About Me

My photo


This blog is used to display the kind of person I am and to record certain events and memories that I could look back and smile at.

Here's my life, Here's what I think, and here's what I love.. and I share it all with you.
You're always welcome to my little ol blogsite! Hope you enjoy!

Saturday, January 25, 2014

At Last


So my cousin, Ate Mimi got hitched! Fortunately, I have been blessed with the opportunity to be able to attend. I believe this is the first wedding I have attended that was in the Philippines, so it was pretty exciting! I absolutely love attending weddings... secretly (and not so secretly) is because I LOVE taking pictures of weddings and seeing people all dressed up. My cousin, who is a little more mature in age, was finally able to find the one who she could spend the rest of her life with. Being that she was the only girl in the family and that BOTH her brothers are in the wedding gowns/clothing/fashion business... naturally they wanted to make it a grand occasion. It was just that.. absolutely grandeur. That said, it was easy to take beautiful photos.
p.s. thanks mom for taking pics of me. After a little coaching, we were able to get some nice ones;]



Congrats again Ate Mimi and Kuya Joel!
May Christ be the center always.

- Rachel Marie

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Philippines Day 1

So I have already been in the Philippines for a couple of days now and I am going to attempt to blog a little bit about my trip as I go along. So on the first it day, it was pretty much a "settling in" kind of day. Was able to visit my lola's old house, visit family, and visit my lolo's grave. It's weird being here because I already have a sense of familiarity with the sights, sounds, smells of it. It's pretty much like being home away from home. It does not take away how much I miss my family back in the states already though! I guess it's true that home is where the heart is. 


( melta is my grandparents old business. "Mel" from Melo which is my lolo's last name. And "Ta" from Tabing which is my lola's maiden name)



 I definitely will not be blogging about EVERY SINGLE DAY  because I am not that diligent in journalling. I will specifically try to keep up with posting pictures and significant events. What I hope to do during my stay here is to explore a lot more of the place (such as the natural scenery of the PI). Even though I have been here a number of times, I feel like there's always something new and beautiful to see. Trying to stray away from JUST shopping this trip... Let's hope that I save myself from frivolous buys and gain some more insight on the real Philippines. Hopefully there will be a lot more exploring! 

Monday, January 13, 2014

Lightroom

So I did it... I went out and purchased my own, legit photo editing software. I got adobe lightroom 5. I decided to buy it because 1. I've ALWAYS wanted one and saved up for one. 2. I wanted to be able to add more artistic elements to my photos and still keep the integrity of a photo's quality. 3. I'm going to the philippines for vacation and I want to come back with some killer photos!
So yeah... the photo editing software was pretty pricey in my personal opinion ( because I'm not rich) but in my overall opinion, I love it so far! It's a good price considering how much it could do ( and I havent even figured out half of the functions). I honestly just love how much it could really enhance my photos. The last couple of days, I have been spending hours just playing around on it. Here's an example of just one of the photos (before and after) I've practiced on:

Before/After:

Editing essentially woke up the photograph. The color, the contrasting, the saturation, the clarity, etc. Let's hope I'm able to whip out even more amazing pictures one day! MORE TO COME!

-Rachel Marie