Anthea

Anthea is timeless to work with. I’ve worked with this one over the years and always a favorite.

Emilia

Gravure is just so natural for this girl. I hardly broke a sweat telling her what to do in front of the camera. Automatically moves, and all you have to do is catch it. She makes awkward look sexy.

Check out Emilia’s entire IdolZone set here.

Bianca

Now this is a hot one. For all the time I did work for FHM, I’ve heard about this model, yet we never got to cross paths. Lo and behold, just got lucky one weekend and did a shoot with this lovely babe.

Can’t wait to work with Bianca again. This time hopefully for a book.

For more of her sets, don’t forget to check out her IdolZone page.

Akemi

Catching up with drafted posts for the new year, so I’m kicking off 2020 with my shoot with Akemi Hogan, during my SDCC 2019 trip. She posts lots of awesome content regularly, so I was a bit embarrassed to ask for a concept to do during this trip. I ended up shooting some basics with her instead.

She is also the resident cosplayer / crafter / creator at Wonderland, so shooting there was just home turf for her.

Model Portfolio: CineCosu

During my yearly trip to San Diego Comic Con, my first stop has always been my friend’s place in LA. I’ve always told him his room would be an awesome shooting venue, much to his skepticism.

Good thing a model / cosplayer friend was game to shoot. The shoot itself didn’t take more than 2 hours, and with that were able to knock out several looks already. We even had spare time to get ice cream nearby.

Model Portfolio: Janka

You gotta love it when your make-up artist also models. Janka is just that combination. I’ve been working with Janka for years doing various shoots from fun to work, and this is one of those fun shoots that I would think of. Nothing fancy. Every now and then you just need to get back to basics and do clean head shots.

Model Portfolio: Anthea

First time I took the EOS R for a spin. It was a barely a week when I got this cam, and much my chagrin, I felt like a newbie all over again. I was so used to working with a DSLR that I had formed habit around the physicality of the camera. Over the past few years, Canon was pretty consistent with their form factor so no matter how I changed bodies, it was easy to use.

The EOS R being mirrorless, had its own set of functions and behavior that incrementally took me by surprise. Like getting used to seeing the image live through the view finder because there was a mirror that flips back after you take a shot. With the R, there was a delay before you get to see the image. It never really occurred to me that the EVF is technically another screen, so previewing through the view finder was like waiting tor the same preview to appear on the back screen. How #titohits of me. Hahaha. I guess I just got used to holding a DSLR for so long.

Also, you have to be aware of the nuances of the sensor. The R is relatively warmer compared to the Mark 4 and Ds. I had to dial down the color temperature to somewhere at 5200K in the custom white balance as compared to 5400 with the rest.

Well, you can see the rest of the review here. Good thing I had Anthea (one of my classic go-to models) to work with and was game enough to be guinea pig for this shoot.

Make-up: Pen De Leon
Styling / Model: Anthea Murfet

Model Portfolio: Mhean Reyes

Mhean was my next shoot after Rian, so if you noticed them being the same place together.

Production Credits:

• Make-up: Sassa Carlos
• Styling: Sancho Bernardo
• Shoot Production: Carlo Ocampo
• Model: Mhean Ong Reyes

Check out my youtube channel for your regular glimpse behind the scenes! While you’re at it, drop buy the online store and get goodies from your favorite models!

For those interested in my commercial work, check out pointblankstudios.net and follow us at @pointblankmnl in IG.

Model Portfolio: Rebecca

Every now and then Rebecca drop by Manila, and hits us up for a shoot session. It so happened she passed by town from Jakarta from a previous job, so we spent the morning on a shoot. Always great having this girl in front of the camera. Been shooting her regularly since her first visit here a few years back. She’s been a regular feature since.

Production Credits

• Make-up / Hair: Connie De Leon
• Styling / Model: Rebecca Boggiano

 Check out my youtube channel for your regular glimpse behind the scenes! While you’re at it, drop buy the online store and get goodies from your favorite models!

For those interested in my commercial work, check out pointblankstudios.net and follow us at @pointblankmnl in IG.