Terry and Eve

I admit that I was a little bit hesitant to do this shoot driven primarily by my awareness of all the hassles while preparing and during the day itself (add the fact that it was held on a holiday, January 1, 2010). I’ve seen how experts do it and at that time I was doing this shoot I was not very confident without their presence. It felt like this time around I am all on my own; no one to ask around what should be the appropriate settings and the dos and don’ts. Here’s some learning that I was able to absorb:

•  Expect that as a photographer, you will want every opportunity for a good shot. You can’t let your energy drop. It is recommended to bring a handy snack and water all the time. Even if the food is served early, you may not want to miss a well-captured moment.
• Arrive earlier than expected. You would need to shoot the preparation and the details. Family emotions are also very evident no matter how busy everyone else is. Plus, it takes a while to build a connection between the wedding clients and the photographer.
• Always shoot with at least 3 buddies around. Some good perspectives are captured by other’s eye and later you may benchmark on their style too. Best if you can tag along another one who would assist you and watch for your stuff when you roam around and shoot.
• Always consider the other shooter/photographer (not the official ones of course), have the decency to “not block” when you’ve seen one already on his core of taking a good shot. And can somebody not borrow your camera when you’re already hyped and in the mood?
• If you can afford a graphic artist that would match your post-processing preferences, do so. The post-wedding must-do’s are the ones that are too tedious to do. At least for me, I hated the after-event. Well, hate it more then you’d scare clients away. I guess that, for me, is also something I need to improve.

Even if I was reluctant at first, I also would like to admit that this was worth trying. Truly, I learned a lot. To the newlyweds, Terry and Eve! Congratulations!

Bel and Zalvi

Bel and Zalvi's frustration was to have a pre-nup shoot and since we're up for a shoot like this, we disregarded the fact that they are already married.

Off to Tagaytay, I made them wear something fancy, forced Zalvi to wear make-up and then invited one of the wedding masters in IDPC, kuya Mike Agsaoay. After lunch, we've decided to look for another venue to shoot and kuya Ren suggested that we took a trip to Amadeo. The idea to shoot there was great, by then Bel and Zalvi became more at ease with the cameras around. The shots came out so naturally perfect as they tease around.

We enjoyed the shoot with this lovely couple. We are actually still looking forward to doing another shoot with them, provided that time would allow us.

Bel and Zalvi, congratulations for a wonderful marriage.

Kuya Mike A and Kuya Ren, thank you for sharing your expertise with us.

Kuya Gotch, I'm really glad you joined and did enjoy as well.