Honestly, it wasn’t until High School since
I even held a camera again. That time, uso na
ang digicam kag camera phone. It was easier
to take pictures. Indi pa tu akon camera, kay
mommy pa to. Gina kuha ko lg sa drawer ya para
ka picture ko kag madala ko sa school. So there
I took pictures of random things. Flowers, my
dogs, my classmates, my little brother’s toy
cars… Everything! Then nag uso ang Facebook. Te
post post man sa Facebook. One of my uncles in
the States saw my pictures and told me that I
have a talent. May future daw ako. So he gave me
my first digital camera. Point and shoot lang
to, but it has helped me a lot. At 3rd year high
school, my dad surprised me with a Canon 30D
which I really treasure.
There are a lot of artists that have inspired
me one of them is my uncle, Francisco San Miguel
Jr. He was the one who had always encouraged
me to pursue Fine Arts so I would follow his
footsteps kuno. Tito, indi ko carry. Sorry. Of
course, my Mom and Dad, who have always provided
for me and supported me in almost everything and
have often criticized my work, constructively
of course. My mentor Sir Jonathan Fortu, he has
taught me many photography techniques and has
been forever patient with me. Michellemonique
on deviantart is by far the best photographer/
photo manipulator I have ever seen. Also on
deviantart,
Jaime Ibarra. His photographs’
colors are so vivid that I can’t breathe of its
awesomeness. My latest inspirations include
James Jean, the graphic illustrator for
Prada and Nick Meek, I just love how he
captures everything like it popped out
of a 1800’s picture book.
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