Photobin: Jack the Electrician

Portrait Photography by Ryan Macalandag

This is Jack. He works as an electrician for the local government unit of Trinidad, Bohol. He's probably like the head electrician 'coz he does a lot of stuff and has about 3-5 people working under him. When I went to Trinidad (for the town photography), Jack was one of the more interesting people I met. On my second visit, they we're assembling 4 huge-ass sub-woofers for the town gym.




Shot using a Nikon D80 w/ a Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lens attached.

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Photobin: Ryan by Reg

Photo by Reg Estorba-Macalandag
Edited by Ryan Macalandag



Here's another portrait of me before the year ends. Reg, my wife, tries her hands in photography and shot this picture of me. Of a number of shots, she chose this shot. I look goofy here, don't I? Oh well, she's the photographer.

Used here is my new Nikkor 50mm 1.8 which is quite sharp at f/2.8. People say it's soft at 1.8-2 but i think it's just camera shake 'coz at these apertures the DOF can be real narrow. I tried it with some strobes at the biggest opening and had some sharp shots too.

Oh well, as if I don't Photoshop. :p

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Photobin: A portrait of me

Photo by Ryan Li



This photo was taken by Ryan Li, a wedding photographer in Bohol, a Nikon brother and a very good friend. Together with his wife, he owns Supreme Weddings, a one-stop wedding shop in province. Their services include wedding photography, wedding video coverage, wedding coordination, invitations and other wedding services.

Ryan Li shot this photo with a Nikon D80.

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Wedding: Kim and Cindy Prenuptial Photos

Kim & Cindy are a couple from Tacloban who both chose Bohol as the venue for their wedding. Why not! Bohol has beautiful churches, wonderful sceneries and great photographers!hehehe

The couple will tie the knot tomorrow at the magnificent Dauis Church. Reception to follow at Panglao Island Nature Resort. :)

This photo was shot at one of Bohol's more iconic churches, the Baclayon Church,built in the 1600's. Really old. One of the oldest in the Philippines. Here, Kim seems to be jubilant that he's finally getting married. Well, he should be.



This scene is in Loay, at the end of the river cruise. A group of Ati tribesmen welcome visitors here with a display of drumming, dancing and fire eating. Lovely.



I just can't resist. We had to do the jumping shot at the top of the world famous Chocolate Hills. As you can see, Kim was a varsity volleyball player before.



Cindy had always loved the sun in tropical Bohol. All day long we were praying for a good sunset. Lo and behold! A majestic sunset. Just perfect!





Trips like these make me happy I am a wedding photographer in Bohol. This way I get to tour around and have fun capturing beautiful shots at the same time.

It was a pretty exhausting day though. Janet, the couple's wedding coordinator was helpful though. She just doesn't seem to run out of fun things to say and do all in the name of good fun! Thanks Kim & Cindy! Thanks Janet! And to my cousin Francis who was assistant, too.

(For more photos from this set, click here.)
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Photo by Ryan Macalandag
Gear: Nikon D80, SB-600
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Photobin: Lovely Couple at the Hippy Party

These photos were from a few months back during a "Hippies Party" at Miriam and Sebastian's house. As I was reviewing this website, I saw that I haven't posted these pictures here yet. I just felt compelled to put these up.









It might be due to the quantity of alcohol I took that I forgot their name. Apologies. They are Antonio's friends. They are a beautiful couple indeed.

(Edit: Thanks to their comments, now I know their name - it's Gertjan & Marielle.)

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Photobin: Alfonso Varquez

Alfonso Varquez, originally uploaded by Ryan Macalandag.

Loboc, Bohol, Philippines -- Alfonso "Nong Ponso" Varquez poses in front of a mural bearing an old picture of the Loboc Band he once was a member of. Up to this day he still has a great passion for music thus making him the best choice to be the curator of the music section of the Loboc Museum.

Lighting Info: One Vivitar 283 on-cam bounced to opposite wall for a greater subject to light-size ratio.

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Photobin: Aris

Aris or Aristotle loves to be photographed. One day, he came by our shop and brought some pull-outs fresh from a copy of GQ. He wanted the photos to look like the ads on the magazine.

"I can't do exact copies," I said. "We can play around and see what happens though. Come back Thursday."

So, come back he did, thus, these three photos below are some of the layouts from the shoot. :)


#1 Strobist info: One Vivitar 283 bounced silver umbrella camera left perched on a stand. Photoshop: Curves, Color Balance, Dodge/Burn

#2 Strobist info: One Vivitar 283 bounced silver umbrella camera right and slightly behid the subject perched on a stand. Photoshop: Curves, Channels, Color Balance, Softening Action

#3 Strobist info: One Vivitar 283 on camera left and high above subject perched on a stand. No diffussion. Photoshop: Curves, Channels, Color Balance, Dodge/Burn and some USM

Photography by: Ryan Macalandag
Location: Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Equipment: Canon EOS 350D, kit lens, Vivitar 283, light stand, umbrella
Subject: Aris

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