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Yesterday I posted the photos of Alex and Jam from our engagement session in Shanghai. We now move over to the next two parts of this China E-session series that are both shot in Beijing. 

The Chinese capital, although seemingly as modern as Shanghai, feels eerier and restrictive. I think it's because there are less people that I see on the streets and there are more of the guards wearing green suits with red bands. Of course, these could all be just be perceptions of mine from watching to many TV series and movies. hahaha. 

Put those aside, I did enjoy the time we spent in Beijing. We ate great food (peking duck in Peking! what else?!), we were able to see and shoot around the amazing Bird's Nest and The Water Cube - structures from the recently concluded Beijing Olympics, and was simply blown away by the magnificent great wall of China. 

Today I'm posting shots that we took in Tianamen Square as well as in the Olympic stadiums. =) Enjoy it while you can, tomorrow I'll post the last part of the series with photos from the Great Wall =)

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Brandon Patoc:

Just stumbled across your work... good stuff! Where are you located?

(01.16.10)
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The looong wait is over. Last week, Alex and Jam finally tied the knot in spectacular fashion. And that only means one thing - well, it can mean a ton of things but most importantly, that their e-session photos from China now have a go signal for posting =) yay! =) 

Why am I excited? it's hard not to be when I have to cut the entire duration of trip into three blog posts full of awesome photos from Beijing and Shanghai =) 

Let me start off with our set from Shanghai, China. Almost everything was perfect, the food, the weather, our hotel, the only thing that didn't cooperate? The Chinese government. hahaha. They closed-off the entire Bund for construction as they prepare for the expo this year. Boohoo! So what do we do? we take the ferry to still get that breathtaking view of the Shanghai skyline, definitely one of the world's best =) 

Watch out tomorrow for part two of our China e-session series =)

 

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Mandz:

Nice set Oly! ibang klase metrophoto talaga......let me be the first to know pag meron na ulit workshop ;)

(01.14.10)
angelo ongchua:

lavet sir oly... when is ur next wedding workshop?

angelo for Durian Pink Photography

(01.14.10)
michael:

nicely done.. galing mo sir.. sana may workshop ka din dto sa cagayan de oro.. =)

(01.15.10)
lauren:

Amazing, this is the most believable set yet.. each photo captures the aura of love and the feelings they have for each other. Hard to believe that they're only 23!

(01.23.10)
olyruiz:

I have to agree Lauren. thanks for the comment =)

(01.31.10)
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For those of you who just tuned in, I posted yesterday the photos of Karl and Alanna from their engagement session in Cubao Expo and said there that it was awesome (or something like that). I also said that if you liked that previous set, you'd love even more the photos from their wedding. 

And here we are. Aside from treating you to super nice shots throughout the wedding AND portraits unlike any other (isn't that a Sony tagline?) both from Magallenes Church and Greenbelt 5, you will also see the year's best husband-and-wife first kiss when you scroll down to the bottom of the post =) Alanna said it took years of practice, but I know she's just being humble. hahaha =) 

Happy New Year everyone! 2010 will be metrophoto's best year yet ;) You'll be overwhelmed with what we have in store for the year. woohoo!

 


...and now for the best kiss ;) don't you just get drawn to it? ahuh! ;)

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Matthew Hammett:

Truly incredible!! These images are so great!

(01.06.10)
bluesmarquez:

Sir Oly! i religously follow your blog and get inspired everytime! I'm a wedding photographer also in Cagayan de Oro, and truly, you are a guiding star! the best man! Happy new Year!

(01.06.10)
christian tanglao:

wow oly....love the photos you took for this couple...sabay namin tiningnan ni erin and sabay din kaming "ang ganda"....we like the kiss sa church too aside from the best kiss...we probably need to practice too...hahaha...galing!!!!!

(01.06.10)
Karl and Alanna:

Hey Oly! We can't stop looking at our gorgeous pictures! :D We feel so honored for having the "best husband-and-wife first kiss award" for 2009! \:D/ "As we accept this award, we'd of course like to thank the super duper talented Metrophoto team for taking amazing shots and making us feel comfortable in all our shoots... And our experienced coordinator who reminded us to practice the kiss and to do it slowly..." :D Haha sorry I couldn't help myself make up an imaginary acceptance speech in my head...But seriously, THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL METROPHOTO EXPERIENCE!

(01.07.10)
Jeruel:

As always, very superb and impressive images. Idol talaga!
I am definitely drawn to the BEST KISS photo.

(01.11.10)
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Happy new year! =) 


I thought of having an annual year-end blog post where I would award the best photos from throughout the year. It was a fun and exciting idea but I don't have the time. And after all, it would take me days just to figure out from all of our shoots deserve a recognition. So maybe next month when I finish posting all of the shoots from 2009 =) 


Meanwhile, you can all enjoy this e-session set of Karl and Alanna from Cubao Expo in Quezon City. It was an interesting place and we had a great time playing around the shops in the complex from the cute to the bizarre =) 


And if you think these photos are nice, I say you wait for my post tomorrow of their wedding photos. Those ones brings in more bang than your neighbor's labintador last New Year's eve. =)

 

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Chok Manalo:

and gandaaaaaa!!!! galing nito Oly, idol ka talaga, hehe! :)

(01.06.10)
verns:

Another superb e-session galing mo sir Oly..ganda ng early voks ni ron the man in red in one of the pic

(01.06.10)
Karl and Alanna:

Oly! Thank you for the blog posts! Sayang, you didn't post my favorite--those steamy shots of us with the books! Hehe. But it's OK! We had so much fun during the shoot. It really helps when you say "Beautiful!" after taking a shot--makes us non-models feel like we're actually worthy to be models, haha! Would love to do it again and stare at 'em pictures that make you say "Ahh" and "Ooh" and "Wow"! :o)

...And oh, if ever you need models for your photo shoots, *ahem* let us know! Hahaha

(01.07.10)
Dinah G.:

Hi Oly..I just love your works. They are all amazing pictures...=)

(01.10.10)
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Remember this post that I had a couple of weeks back? Well credit Zerl for the funny speech and then for having such a wonderful wedding just some moments before that. =) 


There are so many beautiful things about this wedding. So why don't we cut the text and go right on with the photos? =) Enjoy ;)

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Zerline:

thanks for posting! the photos were definitely one of the top beautiful things in our wedding :) i have a feeling our place will overflow with these photos! hehe... happy new year!

(12.30.09)
olyruiz:

aw thanks so much Zerl! =) happy new year =)

(01.02.10)
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