Portfolio #09 : Looking For Happy Ever After

Uber-hot, uber-sexy, oozing with charm and appeal, buffed and packed, and did we mention hot?, dashing, debonair, never dull Butch Tayao and the lovely and gracious Aileen Gan, drive up to a secluded corner of Tagaytay Ridge, which is Tagaytay Highlands.

TILT tags along to capture their 'Love Story', in a style that stays truest to their personality and character.

( Book Title: A Love Story )

The good thing about shooting on location, especially if it's a vacation spot, is that the venue is already art directed. Be it in the architecture or the landscape design, or interiors, all you need is a really good eye on how to capture this vista in your eyepiece. It's really how you will frame your shots that will matter.

(This is a story.)

Props used in the images also offer information about our characters.

This is a Munny. Butch and A are collectors of these super smooth vinyl figures.

A Munny is a 7" DIY toy made of hard vinyl. It is a pop art canvas! You can paint, sculpt, pierce, dress up, and bring it to life! Or you can keep it just as it is.

(About a boy and a girl)

(The boy grew up believing he will never

be truly happy)

(Until he met THE ONE.)

(On June 20th, 2005 they went out on a blind date.

The first thing he saw were her eyes.)

We also shot in a 50's diner. Again, theme restaurants have so much to offer to photography. The design automatically sets a certain mood. And the concept of the interior design takes care of the overall feel. This structure actually looks like a set built for the shoot.

(The first thing she saw were his eyes on her legs.)

(He knew there was going to be a 2nd date.

She felt he was going to be a stalker.)

(Gradually, inevitably, they fell in love with each other.)

(Gradually, inevitably, they were inseparable.)

(Three years later, on the same date, he proposed.)

This was a lucky shot. On the way home, we had to pull over the side of the road, even though it was drizzling, just to get a shot of this long stretch. It is quite "symbolic" if I may say so myself. With the romantic pose, complete with the Umbrella and A standing on one foot, with bent knee and toe sticking out, the shot turned out very art-directed.