memories of saturday

PASAR SENI ITB 10.10.10.

2010-11-18T23:13:00.002+07:00

Currently I am an unproductive photographer. I wish I could express my feelings about my roller coaster life, but I don't have much time to do that. But sooner or later, I will be back.

♥, Me.

QUICK SHOTS BEFORE I HIT THE HAY.

2010-01-23T22:59:00.006+07:00

♥, Me.

JAKARTA CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS BIENNALE 1, PASAR SENI, ANCOL.

2010-01-01T15:21:00.000+07:00

I don't own the properties. These all are what I saw at Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale. Those ceramics are so gorgeous!

Taken in December 25, Cousins Adventure, my camera is featuring Canon 50 mm f/1.8.

♥, Me.

COOKIE.

2010-01-01T14:49:00.000+07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! May 2010 be a thousand times more joyful, more productive, and more fantastic than the last one.

Before I jump into a Still Life entry, I'd like you to meet my cousin's kitten, Cookie. She's 3 month old, very cute, very hairy, and so intuitive. Yesterday, during new year's eve, I went to my cousin's house and had a chance to photograph Cookie. I guess I have to stop using f/1.8 because most of Cookie's pictures came out a little bit blurry. But never mind, f/1.8 just made Cookie's pics more artsy.

This morning, I shared one of Cookie's pic on my Twitter. A friend of mine ReTweed the pic along with her tweet: "Cookie = Zorro Cat.. Saving the world with a mask and a cape to hide its identity.. Go cookie!!". I couldn't agree more :)

Stay tune, more still life photos to come.

♥, Me.

AS I PROMISED..

2009-12-26T17:50:00.000+07:00

BUSY is the statement of the year. But I'm still alive. Glad to be alive and busy than doing nothing at all. I am happy, healthy, growing, and to be honest.. I enjoy my new life as an employee and grad school student at the same time :) So many changes, so many stories, and so little time to sit down and write about it - even I could say I abandoned my personal blog.

These are all pictures I can share here. Not only have so many pictures of Miss D, Miss I, and Miss A to be uploaded to my Facebook account, I also have a Still-Life session just waiting to be blogged! So, see you soon :)

Taken yesterday, Cousins Adventure, my camera, from northern Jakarta.

♥, Me.

JUST GOT HOME..

2009-12-25T23:08:00.000+07:00

I got home from this friendship session today, and somehow I just couldn't wait another second to share at least one. Here's a sneak peek from my session today:

BUT.. I couldn't resist the urge to post two! (LOL, I said to only post one).

I'll post more in the future :)

♥, Me.

BEHIND EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER..

2009-09-25T12:20:00.000+07:00

.. there's a silly photographer that loves to capture his/her action. IDK, but that silly photographer must be.. me. I've found it interesting.. seriously. LOL. Dunno why.

On Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009, I went to the place-whose-location-shall-not-be-mentioned to take some picture with my cousins and a hi skool friend. Abusing my camera for sure. Meet my cousin, Sasha (above), and her oldest brother Bang Yuda (in red), and my hi skool friend Aji (in black), who currently working together with Bang Yuda's photography project in Surabaya, EJ (note: What a small world it is!).

Well, I guess for the first time ever, I AM really busy. I mean, really busy and not just thinking or saying I am busy. I feel like I have 3 jobs now: an employee, a postgraduate student, and a friend. Oh, and don't forget about being a daughter & sister, and a good ex-girlfriend. So I guess that is FIVE jobs. Sadly, photography is out-of-the-top-five priority on a daily basis, but if I get a friggin' long holiday from office and Uni again.. you know what I'm going to do at first.

Now that a-week holiday's almost over, I gotta wear my employee and postgrad student hats back on.

♥, Me.

IMPROMPTU SHOTS - MISS SABINE.

2009-09-25T10:55:00.000+07:00

Photographing a girl like her was a total dream. She was so adventurous and totally energetic. So who's her?

Meet Miss Sabine, a 9 year-old girl whom I met when I was walking alone, spending my afternoon at Clarke Quay, Singapore, on Sunday, August the 16th. I know I'm over a month late this time, considering I have to wait her mom's approval to upload her photos to this blog (and her mom didn't reply my e-mail.. yet). Thank you Miss Sabine and her mom. I had a fabulous 5 minutes with you! :)

♥, Me.

Note to self:
Please give attention to ISO speed!

"PUKED" ALL OVER AN ASHTRAY.

2009-06-27T20:28:00.000+07:00

The landscape one is not my most favorite shot, but I just wanted to show you how an ashtray reminds you about the "dangers of smoking" :) (it's written in Bahasa). Wanna see my other favorite of today's shot, aside of the portrait one? See this [link]. I guess some of you just yelled, "Oh JR you're so ridiculous (because it is not THAT beautiful)!". LOL.

So, here, I'm gonna talk a little about my photography career. I just got accepted in an advisory firm and now I'm working as a junior consultant. I am happy, and I'm thrilled that I've found a regular job. BUT, being away from my cameras makes me feel like I've lost 50% of my soul. I think I left my heart in my cameras. I LOVE photography, I LOVE my cameras, but as for now I have to grow up and enter the real life. Transition phase IS hard - and kind of mental torture.

From Monday to Friday, I work 8 hours per day (excluding 1 hour of lunch break) and spend 1.5 + 2 hours a day in my car door-to-door between home and office - that is like 70% of my waking time per day, but overall it's okay. That's how the real life treats you, right? :) Thus I almost impossible to touch my cameras on the workdays, but, hey, that's why there is always the weekends! I just got home from Saturday afternoon coffee with my friends Nadya, and I brought my camera, and I captured that ashtray ;)

I AM NOT going to leave photography world! I'm gonna keep diggin' my talent and practicing ;) I promise myself :)

♥, Me.

CAPTURING THE SUNSET.

2009-05-29T22:36:00.000+07:00

You might say I am crazy because I wrote "Capturing the Sunset" as the title but I only posted 3 pictures of mom's bottle collections. So, here's the truth..

These photos are examples of common still life photographs (okay, you already knew it, so let's skip still life knowledge part!). So there are many ways to approach in still life photography, the most used by professional photographers is using photography set up in the studio. These all we need to create perfect still life photographs: photography set up, studio, and appropriate lighting approach. But how about me? I don't have a studio, and I don't understand about lighting approach (and that's why I need to take a still life photography class), but.. during sunset period, I have a very, very beautiful natural light in my bed room. Those photos above were taken using natural sunset light from my bed room window :)

The problem is, I need quite a lot of attempts to get good picture, and sunset light in my bed room only happens for 15 until 25 minutes. However, still life photography really requires a deal of practice and patience, so.. I'll try this again later ;)

♥, Me.

I PROUDLY PRESENT TO YOU..

2009-05-24T17:27:00.000+07:00

.. the best photo of my career. LOL. But seriously, for a long time, I was avoiding capturing moving object(s), in the super low light. I am a natural light photographer, remember? Usually, the images came out blurry or out of focus, with a little bit grainy/noisy/foggy. But THIS? Full manual settings! And from nearly 10 shots.. I got a good one ;)

So it was last night. I went to faculty inauguration -as an alum, of course- with my high school friends. I brought my camera just for take some fun photos, until a friend of mine asked me to take a picture of this young saxophonist, whose name is Dennis Junio Gani (15). So we moved closer to the stage 'til my 18-55 mm lensy reached him.

I hope, someday, I'll get a chance to see a live music performance again. Probably with new lensy or at least the EO's ID card so I can stand on the best 'throne' to take some pictures :)

♥, Me.

THE SWEET SMELL OF A RAINY DAY.

2009-05-11T16:08:00.000+07:00

I had planned a little photo session at Bandung, West Java, while visiting my twin brothers last weekend, but as usual, the day took us by rain and storm and I feel asleep. These are what I got.. a quick macro shot when I was having lunch with Mom, Dad, and cousin Sasha at Boemi Joglo (Dad's cousin's restaurant).

♥, Me.

HEY, BABY C!

2009-05-01T21:40:00.000+07:00

Finally, I have the chance to photograph Baby C, my friend's gorgeous daughter. She turns 10 months old today, but these photos were taken last week at April 24th, 2009.

I've been waiting this season for a long time. But.. as most of you know, Jakarta weather is so unpredictable lately. And I was upset because the day we had planned ended up raining.. bad luck indeed.

However, I still have a little amount of photos to be shared. Those are a few photos of hers, just a few minutes after she woke up from her nap. And also, I'd like you to meet her beautiful mommy, Putri.

Sorry for the late post, I've been without my laptop for a week.

♥, Me.

EARTH DAY 2009.

2009-04-22T12:26:00.000+07:00

Happy 39th Earth Day around the globe!

We all know that our beloved earth are dying. Global warming, limited resources, pollution, disasters. We're cutting down the trees brutally (in some cases are also illegally). We're spending too much energy and are wasting them. We're polluting the environment. Directly, or even indirectly, we're trying to kill this world. Our earth is heating up. Ice caps are melting. And the environment is getting destroyed.

Everyone knows the term of "take and give". World is still giving us something to support our lives: oxygen, foods, water, lights, etc. World provides everything we need to live. Free. We take them. At no cost. At all. Now, let's give something to world. Because our world is sick, make it happy. Give the world a hope to live longer for our children, our grandchildren, and the next generation. Do something to make our world smile, smile in the big way. For a better future. For our grandchildren's welfare.

Don't forget to hug the tree,
♥, Me.

DIRTY DISHES.

2009-04-18T12:48:00.000+07:00

Last night I spent 4-5 hours giving this blog a new look and sorting out some unnecessary entries. Now I can say I'm 90% satisfied with this fresh photoblog, even I couldn't say this is an ideal photoblog. It seems I can't stop posting new entry and photo :) I dig my album, and found this interesting photo.. Dirty dishes.. interesting (and yucky at the same time), isn't it? I decided to make it black and white. This change strengthen the shadow, as you see.

♥, Me.

LOVE CLOUDS.

2009-04-18T12:04:00.000+07:00

Just an old collection. This is was photographed at Ancol Pier/Bridge at 5:43 pm. Within 30 minutes of sky watching, the clouds produced this (imperfect) heart-shaped hole and the sun shone on the hole. Then in a few minutes, it was gone.

Taken on March 2, 2009, Cousins Adventure (Sasha and I - both of us LOVE photography), my camera, from northern Jakarta.

♥, Me.

FRIENDSHIP.

2009-04-17T22:12:00.000+07:00

That was a sunny and crowded day, and it made most of my photos turned out crappy. The pics were so disappointing, but retouching made my pics look completely difference. These girls were so attractive, but that day, the sun was more attractive than anything. From left to right: Chepy, Arina, and Dinda. Find other interesting pics on my Flickr.

Taken on March 26, 2009, Cousins Adventure (Sasha, Dinda, and I)
Location: Kota Tua Area, Jakarta.

♥, Me.

INTRODUCING MY NEW LOGO.

2009-04-17T21:41:00.000+07:00

♥, Me.

STEPH.

2009-03-21T21:18:00.000+07:00

She's my high school friend. Despite of her crazy personality, she's such an easy going friend. We met up last Tuesday and Friday, had such great time running around, talking about high school memories and, of course, taking pictures!

And really, I love doing this!

♥, Me.

PRACTICING PHOTOGRAPHY.

2009-03-20T20:34:00.000+07:00

I'm about 2 weeks late this time. No, I'm not that busy, but I just felt lazy to update this blog.

So, finally, I have a great opportunity to follow photography private class to stimulate my photography skill and creativity. My mentor is mom's college friend. Since my mom was an art student, I think the one who should be my photography mentor is.. her. But it's okay.

I never knew that photography is not easy. Here, we are dealing with -technically- our gadgets, aperture, lighting systems, etc. But artistically, we're dealing with composition and aesthetics. AND IT'S SO BLOODY DIFFICULT. My mentor took me and his students at Neumatt to Bunderan HI, Fantasy World, Sunda Kelapa harbor, and Fatahillah museum and I can say I got nothing to be captured. I was totally blank and almost depressed because I found nothing interesting. But maybe, I wasn't in photography mood, or that I couldn't work creatively under supervision.

I uploaded some of my newest picture to Flickr, and removed some old ones just because I think they weren't cool anymore.

♥, Me.

WHAT A SUNNY DAY TO TAKE A PICTURE.

2009-03-03T11:20:00.000+07:00

Photography in Ancol can be as exciting or dull :) It depends on your viewpoint. I love the horizon lines between the sky and the ocean, and those coconut trees.

Taken yesterday, Cousins Adventure (Sasha and I - both of us LOVE photography), my camera, from northern Jakarta. See more photos on my Flickr/Facebook.

♥, Me.

ME, A TO Z.

2009-01-22T16:37:00.000+07:00

This is the A-Z meme I've seen floating around several blogs lately, and I've been tagged by a friend of mine looong time ago. I think I never did a version of this, so here we go.

Accent: uh, I don't know, but when it comes to English, I tend to speak with American accent. I guess.

Breakfast or no breakfast: I like breakfast well enough. Fried rice or french fries or sandwich are good.

Chore I don't care for: laundry. It usually end up damaging my fingers.

Dog or Cat: I like both, but I'm 51% cat person.

Essential Electronics: a laptop/computer, cell phone, and camera.

Favorite Cologne: Stitch #1 and #5, Body Shop Oceanus, Switzal.

Gold or Silver: silver. If you're talking about an investment, my answer is gold.

Handbag I carry most often: chocolate Esprit.

Insomnia: nope, but I usually work (assignment/thesis) in the late night.

Job Title: college student.

Kids: I hope for a baby boy, then a baby girl, then 2 more babies for their little brother/sister.

Living Arrangements: ah.. let's see..

Most Admirable Trait: of mine? Hmm.. Some people admire my creativity and my ability to solve a problem. Most people judge me that I have a leadership qualities, but I don't think so.. it's only my charisma, but I am so fragile inside.

Naughtiest Childhood behavior: I wasn't a good kid. Seriously.

Overnight hospital stays: stomach disorder (about 5 days at the hospital), typhoid (about 2 weeks), and dengue fever (7 days/6 nights).

Phobias: spiders, cockroaches, barong, spiders, cockroaches, spiders, cockroaches.

Quote: I really love every conversation between my boyfriend and I because we have some abilities to make superstupid quotes. I wrote my most favorite quotes on my Facebook profile.

Reason to smile: because people is gonna fart on me if I'm not smiling.

Siblings: the twins (brothers)

Time I wake up: usually between 8 and 11.

Unusual Talent or Skill: I won't tell ya.

Worst Habit: Errr.. it seems my life filled with my bad habit: procrastinating, being lazy, eating a lot, spending a lot of time alone at my bedroom, etc, but I have no idea which one is the worst.

X-rays: tummy and head. I think the last one was my spine, after my car accident last year.

Yummy stuffs: ice creams, oreos, cereals, tuna, chicken sausage, chocolates, snacks, potatoes, butter, fried rice, doughnuts, brownies, omelette, cheese, peppermint candies, bubble gums, crepes, my handmade pancakes and beverages, pies, etc. But I think my fridge is kinda empty.. ah.. fook this question made my tummy grumbled!

Zoo Animal I Like Most: at Ragunan zoo? Uhm.. lemme think.. *thinking*thinking*thingking* how about pandas and polar bears? I think they're very cute. Uh, I actually like chipmunks, especially Theodore. Does Ragunan zoo have 'em?

♥,
Me.

IT'S 2009!

2009-01-08T22:44:00.000+07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(too late.. lol)

♥,
Me.

IF IT'S BORN IN FLAME, THEN WE SHOULD LET IT BURN.

2008-11-30T23:29:00.000+07:00

The air is visible around you,
rising up and off your lips in slow currents.
And I watch as your face is framed in it's slow currents.
Drifting curls, a trailing path,
a long drag becomes a tress of blue and ash.

If it's born in flames, then we should let it burn.
Burn as brightly as we can.
And if it's going to end, then let it end in flames.
Let in burn all the way down.

The air is visceral around us,
turning in it's simple steps on slow currents.
And I watch, as it pirouettes and spins in slow motion.
A long drag becomes a slow dance in a halo of ember.

And if this is ever meant to end,
then I hope it ends where it began.
So hot with love,
we burned our hands.

(Currents - Dashboard Confessional)

♥,
Me.

I HAVE A DREAM.

2008-11-02T23:06:00.000+07:00

Art is always my passion. I draw, I paint, I design, I scrap, I captured (photos), I played guitar, I make videos, and I write. As for photography, it has been the most meaningful to me. In the beginning of this year, I've lost my appetite for "manipulation" thingies. I want something natural and just the way it is. I don't know whether I have the talent to be a photographer or not, but so far, I believe that practice makes perfect.

In my real life, I have been busy with tasks, assignments - and now, thesis. This is what uni does to you.. sucks your time away. But I keep learning and practicing on the side. I want to learn more about the nature of photography. I want to be one of the greatest natural light photographer. And my journey has now begun.. :)

♥,
Me.

WHEN SUMMER FADES TO FALL.

2008-10-31T06:23:00.000+07:00

After two years full of evil, now we're the (almost) free and extraordinary women. We made this a 4 days trip by leaving Jakarta at 11 am WIB, on Tuesday, August 19th. We arrived in Bali at 1 pm WITA and headed straight to Kuta beach, then had a dinner in Legian street. Day 2, we have been temporarily 'lost' due to 'Ayam Betutu issue', so we decided to back to Kuta beach. We had dozens of places we wanted to see thus on Thursday morning (day 3), we were off early and booked a tour service and this tour took us into by/near every one of them. Day 4, at 10 am WITA we left Bali. And also, we left our hearts in these photographs.

IDK whether "Summer Fades to Fall" is an appropriate theme song or not. This is a sweet song and (for me) has a pretty obvious meaning: the end of Summer, I'm wondering if I'll stay in touch with y'all or.. you'll meet someone else)? (read: the end of college life, will we still be friends or you'll find someone else to have fun with?)

I'm gonna miss this moment, and I can't hardly wait to have another chance to waste my days with y'all :']

I BURST INTO TEEAAAAARRRSSSSS..!

P.S:
To Andin and KU MJ 05: This video is dedicated to you too!

♥,
Me.

OUR PRECIOUS "KARAOKE GONE CRAZY".

2008-10-31T06:15:00.000+07:00

I made this video. I posted my words of excitement on misshadevr about this video - how I loved this video so much [link] and I uploaded it on my Facebook. My friends and I had been put 142 comments below the video. Until a couple days ago, Facebook removed the video.

I wrote on Facebook notes [link] and misswhadever [link] how I mad at Facebook, and I couldn't say anything except: FUCK YOU FACEBOOK AND VIDEO APPLICATION! Then I decided to reupload the video on my YouTube account. "Karaoke Gone Crazy" is the first video on my YouTube :)

♥,
Me.

TILL THE DAY MY LIFE IS THROUGH, THIS I PROMISE YOU.

2008-10-26T02:03:00.000+07:00

Karima & Raga
10.24.2008
PTIK

We wish you a happy married life, because great things happen to great people :)

♥,
Me.

LOVE THIS "MOM AND DAUGHTER" PICTURE! :)

2008-10-23T22:33:00.000+07:00

Karima is getting married tomorrow and she's going to be the cutest, the sweetest, and the most beautiful bride, ever! As for now, I'm working on our wedding present for Karima - it's a VCD like what we gave to Putri on her wedding, only difference is this VCD contains not only wishes and prays, but also a short video clip of ours. The wedding song for her is "This I Promised You" by N'Sync. Picui made a great voice! I hope this VCD is going to be a wedding gift she and her husband can enjoy :)

.. And I just lost my voice :(

♥,
Me.

THINGS YOU GOTTA LOVE ABOUT LIFE.

2008-10-21T07:00:00.000+07:00

Aren't these girls beautiful? I had a ton of wonderful memories with them in the past 2 years. They're incredible girls and I really am so lucky to have their friendship. I'm not going to reveal the details of our crazy friendship but I'll say that I feel so blessed to have such an otis friendship with them. One I miss having on a daily basis but I realized when we took this picture how much more I appreciate them when they are few and a little apart. They are very smart, knowledgeable, good hard working, loving, caring, crazy, spontaneous people, the type of personality that people just get addicted to.

So,
2 years,
4 semesters,
22 crazy people,
11 module assignments,
11 module assignment presentations,
(Approximately) 70 tasks,
(Approximately) 70 PBL sessions,
(Less than) 50 PBL presentations *naughty*,
1 big educational event,
1 magazine,
1 shocking green uniform,
4 stupid games,
2 performances (of our extremely not-to-hear vocal group),
IDR 7,000,000 + pens + umbrellas (of sponsorship),
a lot of birthday surprises,
(Almost) 2 weddings,

and hopefully,
1 graduation date.

♥,
Me.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BALI!

2008-08-26T01:40:00.000+07:00

♥,
Me.

IGOR'S BIRTHDAY PRANK.

2008-07-21T00:47:00.000+07:00

[link]

Booo it's a mess. Edgar has a good one.

♥,
Me.

GUESS WHO IS GETTING MARRIED!

2008-06-06T22:17:00.000+07:00

Guess who is getting married on October 24th, 2008! The photo was taken in Putri and Mas Indra's wedding reception last July 14, 2007. And one of those beautiful girl is getting married with her prince charming this year! Who is her? (From left to right) Tari? Picuy/Sylvia? Ginayuh? Karima? Mila? Cumi/Ajenk? Ike? Andin? Risma? Me? Dhea? Icha? I know since this blog is locked from public, none of people in the world will answer my question :) But we shall see.

Today is my 21st birthday, and she just told me that she's getting married. What a lovely birthday present for me. I'm so excited, and my prays go out to you, darling :)

♥,
Me.

TO EASE EVERY FEAR, AND DRY UP EVERY TEAR, AND MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.

2008-04-24T21:44:00.000+07:00

♥,
Me.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!

2008-01-02T12:59:00.000+07:00

♥,
Me.

HER HANDWRITING.

2007-11-14T21:11:00.000+07:00

Jaredita Subandriyo
(November 29, 1987 - August 18, 2007)

♥,
Me.

IT WILL BE AN ANNIVERSARY GIFT WE BOTH CAN ENJOY.

2007-11-12T00:37:00.000+07:00

Tomorrow marks just a week from Igor and I's first dating anniversary. He wrote this letter in the beginning of this month and told me about what he wanted for our first anniversary, that is: for us to talk more.

♥,
Me.

TOGETHER TILL WE DIE.

2007-07-23T09:51:00.000+07:00

Putri & Indra
07.13.2007
(wedding reception: 07.14.2007)
TMII

My friend, Putri, is offically married! Yay! We gave her a wedding cup and a VCD full of our face (eh?), prays, wishes, and whatever you called it "personnal message with serious jokes". She' was sosososoooo beautiful! My prays go out to you Putri and Mas Indra :)

Oh, and.. who's next?

♥,
Me

REUNION AND KARAOKE!

2007-02-15T21:09:00.000+07:00

I just met them! We did karaoke and I misssssss themmm so much!! They are my closest friends when I was in F campus, and they will be moved to A campus this August. Can't wait!

♥,
Me.

IS IT.. SHOCKING ENOUGH?

2006-12-30T22:55:00.000+07:00

Yes.. it is. But it's awesome, huh? *covering my face with my hands*

♥,
Me.

I MISS HIGH SCHOOL.

2006-11-25T21:30:00.000+07:00

Two years ago, this photo was taken. The Publish "Srapat" Crew of Kresikars 16 "Refuel Gasoline" is the craziest team I've ever led.

♥,
Me.

I'M GOING TO MISS THEM!

2006-08-15T17:58:00.000+07:00

Oh my God, I cried like a baby when they were saying good bye and good luck to me. I don't want to leave 'em, they're such good friends :( Huhuhu.. See y'all next year..

♥,
Me.

CRAZY FRIENDS.

2006-06-14T19:03:00.000+07:00

It's lovely, isn't it? I know it's hard to find good friends, and it's extremely hard to be a good friends. I'm lucky to have their friendships in my first year at uni :)

♥,
Me.

FRIENDS AT UNI..

2006-03-01T20:16:00.000+07:00

We did photoshooooooooooootssss at Kelapa Gading Mall.

♥,
Me.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM.

2005-12-22T14:47:00.000+07:00

"My mom is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune" - Graycie Harmon. Oh, that's my mom and I's photo in Ayah Bunda Magazine, was published in 1987, just a couple weeks after I was born.

♥,
Me.