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 :)

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.

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 :)

New York City is one of my most favorite places in the world. It captivates me when I’m there and it captivates me even when I’m not – it is the only place I’d live in other than my beloved Manila. Yet it gets really overwhelming and lonely whenever I travel there without family, and the last time I went wouldn’t have been as enjoyable and memorable if not for Robert and Jade. For the first time after several visits, New York felt like home, it was more fun, it was more exciting, it was just amazing. Thanks to them and the company of their friends :)

Today we’re featuring the e-session shoot of Robert and Jade. I remember that day more than anything because of the heavy downpour we experienced – it was NON-STOP. I’m used to shooting in the rain (I’m from the Philippines where the only thing that out-number the rainshowers are the jaywalkers) but this was just different – NON-STOP like I’ve never seen before. It was quite a challenge but In the end, with the help of many umbrellas and many friends, we were able to pull it off. Soaked but successful.

I can’t wait to see Robert and Jade again, this time here in Manila for their wedding. I’m pretty sure that with homecourt advantage for me and with what we’ve already been through in New York, no amount of climate change can change what would be a surely wonderful wedding.

Enjoy the photos :)

Welcome to Part 2 of the engagement session feature of Archie and Lorah. In my previous post, I officially launched Metrophoto’s New York shoot series with the first part of the e-session. I had to compromise showing some of the locations to fit everything into two posts and still I’m left with almost a hundred photos for my post today. But the good thing is, it takes you to a lot of different places in New York, you won’t notice you’re looking at a hundred photos already :)

Squeezing in all of the locations we wanted to shoot at in three days was very ambitious. But somehow with great determination, uncompromising passion to deliver the best, and with many ways to make fun of each other and have fun  with one another – we all made it happen, 30 hours of shooting. In the city that never sleeps, there was absolutely no reason to. hahaha. My huge thanks to Archie and Lorah for all the confidence and all the NZT they gave me to survive, I proud to say we did it, and we did great :) Thanks also to Noel Dasmarinas for assisting me in this shoot and to Dana Murcia for Lorah’s make-up – I surely miss you guys and Dana’s nu-yok accent :)

So do enjoy these photos from Central Park, The Liberty Island, The New York Public Library, Times Square, and Wall Street. And while you may have already seen e-session from these locations, you’ve never seen it quite like how Metrophoto does it – so be in for a better treat :)