MUSTOY CAFE

Well, hello there! It has been a while, huh? I am so two-thousand-and late posting some adventures on my personal blog, but hey, it's better late than never.


Here's fun adventure I had with my friend at Mustoy Cafe in Hongdae.

Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed the photos. Now, please go ahead and check my friend's page, BETHANY. She is amazing!

14 YEARS!

For our 14th year wedding anniversary, I gifted my hubby something that he'd enjoy. And yes, this is a perfect gift for somebody who loves to dive...and loves cookies. :)

These too beautiful to eat delicious cookies were made by my talented friend, Charlene of The Cookie Bug.

Why Self Portraiture?

I have been meaning to do this again for months, only this time, I didn't dance and sing while my kids are watching and say that I am crazy for dancing without music. It was fun and I intend to do this more often. Why? I honestly think that this will help me grow as a photographer and will push me to be more creative.

The first 2 images were done with in-camera multi exposure. For the first exposure (myself) I used the Lensbaby Edge 80 and for the second one, I used Lensbaby Sweet 35 with the heart creative aperture disc.

Thank you so much for peeking through. :) Hugs, Marisa

*Canon 5D mark iii
*Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic and Sweet 35

Back To School

My multi-talented friend started a Snap Happy Friday on her website and I decided to participate. This week's theme is "Back To School". I swear, I have lots of ideas, bought fruits early this week to photograph them but the bananas gone bad before I even have time to take pictures. Anyways, I wanted something meaningful... and you might be wondering why fruits/food on a back to school theme? I pack lunches for my boys - EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.- since they started kindergarten - and so I thought it would be nice to just photograph fruits packed in a lunchbox with a little note I once in a while put in. But then, this is my youngest first year of middle school. The night before his first day of school, he told me he is sad because I am going to be alone while he is at school. That just touched me to the core of my heart. And so he said, I can now do whatever I want during the day and even drink an alcohol. Just that, it gave me an idea to use a raspberry smirnoff for bubbles, and it worked! And no, I haven't drunk any light alcohol yet since the school started.

Enjoy and thank you for reading.

Canon 5D Mark iii / 100mm 2.8L lens
ISO 400 / f5.6 / 1/125sec and 1/160sec

All images are in SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) I just added my watermark.

Beach At Last!

The whole fam bam finally got away from the city for some R&R. More photos to come..hopefully soon. :)

Rainbow Bridge Fountain

Last month, my friend from childhood that now resides in LA came to Seoul for a visit. Since this was the only night she could go to check out the Rainbow Bridge Fountain, we braved the chilly and windy night - considering we walked almost the whole day exploring the palaces in Gyeongbokgung. It was a fun day!

Last week, our very own leader, Victoria of AFSC Photography Group organized a photo meetup. And as always, it's wonderful to get-together with my awesome photographer friends, plus I just love it when my honeybug goes out with me on a photo outing. That's my kind of date with him I always want. :)

I can't wait to go again!

Enjoy! ♥Marisa

Canon 5D Mark II
Lenses used:
*EF 70-300mm L
*EF 70-40mm L
*EF 24-107mm L
* Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 and Double Glass Optic

Exposure: 0.6sec at f/10 ISO 1250





Thank you Maria for taking the group picture:



And here's a short video clip:

Water Play

While I am in the middle of editing photos from previous newborn session, and not to mention lots and lots of cherry blossom photos, I'd like to share this water play my son and I did today. We had another crazy day today, lots of rain, a bit of sunshine then it suddenly got colder in the evening. I always look forward for the rain to take pictures of reflections in the puddle. I am so happy my sweet son played along with me and he even took a few shots of me. Enjoy! ♥