MY DAUGHTER GEM wants to hone her skills in photography and has been bugging me to buy her a DSLR. (Yes, she too, has caught the photography fever, hehe.) I told her a DSLR will have to wait because we need to give priority to other more important and urgent matters such as her tuition fees and her brother’s Nursing board review expenses.
But that does not discourage her from pursuing this interest. She keeps on taking pictures everywhere, using her cam phone. Or sometimes she borrows cams from friends.
(Side Note: I also like photography and at one time planned to enroll in photography workshops. But jeez… when you are a working mother, you’d wish there was a 13th hour on the clock just so you can squeeze in everything you need and want to do in a day.)
Here are some shots Gem took recently. Sorry I’m not good at posting pictures, as you know I’m just a mom-blogger, not a photoblogger. 
Angels from a display shelf in the mall (Nikon digicam)
Starbucks coffee beans which she photographed with light streaming through the blinds in her room (Casio digicam)
Wine glasses (Casio digicam)
Gem’s 17th birthday candles (Casio digicam)
Dark clouds and a tree (Nikon digicam)
San Miguel Brewery (Casio digicam)
Lanterns. (Her Kuya Marco’s Canon digicam) (Saan ba ito, anak? Hindi ka yata nagpaalam sa akin noong pumunta ka dito, a.
nice pics! ^^ may future siya ha. i mean, it all starts with really really wanting something more than anything else in the world.
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ma, sa quiapo daw maganda at mura mga dslr. parang singapore daw ang presyo
bakit nagkaganyan yung photo ng candles tsaka lantern? parang phinotoshop?? san niyo kinuha yan ma? palitan niyo. nasira yung image o
Thanks, Liz. She’ll be happy to read your comment.
Hehehe.. siguro dahil inisnatch ko lang sa flickr album mo. Pero okay naman dito sa pc ko, a. Baka yang laptop mo ang may problema.
hindi a. tska hindi nikon digicam. nikon dslr d40 cam hahahaha
E di mo sinabi, e. Enough na anak. Mag-aral ka na, okay? Mag-DL ka muna para ibili kita ng DSLR. hehehe. Bye, study well.
i just bought a new DSLR to replace my crappy old one with kitlens. it’s about P27k in Quiapo (hidalgo) let me know if you need help
Naku, Tutubi, once my daughter reads your comment, she won’t stop bugging me again. hehehe.
Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes, will let you know.
She has talent… you will need to buy her that dSLR soon!
Especially if she is serious about it.
The prices of a simple dSLR is going down all the time!
Wow, such an encouraging word from a master photographer will certainly make my daughter’s day, Sidney. Thanks.
wow. ang galing ng anak mo kumuha ng pics.
ako din matagal na mahilig sa photography pero wala din time. ngayun lang kaya bumili ako dslr.
pero sabi nga nila, its not the camera but the shooter. kudos tou ur daughter.
oh me and hubby is into photography too..and now hubby wants a new dslr too! geesh! its pretty expensive..ano na naman kaya ang susunod sa dslr? ewan kaka-addict din kasi mag picture picture. But so far so good ang take ng daughter nyo po mam rhoda. Oh, namiz ko tong site mo ah….na busy na kasi ako din sa baby ko. by the way, 7months old na cya. heheh
How old is your daughter? She’s got talent ha? Hey, buy her a DSLR camera now. Ang laki ng potential nya! The coffee beans pic is my favorite here. But all pics are nice.
Hmm. I think you’re right. It’s not the camera but the shooter. My daughter used to tinker with my cam phone and was able to take some decent shots as well.
Thanks, Norman.
Hi, Ai! Musta ka na and your baby? Naku, I can just imagine how you and your husband enjoy your time as dad and mom. And I’m sure lots of pics too? Hmmm… I will have to visit your site soon. Thanks, Ai.
Abaniko, my daughter is 17 going on 18. Yes, we have a deal. She has to be a Dean’s Lister first before I buy her a DSLR. hehehe.
Thanks. Glad you like her pics. Comments coming from experienced photographers like you surely will boost my daughter’s confidence.
Hahaha… that was funny… hindi pala nagpaalam.
Pero ha… she really has an artistic eye and she knows how to play with the light. I love those coffee beans. Some of her photos are great for headers in blogs.
hello po to all of my mom’s blogger friends! you can click on my name here, it’ll lead you to my flickr site where i post photos that i took.
please convince my mom to buy me a dslr cam. i don’t have much to do this summer and i really want to study photography. maaaa.. buy me na.. kahit yung mura lang.. yung nikon d40? ok na yun.
Toe, nabuking ko sya, ano? hahaha! But it turns out that is a Japanese resto called Sugi, where she and classmates went to interview the owner for their project in HRM.
Salamat sa maganda mong comment….
Gemnaika, tumahimik ka dyan, inaagawan mo ako ng eksena dito! hahahaha!
Okay, ito ang deal: pag na-refund mo yung deposit natin sa condo, ibibili kita ng DSLR, Okay?. Eksakto yun sa presyo ng Nikon D40x.
YAHOOOOO!!! WAHAHAHA. kahit inubos mo load ko oks lang!! yeeeheeeyy!! DSLR!! DREAM COME TRUE!!!!! GOTTA ACE ALL MY FINAL EXAMS!!! LOVE YOU MA! KISSES!
Ay, masaya ka? Eh, considered bad debt na yun, e… hahahaha!
Pero hindi, I’m sure iri-refund yun. May contract naman, e.
O, sige na, tama na yan, patahimikin mo na ako. Mag-aral kang mabuti. First and foremost, studying is your business there in Manila. Hobby lang yang photography, okay?
very nice pics
She does have an eye for art. If she has a better tool, I’m sure she will produce better pics 
Bilhan mo na kasi hehehe 
Rhoda, I am thinking about positive words that I can write about how good she takes photos tapos I read your last comment on the last photo, nawala lahat sa kakatawa
Some of the pics are real breathtaking. Galing ni Gem! Ang well, if abaniko says she ’s got it, then she must have it.
May future photographer ka na! Galing ng mga shots niya and I hope ituloy tuloy na niya. Suportahan mo, bilhan mo na ng prof camera. ha ha ha
c’mon, mama–give it to her! she deserves all of it! lol
BW, thanks. Sige, pag-isipan ko… hehehe
Julie, okay pala kung mag-photography siya. At least, nalalaman ko kung saan-saan nagpupunta. hahaha.
Anna, yup. Knowing Abaniko as a good photographer, his comment is very flattering.
LAR, salamat. Naku, prof. camera… point and shoot muna. hehehe.
Dine, yes I will, but on certain conditions. hehehe.
She has talent na; we, photographers call it the “eye”. I really love the second photo and she nailed the composition and also lighting. Amazing talaga!
sabi ng mga maestro, kapag me talent ang bata, kahit anong ipahawak na camera sa kanya, maganda ang kalalabasan. your daughter is a classic example.
tease mo muna sya sa dslr, for the meantime give her a good point and shoot camera that she can toy around.
Wow, at talagang ibibili mo ng dslr ha? That’s quite a big jump. Dapat siguro yung mga point and shoot na branded muna like the Canon A570, which I bought in Quiapo recently. It has all the features of a true dslr , like an optical image stabilizer for example. I know it’s selling at 14+K in the malls pero nakuha ko lang 11k, haha. Meron pang kasamang Ansmann battery charger and rechargeable batteries aside from the 1 gb card.
Anyway that’s just my suggestion coz more than a decade ago, I too went into photography and even had a complete set of equipments and accessories, pero nawalan din ako ng interest soon after at inamag lang yung mga gamit. Nasayang lang. Besides, you’ll never know IF and when she’ll tire of it and move on to whatever things that will interest her next. Boys perhaps? Oops sorry…
Hmmm… I think I will take your advice, Sngl.
“you’ll never know IF and when she’ll tire of it and move on to whatever things that will interest her next. Boys perhaps?”
- Ay, huwag ka nga dyan. No way!
Gem..don’t worry. Sure ako na bibilhan ka na hehehe and yeah ace those tests/exam but not just for the camera. It feels good to have high grades.
Thanks, Kyels. I hope she turns out to be a fine photographer like you.
Ay, Zherwin, pareho kayo ng suggestion ni Sngl. Thanks, Zherwin.
That’s the most sound advice you gave to Gem, Verns. O, Gem, you heard that, huh.
Thanks, Verns.
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