July kiddie events 1

July was a very busy month for me. I had five kiddie events in all, a prenup photo shoot and a couple of shoots for a magazine. Here are a couple of my kiddie parties that month.

Tristan
July 7, 2007

The luckiest date of the year found me at Tristan's 1st birthday party. It was held at Tristan's dad's family residence in Parañaque. The party started about an hour late because of the heavy downpour that almost ruined the nice garden setup that everyone had worked hard for since the previous evening. As soon as the party started though, everyone (especially the kids) started having so much fun that nobody seemed to mind the drizzle. It turned out to be a very lucky day for Tristan after all.:)

By the way, Tristan and his parents are actually based in New Zealand. Ann (Tristan's mom) and I worked out the details through email and only met for the first time at the party. The whole family seemed really nice. It's always great to work with great people.




Kids having fun.


Quick family portrait. Tristan wasn't in the mood for photos anymore.:D


More photos from Tristan's party HERE.

Sierra
July 8, 2007
Hardrock Cafe Makati

Erika and Peachy (Joaqui's mom) are very good friends that they got married only a couple of months apart (they had the same reception venue too, if I'm not mistaken), and had their first babies also a few months apart. Naturally, their babies celebrated their birthdays a few months apart and at the same venue!

Here are photos from Sierra's birthday party.


The party host/magician playing with fire.

I thought this shot was very familiar. I realized I had a very similar shot from Joaqui's party.




Click HERE for more photos from Sierra's party.

Luis Antonio's photoshoot

Those who have asked for my updated kiddie party or baptismal packages may have noticed that I offer a super-duper-over-to-the-max cheap pre-event pictorial to go along with any of the packages. My personal reasons for this are: 1. I want to build my kiddie portrait portfolio and 2. I want to be able to meet the baby and have him or her become familiar with me and the camera before the event itself. On the other hand, the parents can always use the photos for the invites (if the shoot is scheduled way before the event), banners, or standees.

The first one to avail of this offer was Nalyn for her son Luis. Nalyn booked me for Luis' dedication last July and 1st birthday this September so I told her I would do the pictorial for free. (Yes, I can be very generous to loyal clients.:D) We did the pictorial last June 24 at a playroom in Robinson's Galleria (Sorry, I can't remember the name). For the first 20 minutes or so, Luis was not in the mood. He was in a very unfamiliar place with a strange lady pointing a large black object in his face. So, I backed off and did a few shots from a few feet away (just to get him used to the sound of camera and the flash) while Nalyn tried to play with him. After a little while, I was already shooting only about two feet away and he already seemed comfortable. Before long, Luis was interacting with me and was smiling for the camera. Before the end of the session, he actually reached out for me to carry him. It was so cute!:)

Here are my favorite photos from the pictorial:

June events

PIA
June 16, 2007
Chateau Elysee Clubhouse

Pia is one energetic one-year-old. She never seemed to be able to stand still so it wasn't easy taking pictures of her. I thought she was so cute though and she kept wanting to look at her pictures on my camera. She also kept talking to me in her alien one-year-old language which I find very very cute and funny, so I still had fun photographing her.:)

One fleeting moment when Pia was sitting still in one spot.:D

One of my most favorite among my kiddie photos so far. This reminds me of those Kodak moment pictures.
Lovely cake. Love the colors!



P.S. Pia's mom is named SMILE. Yes, I love her name! After she booked me, I started telling everyone that I have a client named Smile. Hehehe. She's very nice, by the way--really lives up to her name.:)

HERE are more photos from Pia's party.

ASHA
June 23, 2007
Jollibee Ortigas-Roosevelt

Nympha is another overseas-based client (Dubai). She left the country when her little girl was less than two years old so she was determined to give Asha a nice party for her third birthday. Nympha and I corresponded through email and text until she came home a few days before the party. We met up at Megamall and I immediately found her to be very nice and sweet.

Asha is a pretty little girl. It was a bit of a challenge to do her portraits though as she wasn't in the mood to pose for pictures most of the time, which is very typical of kids her age, I think. (Pete's nephew is also three and he's usually not in the mood for anything. Hehehe.) We still managed to get very nice pictures of her in her beautiful dress though.:)

Lovely detail on Asha's dress.

Mommy Nympha and Asha. Both very pretty.:)

When Nympha and I were talking about where to do portraits at the house, she was worried that they didn't have a nice background. When I saw this old couch though, I knew it was going to be the perfect spot!

I was actually taking pictures of Asha having her face painted (background) when this shot came into frame.:D


Please click HERE for more pictures from Asha's party.