In the first part of our special feature on Haze and Chuck’s pre-wedding shoot in Korea, we shared their prewedding photos from Haneul Park and at the Strafield Library in Coex Mall. We loved how those ones turned out but we of course saved the best for last. In today’s post, we bring you the pre-wedding photos from Nami Island and Dongdaemun. The contrasts of both locations are so stark and yet when brought together, they produce a masterpiece unlike any other. Join us again as we photograph Haze and Chuck for their prewedding photos at Nami Island and Dongdaemun and see urban and rural Korea. All these photos made more unique by the impeccable styling done by the couple themselves. But also make sure to check out our behind-the-scenes video below. Enjoy.

Since easily shooting abroad has been put on hold for the time being, I enjoy the occasional challenge of trying to transport my clients to beautiful faraway places that are seemingly outside of the Philippines, and Christel and Vonn’s prenup was a perfect bit of this. Due to incompatible schedules, I was unable to meet Christel and Vonn for the initial meeting on the direction of their prenup shoot; fortunately, Metrophoto’s trusted Creative Director, Mike, stepped in and together with the excited couple, came up with a concept that matched the exuberant flair of the beautiful Christel and the dashing Vonn. When Mike presented to me what they have put together, and I knew I had something good, but little did I know that this one will be one for the books. Prior to the shoot, I was informed that the location would be set in Highland Bali, and since I was able to shoot there before, I already expected this prenup to run smoothly with some beautiful shots. But I was definitely in for a surprise; upon arriving on set, it was clear (aside from the unbearable heat – see the BTS video), that we were going above and beyond for Christel and Vonn’s prenup shoot, with the alluring couple impeccably dressed and camera-ready. And on top of that, the couple had some sheep transported to the set, giving the whole shoot an endearingly sophisticated Scottish valley vibe (queue Celtic music). To say that Christel is ‘beautiful’ is most […]

I will admit that while we very much love the work that we do, there are some shoots that are more difficult to do than most – sometimes you really have to grind it out to get the good photos. But on the other end of the spectrum, there are shoots that feel like your floating (like how Steph Curry is when he’s in the zone) and everything just seem to fall into place, or in our case, arrange into frame. This is the exact feeling I had throughout the prenup shoot we had with Verniece and Alf in Korea. The weather, the time, the team, the subjects, heck even the birds, and the crowd just seemed to get the note and all worked wonderfully together. We appreciate these even more knowing that we were in for a challenge early on. We expected it to be unbearably cold, we expected to encounter a large crowd at Nami Island, and we were working on a very tight schedule. To be able to get into the groove early on despite these is a testimonial to how great it is to work with Verniece and Alf. They not only know what it takes to get the job done, but they make it so pleasant and fun for everyone.  Thus in the end, the only complaint I have is not having more time to spend with them and the team on this trip. And if you know me and I am not complaining about […]