Effing the Lens: 2011

JANUARY

Test shoot with Isabelle Du. First time to have worked with her, together with our Hair and Make-Up Stylist Nina Dumpa. Styled by Eric Poliquit, with Fashion from Gerry Katigbak and Norman Noriega, The photo sets we produced was featured in some Vietnamese websites such as THIS FEATURE and THIS FEATURE too.

Test shoot with Gelo Luna, same time we are shooting with Isabelle, same team. Fashion from Norman Noriega and several accessory pieces from Gerry Katigbak were used as well.

Test shoot with Maverick Kelvin Mangilit, featuring the Err Series. T'was fun doing the photo sets. Eric cut three shoes just for the shoot. we did it without a Hair and Make Up artist.

FEBRUARY

Did Associate Styling for GMA News TV's Fashbook's OBB, Met the 'FABGELOUS' Gelo Arucan! ( you can check his site by clicking THIS ) ... You can still catch FASHBOOK every Wednesday, 10PM on GMA News TV 11.

Did a talk with the cool students of Mapua (Multimedia Arts and Sciences) ... with Eric Poliquit (Fashion Stylist) about the workings of a fashion photographer and what goes around in creating an editorial photo.

MARCH

Took the 'Before and After' photos of the case study of the show FASHBOOK o GMA News TV 11.

APRIL

Test Shoot with Mark Jason Go and Gerard Anton Go of Yeoh Models. Styled by Eric Poliquit. You can check more models of YEOH Models HERE

Test shoot with Brazilian model Allan Augusto Maiate. One of my favorites for the year. Over the moon to have been featured in both FASHIONISTO as an editorial and as a PORTRAIT FEATURE and HOMOTOGRAPHY ...styled by Eric Poliquit. photo sets did without Hair and Make-Up stylist.

Photo Shoot with Gee Plamenco, Styled by Eric Poliquit. Featured in HUF MAGAZINE among other sites.

Test shoot with Rommelle Bungay of Yeoh Models. Shot in Batangas, Philippines, styled by Eric Poliquit. This set was featured in HOMOTOGRAPHY

MAY

Associate Styling duties at Philippine Fashion Week for Rusty Lopez Holiday Collection 2011. Met the wonderful Nicole Lopez and her great team at RUSTY LOPEZ via the premiere stylist Patricia Coronado! Great times!

This is Allan Augusto Maiate's second time of shooting with me. This time, he was joined by b Vannessa Leon ( scroll down to view photos of her ) ... Styled by Eric Poliquit, and grooming and Hairstyling by Marvin Nabong ... the set we created were featured in notable sites like TRENDHUNTER , THE FASHIONISTO and GQ ITALIA to name a few. Fashion pieces were from BESPOKE by Levenson Rodriguez , Gerry Katigbak and quirky accessories by my brother, Jing Mondejar.

Test shoot with Venezuelan model/host Vannessa Leon. Such a beautiful experience shooting her with Augusto with the team!

Associate styling for a billboard, shot by Jun De Leon for Cathy Valencia. Eric Poliquit head the styling, with Marian Rivera wearing a Norman Noriega creation. I think the billboard is still up and can be seen along EDSA.

JUNE

Test shoot with Australian model Duane Stagoll. Another favorite shoot for the year, this was done with the help of my friends from PARADIGM SHIFT and OS . With help from our location manager Thysz Estrada + the cool company of Miguel Celestial and Edrick Bruel , we drove to UP Diliman to shoot the set. :) Thank You guys! Featured in THE FASHIONISTO and UP AND DIE to name a few.

Photo shoot with music artist Geneva Cruz at San Simon, Pampanga. Styled by Eric Poliquit, Excited for her newest album coming out!!! :)

JULY

Test Shoot with Chris and Gibran. Styled by Eric Poliquit... Did it I think in around an hour or so, all in available light. See the whole set of photos in a feature by THE FASHIONISTO

AUGUST

Photo Exhibit collaboration with the designers of FaDAL , Os Accessories and Nina Dumpa, and a short film debut from VersaVise Production of Matthew Valeriano written by Iya Miranda, with a soundtrack from Lintech... styled by Eric Poliquit. Featuring our muse, the one and only... MANANG. 'nuff said.

a short segment feature from the show FASHBOOK on GMA News TV 11.

My first Cover Fashion Editorial for Dubai-based ILLUSTRADO MAGAZINE! with an amazing team of Manuela Basilio and Gerard Go of Yeoh Models... with Nina Dumpa as Hair and Make-Up Artist, Eric Poliquit styled the editorial in an all-Filipino brand/designer fashion. This set made it to BENETTON'S BLOG Main Page via El Bosquejo.

SEPTEMBER

Shot W by Rajo's Holiday 2011 Campaign for Wharton. Styled by Eric Poliquit featuring Rodrigo of Mercator.

Got a surprise when HP MAGCLOUD selected my PORTFOLIO as one of the recommended sites for creative inspiration!!!

OCTOBER

Shot DANIEL MARK BUMGARNER's Holiday 2011 Collection. Featuring some of the cutest four-legged friends! :) Styled by Eric Poliquit with HMUA Cindy Conwi-Patrimonio

Shot my 2nd Cover Fashion Editorial of Illustrado Magazine - Dubai, styled by Jear De Mc Cuttac, HMUA Kristin Cornejo and model Don Mendoza, this is probably the hardest shoot to complete while a typhoon is in it's might. Luckily, the team made survived. Special thanks to Mac Eugenio for lending me gear to use!!! :)

NOVEMBER

Shot Brazilian model Jhony Monhol for Manila Bulletin, with Jear De Mc Cuttac styling, assisted by Kristin Cornejo, and HMUA Melu-Jean Apostol, shot at Vivere Suites. Special Thanks to Mark Dela Torre for lending me gear to use! :)

Shot LILIA CUNTAPAY for the Halloween episode of FASHBOOK on GMA News TV 11. In the True spirit of The Manang series... I think Eric Poliquit and I got it in the bag with this one ;)

Test shot with Brazilian model Pedro Dutti of Reco

As an associate stylist for Regal film's Yesterday, Today Tomorrow Movie Poster headed by Eric Poliquit.

Shot a test for Brazilian Models Jhony and Pedro for BOSQUEJO | Sacre Collection. Styled by Eric Poliquit. The whole team is excited to shoot an all out lookbook collection come 2012. WATCH OUT!!!

DECEMBER

Shot Pedro Dutti for Manila Bulletin, same team with the Jhony Monhol Male Fashion Editorial.

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to 2011 ... I bid you farewell! THANK YOU ... great memories with great people!

Looking forward to a more dynamic 2012 !!! Really Excited for things to come!

xoxo enzo

First of all, I want to congratulate Ms. Lilia Cuntapay for winning The 7th Cinema One Originals Festival Awards 2011 Best Actress category for her documentary film entitled Six Degrees of Separation of Lilia Cuntapay. The film won for Best Screenplay (Antoinette Jadaone), Best Supporting Actress (Geraldine Villamil), Best Editing (Leo Valencia and Glenn Ituriaga), Audience Choice and Special Jury Prize Award.