astro boy teaser released!!!

finally!!!! waaaaah! astro boy!!!!



it's said to be released on october 23, 2009! yey!
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BOO!!! :: December 12, 2008

one blog post for november and almost no blog post for december?!?!?! BOOO!!!

december's supposed to be the busiest month of the year! lots of happenings! waaaah! no time to post!

will get back soon! i promise!
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update :: november 16, 2008

whew! it's been quite a while since the last time i posted on my blog. half of november is over, and this is just my first post for the month!

been through office hell these past few days. been busy with stuff. i just needed a break. good thing we will have our boracay trip this november 29- dec 2. that's 4 days 3 freaking nights trip to a paradise. it's my first time so, im pretty excited about it. though the sad part is, i won't be able to go to a friend's debut.

ok i'll try to make this post as meaningful as possible. i just had my birthday and Christmas is fast approaching, year 2008 will be over soon. so far so good. well not really.. last year, i told myself that i'll get serious with photography, do as many real photoshoots as possible this year. i had some pretty good shoots though, but it's way too few from what i was hoping for. sigh. talk about getting serious.. well, i'm still in my current job. the pay is good, that's why i can't leave just yet. i was assigned to a project that's been running for over a year now, and we are just going to deploy it hopefully this week. there were attempts on project production these past few months but there were a lot of issues. so hopefully next week, we didn't overlooked some important issues and get the project deployed.. it's kinda frustrating, if you know what i mean.

but, there are some other stuff that's been happening, so i've decided to stay for a while. but it kept me thinking though. how can i concentrate on doing something i want to try or do if i stay on my current job. i coudn't take the risk yet. but i am targetting late next year. so hopefully everything goes well.. i do hope it's not too late yet though, there are a lot who are into photography right now. it's kinda dissapointing, maybe my timing is wrong, the industry is getting over saturated. so i guess i have to think of a twist.. dem, i am not good at that..

so. 2008 it's been a pretty good year for me though. but there are still things i want to do and i wished for before this year ends.

0. finish our project and move on with the next one or at least, hope the users get to use our system SOON!
1. go to boracay. soon! yey!
2. have a year ender shoot with Jj.. i miss Jj..
3. shoot 3 of my new toys.
4. meet up with my high school friends, college friends, ex-officemates, other friends.
5. go out with my family to some place we haven't gone to during the holidays.

hmm so what's in the store for me next year? some things i have and want to do:
1. well my dad asked me to get married already hahah! but i think he's serious. hehe..
2. more shoots! fashion and glam, serious shoots for my portfolio.
3. conceptualize or get to start my own business. (hmm Toj, showbusiness??)
4. watch Bon Jovi and Eraser Heads concerts. meet more celebrities.
5. earn more money on my blog and other sidelines. haha! money makes my world go around!\
6. travel to singapore, malaysia, thailand.

well don't want to waste your time reading.. that's it for now. m gonna watch Rihanna and Chris Brown concert tonight. yey!

take care all.


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one fine day... part 2

Another and the final set for "one fine day".

model on this set ::
Wen Arcilla.

make up artist ::
Candice Nocom.

other photographers ::
Roget Callueng.
Darwin Yap.













all photos were shot and owned by kenneth yu chan (c) 2008.



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one fine day...

at last! photoshoot after soooo long! our concept was inspired by the natural lighting effect.. shots were taken inside a room, quite dark actually since no daylight enters the room. used 3-4 lights in order to achieve the natural lighting effect. yey! it was fun.. it's been almost 4 months since the last time i joined a fashion photo shoot.

we wanted to make our comeback shoot special, that's why we chose a bit daring theme. thanks to everyone involved and for making this shoot successful! til next shoot! :D

model on this set ::
Gab Mc Donough.

make up artist ::
Candice Nocom.

other photographers ::
Roget Callueng.
Darwin Yap.


i edited this photo in order to achieve an afternoon glow/ feel. but the original photo is already amazing. kudos to Roget's lights. our photos look just like we used natural day light..


did i mention that i love black and white photos?? i think this photo is just perfect for b&w effect.


almost untouched photo. just put my water mark and resized this photo.


another untouched photo.. put water mark and re-sized this pic.





all photos were shot and owned by Kenneth Yu Chan (c) 2008.
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Genevie Cua pre-debut shoot

it's been a while since i've had photoshoot in a studio. we've decided to rent a studio for this shoot mainly because we don't have the equipment yet.

for the pre-debut, i was thinking to have at least 2 layouts. definitley the beauty shot, feel fresh, natural beauty would be one of the layout. then another one for the formal set. but then we've decided to extend our shoot so that we could accommodate another set. haha!

anyway, here are some shots we took for the debutant. happy 18th birthday Gen!















all photos were shot and owned by kenneth yu chan (c) 2008.
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my new Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5

remember my previous post regarding my question whether to buy a new lens or not? link and link here. and if ever, what should i buy? well i have finally decided to buy a new lens last october 17, 2008. had the chance to go for a very short business trip to hong kong. i was thinking whether or not buy a new lens the whole time.. but since i wasn't able to accomplish anything and my trip had to be so short... (T.T i miss hong kong!) i bought a new lens for me just the night before i go back home.

i've decided to buy the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 ultra wide angle lens. since i still have my good ol' trusty Tamron, i've decided to buy the prime lens in the future.. besides, i get frustrated if my tamron lens can't go any wider than 28. hahah! so i thought i really needed a wide angle lens. and so i went to the store, asked for the lens, took out my wallet and presented my credit card. and i will be paying for it by next month.. sheeeshh.. i really need to look for other ways to earn extra NOW!

owell. i knew this lens wouldn't disappoint me, so the moment i bought this lens, i took some shots already.. and here are some of the shots i took with my new baby.


bought my new lens in this area, mongkok. took a few shots right after buying my new baby..


i was waiting for my flight and decided to play around with my cam's picture styles. so here are the results. no editing done with the pics.. just adjusted my cam's picture style!


another modified picture style shot..


and another haha! i love black and white! love the new lens by the way! UWA!


now the best part of this lens is, now, i can take my own pictures hahaha!

yey! i am happy but my pocket is angry..

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lelouch lamperouge figma

released by max factory
ban presto figma
lelouch lamperouge
from the recently concluded anime, code geass.

this is one of my favorite figure so far. i never thought i'd like figma figures this much. since when i first saw some them, i wasn't that impressed since you can see their joints obviously.

but since i like lelouche's character so much, i've decided to buy one.



this figure is super poseable. from its head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, down to its knees and, ankles. changeable facial expressions and hands. great details, and what i'm surprised the most is it's rubberized material, in this figure's case, it's his suit/ uniform (upper body only) that's made of rubber. and oh, even though it comes with a figma stand, lelouch definitely can stand on his own. haha!


box and packaging. figma packaging is just great.


well protected figma figure and accessories.


figma figures always comes with several accessories, that include facial expresion, extra hands, weapons or accessories, hands holder, figma stand and figma plastic bag to contain all your unused parts or accessories.


lelouch can stand on his own! without the figma stand!










lelouch figure comes with arthur the cat, that can wear zero's mask.


and lelouch's head can be replaced by zero's mask. instructions on changing his head is included on the box.





another toy model. i sure do hope to have a real fashion shoot soon!

thanks!

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pvc figures wishlist:: updated 2008.10.19

here's the latest update on my wish list. i got 2 new toys! the belldandy 1/8 scale figure and a new figma kanu unchou of ikki tousen figure, which was not in my wish list but i bought it since i've been thinking to buy one of her figures.. the kallen standfield and c.c. from the anime hit series code geass figures that i was watching on ebay are hoaxes.. there are 2, i think they are dummy accounts, that made a huge jump with their bids. if my guess is right, i think the seller himself made those accounts and made his own bid.. forgot the exact figure but i think the item's original bid price was around 6 usd, then those face accounts mad a bid price of 30+ usd? hahah! owell..

september 05, 2008
1/7 scale chaos gate jingai makyo - ignis. got this figure last august 12, 2008.
1/8 scale claymore - clare. got this figure last september 03, 2008.
1/8 code gease - kallen.
1/7 scale shining tears - blanc neige (swimsuit edition).
1/7 scale shining wind - kureha.
1/8 scale uj14 robot girl (i am not sure about this figure's name though).
1/8 scale gunslinger girl - henrietta.
1/8 scale ah! my goddess! - belldandy. got this figure last october 10, 2008.
max factory figma lelouch lamperouge of code geass. got this figure last september 01, 2008. thank you Jeanette and Ronnie! :D

figure not in my previous wish list but somehow got my attention when i saw it.
max factory figma kanu unchou of ikki tousen. bought this figure last october 16, 2008.


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to buy or not to buy

i was assigned by my company again to go to hong kong in order to meet and conduct training to our project's users today. i shall be back this saturday. it's my first short trip to hk for work which did not allow me to go around, see something new and do a little shopping. though i already have some things in my mind that i want to buy. some wish list that up til now, just a few hours before my trip, could not decide wether i'm gonna buy or not..

i'm still thinking if i am going to buy a new lens and, a new nintendo ds for me and my brother.. or maybe i should buy them next time.. haha! also, i was hoping i could see and buy some of the toys/ figures i've been wanting to have too! sheesh! my trip is just for a couple of days (5 days to ba exact including the trip to and going home) and i guess i'm gonna spend more than that of a 2-3 weeks trip i had before..

anyway.. wish me luck and the soon i get to decide, the better haha! i'm sorry, i know there are other bigger problems out there..

hmm just want to add for a few things though, these are a few happenings i'm looking forward to this month.

october 19, 2008 - pre nuptial photoshoot for my best friend. (one main reason why i was so tempted to buy me a new lens)

october 24 or 25, 2008 - pre debut shoot for a friend.

october 26, 2008 - our very own comeback fashion shoot! (another reason why i was soooo tempted to buy a new lens)

there you go, better hit the shower. can't be late for my flight!

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Riahanna and Chris Brown live in manila

yes! it's confirmed and i just found out that they released tickets for Rihanna and Chris Brown back-to-back concert last October 15, 2008!

the much awaited concert of Rihanna and Chris Brown will happen this coming november 16, 2008 (sunday), 8 pm at the bonifacio global city open field taguig!

tickets are being sold care of the ticketworld and are available for the following prices (they even have the early bird promo!):
october 15 - 31, 2008
Php 3,090.00
1,545.00
309.00

november 01-16, 2008
Php 10,300.00
5,150.00
3,090.00
618.00

so hurry and get your tickets! it's a once in a lifetime experience for us, just grab it!

for more information on tickets. visit ticketworld or contact them through 891-9999.


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Plurk

i don't really know what they call this type of social network thing, but it's pretty addictive. Plurk offers people a fun way to interact, stay connected and, keep in touch. i've heard they refer to it as a micro blog site, since you can put in whatever you are doing, thinking, hoping, wishing, etc right now. you can even share an image, link and youtube video.

a lot of my friends are addicted to it. i on the other hand, having difficulties in expressing myself sure do find time to plurk even a tiny irrelevant thought i want to share, has been logging into my plurk account eversince i joined. and til now, my karma just keeps going up. :D

if you want to know more about plurk. click the link below and become my fan. haha!
http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=3162140&check=-969023682&s=1

another cool think about this service is that it allows you to plurk using your mobile.

phplurk.com offers Filipino plurk addicts to plurk even when you're on the go. there are some FAQ's available on the net on how you could use their service, feel free to browse at them. phplurk for plurk mobile.

so happy plurking to all!

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canon eos 5d mark ii

the latest model and i think the most awaited model of canon releases this year is non other than the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

i am really hoping i could get one myself in the future. this is a full frame dslr. announced last september 17, 2008.

it has a lot of pretty interesting features and upgrades. not to mention its new 21 MP CMOS sensor, Digic 4 processor and full HD video recording!

i know it's a digital slr, supposed to capture photos and still images, but i was really in aw upon seeing the sample clips of this monster. Canon really pulled it through this year with this model's release.

to read a full review, visit dpreview.

also wait for the awesome sample video clips available online. they really are amazing! so far this is the most popular clips released online. untouched, not edited, just resized.
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personal update

haven't been posted to my blog for a while.

i've been busy with some stuff. here are just some updates of my exciting life haha!

i've been to Microsoft .Net training for 5 days. i was sent by my company i work with to have this training. it was an introductory crash course of Microsoft Visual Basic Programming with the .Net framework or environment. aside from Visual Basic, developing web pages using ASP .Net was also included in the course.

i've also been working on a project for my elementary friend. it's a small sales inventory system. hehe.. i really need extra income so i've been finding ways to earn more money for myself to spend. but the thing is, having this type of sideline which is similar to your daily job is really hard. imagine programming 8 hours a day, sometimes even more, then going home, again to program.. the project is almost done though. should be finished within the week. i really do hope to deliver it by saturday.

next something major! i really want to have a shoot really badly! me and my photog friends are organizing a shoot this coming october 26! i really want to have one soon. it's been 4 months or more since the last time i had a fashion shoot! aaarggh! all the while, i was just shooting some events, my pamangkin and my toys/ figures! waaah! we do hope to find 2 models who would join us for the shoot. it's going to be our come back shoot. i am really hoping it to be like an fhm kind of shoot!

other than those, just work. haha! busyness.. anyway. i will try to post more often on my blog.. i really need extra income hahah!

it's been one year since i joined google adsense and til now i just earned around 12 USD! hahahah! i should try to work on and improve my blog so that i could earn more. ye! earn money online!

so there.. that's it for now.. take care you all!
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pamangkin

pamangkin is a filipino word which means your relationship to the children of your siblings. in english, they are referred to as your neices or nephews.

it's been a while since i posted photos of my 2 pamangkin, Gabe and Shanon. Gabe is my first pamangkin, Shannon's Gabe's little sister.

here are some of the latest photos of them. both are sooo adorable.




Gabe already knows how to pose whenever he sees a camera. even when he's crying. he'll stop to do his pose.

Shannon on the other hand has several new tricks also. she knows how to clap whenever she hears the words "galing.." (very good). she knows how to wave bye bye and, she can do beautiful eyes already.


Gabe was actually crying before doing his pose.




"am i cool or what?"

all photos are taken and owned by kenneth yu chan (c) 2008.

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Claymore no. 47 Clare

introducing, Claymore no. 47, Clare. bought this figure at ebay. i was not that satisfied with the item i received though. there are better versions of this figure i saw in the internet. very different from the figure i got. but what the heck. i like Clare. i was instantly hooked after this anime was introduced to me by my friend. then he asked me to read the manga, that according to him is way better than that of the anime version. i'm glad that i did!



the manga series is not finished yet. manga or anime lovers should check this out sometime. the plot is great. the characters are very interesting. plus majority of the characters are girls. claymores are half human half yoma (creatures) who were sent by the organization to different towns to eliminate these yoma creatures. click here to read the full plot. feel free to read the entire series here.

on this set is this series' lead character Clare. she's one of the warriors called Claymore. during her generation, she was no. 47 out of 47 claymore warriors. their number serves as their title or rank, the lower the number, the higher their rank is.

i've read that the megahouse corporation only released one character for this series. and of course it has to be none other than the progragonist of the series, No. 47 Clare. this figure belongs to 1/8 scale figures. what i like about this figure is that her arm is replacable, one was her original arm and then the other one is the arm given to her by irene. also, you can equip her huge sword on her hand, and at the same time sheath her sword on her back which for me is really cool.

there are a lot of flaws on the figure i got. the paint is weird, her silver eyes are not that realistic. their eyes turns to silver everytime they wield their yoma powers.

here are some of the photos i took of her. just used a purple bakcground, 1 light via shoot through umbrella.

Canon EOS 400D
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
Canon Speedlite 430 EX


most of the people refer a claymor warrior as the "silver eyed" witch. notice her eyes are painted silver.




clare with irene's right arm.






i just love how the light reflected and gave emphasis on her silver eyes.


this was her original right arm.

all photos are taken and owned by kenneth yu chan (c) 2008.

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