There are a lot of things that I learned about this whole experience and one of them is the importance of preparation. Initially, Brian and I planned to have our engagement shoot in a music studio - think retro vintage, grand pianos, speakers, amps, drums, guitars and basses. We tried looking around and we asked friends for some suggestions but it turned out that it would be more expensive to have our shoot in a music studio since they charge rent per hour. So, we finally decided to alter our concept. The music element would still be there but we had to change the venue. Brian's friend, Kuya Yeng, helped us out in asking the admin of Ohana Place, a really nice resort condo in Las Piñas, for a permit. It was actually a blessing in itself because we didn't have to pay any extra fees for the venue anymore :-)
Aside from the venue, planning the "outfits" is really important, too. For the shoot to look cohesive, Brian and I had to make sure we bring "matching" clothes. Haha :p Our photographer told us to bring 5 sets of clothes but we managed to use only 3. I even brought other props like my violin and 2 hats, which unfortunately I forgot to use. Brian brought his bass guitar, too. Man! I can't believe that being an "artista" can be this hard. I even had to sleep earlier the night before to make sure my eyes won't have dark circles. And I avoided salty foods to make sure my face won't look puffy either. How vain! hahah :P And thanks also to my makeup artist, Jem, she was able to help me look fresh and glowing that day, despite the stressful week that I had.
We started the shoot at around 10:30AM that day and finished at around 3:30PM. It was good that the weather was cooperating with us. Thank God for that :-) But Brian and I got really tired after! Ms. Lally of The Lightshapers even told us that it would be more tiring on the wedding day, so the engagement shoot was really just a practice for us. She also said that it's important that we keep ourselves hydrated so that we won't look tired.
Anyway, here are some preview pictures of the shoot. Thanks also to Kuya Jo for joining the shoot and sharing with us some of his shots.
Here's also a preview of some of our video shots taken by The LightShapers. This is not our official teaser video yet, but I'm really happy that they included us in this music video :-)
Lightshapers + SONY NEX 5N from Lally Eleazar on Vimeo.
