I also enjoy studio photography. I like the challenge of creating and shaping light in a confined space such as a studio. Some photographers find it limiting with just working with a background and studio lights but I find it refreshing to go out of my comfort zone to really plan and think about how I light a model/subject.

As part of promoting Purpose Driven Photographer, we tied-up with Mellow 94.7 FM. Shayla, one of our Imagine Nation apprentice, also happens to be a DJ at 94.7 and she introduced us to Chloe, one of their heads. They were coming up with a new website and they needed new pictures of their DJ’s, so here’s the shoot I did. Thanks to Dianne Capili and Lai De Guzman for assisting me.

Click on this link to see more – Mellow 94.7 FM DJ’s

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Here’s something different. We are known for shooting weddings but as part of Imagine Nation’s vision to build lasting relationships with the couple’s we shoot that go beyond wedding day. We have come up with our Life Program, which, is about capturing important milestones in a couple’s married life. From pregnancy, baptism, birthdays and family portraits. We want to be there to creatively document through our cameras these important events.

We have teamed up with Cradle magazine, a new parenting magazine, to shoot their summer issue. I’ve been blessed to shoot the cover, main feature article and fashion pages for this issue. Also Hyds, Arlene and Noel shot for the other articles. Here are the shots we did for this issue.

My cover shot

Imagine Nation’s Life Program

The Contibutors…Also special mention to my good friend, Michelle De Guzman, who did all the illustrations for this issue, great work!

Here’s the main feature story I shot. Thanks to Shayla Hembrador-Sanchez and Paul Vargas for assisting me.

Also, I shot the kids fashion magazine. Thanks to Lianne Bacorro and Dennis Yu for assisting.

Then I shot the maternity fashion page too.

I you want to know more about our Life Program, just send me an email.

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This one has got to be one of the most memorable weddings I’ve shot so far this year. A great story of how God has helped this couple overcome a great challenge. Congratulations Artie and Lia! More to follow…

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I’ll be travelling to the U.S. this coming October to shoot a wedding and some engagement and family portrait sessions. I still have open slots available, send me an email for my remaining shoot scheds.

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Save the Date! Nes and Trina are getting hitched this coming July 4. They are our friends from our Singles for Christ (SFC) Community. Jasondeg and I sat down with them a few weeks ago to discuss their engagement and we came up to create something simple yet different. I’ll leave you wedding guests hangin’ and you just have to wait till their wedding reception in order to see what i mean…One cool thing about this is that almost all the major suppliers belong to our SFC community. Trina’s make-up was done by Mela Jimenez. Their wedding coordinators are Junie Romero (my lovely girlfriend btw) and Len Ocampo of Amaris events. Special thanks to Raphy Concepcion for coming along to help us out.

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I’m about to leave for Singapore today to teach for our Purpose Driven Photographer. I’ll be teaching about Studio Lighting and Posing, two of my favorite topics. I’ll be back by Tuesday next week. There’s lots of exciting things lined-up for me to do there and I’ll be sure to share them when I get back. If you need to contact me, just shoot me an email.

Oh and by the way. We have a lot of events happening this weekend. First, we’re starting our 5th batch of Purpose Driven Photographer here in Manila this Saturday, and we have a total of 24 students, that’s a lot! Second, visit us at Eastwood City in Libis as we launch our LIFE Photography Program at Cradle Magazine’s Mommy and Baby Fair this May 8 and 9 (Saturday and Sunday). Visit our booth and check-out LIFE.  Also, Cradle’s Summer issue just came out and this is my first magazine cover! Third, we’re having our Before I do Worskhop this Sunday for engaged couples.

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This was my second album cover project with Michelle De Guzman, a good friend and layout artist extraordinaire. When Mitch first mentioned them to me, I really had no idea who they were or the kind of music they played. But during shooting day, I got to hear some songs from their album and I was really impressed. Their music, based on my  opinion, is a mix of alternative, house and R&B…tunes that you can dance to or just chill-out. I shot this a few months ago and when I was with Mitch yesterday, I just casually asked her if the album was already out,  but she did not have any news about it. Just today she sent me a text that Kiss Jane’s album is already out and she sent these to me. Great work Mitch! Support our local bands and listen to Kiss Jane.

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Purpose Driven Photographer Singapore is our first international workshop. Thanks to Carlo Palma, former Imagine Nation Groom who is based in Singapore, for making this possible. We’ve already started the first session last April 17 with our mentor, John Mateos Ong,  teaching Basic Photography Principles. I’ll be teaching Studio Lighting and Posing for Portraits on May 8 and I’ll be in Singapore from May 7-11 . Also, I’ll be available to shoot prenups/engaments, portraits or anything you can imagine…Just shoot me an email.

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Summer is here and I’ll be heading to Bora for the long weekend with Junie, my girlfriend, and our SFC friends. Looking forward to spend quality time, do some Landscape Photography and recharge for the work lies ahead. I’ll be back in Manila by Monday night next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Here’s my couple, Jerome and Dotty Cu, who I submitted and got featured on Martha Stewart Weddings’ recent March issue. They can be found on page 67 under the Photo 101 : Picture Perfect article.  Martha Stewart asked our studio if we wanted to submit pictures of real couples for this article a few months ago and submitted this picture below…I completely forgot about it. I did not even know that Martha used this picture but thanks to Dotty for the heads-up and congratulations! There’s just one problem, the magazine made an error and gave credit to another studio for my picture, we already brought it to their attention and hopefully they’ll be able to make the proper photo credit on the next issue.

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