Gearing up for Wedding Expo

This is how my place looks like tonight. Crunch time for tomorrow's ingress and should be all set for this weekend's 10th Wedding Expo Philippines. This is the only time that the quota system for suppliers is waived, meaning instead of just having 12 wedding photographers as exhibitors, we will have around 60+ photographers in the KasaLitrato section.

My booth is the easiest place to locate - it is the one nearest the comfort room, literally in this photo w/ the our rest room door in the top right corner, and in Wedding Expo nearest the men's comfort room.

I chose to display art gallery type of photos that are meant to differentiate and express my creative self and remain true to my 'alternative' style of photography. Analysis as follows (click on the photo to get a larger view):

1) Hmmm, mannequins & props on a photographer's exhibit? Smells victorian to me.
2) Buko stylized (Tim & Lara) - creative photojournalism
3) Fashion Lifestyle weddings (Miggs & Tza)
4) The cover girl (a little girl covering her eyes during Chris & Chie's wedding in Pennsylvania) - this is a last minute substitute. The original photo was a church wedding scene but I wanted to show shots that couldn't just be copied by another photographer looking at my work. Some nice humor in it, too.
5) Victorian theme-based prenup (featuring Tantan & Cheche). I was previously considering a feature of four victorian brides but settled for a more minimalist approach. Will just feature the four victorians in my prenup gallery soon.
6) Some more supporting photos to highlight my services and what would set your wedding apart if you choose to avail of my services. :)
7) Where's the albums? Ssshhh quiet lang

Pinag-isipan., since most of you are already branding me as the 'thinking' photographer.

Also note that I don't use fake brides (female models wearing a designer's gown) in the exhibit, in my site nor in any of my presentations. Using such photos is against the ethics of wpja.com. My brides are already beautiful and most can even be mistaken as professional models. :)

Real Brides, True Stories.
Only from Rene Gaviola Alternative Photography.

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And now some shots from the actual exhibit area:



Overall, it was a very productive experience and a worthy exercise!