We seem to have a routine down pat, eleven shoots later. Our usual photo studio has a great pizza and pasta place on the ground floor, where everyone congregated for pre-shoot pizza, exchanged books we borrowed off of each other, and asked each other about the books this shoot was for. So far, this is what we do in a usual #romanceclass hang out, discussing what’s been going on in each other’s lives, talked about the books we’ve read, and tea we’ve missed. There’s a buzz of excitement in the air as we discuss today’s activities.
For the eleventh shoot in particular, we were shooting the cover for Catherine Dellosa’s upcoming release, Raya and Grayson’s Guide to Saving the World for the Flicker series, a few photos for the existing #romanceclass covers catalog, one for a new edition of If The Dress Fits (by Carla de Guzman) and one project by Chi Yu Rodroguez That Shall Not Be Named Yet.
(Because we do that now, have photoshoots for books that haven’t been written yet. It’s inspiration, a kick in the pants and a perfect kilig boost when you need it.)
A set of a photo shoot is always chaos, mostly because of the feelings involved. While Layla, our makeup artists started work on our models, Jeanne San Juan, Ranj Almario and Jef Flores (who performs live readings for us too!) the shoot order was discussed, and outfits were decided on.