Friday, April 20, 2012

Kids on the Block

I am not a dog person not even animal person. Health with the fur and ball of dust walking around me isn't the perfect condition for a person born with asthma like me.

More than a year ago, while we were shooting at our 'headquarters' studio here in my place, James decided to bring his eldest kid--Carlos the pug (go check his Facebook account!). Who wouldn't love him? Well, lets just say he was trained well by his father to smile and pose for the camera. So while our models are retouching their make up and taking their break, Carlos took the limelight and had this wonderful picture taken in a high key set up (sosyal, noh?) and by the looks of the picture, he definitely enjoyed the photoshoot! He slept the entire day after our shoot though...kawawa na man :(

Enjoying the moment. Taken by no other than his father.

Three Pugs and a Labrador reside inside James' crib in roxas: Carlos and Isabelle, both fawn Pugs; Solenn, a black one and Franco, the sole black Labrador. Its quite difficult to take the picture of them four but this is the latest group photo of the three kids when Franco wasn't born yet.



Carlos is the bugoy one. He can really 'hypnotize' you to give him food or take pity in him because of his charisma. Like his father, Carlos knows his way to the girls. During our regular walks in Roxas Ave., he can easily catch girls' attention...really! But Carlos is always the 'kuya' in the group. He scolds Isabelle and Solenn when they pick fight with the other dogs in the road. He would allow his younger siblings to drink water first even if he's panting from being tired of walking. He has one bad attitude though, he will not steal any food or ask for food except when its their favorite dental stick! hahaha...

Born and named Rowdy, known as Carlos.

Isabelle on the other hand, is the prima dona among the four. She goes to you whenever she wants (even if its James whose calling them). She would eat whenever she want even if its dinner time already. She would not play with Carlos or Solenn if  she doesn't fee like doing it or plainly not interested. The thing about the prima dona-ness of Isabelle is that she is really smart and clean! She can be very sweet especially when you arrive home and she wouldn't bother you unless she is disturbed or she found something that she cant get over it (house rats, bully dogs, etc).

Isabella Swan, the prima dona Isabel.

Solenn is like a dark lightning. She can run as quick as Franco (who is a Labrador) nut more agile since she is smaller. She is the easiest to communicate at and probably the only one I can sleep beside at. She is the most playful and can consume alot of food!!! She has an interesting long tongue (a un-preferred trait for a Pug). She is the only one who can jump to higher places--more of an athletic type among the three. Solenn, however, has a bad 'twick'--we can't really just place her in an elevated ground to retrain her. And when she gets out of the huose, she would cross the street and run as fast as she can, giving us all the heart attacks. She has the highest energy which means extra workout! 

Chewie or Solenn :)

Lastly, Franco! The youngest but the biggest (as expected). Franco is the kindest of the four. His face, his everything is kind. He loves playing and running around which is also an usual character of a Labrador. He loves everything with water and can spill a big pale of water if he is in his play mode. He can be big but he is really gentle. He sometimes forget though that he is way bigger than the other three, when he plays with them. I saw one time when Solenn almost got stuck under him! lol. I was told that he would still double in size and I cant even carry him right now anymore. Franco wouldn't challenge anyone...even maybe the burglar partly because he is still very young but I hope we will get to train him to do otherwise soon. :) 

Boxer of the South or Franco (in his first month taken by his very excited dad)
Franco is a very precious gift from James' "adopted parent" Sir Jun and Ate Mimi Tupas.


It has been well, less than two years since James' kids befriended me. I was always scared of them at first because I grew up with no pets beside me. Surprisingly, the kids seemed to have felt my apprehension and worked their way to my heart. They easily welcomed me and makes me feel that whenever I arrive home, they will always be excited and happy to see me--such a warm feeling! In most of the time, they have showed a reflection of the people around them especially their dad who can be very strict with them at times but mostly loving and caring--their different personalities, equivalent to fragments of the character of the family that takes care of them, just wonderful to be with.

More pictures! :)

Happy holidays!

Sleepyhead.

The princess.

The long-tongued.

The few moments when we captured Franco being carried by someone.


Solenn taking lessons from Carlos on how-to-get-inside-the-house.


Saturday, April 7, 2012

Erinn Saige

 Few months ago, I took a photo of a couple who are expecting for their baby girl to come out soon--probably one of my most inspired photo in the history of my photography career. Almost due (she gave birth less than two weeks after this shoot) for her baby and a camera-shy certified father, this couple allowed me to document the prologue to their parenthood, the drama of the first born prenatal.


Its been a dragging three weeks of procrastination but I am pleased that the whole set is finally done. Here she is now--a carbon copy of her mom!  Erinn Saige, one year and a month old and nicknamed as choob-choob by her parents after the sound of her heartbeat during ultrasound (how sweet is that?).

The one day adventure.


Look ma! I know now how to read!



A daddy's girl.







Just like a pro. 







And her own comedian. She knows how to entertain herself and enjoy the new things around her.






Finally, my thanks to Jamie, Erwin and Choob-Choob for this another opportunity to once again document the next chapter in their family storybook.

Taken at the Jack's Ridge, Davao City. Copyright 2012. 





Friday, April 6, 2012

the queen

My friend Usagi and I demanded for a vacation so we booked a flight to the Queen City of the South for our 22-hour Cebu shopping trip.

In the airport, we were greeted with this little warning from our Airport Security. You judge if I laughed of not.




Then our shopping adventure slopped into a food trip. Well, you shouldn't be surprised. :) Started with Don Henrico's in Ayala Cebu.



Then dinner follow in a Japanese supposedly traditional store in midmetro Cebu. :) Choosing from a range of menu that we have no idea what is it really was the cherry on top of the cake.





And a few hours later, we were in the airport enjoying Bo's Coffee and Tea then back to motherland Davao City.


So here's to my good company and enjoying Cebu for less than a day--Usagi and Ami. Thank you for the little adventure!







Monday, April 2, 2012

The Excuse

Okay, I know.

It's been 30 days since my last post. My March, shall I say, is a month of adventures and life-changing decisions but nevertheless filled with photo-ops and sexy ladies. This is what a photographer gets from a company of guys who are fashion/portrait photographers.

It started with my 'inspirational' talk with the student members of JPMAP Davao (Junior People Management Association of the Philippines) in their annual festival. I honestly don't have a clue on what to do but I definitely know that I don't want to disappoint my student-apprentice who stayed in our office for a few months who happens to be their club VP. And I definitely don's want to look old and haggard on my first public speech :) so I brought in my favorite blazer from Soul Lifestyle and the black corporate dress from Blanc et Noir paired with Prima Dona (sorry the stairs cut it off) shoes.


Funny that the ribbon and the cord are also in orange! :)


And the rest of what happened. These are the excuses for not posting for the last 30 days--the summary of the truckloads of stockphotos and raw images waiting to be pp-ed and uploaded. 

 The Chase (c) Sarah Dayrit March 2012

 A Goddess Emerges (c) Sarah Dayrit March 2012

 Caught in the Middle (c) Sarah Dayrit March 2012

The Corner's End (c) Sarah Dayrit March 2012

Special thanks to (of course) Sir Ange Bersabal, the James Bautista and Ken Bandayanon.
Credits to our MUA's Ramona Sabando, Kaye Garino and Karina Asetre.