I remember looking through photo albums kept at my grandmother’s house (as in tons of them). They contained pictures of my childhood and even pictures of my parents and aunts and uncles during their younger years. I loved looking at those pictures, even if for most of them, I wasn’t born yet. I loved looking at them because it gave me a sense of how my parents and relatives were when they were younger. I also showed me pictures of when I was still a baby. Obviously I couldn’t remember each moment, but looking at these pictures made me FEEL the love that I was showered with. This is why we, as a family, had Louie Arcilla take photos of our family.
When I first met Louie and when I told him that we were game to do a family photo shoot, I was afraid to tell him that I wasn’t really the type who would pose in front of the camera. Well, my husband and I are like that. We hate posing. We both feel awkward. We actually decided to have a family shoot because we wanted our daughter to have pictures that she could browse through when she was older. I want her to have the same opportunity and experience of looking through old photos and photos of herself when she was younger.
So fast forward to the day of the shoot, Louie came in at exactly 2:00 PM as we discussed. It was a gloomy day and it was drizzling, so I immediately thought that I was super unlucky. We didn’t have a good lighting source. We couldn’t go out. Also, when Louie arrived, Zeeka was sleeping, so we had to wait for her to wake up. We talked first about his business and brand Louie Arcilla Life+Style Photography. I always felt his passion for his craft. The thing about Louie is that when you talk to him, he is very down to earth and easy to talk to. It’s as if you have been talking to a friend whom you have known for for years. That’s why I think Zeeka loved him immediately.
Zeeka would normally go into tantrums and would squeal and scream when a ‘new and unfamiliar’ person would carry her. But not with Louie! Zeeka just met him that day and after the shoot, she kept on saying ‘Louie… Louie’. She even allowed him to carry her. The shoot went well and you know why? Louie didn’t ask us to pose. He just made us do normal things — things that we would do on a daily basis like sit on the couch, carry Zeeka, play with Zeeka, talk to Zeeka, etc. We didn’t have to pose! Thank, God! Zeeka was the one you posed for us. Haha!
But it was all so natural and light. What I was worried about though was if the the pictures would come out clear. I hated that it was such a gloomy day. But guess, what?! When I got the pictures from Louie, I was blown away. Here are some of the pictures…
I love love love each and every picture that he took. I highly recommend that you book Louie Arcilla if you want to have a family photo shoot! I believe in his talent and I believe that he can best help you capture those precious moments. And guess what, he is offering a discounted price if you book shoots ASAP and I mean ASAP! Here are the discounted rates!
BUT WAIT! THERE’s MORE!
Because Louie and I believe in capturing those moments that make you appreciate the life that you have, we are having this giveaway! It’s called Love Life Giveaway and joining is soooo easy!
Love Life Giveaway from Louie Arcilla and Mommy Ginger
1. Take a picture of a precious moment in your life and post it on Facebook and Instagram. Please make sure that your post can be seen by the public.
2. Please use #louiearcilla and #lovelife and tag @mommyginj and @louiearcilla when you describe the photo. Please leave a comment below (link to this blog post is http://bit.ly/lovelifegiveaway) and leave your name and email address to signify that you have joined our giveaway.
3. We will chose one (1) winner of a two hour shoot with Louie Arcilla BUT everyone who joins will receive a 15% discount on any of the packages of Louie Arcilla Life+Style Photography. Isn’t that great! (*the 15% is on top of the discounted package seen above).
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Entries will be accepted from Dec. 6 to Dec. 27, 2014. We will announce the winner on Dec. 29.
Please enter a valid email address as we will contact you using this once you win.
This giveaway is open to everyone but transportation should be covered by those who participate/win outside of Mertro Manila.
We are so excited for this! Are you ready for your own photo shoot? Join now and spread the word! Goodluck 🙂
For more information on Louie Arcilla, you can check out his website (http://louiearcilla.com/) or his Instagram account (http://instagram.com/louiearcilla).
i am joining! your photos are so beautiful! 🙂
Will share and join this! Lovely pictures mommy ginj!
lovely pics mommy ginj! Shared the promo too 🙂
I am really really wishing to have a family photo shoot but my hubby doesn’t love posing in front of the camera. I also want my baby to have good photos that she can look back to when grows up. Hope we could be given a chance to try Louie’s photo shoot.
Sally Yu
thebinondomommy@gmail.com
I will definitely join! I need this for my little one. 🙂
Marie Ruth Berma
mayu@warriormomandcraniokid.com
Super love the photos. I’m so inggit! hehe 😀
Lally Ruth M. Gonzales
lallyruthmagsino@yahoo.co,
http://www.lallysreflections.com
Joined. love the photos.
Anne Marie Napay-Dragon
ranniem01@yahoo.com
Great Photos! This is a perfect timing in preparation for my daughter’s 1st birthday on January.
Hope to win. 🙂
Rackell Villareal
rackell.villareal@yahoo.com
Lovely photos Mommy Ginj (Big girl na si Zeeka) 🙂
♥♡♥
Gracie Maulion
graciemaulion@gmail.com
joined! I love the photos. Hope we are lucky to win this for my wife and daughter!
Ryan Mel Gonzales
ryanmel02@yahoo.com
Joined your giveaway. Hoping to win the family shoot so that we’ll have pretty photos with our newborn. 🙂
Criselda Alano
cris_pablico@yahoo.com
Joined! Would love to have Louie Arcilla capture our family’s most natural and beautiful moments.
I love your family photos by Louie Arcilla. Hope to get to experience family photo shooting with him for I am sure it will be a moments to be treasured for a lifetime.
Louie Arcilla is really good in capturing family moments. I’m joining in.
emiliana.sison@gmail.com
I love your family photos! I’m joining in.
emiliana.sison@gmail.com
Joined this wonderful giveaway! 🙂 perfect for the holidays and the upcoming birthday of my baby.
anne marie napay-dragon
ranniem01@yahoo.com
joined! Beautiful photos Ginj!
Great photos! ☺ Posted my entry on Facebook and Instagram. Thanks!
Anne Palpal-latoc | joanne.nayve@gmail.com
Joined this lovely contest 🙂
Joana Callanta | callanta.jt@gmail.com
Joined the contest. Yey! Beautiful pics!
Thank you to all those who joined the Louie Arcilla Life+Style photography giveaway! Congratulations to Ms. Sharon Teng for winning the #lovelife #louiearcilla giveaway at #mommyginger #winner #lifestylephotographer