Ice: Maternity portrait session

Ice and Bryan were my orgmates in college. I also shot their wedding over 4 years ago and did Ice's maternity portraits when she was pregnant with their first child. Late last year, I had the pleasure of photographing their family again, this time just before they welcomed their newest member. Baby Brei was christened just last weekend. Unfortunately, Pete and I weren't able to attend. But in honor of his becoming a new member of the Christian World, I am posting their portrait session today.

We originally scheduled the session about a week earlier in Nuvali. However, just a few days before we were supposed to do the shoot, Ice was put on bed rest by her doctor. Fortunately, she was able to recover fast and we were able to reschedule the shoot before she gave birth. We had to do the shoot at UP Diliman instead though because I had an event to shoot in Q.C. later that day.

The weather on the day of our shoot was generally overcast with some drizzle every now and then, so we didn't get to do any of the sunny photos that I always love.  However, UP Campus has a lot of nice spots to shoot in that we were still able to get great shots.

Here are some of my favorites from the session...

A couple of warm-up shots with the pretty mommy.

This was one of my favorite shots from the session.  Big sister Jem is so photogenic!


She wasn't in the mood to pose for me during the beginning of the session, but we got her to smile for this shot.


LOVE this!

As I said, it drizzled a couple of times during our shoot, so we had to take cover.  We found this little spot on the side of the UP Theater. The light there was awesome!


Ice sent me some photos that she got from the Internet that she wanted to "copy". Most of them were studio shots, but I told her we could try to do some of them and see if they work. I did like how these next two shots turned out.


Open shade could be a photographer's best friend.:)


BREI.


JEM.

One of my favorite shots of Ice.





Jem wasn't in the mood to pose anymore.





But when she was left alone with me for a few minutes, she asked me to take her picture and gamely posed for the camera. :)

She asked me to take her photo in this particular spot. :)


Last few shots.





Of course, I had to take shots of the handsome dad as well.;)

Eunice Sophia: 1st birthday party

February 20, 2011
Royal Palm Residences Clubhouse

About a week after we did Sophie's portrait session, it was time for the big celebration.  The party venue was right across the street from the birthday family's home so it was very convenient going back and forth to take shots of the family and to take pictures of the details at the venue.  I was already getting a bit heavy at this point being 5 months pregnant, so I asked my sister Pie to shoot the event with me. Yes, she's getting quite good, and I'm glad she had my back that day.

As always, Mommy Sieggy and Daddy Russel were so nice to us. Sieggy even kept checking up on me, telling me to take it easy and to rest. I told her her that if I rested every time she told me to, I wouldn't be able to shoot any photos of the party at all! Hehehe.

It was the first time for me to shoot a Dibo-themed party.  I was quite excited because my nephew Liam loves Dibo!:) Below are just some of my favorite shots from that day...



This beautiful dress from Baby Fashionistas was just one of Sophie's outfits for the party.  And look at thoes cute shoes from Baby Gap!


I went to the family's lovely home to take some portraits while Pie continued taking pictures of the details. Here are a couple of shots of pretty Sophie.

A few shots of the beautiful family.:)

Venue decorations were by Kidstar Kastles. Look at all those colors!





I LOVE this colorful entrance decor!


The cake and cupcakes looked delicious!





Some of the moms during one of the games.

Chayno was host and magician.  He was a big hit with the guests!


Blowing Sophie's first birthday candle.


We took some more shots after most of the guests had left.


I asked if I could take some shots of Sophie with her cute Dibo stuff toy at the same spot where we took her portrait shots a week  before.

Love her smile!:)





Venue decor: Kidstar Kastles
Cake and cupcakes: Les Sucreries Cakes and Pastries
Caterer: Verleo
Host/magician: Chayno
Side entertainment: The Golden Show
Dress: Baby Fashionistas
Shoes: Baby Gap

Sophie: Mini portrait session

Here's Sophie's portrait session taken about a week before her 1st birthday party last year. Pete was with me when I shot this, and we had a great time chatting with Mommy Sieggy and Daddy Russel after the shoot. I was about 5 months pregnant then, so they shared their own stories of having Sophie. I'm not sure if I left their home more excited or scared about giving birth though. Hehehe.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite shots of Sophie, Russel, and Sieggy.

Some nice warm-up shots.


Sophie looks so pretty here, doesn't she?


The family lives in a beautiful little community that makes you feel like you're in a resort. There were a lot of great spots to shoot in.

Gorgeous family!

A well-manicured lawn and pretty afternoon light always make great photos!:)


A nice smile helps a lot too!;)

My favorite shot of the family.:)





Love this, too!


After a short break for snacks and some nice conversation, we headed outside once more with some of Sophie's favorite toys to take a few more shots before calling it a day.

Sophie showing me some of her toys.:)