It was tricky adjusting to the fact that we cannot travel internationally for shoots anymore. Accepting it was easy; it was in maintaining the quality and the uniqueness of our photoshoots that was difficult. At Metrophoto, we rarely repeat a particular location for our prenup or pre-debut shoot, moreover, the shoot itself. If there is something very ordinary about a site, we elevate it with a concept. With international travel before, we didn’t have to think about something unique for every shoot because traveling itself WAS THE UNIQUE CONCEPT already. 

Nowadays is a different story. Every scheduled shoot, we thoroughly plan to make sure that we at least have the provisions to make it unique if the place doesn’t provide it by default. And sometimes, no matter how much we plan, there would be shoots that would require our experience and improvisational skills to get ‘elevated.’ This is on top of making sure that everyone is on board any plans we can think of – thank God for clients like Joyce And Raymond. 

Truth be told, Lahluna is a pretty nice place for a prenup shoot already, and we could have gotten away with only shooting on the ground below the beautiful tree. But where is the fun in that, right? Wasn’t it more thrilling (and we got more shot variations) that we asked Joyce to climb the tree instead? Wasn’t it more memorable (and we got movie-like photos) that we tried to execute shots with the horses in the middle of a banana plantation while it was drizzling? Indeed, we could have settled – holding hands, walking, laughing, forehead to forehead, what have you, but our clients always deserve more than that. 

So we may be in a phase where every shoot is a challenge to “Metrofy,” but somehow, we have been carrying along just fine. Somehow, the ideas come-up. Somehow, the challenge is embracing us back. 

We hope you enjoy these photos. To see some highlights on how we made this all happen, check out our BTS video. For those who want an in-depth version of the video with our insights on it, please watch out for our Patreon channel’s launch.

Suppliers:

Photo: Oly Ruiz

Makeup: Caren Garcia

Styling: Tipping Point Collective

Shoot Planning: Events Embassy