Last weekend, after so many attempts to do
this shoot, finally, had a shoot with some friends from the cosplay community.
Night before the shoot, the weather was
already rainy. This shoot was planned a month ago so I was kinda worried that
this might not push through. The call time was at 1pm at BGC but ended up going
at around 2-3pm due to heavy rains. Going to BGC from Marikina takes around
45minutes without the traffic but since it's the holiday season, it took us 1
1/2 just to get to BGC. Traffic in Manila is really worst!!!
Anyway, while waiting for others, we ate at
Wendy's first. My contact photographer (Luis), texted me that the "other
photog" was already in Market Market and was going to see us first. So
when I saw a familiar face coming in at Wendy's, I was kinda hesitant to come
forward and greet Gummy Ralph! Yes it's Ralph Abellera, my
cosplay-friend-photog which I haven't seen since 2014? He's finally back! Haha
Then came Dhee, another cosplay
friend from Australia which I last saw in 2011 I think. She came along with her
bf, Ros. We went to their
condo while waiting for Luis, which I only met personally that night. Shoot started
at 7PM due to the rain.
Here are some of the BTS shoots that night
Shoot was a success despite the rainy
weather. The original peg was bohemian fashion but end up with cold outfit peg to
match the weather. Originally, it was supposed to be a daylight shoot but end
up with a night time shoot. I was so happy to try
a very different shoot. I and Ralph had shoots before while it was my first time
to shoot with Luis. Already seen some of
the raw shoots from the Luis and Ralph's camera and I was impressed by the
shots taken. Both are really great. :))
Here are some of the final shots taken that night:
© Ralph Abellera
© Luis Jeff
Encontro
I want to thank everyone that night. Really
had fun! Hope to see you all
again soon :))
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