What is a visit to New York City without going to Time Square and Central Park right? On the same breath, no Big Apple shoot series will be complete as well without those two iconic locations. =) 

So here are the photos from Derrick and Mary Ann's engagement session in New York that we shot in Time Square at the Central Park. =) Mary Ann's cool parents and cousin tagged along too for a super fun shoot amidst the crowded streets and park! =) 

Enjoy the photos =)

Manhattan Island in New York is one of my most favorite places on Earth. It always seemed like it eats me up with its immense culture. Almost everything about it is interesting (I think that's what I get for watching too much movies hahaha) - well it least for me. There are a lot of great memories and first-time experiences. 

That's why I was stoked to be back in the city and this time to shoot engagement session - metrophoto style! =) This is the first of my series of engagement sessions from New York and I absolutely love the photos of Bryan and Dinah (pronounced as day-nah) that we shot in Soho, The Brooklyn Bridge, and The Grand Central Terminal. =) They are set to marry tomorrow in Manila btw =) 

It made everything more exciting when my friend Abel and our MUA Edilyn tagged along for the shoot. We had a tremendously fun time =) Check out the behind-the-scenes photos at the bottom of the post for those =)

  Here are some of our outtakes from the shoot =) Abel, who was kind enough to assist us during the shoot and take superb behind-the-scenes shots of me =) Edilyn, our super MUA =) We also met-up with Malou, a high school batchmate of me and Bryan. This was our mini high school reunion in New York! hahaha =)

Metrophoto's recently concluded US trip was by far the most grueling set I've ever done. It's unbelievable to know how much one can put himself to a challenge, not only physical, but more over, of mental exhaustion (think consecutive e-sessions that must be unique to each other) in different climates and in different cities. Fine, it sounds exaggerated and like an intro in the next episode of Man vs. Wild... but hey it was just also me (without any camera crew) if any more comparison is needed. hahaha. 

Despite all those whining and self pity, I must say that it was such an amazing experience. I am truly blessed with the best of clients and the best of friends. Check out samples of the shoots in the round-up below. All of these incredible destination e-sessions were only paused by me attending the equally incredible workshop of Amelia and Justin Lyon in Laguna Beach, California (I'll blog about the workshop next). Enjoy the photos and watch out for the complete galleries and posts soon! =) 

Remanda Xiang | Portland Bridal Shoot

Tony and Joy | Downtown San Francisco Engagement Session

James and Jaygee | Las Vegas Strip Engagement Session

Chris and Melody | Greenwhich Village New York Engagement Session

Derreck and Mary Ann | Times Square New York Engagement Session

Bryan and Dinah | Brooklyn Bridge Engagement Session

Jon and Mary | Lancaster Engagement Session