anymore. It's time to upgrade into another dimension.
I know this probably sounds really pretentious but in the past few weeks, I've been busy preparing for my first exhibition here in the U.S, not a solo act though, since I'm displaying with three other artist but mine is the only photo exhibit. I've been stressed and excited at the same time. I know I am still fairly amateur.....but it's a good start for me.
I've pushed myself through the threshold of finishing the processing of my photos. I'm excited about the opportunity to have my work seen by the public. I have been a little apathetic about my own photography, mainly because I took so many photos and haven't really made time to post-process and print them.
But with this exhibition, I have had to look through my photos to choose what's going to go into my portfolio of work. During my travels I have taken thousands of photos, only a small portion of which have been published on this blog.
There are going to be 15 images of 8.5 X 11 prints on display with a range of themes from landscape to macro photography. And all images are for sale. After this exhibit, all my prints will be displayed and sold in one of the galleries here.
I'm really excited about seeing my prints under spotlights....and hoping that people will like them. 
Proud to be Pinoy! Come and join me in this celebration.
29 comments:
Good luck with the exhibit! It'll just be the first of many successful ones! =)
Misterhubs
wow! congrats and gudlak...na inspire ako dito :) I am planning to enroll Photography din sa isang University dito maybe next year :)
Wow! Goodluck Kuya Cold! :)
Sana ako din makapag-photo exhibit paglaki ko.
Mabebenta yan lahat! Tapos manlibre ka ha. Haha.
That's great... Good luck with your exhibit.
You'll do good. I have no doubts you'll make the Filipinos proud!!!
Wow! God bless on your exhibit. :) I hope mabenta mo lahat at mapadala mo na kuya ung shoes na gusto ko...christmas gift ni kuya cold. hehe
you've come a long way!
wah! ako yung na-excite. hehehe.
pag nag-exhibit ka dito sa pinas, invite mo kami ha?
galing talaga ni coldman. from traveling the whole of US to staging a photo exhibit.
pagbalik mo dito, dapat meron din sa wtc. good luck!
wowowowowowowowow seeeeeeeeeeng!
congrats! congrats! congrats!
Wow kuya coldie, nakaka-inspire ka! buti ka pa you really did pursue your love for photography, wish i did the same thing. maybe i will, i know its not too late haha. next time, if u happen to venture into concept/fashion photography... may model ka dito na willing... ahem ahem. lol
Good luck, Coldie! =)
libre ba ang ticket? i mean ang air ticket? hehe. goodluck!
another milestone for coldman! congratulations!
just in case you need a curator, art director, book designer, typographer for your future works i'd volunteer to help out hehe.
best of luck on your opening and may it's going to be a great success!
(p.s. thank you for supporting TBAC by posting the banner on your sidebar:-) )
congrats :)
congratulations sa photo exhibit! really happy for you! =)
congratulations. galing talaga.
Hey! I'm in exactly the situation you're in right now! I don't have a blog, I found yours on google, when i typed in my first photo exhibit, anyhow, Mine is just at a coffee shop, but I am all by myself, if you have any tips, I'm totally lost as to what to do about the whole thing.
wow! like what everyone has said! congrats kuya coldman! yun pa lang accomplishment na.
pag may natira, pwede bang libre na lang sa akin ung isa? hehehehe
congrats ulet kuya! ingats ka jan=]
ano nga kaya yun (re the title of ur blog :P)
-nice photos!
proud to be pinoy indeed! galing galing naman. good luck and here's hoping for more greatness to come your way!
cheers!
Congrats bro! Break-a-leg! :)
weow kuya! good luck and God bless po...
congratulations, cold.
it is good you're getting there.
you have arrived!
wow, exciting! you go, man!!! :D congrats!
just 15 frames in a field of thousands? im sure it was a difficult selection process. congrats!
wow bigtime na! congrats! pa cheeseburger ka naman!
wow. future. ang galing. sana nandyan ako para makita ko exhibit mo.
Congrats and good luck my dear blogfriend.
Malayo na ang narating mo sa less than 13 months na pagkakilala natin.
sana sa solo exhibit mo eh ako na ang photo subject mo (di naman impossible yun di ba?) lol.
seriously, good luck!
hardwork pays. congrats!
thank you all guys! this is one of the reasons why I'm smiling. =)
wow, a big chunk of CONGRATULATIONS to you! Amazing work you have and you are truly making our inang bayan proud... keep it up, coldman... we'll be here to see your star rise!
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