Badge The Farmer

An In Prompt To Shoot

2011-10-29T10:27:00.000-07:00

Suddenly, Ableton Live

2011-10-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

I missed one of my hobbies lately and that is mixing random house / electronic music.

Now, I kind of made a mix again (with the help of a long lost software). It's like meeting an old friend once again. Awesome feeling. So here is my mix and I hope you enjoy it.

October 30, 2011 (Midnight Mixture) by Badge The Farmer on Mixcloud

Today's Shoot

2011-10-21T01:35:00.000-07:00

This be my first serious shoot where it includes models, make-ups, eating, waiting, being more awesome than usual, being fancy, and lotsa more. It's almost midnight and to what I saw, the photos went out pretty well untouched. So here are the partial ones I got. (Everything will be added in the succeeding days)

First shot of Jenny who is a good friend of mine.

Jenny and her friend Bella side by side.

Minecraft

2011-10-19T18:27:00.000-07:00

Man.. I can't resist playing Minecraft for now.

Damn, I cant even make a descent review of it now!!

For now, I leave you a screen shot of Minecraft :)

This one was taken, erm, just before taking a leak.

This one was taken earlier as I was updating the copy of Minecraft I have.

Awesome.

A Bloated Night

2011-10-18T05:09:00.000-07:00

As the title suggests, I am writing while bloated from too much food.

Had ground pork and doughnuts and some kfc hot shots. I also had pork dumplings beforehand. Today is a hungry afternoon for me. I gotta do something about this perhaps exercise tomorrow morning? I wish.

I got a dozen of Indie pop/rock/punk albums including the likes of PNAU, Ladytron, Metric, Shitdisco and CSS just to name a few. I like this music because they are the underrated ones. I don't know why. Lack of exposure? Maybe. Or is it because theyre not that exposed here at my country. Maybe. Oh well, thanks to the shmaozing internets, I would not know about them if it was not for you. :D Mehehe.

Currently playing PNAU. I just knew they are also the Empire of The Sun from Australia. Awesome. I like their sound that is similar to 80's synth pop. I really dig the synth. Brings me back to a state. Nostalgic. I will review the other albums I got when i have the time.

For the meanwhile I leave you a cool photo of PNAU with a Unicorn.

MEH

2011-10-16T18:41:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

Looking for signal

2011-10-16T17:31:00.001-07:00

Looking for signal, originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

Texting

2011-10-16T17:30:00.003-07:00

Texting, originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

Untitled

2011-10-16T17:30:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

My Cat. Just chillin'.

2011-10-16T04:47:00.001-07:00

My Cat. Just chillin'., originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

Episode 2 (October 15 2011 Morning Mix)

2011-10-14T19:54:00.001-07:00

This be my October 15 2011 Morning Mix.

I forgot what I played but it's pretty neat.

ENJOY!

October 10 2011 Morning Mix by Badgethefarmer on Mixcloud

Episode 1 (October 14 2011)

2011-10-14T08:59:00.000-07:00

And tonight's mix is brought to you by my hungry stomach and the letter "B".

10.14.2011 by badgethefarmer

I finally figured out how to record internal audio from my latop via audacity. One app helped. Soundflower. I can now record my mixes effortlessly. So awesome! :D

UDATE: Get it via the Torrents!

I Forgot About My Soundcloud Account

2011-10-14T06:43:00.000-07:00

Enjoy my mix from last year. Done when I was bored.

032610 by badgethefarmer

Lenses Review

2011-10-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I wrote about lenses. Last lens review I made was on the 50mm 1.8 from canon. Now, I'm playing with an 85mm 1.8 and a 70-200 f4 L (non-IS) on top of the 50mm prime.

The 85mm
I find this lens good for portraits. Good for fashion shoots (indoor and outdoor). On a crop body, you'd have to move a bit farther to get a whole body portrait and I find it best for shoulder length portraits. AWESOME use for that. Sharpness? All corners, crispy sharp at all openings! SHMAOZING SHARP. I used this once for street shooting and it is good. It is quite stealthy because it is just as big as the kit lens and it does not attract a lot of attention though compared to the 50mm, it is still heavier thus the lugging of a heavier gear is somewhat an issue after hours of walking around.

The 70-200 f4 L (non-IS)
This lens, I first used in SIngapore for two weeks. Mainly used it for street and yeah it was kawabongously useful because of its reach!! :D I mean, I dont need to go near my subject. In a crowded area, you get noticed a lot because the lens is white, and it's a bit long and not to mention, heavy for walking around. But then again, it's sooo appropriate for candid shots of strangers walking around (if that's your kind of thing). One of the downsides of this is the f4, though given the high ISO of the newer wave of cameras these days, bumping your iso as high as 3200 - 6400 will do the trick at low light environments. Once, I tried this lens with a flash and it turned out pretty crisp as well. Image Quality of photos from this lens is quite superb. Given its quality optics, it's also sharp at all corners given that you're not shooting while in a car or something. I had an experience with this lens in a zoo and oh yeah this lens is oh no sweat at all! HAH.

So yeah.. I realized it has been a while now. I really have to update this blog every now and then. I missed this, honestly.

Oh well :)

Morning Post Without Coffee

2011-10-13T18:28:00.000-07:00

Argh.

Woke up groggy this morning because of my Valerian + Melatonin combo. I liked it though.

Yesterday was the launch of youtube Philippines. Happy times. My understanding is that now, there would be Filipino Youtubers that would be a Youtube Partner and get paid for making videos that gets a gazinngas of hits per day just the like of sxephil and nigahiga (you know those users). :)

ANYWAY

Last night I was looking for a high but good thing there was a buzz from the herb pills I took. No hassle at all. Introspective buzz was experienced.

OH WELL.

Write again later! :)

Thou Shalt No Take Le Photo

2011-09-30T18:50:00.001-07:00

IMG_4437, originally uploaded by badge the farmer.

Whats been up today

2011-07-22T05:35:00.000-07:00

Had a groundcheck and my cat was there.

Had a little session with my camera. Just messed around a little bit.

Last night's outcome of this not doing anything moment I had.

More from the shoot.. I was pretty inspired in shooting today. Well, shooting myself.

My Nightly Friend

2011-07-21T18:21:00.001-07:00

This has been a companion before I go to bed this past few weeks.
Meh.

Test Shots from my new mini toy camera (ST30)

2011-07-21T18:08:00.000-07:00

So far I'm enjoying every bit of the camera :D

Untitled

2011-04-17T19:19:00.001-07:00

Untitled

2011-04-17T18:50:00.001-07:00

Test

2011-04-17T18:48:00.001-07:00

Taken via Vignette Demo

2011-04-17T18:38:00.001-07:00

Gate

2011-04-15T21:46:00.001-07:00

Lunch Break

2011-04-15T21:40:00.001-07:00