Don't forget to check out the "Coachella at Rockwell" Bazaar!

A few weeks back, I was invited by my photographer buddy, Aldrich Lim (who shoots exquisite landscapes, btw), to do a shoot with him for the promotional materials of the Coachella/Woodstock-inspired bazaar, "Coachella at Rockwell". The brainchild of Pat Acosta and Roxy Martinez, the upcoming bazaar is touted to be full of unique finds and refreshing summer beats. I went to the shoot not expecting to see anyone I knew but lo and behold, my friends Michiko, Sab, James, Colleen, and Kaila were among the many models for the shoot!

Here's the final poster/tarp for the bazaar. I love it. The colors simply scream 'summer' and Aldrich did a great post-processing job on my photo! Make sure you guys come and check out the bazaar anytime between 12 noon to 12 midnight on April 8, 9, and 10 at the Rockwell Tent in Makati.

L-R: Aldrich, my other photographer buddy Krisella, and production manager Therese. The grass was crazy tall, and I didn't escape unscathed! Went home with legs full of painful grass swipes -- but I think that the photos and final promotional materials were definitely worth it! <3

Here are just some of the final promo materials that featured my photos. I can't help but beam with happiness seeing them online. I wonder how it would be like to see them printed or something. Haha!

Jerella

Skye

Mark and Skye

Liana

Pat and Enzo 

Mark and Skye

Pat

Sab and James

Enzo

Bernise

 Thank you so much Roxy and Pat! I had such a blast! I really love shooting outdoors because natural light looks so soft and amazing in photos. We shot in the afternoon, which gave us the golden light you see in these photos. Now that summer's here, I'm looking forward to more shoots and bonding experiences with photography buddies and enthusiasts alike.

(Oh, and if anyone wants to collaborate or work with me on something, do hit me up at pmgmendoza@gmail.com)

Behind The Scenes: Depot Fashion Magazine

Just sharing a few behind-the-scenes photographs from my first shoot for Depot Fashion Magazine at Gabby Cantero's Daylight Studios! The studio is such a beautiful place to shoot in...will definitely be shooting there more often. Special thanks to Rumples Estacio of Depot Fashion for organizing the shoot.

The best part about shoots? Meeting new people!

Angela and Michelle prepping Krystle

Angela doing her makeup magic on Krystle

Depot Fashion Team

So many clothes and shoes! I wished I could take them home!

This shoot marked the end of the month for me. All I can say about January 2011 is that it would have to be my best January, EVER. So many blessings have been showered upon me and so many opportunities have come up and I can't stress how thankful I am for everything. It just whizzed by so fast. It was such a good month and I'm hoping that this is only the beginning.

February, I'm ready for you :)

portraits: Rigs (part 2)

Here are more outtakes from the photoshoot with Rigs that I wasn't able to upload earlier.

portrait: madge reyes

A portrait of Madge from the 20/20 Likhalayaan Exhibit photoshoot.

photoshoot with Kryz Uy

Last October 29, I was at my favorite place to shoot, Rouge Studio, with my friend Mark Tiu. We all got together to take portraits of my friend, style blogger Kryz Uy, who wrote about the shoot here. Thank you, Kryz! I also had a film SLR (Olympus OM-2N) with me, but I still don't have the photos processed, so I'll save those photos for another post. This is my second time to shoot with Kryz and the first time to shoot with a film camera for studio shots. Here are just some of the photos from the shoot (from my trusty Canon 500d). I must say, Kryz registers really well on camera!

her shoes <3

Kryz checking out her makeup

pegs for the shoot (that we never really followed..whoops)

I told Kryz to twirl for one of the shots...she moved with such grace! Then it hit me. Silly me, I forgot she was a dancer!