Veronica Mei

Mel was the VERY FIRST to email me regarding the free maternity shoots. Unfortunately, at that time, she was already due to give birth any minute and we couldn't find a common schedule. A couple of weeks ago, Mel texted me again to tell me that she had already given birth to a lovely baby girl and she was now asking for my rates for a baptism photo coverage.

Veronica Mei or Vera for short, was christened last Saturday, October 21 at the Sanctuario de San Antonio. Below are some of the photos from that event.






Welcome to the Christian world, Vera! And congratulations to Jon and Mel!

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Kitkat

Kitkat's was the second maternity session I did last weekend. It was very different from Meng's session. We did the shoot at Kitkat's parents' house in Paranaque. Even when we were first setting up our schedule, Kitkat already knew she wanted to do the shoot in a house because she wanted to be comfortable doing the outfit changes. She even offered to travel all the way to my house here in Q.C.

Kitkat and Bryan were two of the nicest strangers we have ever met. We felt right at home with them, and the photoshoot went very well, despite the fact that we had to experiment with the lighting for a bit.

Here are some of the photos from that session.

My favorite part of the house? This blue wall.:D These are two of my favorite shots of Kitkat.


Pete was just telling me how cool it would be to get a picture of a mom-to-be standing over an empty crib...And what do you know? Kitkat and Bryan just bought their baby a wooden crib which I loved.

Mommy Kitkat.

Family portrait.

Meng

I shot Meng's maternity portraits at the playground of Market! Market! in Fort Bonifacio last weekend. This session was a bit different from all the other portrait sessions that I've done so far because of the venue. Being in a very public place, it was a challenge to do the shoot without calling too much attention to ourselves. We also had to find spots where we could shoot without kids running us over. The shoot was very casual but I think we managed to capture really great photographs. I loved playing around with the colors and all the other elements in the playground, including the kids (and the moms).

Oh, by the way, Meng is a writer, which I think is a very cool job.

Below are some of the photos we took.



I love these next two shots of Meng because they show her playful side. I also love the color details in the photos.


It's a baby boy in there...


Unfortunately, Meng's husband wasn't able to join us during the shoot as he was out on a business trip. Good thing this little guy came along.