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In one of my tweets last month, I mentioned about an e-session in UP unlike any other. Well, here it is =) Shot inside Guerero Theater in Palma Hall, Paolo and Jhona were able to set-up something you would not imagine outside the campus - even outside the country. hahaha =)

Paolo and Jhona are college sweethearts from the UP theater college and there was nothing more fitting than having their awesome and high-tech e-session there. With both of them now into the business of producing and directing concerts, we thought we'd spice-up their old college theater and voila! =)

If you liked their set-up here, wait till you see what they did with their reception set-up. That's up next in the bloggity blog so stay tuned! =)

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Jhona Ferrer - Paulino :

Really great pictures Oly! So happy we got you ♥♥♥

(08.19.10)
Rayms Agulto:

Kickass e session. I love the light effect as well, Awesome set!

(08.26.10)
Tim Ramos:

For someone who graduated from UP and seen a lot of UP engagement sessions, it's really great to see fresh take on shooting an e-session in UP. Ganda sir!

(08.26.10)
zek constantino:

your ideas are fabulous! can't really imagine how you come up with those.=)

(09.08.10)
Ryan T.:

I can't imagine how it is like to work with all that equipment available.. yung hotlights lang panalong panalo na hehe.. lovin this set

(09.10.10)
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I have tons of things I wanted to say about this e-session we had in Taiwan. I could start with how this entire trip was such a gastronomic ecstasy and how I am craving everyday for a chipai! hahaha or I could say how unbelievably diverse and beautiful Taiwan is which seemed to have inexhaustible spots to shoot. It also take me probably several paragraphs to describe how awesome Duke and Irene were in all of the session we did, not to mention those astonishing gowns that Irene wore.  

But let me cut everything short and just say that this is one of my most favorite e-session sets of all time. hahaha. So go on, enjoy the photos =)  

 

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Grace Lightner:

Awesome, so incredibly mindblowingly awesome...

(08.16.10)
Grace Lightner:

Awesome, so incredibly mindblowingly awesome...

(08.17.10)
verns:

Awwwesommmmmmmmmmmmmmme totally gnarly session...clap clap..

(08.17.10)
jen:

wonderful!! :)

(08.18.10)
duke:

thanks so much oly, we had the time of our lives with you and rommel. In my opinion, you are definitely the best photographer in the Philippines at the moment.

(08.23.10)
olyruiz:

Thanks Duke - very much appreciated! =)

(08.24.10)
Rayms Agulto:

Great Great photos oly, I love the wide angle shots. Another kickass set!

(08.26.10)
zek constantino:

i would love to learn how you do these stuff. very impressive photos!

(09.08.10)
Ryan T.:

Wide angle shots are very effective here.. ganda pa ng locations..

(09.10.10)
Ryan T.:

It's like every location deserves it own compilation.. uy it rhymes :P Love how the dresses just pops out.. yellow, blue, red... It seemed that it was paired deliberately parang wine :P

(09.10.10)
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This September, I'll be collaborating with master wedding photographer Dino Lara for a one-of-a-kind photoshoot experience. Dubbed as "Experience The Yin Yang/The Yin Yang Experience" this rare spectacle will feature two very unique but awesome styles in wedding engagement shoots. Dino's mastery when it comes to natural moments and B&W images will truly compliment Metrophoto's colorful and creative posing and shooting style - it's going to be a feast for the senses, a true Yin-Yang experience. 

To even take this opportunity even further to the next level, famed wedding make-up artist and stylist Madge Lejano will be part of the team and will provide her own expertise to all the shoots. 

There is now more to look forward to in Singapore this September aside from the Formula 1 race =) hahaha. =) 

There will be 6 slots (3 left) available from September 14-16 at 55,000 each. And it will include a 30-page 10x10 album of the whole experience

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I always open my blog posts with my favorite portrait of the couple from the shoot and then I blurb about what I remember the most about the experience. Needless to say, today's post is different. This is I think the first time that I'm opening a post with a photo without my couple. hahaha. Of course this is not to take anything away from my super awesome couple - Curt and Shiela - it's more because it's the first time that my bride's shoes is almost as fab as my bride herself =) 

These incredibly chic Louboutins are just the start of the pretty things about this wedding. This being Curt and Shiela's renewal of vows (from their wedding 10 years back), their beautiful children are now witnesses to the event. What's most fun are the entertainment that Sheila prepared to surprise Curt during the party at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco - Fire dancing and Beat-boxing. 

Enjoy the photos, love them - especially those at the ceremony =)

 

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zek constantino:

you always shoot any place very beautiful.

(09.08.10)
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There are a lot of reasons this wedding of Christian and Erin is one of my most awaited ones. First off, these two had been very good friends of mine every since we met and they booked me last year, Christian calls me idol when I know that he idolizes Ernest more. hahaha. Second, it will be my first wedding with Madge and Jason since.... last March. Third, I wanted to see what Ernest had been promoting about the details he prepared for this wedding that I had to be reminded that it's something worth promoting. hahaha. And why he had to prepare so much for this wedding that he can't assist me in my Hothouse workshop the weekend before this wedding. Fourth, It's my first time working with Badang although people think we've known each other since our previous lifetimes. Fifth, I had a two-week break before my previous wedding and it's one of those times that I felt I hadn't shoot like forever. hahaha. 


It was a beautiful wedding needless to say, that is what happens when you put together crazy people, crazy awesome and outstanding people together =) enjoy the photos. =)

  How can it be more fun? L-R: Mada, Francis, Metroman, Badang, Christian, Erin, Ernest, Teta, Jason's, Madge's, Karl, Steve, and Teddy (aka Joel). hahaha. =) Our friends from Wedding Essentials, Kitten and Marbee, were there as well =) And of course, Badang again =) Who else would have made that super beautiful gown? =) If you're wondering, jason, Im trying to get a shot and you're in the way. =) This is my blog, so I get a solo outtake =) hehehe Wanna see more, as in MORE outtakes? =) Add me in facebook! hahaha =)

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Ernest Pascual:

Oly, these pictures manifest why you are indeed one of Manila's sought after photographers. Yours is a wonderful mixture of candids, portraits and detail shots. May you continue to inspire a lot of brides/grooms with your beautiful images.

(07.23.10)
Elaine Ilagan:

oly! you're the greatest! love love love the pictures :)

(07.23.10)
candz:

hey oly! everytime I look at the stuff you've done, im super na-pre-pressure! parang how can my wedding even come close to the ones you've shot na... hahahahaha! :) im super super excited to have you work your magic on Ron & my wedding day! Basta bahala ka na :P

(07.26.10)
patty domingo-lacdao:

ohmigash! is this erin ilagan? goodness! you're so grown-up na... remember me as pia domingo's sister, your hs barkada way back seton days? congrats to you! and btw, good choice in getting oly... hahaha... :) kudos! God bless!

(08.09.10)
Rayms Agulto:

Your truly one of the best in the industry. You captured every special moment of the event! Love the photos!

(08.26.10)
zek constantino:

looks so cool to work with you guys. hope to have a chance to work with you.

(09.08.10)
Ryan T.:

exquisite details for this wedding.. very photogenic.. they are captured very well makikita ang pinaghirapan ng suppliers as well as binayaran nila :P haha

(09.10.10)
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