New Rates for The East Bay California!

But first, let me introduce myself. My name is Ryan Reyes and I've traveled 34 countries, having shot events in 6 of them including the United States, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Philippines, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. I have shot events such as Weddings, Engagement Sessions, Birthdays of many different ages, Debuts, Company Parties, Company team building events, and more. Over 1600 events, worldwide. And on top of my own creative vision I always stay updated with trends in style, technique, and technology! In addition to the samples in this post, I have more samples for all these types of events and the many locations they occured on my Instagram page: https://instagram.com/chosenbydestiny Now, let's take a look at what kind of packages we have for you. I've shot for 5 world leaders, and many celebrities all over the world, now available to you at a price that will make you fall in love all over again. 

Event Scenario:  I already start preparing before the day of your event and end sometime after the program ends. All packages include editing. Edits are finished within 2-4 weeks. As a storyteller, I make sure your moments are cinematic, and I take many group photos of all the guests so your memories are complete. Keep in mind that we do custom packages as well. Locations can be added, album can be added to any package that has photography service. 

The First Date (Photo Coverage) 100$ Per Hour (Limit 3 hours)

Best for engagement sessions, family photos, and small parties in a single location. This is the package I originally gave to celebrities and high profile clients at a much higher price, still using the best equipment in the industry to produce amazing color, resolution, and quality that cell phones still wouldn't reach 20 years from now (according to my own scientific research) I use these tools to paint a vision of your most flattering angles that you just won't ever stop bragging about. Service includes one location and final output includes a folder of 20-30 images uploaded to a cloud service. No watermarks, full resolution. We give you the flexibility to print or share your photos any way you'd like.

Hollywood Auditions (Video Coverage) 200$ Per Hour

Best for engagement sessions, music videos, commercials, and small parties in a single location. Have you ever thought about doing your own music video whether it was original or lip sync? How about a professional commercial? Or even just an engagement session to show off an edited teaser for your upcoming wedding? Small intimate event? Instead of paying thousands, now you have Hollywood connections. Now you have me. All shooting using cinema grade equipment and lighting. Edited highlights or music video will be downloadable by you via cloud service. 

Diamond (Photo Coverage) 200$ Per Hour (Per Photographer)

Meant for events with small to medium sized guest lists. Diamonds are a girl's best friend, and our photo album is just as precious. Same celebrity grade Chosenbydestiny quality, and 60-75 full resolution photos for all your printing and digital sharing to your heart's content. Downloadable via cloud service. No watermarks, no hassle. Diamonds are forever, we'll make sure your best memories are too.

 

Platinum (Video Coverage with Same Day Edit) 300$ Per Hour (8 hour minimum)

Some of the most famous video editors in the world have dubbed me the fastest Same Day Editor in the world. I've taught workshops just on speed editing alone. And the quality has never failed to impress, just watch some of our crowd reactions on our instagram! Care to witness this for yourself? Two locations, and the edit will be presented to you on the same day of your event! Highlights video in full resolution will be available for you to download via cloud service. Inquire within for extra locations.

                  

Destiny (Photo and Video Coverage with Same Day Edit and Same Day Slideshow) 500$ Per Hour (8 hour minimum)

Our most popular service, complete with everything you've ever wished for, now discounted as if we just discovered months ago that we're actually long lost sibilings. Book now, before we realize how impossible this deal is and change our minds. Taking our team to two locations and presenting you not only with an onsite edited video of your wedding, but an onsite slideshow of your wedding photos! Event highlights video edited same day and shown at your reception, 60-75 edited photos of your bestest day ever, all content easily downloadable via cloud service. Got extra locations? Want to pay extra for prints or an album? Let us know! 

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Photo Album: (E-mail us chosenbydestiny@gmail.com or text (702) 715-8430 for pricing)

Kathryn Bernardo's 18th Birthday

So our instagram feed (@Chosenbydestiny) has been quite busy as of late, particularly because of one ABS-CBN superstar's debut that we covered recently. Enclosed with this post are photos to summarize what I've posted previously as instagram exclusives. You probably want to follow us on instagram or subscribe to us at fb/chosenbydestinyinc to get the full dose of our updates. Thank you for your cooperation and support!

- Ryan Reyes

#KathrynBernardo #Kathryn18

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Please do "like" us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/chosenbydestinyinc where we administer rapid updates. We will be doing a content overhaul here on our main website soon! Thanks all!

- Ryan

Harry Truman, Rock n' Roll, and Beehive Hairstyles

These were all hot topics from the 1950s. Recently, I was asked to shoot a wedding here in the Philippines that incorporated a vintage look. Of course, a lack of resources didn't fully support the concept. But, they managed to pull it off a lot better than I thought! Here we have Jiezl and Ian's vintage wedding, complete with an old volkswagen, (I called slug bug first!) and a crowd of ladies and gentlemen wearing spiffy vintage outfits. I processed the images accordingly. And here's the kicker... I shot all the photos with a kit 18-55 lens and 50mm 1.8 just to annoy other photographers, while Gina kept everything at a healthy 30mm for the video. Speaking of which, coming soon!

The decorations were pretty radical!

The colors just make it feel a certain way

Tight prep shot

Slug bug!

The church

He's ready to go in!

Your destiny awaits...

I wouldn't be surprised if the Priest all of a sudden said "get a room!"

Couldn't do much about the "modern" cars in the background.
But, I love the speedwalking!

The typical vintage crotch photo

Followed by the typical vintage shoe fetish photo

My personal favorite from the set

A cold look, nullified by warm tones.

Mmmm cake.

Fashion Week 2011 (Part 2)

Thanks again to our Public Relations Manager, Micah, for taking us to Fashion Week this time of the year. I decided to take all of these beautiful photos with the incredible Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II. That's right, Canon's cheapest lens in production! Surprisingly... I never missed focus on 100% of the shots, it focused fast and efficient enough in AI servo, and they were all perfectly exposed. Sometimes I do underestimate the 63 zone metering in the Canon 60D, it's actually helping a lot. Here are some of the photos from the Ipanema fashion show. - Ryan

More photos are posted in an album at http://www.facebook.com/chosenbydestinyinc

Vacation Time!

We are currently on vacation (and determining to see if I'm healthy enough to tackle the holiday madness that is coming up. I've been feeling weak lately along with intense migraines, perhaps I need to regenerate to serve everyone at optimum performance again) and we will not have an active business line with us until October 24th. Please interact with us through e-mail until business resumes again. Thank you everyone! - Ryan

Northern Hospitality

I had the chance of photographing and taking videos of some filipino blokes and ladies who came in from Oz for their daughter's birthday. Shame my offsider couldn't tag along because our babysitter couldn't come before noon. When I got to SM Marilao I was starved because I didn't have my brekkie, so I ate two lunches there and then a third lunch at the party. I did yabber a lot, but I do that anyway. Probably thought I was up myself, heck I thought the same thing. They were ace, beyond ace. Probably the best set of tall poppies I ever met. Extremely accommodating right through to the end. Heaps of gratitude. One of the guests was surprised I was making a good quid out here doing what I do, but finally agreed that I was definitely better off here than in the bloody USA. Anyways, I'm finally gonna be able to update this site in the coming few weeks (my vacation) hooroo! - Ryan

Tiffany's Debut @Rockwell Clubhouse AND Canon 320EX Speedlite Review

The last time I shot a photo only gig by myself was sometime last year. (I mean hey, I still shoot photos, but outside of the videographer spotlight during gigs) I've been completely and sincerely immersed into the video culture for the past couple of years now. Last night I made a comeback as a solo photographer, and ran in with a brand new flash fresh from the box. The Canon 320EX hybrid flash.



Now, I won't really get into the technical specs nor am I a poster boy for Canon. (I have bought and used every single popular flash brand out there from Nikon to Canon to Yongnuo, along with the one time in my life that I owned 9 units of 580EX II) But, I'll give everyone my first impression of the 320EX from actual use on my Canon 60D for over 1000 shots at Tiffy's debut in Makati.


It's very compact in size, so I can fit it in my "medium" sized camera bag with room for one more 320EX. It's designed differently from other Canon flashes. The first thing that came to mind when taking it out of the case for the first time was that it resembled the battle rifle design from a video game called Halo 3 on Xbox 360 that I still actively play. Anyway, performance wise, it was plenty of light to work with for me. Of course, I use all primes, so I don't need the power of, let's say, a Nikon SB900 or Canon 580EX II to compensate. However, despite the lack of power, this flash is very heavy on utility. I can easily say it's a jack of all trades, master of none. Not necessarily a bad thing!


The ETTL isn't as good as most other flashes, because of it's lack of infrared (which is actually a plus if you work with other photographers, the red lines can ruin both photo and video). If you're good with manual flash, you won't have a problem adjusting anyway. It has a built-in LED light, which I tried for a few things... I tested it for video clips both before and a few during the event. The light isn't as bright or flattering as my dedicated LED, but for off cam lighting it's actually quite good. Heck, the flash itself is a strobist's dream. Why? Because the flash has a built-in trigger that can trigger video recording or for taking photos. The flash can even be triggered by Canon cameras that have the commander feature. Meaning, by using a tripod, I can justify eliminating the light man position and light close subjects myself for both photo and video without having to be at arms length of the camera. The downside is... The distance isn't that great. So, I'd say it was limited to small to medium group shots of up to 10 people, give or take a head. For the situation that I was in last night, it was perfect.

Being away from the camera gives me the advantage of choosing my bounce sources, angles, and distances manually without moving the camera or subjects. Sometimes you're stuck a limited angle of incidence with the flash mounted to the camera, and this method completely frees you from that even if you have to hold the camera in one hand and the flash in the other. I can even hold a small umbrella and shoot light right through it if I want to without having to worry about being stuck in one spot. I can help people pose, take the lint out of someone's hair, or even be in the shot. It's like flipping the whole system around, which others might think it's blasphemy but I think it's absolutely brilliant. Lose the tether, be a dual operator, work faster and more creatively with light. I love it. I shoot with two bodies, so that makes me love it even more for B-angles or a static designation for documentary. So, let's take a look at some of the shots! The lighting was spotty.... The flexibility of the flash helped with it a lot. Some of these shots didn't have flash at all (purposely)

In conclusion, I absolutely adored shooting Tiffany's Debut (Also known as an 18th birthday for all those Americans who still keep up with me) It was inspiring enough to shoot over 1000 properly exposed shots with the new flash. =P Chef Jessie is a great place to eat, I especially loved the Pistachio Panna Cotta as seen below. (The green blurred one. Sorry, everyone took it all before I could focus on the green. It's THAT good!)

The family was really nice to me, didn't go back on any parts of the agreement, fed me without me having to ask, (It's actually in the contract that the team gets fed) and I didn't feel one cold or dull moment when I was there even if Tiffany's brother did say "This is actually pretty chill compared to all the other debuts, I like it!" Yes, I am proud to say this is my favorite photo only gig this year, even if it's my only photo only gig (prenups don't count!), hehe.

- Ryan Reyes