Sports Adventure – Drifting

When I shoot the extreme sport drifting, I go as close as I can to the moving cars. From about two meters, I approach the screeching cars (like a charging bull) to 

get the exact angle and distance I want. The exhiliration can only be felt if the photos were taken this near. A long shot would not be able to achieve this feel.

I go as close as I can to the drift cars.

With the speed and acceleration and sharp-angled movements of the drift cars, shooting them this close can be very tricky, not to mention, kind of dangerous. But that’s where the fun begins. And I trust the drivers. In this particular shoot, this was easy because I’ve photographed them before and they are pros and the best in the country: Ryan Agoncillo, celebrity drift car driver and Alex Perez, four-time drifting champ.

Outdoor Shoot Power Supply

I do a lot of outdoor shoots and power supply is a concern. I found a good solution – Tronix Explorer XT. I like its performance so much that I got myself 3 units that I’ve been using for a year now.

tronix explorer xt

Tronix is a portable power supply. This inverter uses a 24v power source. It is proudly Philippine-made. http://www.innovatronix.com/.

From my experience, one unit can power:

1) one self-contained Hensel Pro Plus 1000 at 3/4 power for about 3 hours continuous shoot,

Writers and Maranello

Paolo Subido as Don Johnson

When Top Gear Phils. made a guide on how to be a cool driver, they called me to do the photographs.

Dong Magsajo as Steve McQueen

I was to shoot 3 of my writer-friends as icons of motoring cinema.

It was fun to revisit past movies that I watched, ahem, not so long ago.

My fave was columnist Dong Magsajo. He showed up at the shoot with a really cool beard. (Can we nominate a Filipino to the annual British Beard Awards?)

Food Shoot – Ice Cream

by my laptop while waiting for Bel to prep the product

A shoot that involves ice cream requires the obvious: the ice cream has to be photographed in all its glory, before it starts to melt.

There are three common ways to do this. First is to have dozens of gallons of frozen solid ice  cream, second is to shoot inside a huge freezer, and third is to have your food stylist make fake ice cream.