T: puno ang sched pero may mga iniisip akong concept shoots. baka pwede siya.

Badet 1: Sige, eto photo niya o. (shows guy’s facebook page)

T: Hmmm. Pwede. Matangkad? Parang hindi no?

Badet 1: kaheight mo siguro. Pero ang cute nya di ba?

T: Yeah. I guess. Ok din ang katawan siguro bagay siya sa ganitong peg. (pulls up pinterest mood board), tapos contour ng konti sa cheeks and then profile ang drama. May glasses ba siya?

Badet 1: Hoy, sabi ko model for your shoot, hindi date!!! Akin siya teh, akin!

T: Hindi ko siya type. Not tall enough, tingin ko lang bagay sa kanya mag glasses. Defensive!

Badet 1: Kilala kita, gaga ka. Trip mo ang guys na may glasses. O sige, ideny mo, dali ideny mo.

T: Ok, fine, bet ko nga pag may glasses. Pero di ko type yan. Ayoko na jan, hanap na lang ako ng iba. hmmph!

I could not give up:

1. the regular job – it pays the bills and gear, nuff said.

2. photography – It’s my passion, something that I’m good at, and I really enjoy the craft.

3. the dog – he’s my stress buster. Probably the only clingy male I can tolerate, annoying at times but I love the pup so I put up with it.

4. Surfing and travel – I’m cutting back so goodbye monthly trips to the beach for now.

I will:

1. get a cleaning lady for the apartment asap.

2. finish the pending web projects for clients after which I’ll stop.

3. Tiaralets.com will have to go. My portfolio site (tiaram..com) will be up soon.

4. give up/resign from the sorority’s board. I’d rather spend my free time with friends, go on dates than worry about the usual soro/frat problems.

I’m not sure:

1. about moving  just yet. I made another list why I should and should not move and so far the should not column is winning.

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On his 10th month he chewed up his halti,  which costs about P1,200 (expensive but a very effective training tool) and his leash. Total damage cost is about P2,000. I was pissed and at the same time relieved that he didn’t destroy anything else especially that our new housemates have a rack full of shoes. So on his 10th month he didn’t get his usual photo op at the park. Instead I went to Pet Express to buy him a new leash and a chain lead for tie downs. He’s on tie down when I’m not in the house, he’s been pretty behaved lately but for my peace of mind I like him on tie down, much safer for our stuff that way.

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1. They rather hold their bulky camera, than hold hands with you.
2. On a romantic date, you’ll watch the sun go down and think “Wow this is gorgeous” and they’ll go “mirror lock, tripod, and stop down f/8 at 1/125.”
3. You’ll never be able to enjoy tv, movies, or magazines because they’ll point out all the visual flaws.
4. They like to sit in obscure coffee shop and voyeuristically watch people for great lengths of time.
5. If you’re taking a walk outside and you come across some “interesting light” they will make you sit/stand/pose in public so that they can take a photo.
6. You’ll never get to enjoy freshly cooked meals because they’ll spend 15 minutes taking 20 variations of the same dish with their iPhone.
7. They get angry when your friends go up to them and say “I am interested in photography, can you recommend a good camera for me?  Nothing professional I just want to take pretty pictures.”
8. You’ll wait longer for them to finish analyzing art in a museum than you’ll wait at the dmv
9. Same goes with old used bookstores.
10. When you think they’re giving you their undivided attention, they’re really wondering how they could fix you with a little Clone Tool and Patch Tool.
11. Or they are actually using you to not look so creepy as they people watch everything going on around you.
12. They rather drop $1,000+ on new glass than a purse for you.
13. You can’t take a photo with them without taking at least five more.
14. If you ask them if you look fat, they’ll say “don’t worry I can photoshop you later.”
15. They’ll never photoshop something simple for you if the content is not up to their “standards.”
16. That photo they randomly took of you yesterday?  Good luck getting them to send it to you.
17. They spend all their time on the computer (and not for porn.)
18. They can’t have a normal conversation without throwing acronyms and random numbers in.
19. They still use film cameras.
20. They spend a lot of time with people cooler than you i.e. models, actors, musicians, successful rich people.
21. They’ll be fussy over the position of a common household object, like a coffee cup.
22. They won’t return your calls or text messages, but you can bet they’re still posting pics on Instagram.
23. They like watching old films that you’ve never heard or will ever understand.
24. They like looking at weird things in general.
25. Instead of having penis-envy, they have camera-gear-envy.
26. If there’s a natural disaster in a far away land, they’re already on a plane going over there.
27. Everything is watermarked.
28. They think everyone else’s photos suck.
29. They want to color correct a lot of scenes from Twilight and Jersey Shore.
30. They hate rainbows, especially ones spinning in a circle.
31. Whenever you’re in a group talking and the conversation goes deep, they’re taking notes in some form of Moleskine.
32. They use over priced Moleskine notebooks.
33. They like trespassing into old abandoned buildings filled with health hazards.
34. They always want to show a new photo they took, but don’t really care if you like it or not.
35. They hate your n00bie friend’s new artsy profile picture.
36. Bright, sunny days make them sad, but cloudy, overcast days are apparently great!
37. They’ll take you into places that have “culture” as well a high chance of getting mugged.
38. Your birthday present will be a portrait that they’ve taken of you.
39. You can’t go anywhere new without them stopping to take a photo of everything and anything.
40. They will always bug you to be a test subject.
41. Nothing can ever be naturally pretty, everything must be fixed in Photoshop.
42. Bringing their camera means, bringing 50lbs of equipment.
43. If you break any of their things on accident, you’ll owe them thousands of dollars.
44. You can’t get them a birthday/Christmas present without spending at least $500
45. They are natural hoarders, collecting and keeping piles of old newspapers, packaging, magazines, and other things that “inspire” them.
46. They are weird and geeky.
47. They have hard drives of photos, but probably have printed 10 images.
48. They are always secretly judging your creativity.
49. If you’re ever in auto mode, they laugh at you.
50. They orgasm every time they learn a new lighting technique.

The shihtzus, Bash and Cookie are sisters and are over a year old while Boot the ever energetic puppy is a 6 month old pug. Bash and Boot lives with Ben while Cookie lives with his girlfriend Cess. Cess is actually a sorority sister and was one of the first to message me after I posted an ad looking for canine models in the sorority’s facebook group.

We started the session with a long walk from the sunken garden to the amphitheater. Bash was a trooper and walked all the way. Boot is still learning how to walk and follow the pack while Cookie walked and then flopped down every now and then. Cookie girl certainly didn’t care for long walks and I had to carry her, much to her owner’s embarrassment. I told Cess that I didn’t mind, Cookie was very light unlike my dog Leroy who is too heavy to carry even when he was Cookie’s size.

Upon reaching the amphitheater the dogs had a blast zooming from point A to B with Bash showing Boot her ‘hairy’ moves. When shooting dogs it’s best to let them run around first to tire them out. Bash and Cookie got tired pretty quickly while Boot didn’t really stop till we were about to end the session.

I didn’t think I’d like pugs because of their small size but Boot definitely won me over. Isn’t he just the cutest? His face is not as wrinkly and his big tongue just cracks me up. It’s so big for his small body. His energy level is not something to be scoffed at though. Boot lives up to his breed’s name ‘Multo in Parvo’ or a lot of dog in a small space, I swear I got tired just watching him run around, inspecting this and that.

And then we have Cookie, the easy going gal who flopped on the ground most of time. Look at those eyes, isn’t she pretty? Let me warn you though that there is a rule when giving Cookie a treat: give it to her quick because this girl would huff and puff if you wait too long. ;)

Pet Photography by Tiara Mejos
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I wonder, do you remember?

‘coz I do.

I still do.