This is the nuclear version of the shoot I did for a former schoomate of mine, Jella, and her family with the in-laws back in December. Today was just the three of them plus the little guy inside her, and instead of going to a park, we chose to stay at home instead. Bella is such a cutie and I am always amazed at her vocabulary each time I see her. Far from shy, she can make you smile with her antics and the way she insists on wearing her new rubber shoes everywhere.
They are expecting another addition to the family and I can't help but be excited for them. Who wouldn't? I bet that the little guy would be the male version of Bella, all smiles with a mop of curly hair and a cute grin. Enjoyed this family shoot and it was definitely a tad too short to capture just how adorable this family is.
couples, couples, couples, couples, couples, couples
“As if you were on fire from within.
The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”
― Pablo Neruda
couples, couples, couples, couples, couples
A month ago, I tagged along with Glenn, another photographer friend of mine (see his works here) for couple shoot set in one of the resorts here. It was my first time meeting Jay-R and Adai and immediately I felt at ease. Both were down to earth, with ready smiles, and they were just so comfortable and sweet with each other that you can't help but believe that what you're seeing is pure and true love. To last that many years, go through all sorts of things together, both good and bad, and still look and smile at each other that way, it takes an amazing kind of love. And these two have found that.
Jay-R and Adai were extremely game and fun and obviously still in love after so many years of being together. Fun fact: they already have a house together, which really impressed me. I've always liked the idea of having everything prepared for life as a married couple before you get married and it looks like they think the same way.
The shoot was fun, there were a couple of concepts planned that took us all over the resort but both didn't seem to tire and were ready to try all sorts of poses and outfits. It was a good thing that the weather was good and the location was equally as gorgeous. With a fun couple and a great location, you get the perfect mix for a good couple shoot.
When I think about what catches my eye and what I want to take photos of, I am reminded of all the inspirations that I look at and drool at and fall asleep to... great images taken by extremely talented yet humble people who have made it their live's work to intimately know the camera and treat it like an extension of who they are, like an extra limb or an extra pair of eyes. I am surrounded by extremely talented people and what makes me jump for joy is when I get to interact with them even in the smallest ways. I can fangirl like the best of them when I really want to, which is probably why I get goosebumps when these people who I look up to merely acknowledge that I exist!!!
Take, for example, something I got from a good friend and talented photog Jeff from Green and Purple (see his incredible works
here!) when he visited Dumaguete and we finally got to meet for the first time. I know Jeff through Kat, and they both know that I adore a photographer friend of his who is based in SG with her family. I love, love love
Josephine Sicad-Minerva's photography, the happy, fresh shots, smiling kids and couples in love, taken against the backdrop of the colorful and picturesque urban jungle that is SG. There's just something light and pretty and cheerful about the way she takes photos, something that jumps off the page and infects you and leaves you smiling. It was a total surprise when Jeff presented me with a small note from her, all the way from SG, his eyes beaming before he grabbed his camera and took a picture of me holding the note in my hands like a giddy schoolgirl, LOL!
Thanks Jeff and Kat for thinking of this for me (You two are the best!) and for Ms. Minerva for obliging a fan :D I was over the moon when I got the note (STILL AM!!!) and will cherish it forever. :)
