Portrait of a Lady – My Angia – Franco Laurel's Official Website

Some of you may know that I love photography and I love taking photos. It started out when I was a kid, I was always fascinated with portraits and pictures. I loved documenting special occasions and fixing our photo albums back when developing photos was in fashion.

I got my first DSLR camera in 2006 and learned to use it on my own, well with the help of some experts giving me tips on how to take different kinds of photos. Suddenly our family photos during special occasions became really clear with proper lighting and the best part of it is it was all in high resolution.

Let me tell you there were so many trials and errors along the way but I learned more or less how to get a good shot or two. What started with family gatherings led to documenting events, shows and theatrical performances for my blog “The Happy Man” back when I started blogging in 2012. I later on upgraded my camera and was able to play with it more.

When the lockdown began parties, shows and events were at a stand still. Staying home all day led me to play with my camera more.

My daughter Angia asked me to take photos of her in different outfits with different looks. (Angia loves experimenting with her make up and if I may say so she really is a master at doing that now) It was for the VOGUE challenge her generation was all into and instead of doing one layout I said why not do four. So in a span of 3 days we did it. I played with the lighting and look of each layout and the outcome really surprised us.

Angia recently turned 18 and would have had her debut this year. But due to the current situation the world is in right now, we decided to postpone the celebration when everything is clear and safe. The photo shoot we had served as her “debut” photos. I added a few more on her actual birthday to make it more special.