Catalog shoot: GracieQ Creative Designs

You know how it is when you meet someone for the first time and you get that warm fuzzy feeling deep inside?  That’s exactly how I felt when I met Fretzel Buenconsejo.  I remember thinking how great it would be to photograph her.  Olive skin.  Curly hair.  Deep soulful eyes and a smile worthy of a toothpaste ad.  A person that could tell me stories while I try to chase and capture it.

As if her looks weren’t enough, Angel gave me a run down of her past projects.  Her face plastered all over the Metro Railing Station for a Nescafe Ad.  She also did a stint for Gatorade and had done a spread for a magazine that Angel showed me.   Wow!  I wanted to hide under the table and whisper a prayer of gratitude.

She’s one humble soul.  Don’t you just love being with people with the most welcoming aura?  Humble people are more secure of themselves. They are more REAL.  I guess this was the main focus for this shoot.  I wanted to showcase glamour that was something more than what meets the eye.

Here are some photos of last Saturday’s shoot.

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Client:  GracieQ  Creative Designs
Model:  Fretzel Buenconsejo
Hair & Make up:  Joe Branzuela
Styling:  Angelo Kangleon
Photographer:  Shutterfairy Photography

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To know more about GracieQ Creative Designs, click here for an article written by Cris Evert Lato of  The Inquirer and Cebu Daily News.