Having a lot of alone time on my hands equals playing around at home. I´ve always wanted to try out the self-timer mode of the Nikon D70 and to try using a tripod to take photos.
Here are the ones that I liked from the hundreds that I must have taken! They aren´t perfect, check out the feather behind me which I needed to help the camera focus, needless to say I had a lot of fun doing this shoot.
P.S. All photos where taken in the bedroom where the afternoon sunlight is brightest. The walls at home are all white and makes the perfect backdrop for the shots I like to do.
1. I'm an English teacher. When I was 5 years old and I was asked what I wanted to be, I said, ´I want to be a teacher´. However, growing up (and previous job choices) would have never convinced me or anyone else that I would be doing this. When I moved to Madrid, this was one the only job option I had so I pursued it and realized along the way that I love it. I get so much joy and pride from seeing my students learn and improve as the month pass. 2. I was an Events Host / Emcee and I say that in the past tense as I haven´t hosted an event since moving countries. Standing in front of people with a microphone and facilitating the flow of events from the stage under the harsh lightsis a passion. There is no other way to say it, this is something I really really love. I wish I have already mastered the Spanish language because I would pursue this line of work relentlessly.
3. I was a voice talent for TV and Radio Commercials. I also say this in the past as I have not been able to continue with this line of work since leaving the Philippines. I have a few others I would like to share on here but most of them are audio files and cannot be found on the internet. I have a few other works on video that I was never able to get a hold of too.
I do wish though that I had more range in my voice but I think the limits that I have are set by myself. I get very shy and can clam up when presented with a voice / role I´m not very comfortable with playing. Having said all of that, the first chance I´m given to go back into VO work, I will grab it.
4. I had a primetime all English flagship radio show from 6 - 10am (m-F) for a year and a half with 2 other DJ´s and it was called, The Wake Up Show. As long as I can remember I was always fascinated by these voices I heard coming out of the radio and I wondered what it would be like to work as one. I also had a cousin who was in this line of work as I was growing up and more than anything it fired up my dream. 2007 was my year, finally. A break came and I took it. This is another job I´ve had that I would gladly do again. It was so much fun! Also trying to imagine the thousands of people who listened still blows my mind.
5. I lived on a very small island for 5 months while working as a Manager of a Moroccan Restaurant. The island called Boracay which is known for its powdery white sand and as party place isevery person´s dream place to live and work. I did for a few short months and it was everything I imagined it to be (and naturally, some things I would have never thought it would be like). The positive outweighs the negative all the time. In short it was a lot of fun and an experience of a lifetime. I would do it all over again without a second thought. Who doesn´t want to have the beach at arm´s reach all days?
I´ve been wanting to do this for a while and I think I feel good that I have finally gotten around to it. I´ve seen it done on other blogs and I thought what a great way to connect with readers and share a little bit about me.
