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Photo AlbumOct 5, '08 1:32 PM
for everyone
Collecticon 2008 just came to a close, and here are the entries we submitted for the 'My Toys' Photography contest. Each of us were allowed 5 edited and 5 unedited entries. We included our past entries in ToyCon as well as a bunch of new ones. Eventually, my brother Bleau and I were able to submit 17 entries for this event! That goes to show how much we love the fusion of our two hobbies... photography and toys!

We feel so blessed that our photo entry entitled 'Send in the Clown' featuring the 1:6 Scale Hot Toys Dark Knight Joker won the contest and we bagged a Dynamic Forces Coronation of Starscream limited edition bust (No. 060 of 600 to be exact) with a certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor, Mark Wong. Incidentally, the crown on Starscream's suits us nicely as we're treating this statue as our trophy for winning this memorable event. =)

But more than winning, what we were glad to see was the delight and astonishment of the people viewing our artworks at the contest gallery.  It's just so flattering to see  fellow toy and photography afficionados gathering and appreciating our photos. All the effort and hard work in preparing for our shots are rewarded everytime we see people pulling out their digicams and mobile phones to take photos of our entries and even posing alongside them.  Met a couple of new friends at the gallery and the compliments we received are so overwhelming.  Thank you so much for appreciating our art.

Special thanks to the event organizers Hobbiworx and PinoyToyKollectors, especially to Dan Castro who was so accomodating with our requests. Kudos to our prize sponsor, Mr. Ren Cayetano of Maxicollectors! The Starscream Bust is so awesome!

Furthermore, we'd also like to thank Edsel Adoremos for helping us in our set-ups and our family and friends who have supported our efforts all the way. 


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Send in The Clown
  
Send in the Clown 2.0
  
Riddle Me This
  
Year One
 1 Comment 
Why So Serious
 3 Comments 
Gotham Knight
  
The Dark Knight
  
The Joke's On You
 8 Comments 
War on Terror
  
Tony Stark Has a Heart
 2 Comments 
Fa Yuen Fantasy
 5 Comments 
La Pocco Fantasía
  
The Last Stand
  
X-Men Divided
  
The X-Men or Ex-Men?
 4 Comments 
The Empire Strikes Back
 2 Comments 
More Than Meets The Eye
 2 Comments 
Valor Under Fire
 10 Comments 


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transformers17 wrote on Oct 5, '08
WICKED PHOTOS!!! I AM SO ASTOUNDED! GOOD JOB ON ALL PHOTOS! THEY'RE ALL WINNERS! =)
joniver wrote on Oct 5, '08
:)
yayubii wrote on Oct 5, '08
amazing job!! galing galing.. love the details pati sa socks.. hehee
popazrael wrote on Oct 5, '08
hey!

congrats!!!
lexclusive wrote on Oct 5, '08
whoa! congrats man!
acer3ya1 wrote on Oct 5, '08
yay!! missed this one.
ey guys, mind if you'll post the scheds of your activities on your calendar?
so people like me will get the chance to see events like this :)
ibleedink wrote on Oct 5, '08
wow! galing tlga! congrats ulit!!!! ;)
bi0mik wrote on Oct 5, '08
"Ultra Robot in Destructo City" how bout that? :P
bi0mik wrote on Oct 5, '08
congrats!
vsa3121 wrote on Oct 5, '08
HAPPY, HAPPY. YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB GUYS, CARRY ON!
takawtina wrote on Oct 5, '08
NOW I KNOW WHY YOU WON. =) CONGRATS!
ihatekimchi wrote on Oct 6, '08
congrats again on winning.
migd wrote on Oct 6, '08
lupit nito ryder!
migd wrote on Oct 6, '08
cerebro shagging... that's not right
migd wrote on Oct 6, '08
"die hardest"

or

"rocky XXIV" - wherein rocky's brain is preserved in 70's anime robot. :D
wickedintuition wrote on Oct 6, '08
nice!
gaktikol wrote on Oct 6, '08
great shot & perfect background :)
gaktikol wrote on Oct 6, '08
Book 'em to the Victoria Court Motel X-Men room...
or mukhang nandun na sila..
gaktikol wrote on Oct 6, '08
impending faceplant?
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punkikay wrote on Oct 6, '08
waaahh i love this! although this photo looks simple compared to the others, it just automatically reminds me of the whole "you complete me" jail scene.
punkikay wrote on Oct 6, '08
wow! really love the set! congratulations! you did it again ryder! most deserving. i didn't even get to join nor attend the event.
chicoboy9 wrote on Oct 6, '08
I like this alot!!!
wiexclusiv wrote on Oct 6, '08
Ayos pare, galing!!!
isoebelle wrote on Oct 6, '08
Ang galing naman!!!
kamotejoh wrote on Oct 6, '08
love this photo...
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey man thanks! just sharing the fandom!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey jb! thanks so much! my bro actually shot this and did a great job capturing the scene. i helped out with the post-enhancements...^_^
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
az! salamat! glad we met at the event and even taking a video. haha. hey, lagay naman kayo toy photog sa december toycon! we've still got a lot of juice left! hahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
thanks lex! sali ka naman next time! sayang SLR at toys mo! hahaha. share the love man!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey acer! i actually did post it in my events calendar. hahaha. hmmm... there's a cosplay mania event this week at sm megamall. there might be toys there. but obviously, it's more of a cosplay showcase. should be fun though!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
GO RAIZEL GO!!!! salamat, salamat. award na rin yan for a dentsuINDIO creative's work. nyahahahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08, edited on Oct 6, '08
bi0mik said
"Ultra Robot in Destructo City" how bout that? :P
bwahahaha, ang haba! oh, and thanks!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
thanks for putting up with our long hours and feeding us while we were working on this! hahahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey nadine! salamat sobra! now you know the extent of my geekiness. nyahahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
@ jay: hey thanks!
@ migs: salamat men! turuan mo naman ako mag-tilt shift ng photo! ganda nun for mechas siguro!
acer3ya1 wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey acer! i actually did post it in my events calendar. hahaha. hmmm... there's a cosplay mania event this week at sm megamall. there might be toys there. but obviously, it's more of a cosplay showcase. should be fun though!
damn!! how the hell did i miss it??
cosplay?? for how long? man, gonna go out of town this weekend..sheeesshh :P
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
bwahahaha! well we felt we should submit a humorous entry just to break the monotony! and yup, logan and scott in victoria court is DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT. hahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
wow action packed ah. the last one. damn that's contrived! grabe naman imagination mo! hahahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
@ chet: thanks!
@ ivan, ernest, joh: whew, glad guys dig this one! it's my favorite of the ones i shot,. it was definitely worth looking like a crazy mofo in mongkok. hahahaha. rinoa is also one of my fave final fantasy gals. i'm dying to get my hands on an advent children tifa, final fantasy xii ashe, or ffx-2 yuna and rikku.
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
nyahahaha, nakuha lang yang background image sa google! mahal kung irent namin ung room just to shoot 'em. hahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
just maybe. prime pwns all!
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ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08, edited on Oct 6, '08
PUNKY! thanks for the constructive criticism! we basically just tried to replicate this shot of heath:

only in 1:6 scale format! we decided that the clapping scene was more sinister though, so we went with that.

thanks so much for the kind words. well, there's always next time! kaw nga dyan ang magaling na photographer no! we're just learning the ropes, kaka-SLR lang namin a couple months ago. super jurassic mga lights and lense namin! but we're reading mags and tutorials and stuff trying to hone the craft. next time sali ka ah!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
JOWY PARE! thanks for the love man. pag laki ni Yvan yang ung mga toys na papabili niya sa'yo! hahaha
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
hey pot! thanks sobra! actually, pag sawa na kami sa kakashoot ng lifeless models, kaw naman mag-model for us para maka-practice naman kami sa mga... um... buhay. hahahaha
shad0w0lf wrote on Oct 6, '08
shouldn't this be a return of the jedi scene? if it were the empire strikes back scene it would be in cloud city. hehe sorry random comment
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08, edited on Oct 6, '08
hahaha, well sometimes these things just escape us in the daily grind i guess! what are you into ba? collecting? or maybe photographing these events? anyway, too bad you might miss out this next event, but here's the link to the details anyway: Cosplaymania happens this sunday! and no i WON'T be contending there. ibang league yun! hanga ako sa mga cosplayers, sobra!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08, edited on Oct 6, '08
haha, actually we wanted to name it 'Return of the Jedi' as well! but our actual pegs from empire in the fight scene had that orange lighted stage thing as well as the long intertwining poles as seen here:

oh, and luke is wearing his 'empire' duds too! if only we had his 'return' attire we could've made it a full on 'return of the jedi' stand-off. just a little artistic license i guess. thanks for the comment!
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
joniver! kelan gigs mo? you still play at OT bar?
acer3ya1 wrote on Oct 6, '08
hahaha, well sometimes these things just escape us in the daily grind i guess! what are you into ba? collecting? or maybe photographing these events? anyway, too bad you might miss out this next event, but here's the link to the details anyway: Cosplaymania happens this sunday! and no i WON'T be contending there. ibang league yun! hanga ako sa mga cosplayers, sobra!
photographing events... :P
(translation: taking pictures of those sexy female cosplayers)

tnx for the link!! \m/
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
bwahaha, don't we all? no prob man...^_^
wiexclusiv wrote on Oct 6, '08
JOWY PARE! thanks for the love man. pag laki ni Yvan yang ung mga toys na papabili niya sa'yo! hahaha
Bigay mo nalng kaya kay iban yan pare, hehe
musikero777 wrote on Oct 6, '08
Votes V on the move... hahahah.

where did you get all this toys? I always want to collect but cant afford. :(
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 6, '08
haha from our hard earned cash! it's been me and my brother's hobby for years. it's only now we get to actually share it in some way through photography and art. the great thing about toys is not all are expensive! you can get some good deals if you know where to look. what are you into ba? superheroes? anime? vinyls? robots?
punkikay wrote on Oct 7, '08
hey magkakilala kayo ni nades! wala lang! haha! ;p
punkikay wrote on Oct 7, '08
hay nako! meron bang magaling na photographer na walang pictures? i miss joining contests na nga eh. huhu! puro work na lang kasi. i really i'd have more time soon. i have work din kasi during saturdays. kaya wala talagang oras to hone craft just like you guys
bleau72 wrote on Oct 7, '08
hey soleil! would love to see you join in the next contest. hope you find free time to do it. =)
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 7, '08
haha small world, small school, small industry. nakakatawa nga nakekelala ko mga lower batches halos through online lang. ngayon, partner ko sa dentsuINDIO si peepo! tapos AE namin si adi. kelala mo sila diba?
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 7, '08, edited on Oct 7, '08
soleil! nyahahahaha! ako rin hirap! grabe, we shot and edited these while i had overtimes and pitches kaya! minsan nga di ko lam paano ko nakakayanan the next day. i was even super late one of those days and napagalitan ako ni bossing! but ganun talaga, when you love something you gotta learn how to balance these things. pour your passion into something worthwhile and it will turn out well in the end...^_^
musikero777 wrote on Oct 8, '08
I'm more into old school pare, especially that voltes V toy is my favorite... I saw one in iloilo and it cost 10K, paksyet! they also have mezinger z. hangang tingin lang ako. :(
puloy01 wrote on Oct 8, '08
hmmm...gt tower?
puloy01 wrote on Oct 8, '08
hmm... gt tower?
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 8, '08
yup! batman invades manila! hahaha. shot at oriental garden sa may pasong tamo.
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 8, '08
ah classics. retro. NOSTALGIA! now those are expensive. may charm talaga ang old toys. nako, ako rin, minsan tingin pa lang busog na. hahaha. pero pag bitin talaga, gotta fork up the dough! weird nga ako eh. i love the 'pursuit' of toys. but when i actually buy them, parang tinatamad ako siyang buksan kasi pag nawala sa box, parang wala nang 'mystique'. i do open them, kasi what's the point diba, pero ewan ko ba... di ko ma-explain... i guess the fun is in the hunt...^_^
rjgalang wrote on Oct 16, '08
How about:

"I think I just shat in my Frigate!"
ryderaquino wrote on Oct 19, '08
haha panalo yun ah!
doyzkie wrote on Oct 28, '08
WAAAAAH! Galing! Great shots bro!
cerbojam wrote on Nov 2, '08
Could have said more. You and Bleau are much appreciated. My hats off to you both. ^_^
ryderaquino wrote on Nov 2, '08
@ doyskie: thanks man! you're pretty good there yourself!

@ mark: thanks mark! just spreading the love. we'll definitely use a transformer again and maybe even a stikfa for our next shoots. we hauled a lot of great toys from hk and some new ones we're dying to shoot (Hot Toys Dark Knight, SoC Daimos, TF Animated, Batman & Batpod, among others...)
mnvbalaoing wrote on Dec 16, '08
NICE!!!
mnvbalaoing wrote on Dec 16, '08
Now i get what you mean with Toy photography. Ang galing. :)
mnvbalaoing wrote on Dec 16, '08
pero ang ganda!
ryderaquino wrote on Dec 16, '08
haha thanks nic! geeky shit...^_^
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