Lunes, Disyembre 26, 2011

Davao: Visiting for the First Time

Our country is blessed with a lot of things. Nice people and wonderful places. From our recent trip to Davao, I realized that the place had both. Courteous people and mother nature's beauty. To be honest, I only knew three things about Davao before. One is that it's in Mindanao, two is that it only rains once or twice a year and lastly, it gets very hot in the area during midday (before climate change, now it's a different story).

However, when we left Davao, I had a new insight. Davao is a different place. So different from other resorts, islands and provinces I'd been to. It's very quiet and calm. To be honest, I don't even know the right word that will exactly describe the place. So I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

 A secluded beach in Samal Island
And they wrote their daily activities and schedule in surfboards. Nice!


Charlie, the resident parrot, greeted us "hello" as we passed by

Lots of choices to choose from. These were made by the natives of Davao.
the infinity pool during the night
and this was how it looked during the day
more choices

Miyerkules, Disyembre 7, 2011

Little Girl No More







Jess came with her family and it was a first. Mostly, it's just the main people to be shot who arrive and their friends. In some cases, they have a driver. But on that Sunday morning, we saw the closed-knit family together with their hyperactive boy and twins.

Jess is soon to become 18, but during the day of the shoot she still has that confused, dependent and unwilling look on her. But that happens. Unexpectedly, we found out that Jess was good at following directions. Even Alma was having fun teaching her how to pose and I was just happy holding the reflector and shielding us from the sun. It was a hot day. An hour later and she was already comfortable with us, the camera, the surrounding and the people around us. It doesn't take much persuasion and she was on fire.

Jesslyn Rose Predebut
Photography by: Rizelle dela Luna for Triple Shots Photography
When: November 20, 2012
Where: La Mesa Ecopark
Make up and Styling by: Alma Macabenta