First Studio Photo Shoot
August 13, 2009I know I have the “eye”. (Naks! Feeling ba?) This belief pushed me to set a studio photo shoot for the first time. Although I don’t have those very advanced gears, I know I can have something out of my Nikon D60. I am not a professional photographer, the main reason I don’t upgrade that fast. I’d rather maximize the potential of what I have. After all, I consider my D60 a friend. We can both depend on each another.
I invited make-up artists and fashion designers for the shoot. Luckily, I was able to pick one of each, who would be available on the schedule I set. The shoot materialized last July 25, 2009 at Studio 33 with Anna Domonique Acac as the model, Nanette Tan as the make-up artist, and Jhorisa Araral as the fashion designer.
The shoot has three themes; contemporary, Grecian, and avant-garde. Since I only reserved the place for only three hours, I instructed the team to change and retouch as fast as they can. Nanette amazed me with the transformation she did to the model for 20 minutes or less. By the way, she used only Mac cosmetics for the shoot. Jhorisa, likewise, did her job in less than 20 minutes per design. The dress were just big cloths pinned all together to create a dress. Those three dresses were absolutely fabulous. And of course, the model who posed simply but created so much emotions on the photos was as fabuluous as well . I just love her. She’s my cousin, by the way. 
The shoot was packed up after five hours. The first hour was spent from the lighting crash course given by the owner of Studio 33, Chris Banez Mariano, plus lots of breaks in between to keep the team in high spirits.
All in all, the shoot was successful. I was so tired after the shoot but it’s definitely worth the money, pressure, stress, and effort.
Until the next shoot…
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