Project Victory

After 9 months in the making, Project Victory is finally completed! It tooks us 6 months to shoot, spread over 2 countries in 6 different locations, and 3 months of post-processing the images building the three collages and getting everyone's approval, editing and re-editing the video, implementing new ideas, and having fun all the way.

It wasn't what we had in common, but actually it was our differences that helped finish Project Victory. The Project Victory team, composed of all the ACTION Batch 6 "ACTION Heroes", was a wonderfully balanced mix of people with different personalities and talents. We had talented graphic artists, travel coordinators, models, and idea people. I'm sure some of us had more than few hairs pulled in frustration while I was bugging them about their deliverables, but it was wonderful to see them all working together. As the photographer for the project, it was wonderful to see myself grow better after each location shoot, and it was also especially painful to the pocket but at least my camera gear grew as well.

We are all proud of what we have created, and sad but happy at the same time that Project Victory is finally finished. There were a lot of ideas being thrown around, some made it, some didn't. I just hope that the final version is something that we all would love. We all had so much fun, especially during the shoots. And I am extremely fortunate because as the photographer I was actually at all the locations and I got to meet after a long time all my long lost batchmates. The stories that they told, the laughter that we all shared, Project Victory has truly been a wonderful experience.

To my batchmates, thank you for sharing in this crazy idea that Leon and I dreamed up of. Our hats off to you guys!

To the next outing or project!

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We have just completed shooting AT LONG LAST all the Japan location shoots, ending with Anne's spectacular glamour shot in the icy-cold river of Shuzenji.

In hindisight, Anne was originally supposed to be shot with the Sagami Ono guys. But it was a blessing in disguise that she wasn't able to come. Not only did it enable us to shoot the river glamour scene, it also got most of batch6 to go to wonderful Shuzenji for our batch reunion/anniversary! Oh the powers that be, you guys are so smart!

Oh man! The Kyoto shoot with Rommel and Jami has just been completed, and it involved A LOT of hiking through mountains, mismatched socks, and broken shoes fixed with duct tape!

We've just completed 2 days of exhausting but very rewarding Kantou group photoshoots! We were initially plagued by, um, human resource problems, but that didn't stop us from getting wonderful shots. And eventually, we were able to gather the whole group. Anne, if you're reading this, we can't wait to schedule your shoot.

Also, I've noticed that the pictures are starting to pile up, so looking for the nice pictures can be difficult. So I decided to move the semi-final/final shots onto a separate section. Check it out!

Sorry to have kept you waiting, but I have now uploaded what I think are the picks for the 2nd shoot last July in Bohol. It was a blast! For those who got their copies early e.g. Leon, you'll notice some of the pictures look better here. That's because I have the raw files and I can do more adjustments than PShopping JPegs. Enjoy!

Last Saturday's photo shoot was a blast! Check it out!