6 posts tagged “philippines”
One of my most memorable engagement shoots ever. :) We had tons of fun! It was adventure to find nooks and crannies around subic where we could possibly shoot to our hearts' content. The weather was an answered prayer...we had awesome blue skies! And considering it was a Saturday, there were only a few tourists at that time in Subic! Andrew and Jules were a joy to direct and they eventually felt comfortable as the day progressed. Oh Jules is already into her 4th month of pregnancy (di halata noh? hehe) during this shoot and the only thing she requested not do was to jump. But for the rest she was game. Will post the behind the scenes pics of this shoot! Fun!!
To Andrew and Jules thanks so much for a fun day, accommodating us and smiling all throughout the shoot! Thanks also for super filling our tummies the whole day! ^_^ hihi.
Shot with Tin Espinosa for Imagine Nation Photography. Good job tin! thanks for the help! We were assisted by Marjun who again was a hit for our couple haha. Let me share some pics during the day. This set is also posted over at the imagine nation photo blog: http://imaginenationphoto.com/blog/?p=221
We set this prenup before hand and I was praying that the weather would improve. I never shot a prenup in bad weather before and I was half worried about it. In the morning it rained! I said erks and sighed, then it shined! Weird weather we're having lately. I had my one on one with Jong at the studio and presented my works before we left. Hydes and Ipe came along and we were laughing all the way. hehe! We asked Jen and Aaron to tell us about their love story and they have the funniest proposal I ever heard! I shall quote Aaron, "O ayan kunin mo na yung singsing sa bag!" (after coming from an overseas trip) hehe!! It was interesting to know that Jen was 4 years older than Aaron. We had burger kin g for take out along the way and their large drinks pala are really LARGE. We didn't get to finish them!
Anyway, it started to rain as we neared clear waters.... I was really silent for a bit. I was thinking ahead of that to do. I had to be quick and was limited by the impending rain. It was really a good thing that Aaron and Jen were game for anything!! hehe!! I thank them for being patient and their willingness to do our crazy poses hehe!! Towards the end of our shoot, the rain really poured! And we found ourselves stuck in the tents area of clearwater that had cute indian designs. First time i saw the inside of those things. hehe! We had a few pics inside and used the tents as backdrops.
On the way back to manila, I was not satisfied with the pics I took, parang kulang.. then we spoted Boom na Boom sa Clark!! The flashing lights caught my attention. I asked if they were still game for one last stop and they were! haha! First time to shoot inside a carnival! hehe! Good thing the management allowed us to shoot for free! yey! :D We ended the night by having dinner at nearby Gerry's grill in SM Clark. We feasted on good yummy sisig, pusit, and kangkong! Listened to 80's music on the way back. hehe
Truly one unique engagement pictorial! Eventhough it was raining, we had a sunny shoot! :) PG!
Shot with Hydes and assisted by Ipe the "ninja" and master lightman hehe :D
All pics for Imagine Nation Photography.
Make up by Madge Lejano
" What is gold? What is precious? What is beautiful? What is unique? What is special? "
Hahaha these lines from the looping avp stuck with
me while shooting the launch of Donna Karan's new perfume. It's main fragrance is derived from Casablanca flowers that apparently are Donna's favorite.
There are are two versions of the perfume. One is Eau de Parfum that costs like around P5450 for 100ml. And a lighter version (eau de toilette) that costs a bit cheaper.
Trivia! Eau de Toilette translates to Toilet Water... haha! Did more research over the net and here's what I came up with:
Q: What’s the difference between Eau De Toilette (EDT), Eau De Parfum (EDP), and Eau De Cologne (EDC)?
A: Interestingly,
the French to English direct translation for Eau De Toillete means
toilet water, which does not make much sense. The main difference is in
it’s concentration. Eau De Parfum has the strongest scent of them all,
followed by Eau De Toilette and Eau De Cologne. Most fragrances found
in Singapore are EDTs.
from: http://www.menstyle.com.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=25
Perfume oil is necessarily diluted with a solvent because undiluted oils (natural or synthetic) contain high concentrations of volatile components that will likely result in allergic reactions and possibly injury when applied directly to skin or clothing.
By far the most common solvent for perfume oil dilution is ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and water. Perfume oil can also be diluted by means of neutral-smelling lipids such as jojoba, fractionated coconut oil or wax. The concentration by percent/volume of perfume oil is as follows:
- Perfume extract (Extrait): 20%-40% (IFRA: typical 25%) aromatic compounds
- Eau de Parfum (EdP): 10-30% (typical ~15%) aromatic compounds
- Eau de Toilette (EdT): 5-20% (typical ~10%) aromatic compounds
- Eau de Cologne (EdC): 2-5% aromatic compounds
As the percentage of aromatic compounds increases, so does the intensity and longevity of the scent created. Different perfumeries or perfume houses assign different amounts of oils to each of their perfumes. Therefore, although the oil concentration of a perfume in Eau de Parfum (EdP) dilution will necessarily be higher than the same perfume in Eau de Toilette (EdT) from within the same range, the actual amounts can vary between perfume houses. An EdT from one house may be stronger than an EdP from another.
Furthermore, some fragrances with the same product name but having a different concentration name may not only differ in their dilutions, but actually use different perfume oil mixtures altogether. For instance, in order to make the EdT version of a fragrance brighter and fresher than its EdP, the EdT oil may be "tweaked" to contain slightly more top notes or fewer base notes. In some cases, words such as "extrême", "intense" or "concentrée" appended to fragrance names might indicate completely different fragrances that relates only because of a similar perfume accord. An example of this would be Chanel‘s Pour Monsieur and Pour Monsieur Concentrée.
Eau de Cologne (EdC) was originally a specific fragrance of a citrus nature and weak in concentration made in Cologne, Germany. However in recent decades the term has become generic for a weakly concentrated perfume of any kind.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfume
Ok
so now you see that am trying to have a productive morning. hehe! The
event lasted only for a few minutes, I do not kid you! But the feasting
of the cocktails lasted longer! haha! I was literally full to the brim!
Awesome food provided by The Cookery. 
Here are some people pics:
We went to Baguio, an enchanted forest, a lake and the beach all in one day! :D
Joke! :D hehe.
These are all taken in Clearwater in Clark. I shot with Arlene and we were assisted by Ronnie. Tommy and Aida were really kinda hard to make kulit and Arlene and I tried our best to let them have fun during the shoot.hehe! Surprisingly we had the whole place to ourselves on a sunday! great! We kinda got lost on the way back and found ourselves at Sm pamapanga..O_0 woah. hehe! We managed to find our way back eventually and had a lovely dinner. Arlene got to chat with them about work stuff and interestingly we got to chat about products made in china, vietnam.. etc.. HAHA! anyway! They're getting married on December 2 :) Advance Congratulations!
Better late than never! It's been a crazy past two months! weddings and shoots here and there! I had no time to update my blog here! Well now I just want to give a brief update on my recent shoots.
First of is Richard and Krisan's wedding last Sept 28.
The next day shot a silver wedding of Jimmy and Virgie. It's a bliss to see a strong marriage going stronger!
Started this month of October with the marriage of a boy who grew up with mercedez benz and a sweet girl who captured his heart. I do hope He would love his wife more than his cars! hehe! Congrats to Dranreb and Cathy! They are such a wacky couple that was so fun to shoot!
Sometimes weddings can be stressful so I take it out on the assistants... JOKE! Am blessed to work with some of the craziest people in the wedding industry! check this album out! Work is crazy
Next was my first time to shot debut. It was the 18th birthday of Jessica Ong. With a fairy theme. It was an enchanting party.
Jessica's full album can be viewed here: Jessica's 18th Birthday
The next day shot Thomas and Tina's Wedding. What was unique that Tom was Chinese and Tina was Korean! Tom was so stressed that day that he had to "drink" something haha! We had a grand time shooting him and his best buds at his room.
After this took a break and helped out on a college youth retreat! Will post some pics soon :) whew! what a past two months!
