The title precisely summarized the experiences during my date with my girlfriend yesterday at the Robinson's Galleria in Ortigas Center corner EDSA. First thing that we did is visit the Greenpeace photo exhibit found at the second floor. Highly regarded lecturer/photographer and MIP fellow GM Sabado aka Doc Ger participated the event. My mobile phone camera quickly captured my girlfriend's moment while staring at Doc Ger's entry. Since the photos in the exhibit are for votation, we had to choose and vote for the photo that best suited for the theme and criterion of Greenpeace. My girlfriend and I ended up voting for a photograph featuring a boatman who is using bamboo raft to transport goods along the river. The photo was taken at the Wawa Dam in Montalban, Rizal last January 2007.
Awestruck with those excellent photos on display, my girlfriend asked me how those photographers "created" such outstanding photos. I gave her a brief demonstration about composition technique and finding the right elements in photographs. I also inspired her more by telling her she too can learn the craft in time.
Fast forward to facial treatment clinic (also in Robinson's Galleria, 3rd floor), my girlfriend wanted to give photography a try. So, while I underwent facial treatment, she took a few shots of me using my own Sony Ericsson mobile phone camera.
The photos above are not my own but was taken by my girlfriend. Other than resizing, cropping and other post-processing technique were not applied to these photographs. I wanted to retain the originality of the photographs so based on the photo qualities we may judge whether my girlfriend has a hope in photography. I cannot imagine she will also one day be posting photos at MIP competing MIP's finest in the female membership; Ms. Belle and Jennie Dy. :)
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