Into the Woods; A Metro Weddings Magazine Editorial (Part 1)

It's very rare for me to consider set design in my editorials. I usually choose the venue thoughtfully to match the theme of the project. This one, however, and as you can see, is totally different from any that I've created, and I'd dare say I want more of these in the future. It's maximalism at it's finest, with the best the industry have to offer. Getting to this point is hard, believe me (and if you have time, I'd tell you how this editorial started and ended; a day full of hassle) but in the end, it was all well worth it.

Chalk Magazine; The Music Issue, May 2015

Nadine Lustre on the cover of Chalk Magazine May 2015

I always feel giddy when magazine editors or my mentor (Noel Manapat) calls or sends me a message. It usually means I'd be styling for either a runway show or an editorial. Last March 10, I got an FB message from Chalk Magazines' beauty editor Michelle Katigbak-Alejandro to style for her music-themed editorial. I am yet to say NO to a magazine gig and you can only imagine my ear to ear grin when I realized it's a "bagets" styling gig. Actually, now that I think about it, I did do a few younger-themed styling stuff but they're mostly (or perhaps all) for brands (Bench, BUM, Karimadon, etc etc). For this issue, I did two editorials; Beauty and the Beat(Music Muse) and Pretty Girls Rock. I'd be posting how the beauty ed came out at the magazine followed by a much clearer photo (the ones sent to me to verify credits)

Ken Samudio; Adorn USA Campaign

Adorn USA officially opened its website a few days ago. The site features mostly Filipino accessory designers. I am truly honored and I consider it a privilege to be a part of this website by shooting and styling two of the jump-off photos of the site. Not seen on the site are these photos, featuring accessories crafted by Ken Samudio. Also, this shoot is a bit personal for me. If you read the description of the pieces, you'd know why.

Shorts Story; Colors Fly

I love colors. And I love mixing and matching out of the ordinary stuff together, like what I've done in the styling in this set. And how appropriate for the cool and wet season (except maybe for the shorts... but then again...). Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we've enjoyed shooting this session.