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Matthew turns 1

20 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life

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

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Surprise surprise!! (post birthday and bridal shower)

29 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life, people

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

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary to US..

06 Mar 2011 2 Comments

by lifedrivenphoto in people

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

Pre-anniversary celebration @ bellevue

26 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life, people

“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

i miss serving in a ministry!!!

20 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life, people

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.

Camille Navarro Maternity shoot

25 Jan 2011 5 Comments

by lifedrivenphoto in life, people

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!!

it’s not about the money, it’s all about the PASSION!!

11 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life

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

God: miss me?! I miss you more!!

08 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in life

i really miss serving in a community like Singles for Christ

when i got married last march 2010, i said to myself that there are many things that i will miss

1. a very late night bonding with my homeboys/band-mates/kwentuhan buddies

(bonding time start around 7pm and ends on 3am)

2. travelling every weekend in different places for a mission.

3. eating very late in a place where they serve beef mami and goto

there are lot more but i truly miss is

4. serving the lord with all my heart and time.

YES, when i say time i mean hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds….

because before i can give all my time to my god without worrying about home or our things

but know, there are person involve and also need not only my time but also love.

then one of my reflection nights i ask god,

“bakit gaano? parang inalis mo lahat ng gusto ko?”

and then i start to find an answer to my question and end up with this verse

“this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. but if you do the will of God, you will live forever” 1 John 2:17 (NLT)

God wants me to live a life not to process a human cycle. he wants me to be different among others

because in the end of the story, i will be a great inspiration to other who is afraid to face a god plan reality

we are all design in god’s greatness. we just have to find it and know it how. and all answer is in the bible

for now, i enjoy my life with my very own family. as my god always there to look for us.

and sometimes he peeks on his window clouds wondering how we are

from god above we receive a free love that he offers to each and everyone

but sometimes we can’t offer our love without a price.

when i was a mission volunteer, a brother ask me a series of question

1. will you still love god even you don’t have money

2. will you still serve god even everyone around you hates you

3. will you still have faith in god even he take away the life of your love ones

4. will you still love god even you experience all the hardship in life

sometimes, our love is conditional and has a price.

sometimes all of our action has a value

the greater the value the higher we do

so i ask you, what is the value of a person give his life for you

100

1,000

10,000

1,000,000,000,000,000

because Jesus Christ sacrifices and give his life just to save you

and that is the meaning of love

will you do it too…. :

officially 26

03 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment

by lifedrivenphoto in Events, life

not the best birthday i ever had.. BUT IM SO BLESSED WITH THE PEOPLE SURROUNDS ME..

sometimes i forgot the meaning of birthdays.. for me, having new gadgets, exciting day, delicious food, new stuffs and a fun day is the meaning of birthday.. but to day is different…

when i shift my career as a life photographer, i understand the meaning of birthday in more deeper way. Birthdays are celebrate because you have to be more thankful that god experience you another chapter in your life. as i capture image from a certain event i really thank god that he share this experience with me.

im just happy because i celebrate my birthday with my family… here are some pictures hope you like it!!

my birthday is same date with the all souls day

maybe that is the reason why im close with everyone with good soul….