my son turns 1 last June 27 of 2011
this was his costume for his birthday
photos by Mark Anthony E. Ramos for Life Driven Photography
at Life Driven Photography
we capture LIFE
beautiful day to celebrate life and what lies ahead.
i just noticed that almost all of our wedding suppliers last year are getting married 0r were already married this year (like our photographer JJ Lucas, and also our make-up artist Chin Viyar) This time, it’s our coordinator, Tr. Portia Mantuano or Teacher Eps, as we call her.
after I got home from work, I took a rest because I knew this would be a long day for me. I woke up around 12.30pm and was still sleepy. I wanted to message tr. Eps if it was ok to be late at her party. fortunately, I didn’t have the time to send her a message or txt because we were busy preparing things to bring to the party
beautiful and elegant place in South Forbes at Bali Mansion
i love the columns there because of the shadows and the lines– a perfect place to have a E-session
what is a celebration without sweets. these are ordinary cupcakes bought from the grocery with icing, candy sprinkles and lots of love as shown in their messages

most of the time, life is represented by heart.

sometimes life can be messy and dirty but always keep in mind that when life becomes odd and luck is not on your side,
you always have your friends who will comfort you
we never back fight a friend.. we simply love them back
unexpected guests may come in the future, just welcome them and be yourself.
good or bad, there’s a lesson in life that you could always learn from them

This was the funniest part of the afternoon. Tr. mariel one of the teachers in PLICA told everyone that tr. portia and sir ron will arrive in a few minutes. They all panicked because they didn’t know how to surprise them. They were all shouting and running around and the last thing they thought about was to hide under the table.
then out they came… “SURPRISE”
a mini veil was worn by tr. Portia to signify that weeks from now she is getting married.
the rest 0f the afternoon was spent for games and swimming
congrats to Sir Ron and Tr. Portia
welcome to the club and hoping that Matthew will have a playmate soon
see you on 5/15/2011
at Lifeworks Photography,
we capture life
just want to say to the word that it was a fun year for us
it is hard but with jesus in our hearts we overcome all the struggle
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
LEAH
Photo by: Jay jay Lucas of Imagine Nation Photography
“do good to other and soon it will reward you with great things”
i shoot a friend for a maternity shoot (click here to view) and exchange for my service is a overnight stay @ bellevue
me and my wife had a chance to shoot around with matthew
great experience for us. we really enjoy it.
thanks to Jun and Camille Navarro for the GC
successful family portrait
matthew portrait shots.. he likes being in the camera
kulit mode sa lobby
mommy and son moment
my brother Rey enjoying the pool.. almost a day he swam in pool
he went home with sunburn and the color of his skin is darker than the usual
there are a lot of times that i miss serving a religious community
it is not that i’m not welcome with my previous community which is Single For Christ
but me and my wife have to take our service to the next level. of course in CFC already
Last February 6, our sector asked our band to play for the worship for provincial leaders assembly
and i must say that aside from serving our God, i really miss playing in a band (even it is only a K-hon, i usually play drums)
after that i try to worship God and reminisce the old days by taking pictures and offer to God almighty.
the topic that event is about love because it’s February and it is love month. SFC called it LOVE FORUM
hope you enjoy some of the pictures
here’s the speaker for that day. joining the activity. thanks tito francis
writing in the paper on a back of a person.
here is my SFC chapter.. i saw them attempting to make a jump shot.. i try to take a picture of them.. i hope this is a success one!!
after the session, we take the afternoon to shoot for a new profile picture in Facebook
but it turns out to be a band picture, because we just think that we dont have a picture as a band
unfortunately, we’re having struggle in capturing moments because we dont have tripod and no one to operate our cameras
so we just decided to put it on the ground a put it to timer mode.
just a nice framing and wonderful bandmates
and here’s the final outcome of our craziness that day!!
after that day, i realized that it doesn’t matter if you are serving in a community or not.
all you need is a faith and constant communication with God.
and good thing that my set of friends came from a community that has only one belief in terms of serving God.
after a long time of wait.. here it is
my 1st (success) maternity shoot
had a great time shooting with the couple.
Pregnant model: Camille Navarro
Hair and Make up: Jc Cantos
feel free to leave some comments.. thanks
the preperation
we start around 5pm.. it’s almost dark
at the lobby of bellevue
husband and wife plus baby



learnings in this new experience
it is hard if you dont have any assistant with you but the good thing is you are flexible to make good shoots
so hard to make a pregnant woman to pose but good thing model is willing to make some sacrifices for future view of her son
lastly, use your talent not only for the reward that will be given to you.. use it to express the beauty of life that the lord entrust to us!!
god bless camille and praying for the safe deliver of vered!!
a day full of traveling and full of emotion
these are the best words i can describe the wedding of vic and raine
stressful and tiring because im awake almost 24hours
but thanks to my crew, we pull it of.
enjoy the rest of the pictures
vic, the groom. if sorry worth a peso, maybe im already a millionaire because he always say sorry every time
he feels that we are not taken care off.
raine, pressured bride because she panic on the day of her wedding. i thinks that is normal.
and also if thank you is worth a peso im a millionaire
simple but like it.. like our couple.. they are simple but cool
the bestman
looks calm but not… try to be relax even there a lot of pressure out of the room
the march
our happy couple
after the ceremony
thank you vic and raine for the wonderful day
because you allow us to be part of your special day
good luck to you both!!
for the past month, i have a corporate job.
a job that is easy to get but hard to sustain. i set aside my passion to provide food on the table and buy our needs and wants
but there is a big difference in doing your job while having fun
and doing your job just to have money..
one morning, i have a chance to have a relaxing day with my family. we went to tagaytay to enjoy the cold breeze of the wind.
have the chance to reflect on god’s word while in the top of the people’s park in the sky
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
im working with the company for only two months and i try to offer every second of my work hours to god and my family but still fail
everytime i log-off to my station, i’m pissed off with my shift..
that is why lord said to me that money is not everything.. i want you to live in peace.. and do what you want and spread my word
now, im posting this picture just to remind readers of this site that god make a perfect world
and we have to appreciate it even we dont have money to spend it
as the bible says:
Genesis 2:15
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
make your world be more meaningful this year.. lets put color in every work we do and lets make an impact to each and everyone of us
money is everything but money can’t buy happiness
passion in doing something can create better things
i always challenge my self to do great picture with simple things
i always like thinking out of the box, so even if it is looks weird i will still continue it
because creativity first before satisfaction
every picture has a story so i will try my best to speak it out for you
while everyone is busy inside, take a chance to shoot outside. out of the ordinary capture this one.
shoes protect our feet, it symbolize protection and capability to extend our self
time is gold as they say but for me
time is important because every moment must be treasured and when you know it