June 13, 2016

Europe Family Portraits | The Metrophoto Family

Photography has changed my life.

I didn’t grow up in a well-to-do family. We were not poor but certainly not rich as well. It was a typical middle-class family with my dad working overseas for many many years just to be able to provide us with decent education and a decent home. While being born rich is not a sure ticket to success, being born anything less than that surely diminishes the odds. After studying I worked and studied again and worked while studying only to find that initial push with photography. I decided to be a full-time wedding photographer because back then I would need to work 10 years as a Senior Finance Analyst in order to make the one-year worth of booking I already had. It wasn’t really a hard decision.

I embraced the art as it has embraced me. It’s hard to believe that through it I am able to take my family to trips across the world – something I only dream of before even as an adult. It was a life-changing experience to be able to spend all those times together with my family and as priceless as the memories are, I relied again to photography to keep those moments even more priceless.

So I hope you all don’t mind, and more so, enjoy and take inspiration with all these family photos that me and my family worked for and immensely enjoyed. I may not afford the most luxurious of things for them yet (or even ever), but at least I can give the most distinct of vacation photographs.

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15 Comments

  • June 13, 2016
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    William Orsua

    Wow what a lovely family. Almost like a royal fam.
    Your truly artistic Metrophoto

  • June 13, 2016
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    Danny and Edna Abeleda

    I hope someday I will have an opportunity to have you take our family pictures. You are truly gifted and demonstrate so much passion and pride in what you do. My wife and I hope to meet you when we go home this October. My wife and I always believed that pictures are the best chronicles of one’s lives. Thank you for sharing!

    • June 21, 2016
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      admin

      Thank you so much Danny and Edna, I appreciate the very kind words :) Looking forward to meeting you :)

  • June 15, 2016
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    Benj

    Hi, great shots! How did you do it? Was there someone else taking the family photo? Or you did it by via camera timer?

    • June 21, 2016
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      admin

      Hi Benj! camera was set on a tripod. Then we used a camera app to trigger it :) Thanks for the comment :)

  • June 15, 2016
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    Tessa

    Great photos! It truly captures the joy and beauty of the moment!

    I had the same Qs as Benj. Did you use a tripod and timer or was there someone taking the photos of you and your family?

    May I know what camera was used? Thanks.

    • June 21, 2016
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      admin

      I used a Canon EOS Mark 3 for all the shots :) See my reply to Benj below. Thanks Tessa :)

  • June 15, 2016
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    Jet Pante

    What a great family portrait! It shows how you enjoyed your trip. Everyone was game for it even the kids! Love how natural their poses are. Super like this. Very nice indeed

  • July 22, 2016
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    Hilpot Reingin

    Lovely!!!!

  • September 18, 2016
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    noli

    very nice very nice. setting on tripod you need to run and set yourself in place ha ha you are so good.

  • September 18, 2016
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    noli

    one question , what lens did you use on all those amazing photos?

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