The Muse, a FREE Photobook Download by Erick Cruz — For Aspiring Models
One of my initial projects earlier when I started photography was to give awareness to models (pro or aspiring) on how it should be when dealing with photographers.
RooftopSesh, a FREE Photobook Download by Erick Cruz
Trying to be productive while being on Luzon lockdown due to the COVID19 pandemic. I’m giving away a this photobook I’ve entitled RooftopSesh absolutely FREE for download 🙂 This is my second book I have published on my work after, White Polo. This is a collaboration between Dewanie “Doo” Catapang and my good friend, Lucas Samonte. This will be a first for me shooting on this rooftop having this concept.
White Polo, a Photobook by Erick Cruz
White Polo is a photobook that has been one of my longest ongoing projects ever since I started photography. I have always had. this fascination of women in white polo. This series has helped me improved so much in my craft and had made me meet amazing and interesting individuals along the way. This is a culmination of sorts — and will show you my earlier works up to my
FREE photo book giveaway from Photobook Philippines
Hello Everyone! I’m thrilled to announce my partnership with Photobook Philippines, an online photo book supplier, which I have been an avid user of for years. They are responsible for printing my commissioned, and also, personal albums and portraits. That being said, Photobook Philippines is giving away an exclusive voucher code for a FREE 6×6 Simple Book* when you download their mobile app. Yup! You got that right! You get
My 4′ DIY Ring Light Setup
DIY Ring Light – having a good studio setup is quite costly. You can get a few for 5k+. But it still will not be something that would be quite unique. These cheap usually lights will not really give an impact to your photos. If you are on a tight budget, I suggest you to try something different — go DIY. A few years back, I tried to do that…
Paul Ticzon & Parc Cruz Workshop
Paul Ticzon & Parc Cruz Workshop was another workshop which allowed me to be with my photo buddies from the Some Like It Hot Workshop 🙂 This workshop got me to meet Kookai Sarmiento and Kim Domingo! Two models who are very much mainstream nowadays 🙂 Paul Ticzon & Parc Cruz Workshop is a 2-day event consisting of shooting and direction on Day 1 by Direk Paul, and then a post-processing
Paul Ticzon’s Some Like It Hot Workshop
Paul Ticzon’s Some Like It Hot Workshop is the best workshops I ever attended, and helped in shaping the foundations that I needed to have to do sexy/boudoir portraits up until today. I consider Direk Paul as one of the best in the industry in terms of his folio into boudoir and sexy portraits. Happy I was able to attend this again and again over the years and learn from
Ticzon, Ladia & Cruz’s: The Black Project
Ticzon, Ladia & Cruz’s: The Black Project to me is every newbie photographers dream. Getting Paul Ticzon, Ricky Ladia, and Parc Cruz under one roof to provide you a 2-day course on photography focusing on shooting (Ticzon), lighting (Ladia), and post-processing (Cruz) was truly a treat. Happy to attend the The Black Project Workshop which allowed me to be with my photo buddies from the Some Like It Hot Workshop.
Fade Longboy’s Siesta Series Workshop
Fade Longboy’s Siesta Series Workshop was one of my more awaited wokshops because of the fact that I just recently found him at the time. I was starting to find my own style then and I wanted to look different from the rest of the photographers I followed. Then one day via Tumblr, I found Fade posting these amazing pics with his friend Jash Manuel. Fade Longboy’s Siesta Series Workshop
Jerico Montemayor’s Illuminate Workshop
Jerico Montemayor’s Illuminate Workshop is another informative workshop by Sir Jerico organized by the Studio 54 gang. This workshop tackled shooting indoor and outdoor and how different light conditions and shooting angles will help you shoot beautiful images. Jerico Montemayor’s Illuminate Workshop also had a question and answer segment which helped us participants ask questions not limited to the workshop’s scope. This showed how much Sir Jericho was experienced in