photography, life, and everything else in between
You know you have been brainwashed by advertising when…
…red cups with snowflakes on them signal to you that Christmas is here.
Hi, My name is Jacklyn and yes to me red cups = Christmas. I know Christmas is so much more than that (as my sister pointed out to me when she realized the only reason I wanted to go to the mall was to buy my peppermint mocha and take this photo) but seriously, can i help it if it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside?
Sigh, Merry Christmas everybody 
-Jack
Got these truly inspiring works of art from Freshsome <3.
The first is a project from the design studio Truly Design called Anamorphism. Amazing works of art only visible from a certain angle.
More images here.
The second is from a Swiss art group called NEVERCREW. The converted on old skate park into a giant octopus whirlpool!
More images and a video here.
As I said before: my younger sister, Krys, is home for her sembreak. Every time she comes home we always do the following:
1. Go to the gym
2. Go to the beach
3. Have a photoshoot
Well sembreak is ending and true to our tradition we’ve done all three. Here’s a snippet of our totally awesome and well thought out (giggle) photoshoot.
The soft pretty light was nice but I wanted something more subdued… almost desaturated even.
Then I thought, subdued and high contrast would be awesome:
Now, here’s an example of fun with textures:
And here’s an example of taking it a little too far:
Though to be honest with you, the last one is my favorite. It’s exactly what I wanted and I’m so happy with the result! Even if I almost blinded Kryz in the process 
Love you dai!
-Jack
So I got a package in the mail last week. Here’s the think about getting snail mail, it makes me giddy. The environmentalist in me says: “do we really need this much packaging?” But the little kid in me says: “Open it! open it! open it!”
The last time I got mail like this was when my friend, Sabs, sent me my birthday gift via courier. I got a baby sized stuffed gorilla which my niece and nephew now fight over constantly (Hi Sabs!).
This time I got something I’m keeping away from the babies:
A Nokia E63
I’m still deciding whether to keep it or not. You see right now I’m using a Samsung D780:
Its features are less than impressive except for one: dual sim capability, making it the most convenient phone I’ve ever had and I just don’t know if I’m ready to go back to bringing around 2 phones.
So if anyone is interested I have one Nokia E63:
For sale
-Jack
I love getting mail. <3
More on what I got tomorrow.
Just wanted to update to say WAGW Galleria is open! That’s where I’ve been all week ( without internet ): ).
Come visit us! We’re in the 3rd level of the Gallery in Robinson’s Galleria. Right by the East Wing
-Jack
(2nd flr. main mall, near VECO)
Real life has gotten in the way of my blogging. Here’s whats been up:
1. We’re opening two branches (more or less simultaneously)
WAGW SM Cebu to open on October 16… October 21… OCTOBER 24.
WAGW Robinson’s Galleria to open in October 15… October 24… October 29.
2. Diane got super sick and was confined to her bedroom for almost a week. Unable to eat, play with her baby, or come to work. 
Which left me to handle all the “business-y” things that she usually takes care of. Insert a years worth of panic attacks and elevated stress levels here. I spent most of my days deciding whether or not to make yet another phone call to her to ask what some form is or who to call for what repairs.
3. Krys is home for her sembreak and as per tradition, she’s trying to whip me into shape. This means dragging me to the gym and trying out class after class. Only this time she actually found a class I liked: spinning. I know, it sounds nuts but I loved the tingling feeling you get from having a numb behind and a mild heart attack. I only wish I had time to try it again :p
Other things we need to accomplish from our: “things we do when Krys comes home” list:
- Go to the beach
- and photoshoot
4. I have been unable to play with Heidi, photobuggy or lookbook. I had a mild scare with my camera, thought it was done for but thankfully I was able to fix it.
So that’s this week in a nutshell, hopefully will be able to get back to posting regularly once my schedule normalizes again.
-Jack
