It's not easy to forget this shoot with John and Heidi. It was the tailend of such a hectic week for everyone. It's just the day after their wedding (which Mimi and Karl wonderfully covered) and it was my 7th shoot in 11 days which included a stint in Singapore. Orginally it was planned to be shot in Hacienda Isabella in Tagaytay, then to everyone's relief and luck, we shot in Thunderbird Resort in Rizal instead - thanks to Ernest for the wonderful idea. Not only did we save 4 hours of travel time, we were also treated such awesome sceneries - both nature at its full blossom and nature at its destruction. hahaha! In the end, it was the combination of the super lively and nice personality of the couple that made shooting a lot more fun and easy. =) Together with Steve and Madella of the make-up studio (and Ernest of course) we had the honor of trashing the gorgeous gown made by Veluz Reyes =) Enjoy the photos! See you guys in Chicago =) here are some behind-the-scenes photos =)

If you haven't grabbed a copy of the latest issue of the Metro Weddings, then you're missing in on a lot. The issue is packed with a lot of features and information that will inspire you in planning the ideal wedding. AND not only that, Metrophoto actually contributed a good part in it by shooting one of the fashion editorials particularly the Country Charm wedding theme. =) Here are some of the pages from Metro Weddings July 2009 Issue. =) Like the previous 2 issues, the new-look cover is as beautiful. Cover photo is courtesy of Sara Black. And here is me! hahaha. I could have done a better job of submitting a more stylish photo but this should do for now =) Metrophoto is described as one of the most sought-after destination wedding photographer in the Philippines. hmmm-mmm! =) Also got a couple of nice features of our photos in Macau and Boracay in Amanda Tirol's article on Planning the Perfect Destination Wedding. Some of the spreads from the Country Charm editorial that we shot =) Here are the photos in full resolution. Thanks for visiting =)

It was very chilly in Crissy FIeld Beach in San Francisco when we had our engagement session with Earl and Leah last month. But there's nothing better to fend off those strong gusts than a really hot couple looking every bit like rockstars. =) No amount of winds or darting looks from fishermen could ever put them off. =) hahaha In fact they made the streets of Downtown San Francisco look sexier than it really was, from Little Italy to Chinatown, everything was effortless execution. Go on... see for yourself =) Test shot! =) Thanks to my lovely wife for coming with me in this shoot and also for taking the nice action shots of me below =)

Keene is turning one real soon, and from how he was during this shoot, you'd think that he's more mature and patient than some of my subjects that are so much adults. hahaha =) Thanks to Ela and Leh for allowing us to capture their family's moments and for Beng and Ann for helping out with the make-up and styling =) it was such a great time despite the unending downpour that day =) enjoy the photos =)

This is part two of our feature on Johnwin and Rachelle's wedding in Bohol. Remember that pleasurgasmic experience we had? Well, this is one of the reasons it was like that. Since we had to fly back first thing the next day after the wedding, and their super awesome e-session already finished, we decided to have a prepostnup instead. Yes, an aftershoot/trash the dress done before the wedding day. =) If of course meant that I had to be careful with Rachelle's lovely gown because she still has to wear it AND there was no cleaning services for such in Amorita. We went a couple of days early to have this shoot exactly on Rachelle's birthday so we had to make it extra special and nice for her. hahaha. We shot in Baclayon, Loboc, and Bilar - all under the glory of the Bohol monsoon. hahaha =) It was truly a great experience and we owe all of it to this supertrooper couple. Enjoy the photos. =) bigfoot? he's real. hahaha