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Hongkong Destination Engagement Session | Daniel and Maybz

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:47 +0000

Metrophoto was back in Hongkong again last month for the E-session of Daniel and Maybz. For this shoot, we went with the old and the new, with the new being the old and old being the new. hahaha! I know that seemed confusing and senseless but I promise it’s not. When I said the old and the new, I meant we shot in a location that we’ve shot at before, which was the Tsim Sha Tsui so it was an “old” location. But since the Heritage 1881 is fairly new, I said the “new” being the “old”. right? :) If that somehow made some sense already, then I go to the “new” place which was at the Aberdeen. Even if this area is one of the oldest ports in Hongkong, it’s a fairly new thing to shoot here. Thus, the “old” being the “new”. You may have to read this entire paragraph again to understand it better (although there is a chance that it just really sucked how I wrote the whole thing). hehehe.

But you know what? understanding it doesn’t really matter as much as enjoying what’s in store. I’m really happy how this shoot turned-out – we never really planned a lot and also got a little bit lost trying to find the boat in Aberdeen. But in the end, we nailed it at the head with time to spare for some good old roasted goose dinner :)

Enjoy the photos and special thanks to my Metrophoto Groom, Millan for helping me out in this shoot :)

The Metrophoto Bride

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:08:10 +0000

Despite the thousands of brides getting married every year, a lot of people can clearly see the distinction of a Metrophoto Bride. Be it their passion to be unique, their desire for the finer and better things in life, their understanding of what really is beautiful and creative, their will-power to do what seemingly was impossible, or oppositely their lack of effort in being beautiful and stylish. These and a lot of other wonderful things set the Metrophoto Bride apart from everyone else and these are what we are bringing forth in our The Metrophoto Bride campaign.

This campaign is starting out as a series of posters that each and every Metrophoto Bride will have, highlighting what makes them amazingly different from any other bride. In the future, the campaign will aim to develop a community that not only prides itself of being distinctively accustomed to a higher-standard but also of being an asset to the environment and the people around it.

Know more about the Metrophoto Bride thruough the first set of posters below and a lot more through our facebook and twitter pages. www.facebook.com/themetrophotobride
www.twitter.com/metrophotobride

Check out more posters here.

Koh Samui Destination Wedding Photographer | Blake and Jen

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:11:02 +0000

Each wedding is different in their own little ways, but there is always the challenge to make these differences stand-out given the repetitive nature of the whole process. This dilemma is greatly exaggerated by weddings in Manila where the choice of impeccable venues and churches are limited. But we try really hard and we love taking on the task. Today’s wonderful post has nothing to do with everything I just said, in fact it is the total opposite.

We’re happy to bring you today the photos from the wedding of Blake and Jen from Koh Samui in Thailand. While it seems like a really exotic place, it is not the first time the Metrophoto has covered a destination wedding in Koh Samui. Some of you might remember Kenny and Nikko’s wedding from a year back with that huge elephant as their bridal ride. It is because of that post and the wonders of google that Blake and Jen found me. And while we didn’t have an elephant in their wedding, it’s as every bit lovely.

I don’t get as many foreign clients (Blake and Jen are from Melbourne, Australia) and naturally there is a bit of anxiety before the very first meet-up. But I guess weddings, wherever and whatever culture it is from, speak of the same engaging, amiable, and joyful language that it felt like we were good friends right from the get-go. It doesn’t hurt as well that Blake and Jen are very nice people and they laugh at some of my jokes. hahaha.

So enjoy these photos and relive the wedding of Blake and Jen in Sareeraya Resort in Koh Samui Thailand.

Metrophoto is Green

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:58:23 +0000

As we continue to improve our products and the way we do business unlike anything the wedding industry has seen before, we thought we’d consider extending the utmost care we give our couples to the environment as well.

It’s not easy and it’s not cheap but this is a start. We’re launching these stylish but reusable and recyclable flash drives will replace the wasteful and unreliable discs that we currently use to store all the photos that we deliver. Aside from the plastic glass and paper and ink that will be saved, the smaller product will mean smaller packaging and less carbon footprint for delivery as well.

We’ll continue to find new and better ways to keep Metrophoto green. Right now we are finding out how we can use a more sustainable type of paper for our prints and album. And in the near future maybe we can all operate on hybrid cars and even use sustainable energy in the office.

We welcome more information and suggestions from everyone to help keep the earth green :)

New York Yankees Engagement Session | Conrad and Julie

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:03:38 +0000

I saved the best for last in this final installment of Metrophoto’s New York series. Since I said that, I know that I just raised as much eyebrows as expectations on how epic this shoot should be. But let me just say that this e-session was shot inside the New York Yankees Stadium, while a damn awesome game is going on, so how else are we going to beat such a concept right? So there, I just wanted to say that right out the bat and clear things up – pun intended as usual. :)

Now before we go to that MLB game concept, let’s start out with Conrad and Julie’s photos from Central Park. I know that I’ve featured quite a lot of shoots from Manhatan’s green haven (most recently this one) but I always make sure that none of them are the same except for how unusually stylish they all are. In this Central Park shoot, we started off at the Bethesda Fountain and finished off at the popular Bow Bridge where we had around four other couples shooting there at the same time as us. Although as always it’s easy to spot the Metrophoto bride – Julie had the most scene-stealing and coolest poses.

We had to hurry back because we had a game to catch, yes a NY Yankees home game in the Bronx which also happens to be part two of their e-session. I have to tell you that we got some really really nice seats and it would have been a sin not to watch the game, but it would have been more of a sin to not shoot a once-in-a-lifetime chance e-session there. I therefore ignored Derek Jeter and focused on the real all-stars of the night which were Conrad and Julie. It was not easy to shoot while there are rabid fans all around trying to watch the game, but we didn’t care – or we acted like we didn’t care. hahaha.

So here’s a treat that’s one for the record books. Enjoy :)