Miss Charmaine Walker

I've always wanted to try fashion photography... but I really have no idea how to do it! I mean... usually I take photos of children and families... which to be honest, I find a lot easier! With children, you just have to make them happy... they will laugh and smile... and I just shoot away! Those precious candid moments... Same with family photoshoots...  :)

But with fashion... especially when there is a model... it's totally different. The poses are important... the style of clothes... hair... make-up... etc. The smallest change in facial expression would end up in a totally different result...

I am quite fortunate to have met Charmaine through a friend... I told her that I am looking to expand my portfolio to include fashion shoots... and she was more than willing to collaborate. :) She studied modeling, which made it perfect because then she knew exactly what to do. I learned so much from her!!!

She is so much fun to shoot with... very professional... at the same time very down-to-earth person... have lots of ideas... always smiling (when not in front of the camera - coz that 'serious' look is important when in front of the camera - hehe) AND the added bonus.... she's just absolutely GORGEOUS!

What an awesome first fashion photo shoot for me! :)

Charmaine... thank you for your time. I really learned heaps! Looking forward to our next photo shoot! :)

Here are just some of the shots from the day...  :)

Alvarez Family

Had a photoshoot yesterday afternoon with the Alvarez family. The Alvarez family are a close family friends of ours... and we've been wanting to do a photoshoot for a while now... It finally happened! :)

Archie & Ednalyn have one son... Miguel and one daughter... Victoria. There's a cool story behind how Miguel and Victoria got their names... but it's story not for me to tell! hehehe I'll just keep you guessing!

It was quite a hot day... and very sunny! Miguel and Victoria we're quite bothered by the sun... so we had to bribe them with ice cream! Worked like a treat! Even I got some ice cream at the end! Thanks Archie & Ednalyn for that yummy "New York Chunky Chocolate" ice cream on a waffle cone!

The Alvarez family is a very close family... What I mean by this is that they are very affectionate towards one another... It starts between Archie and Ednalyn... down to their kids. Miguel really acts as the 'big brother' and you can tell how much he loves his younger sister. The same goes with Victoria. You can tell that she looks up to her big brother.

After having a quick photoshoot, we decided to have a quick dinner with my family and the Alvarez family. We thought that by the time we finished dinner... the sun wouldn't be as strong... then we can continue with the photoshoot before the sun goes down.

Ahhh... time went passed too quickly! Next thing we knew... it was getting 'real dark. Archie wanted me to take a photo of his car (Mercedez Kompressor). So we did this very quickly! I could hardly see the car by this time... but my camera could still see it clearly! A hundred mosquitoes came out of nowhere... CLICK CLICK CLICK! We we're out of there!!! hahaha

What a day! :) I hope you enjoy some of the shots from that afternoon...