Fashion shoot

A couple of weeks ago, EJ Litiatco and I joined forces to set up a fashion photo shoot. EJ came up with the idea last year on one of my pre-wedding appointments with her but we both became too busy (me with the wedding, she with the coming of her baby, and both of us with work) that we could only come up with a common schedule this month. We started the shoot early on a Sunday morning and ended at around 6PM. It was an exhausting activity but we all had fun. And we got GREAT shots out of it! I am actually still working on the photos (we took A LOT of photos) but the models haven't seen their shots and they're becoming curious so I'm posting a sneak preview.:)

Hair, Makeup and Styling by EJ LITIATCO.
Gowns by GINA DALU.
Venue: Celebrity Sports Club.

Here are the lovely girls who posed for me that day (in alphabetical order):

Mara is EJ's equally beautiful younger sister. Aside from doing modeling stints every now and then, she is EJ's assistant make-up artist (she did Pete's make-up for our wedding) and personal make-up model.:)

Mary is one of EJ's friends who does modeling on the side.

Mikah is one of EJ's regular models. She's the youngest among the five girls, but probably has more experience as a fashion model than any of the others. :)
Niña is my sister-in-law. I asked her to join us for the shoot only the night before. It was her first time to do a fashion shoot (not counting the times when I made her pose for me when I was still studying photography and trying to do some experiments. Hehehe.) but I think she did pretty well.;)
Virgie is another one of EJ's lovely friends.
All the pretty girls in one frame.
Oh, yeah. EJ's cool younger brother Dondi was also there to help out and to have some photos taken as well. Here's my favorite shot of him.:)

Big big thanks to the models, to Ms. Gina Dalu, and of course to Ms. EJ Litiatco!

Special thanks to my sister Pie and of course to Pete for the BIG help during the shoot.:)

Toffee: baptism

December 9, 2007
Shrine of Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Sis Seafood & Resto

Nice contacted me for Toffee's at least two months before the event but we kept postponing our meeting due to our conflicting schedules. After a few tries we were finally able find a common time to meet. However, when I was already on my way to our meeting place, I got stuck in the most terrible traffic I have had to experience in the entire year. I finally decided to cancel when it was clear I wouldn't be able to make it even if she waited for me an hour longer. Fortunately, Nice lives up to her name and she was very gracious about it. We were finally able to meet a couple of weeks since that unfortunate incident, and she turned out even Nicer in person.:)

The first thing I noticed about Toffee was how he smiles a lot. He was all smiles even during our first meeting so I knew I wouldn't have a hard time taking pictures of him. I was right. I also loved photographing the entire family, and I was amused to learn that Nice's dad was once a photographer himself. I would have loved to chat with him more but of course I was there to work.:)









More pictures HERE!

Joshua: 1st Birthday

December 2, 2007
Cityland Tower II

Joshua's party was my first event for the busy month of December. It was a lot of fun working with the whole family, especially Joshua's mom Sheryl. They chose a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme for the party and I enjoyed all the cute details, from the cake to the red plaid table cloths for the kiddie tables.


First off, a fun family portrait before the start of the program.


Here's a cute photo of Joshua getting a poodle-shaped balloon from the party host.





HERE are more photos from the party.