The 'Maine' Event :)

It starts when #Selfie became popular I guess? J

At first, I don’t want to be involved in picture taking because I am not that confident enough to smile on camera. When I was a kid, I am afraid of people. I remember when my mother asked me to buy some ingredients in what she is cooking for lunch and I was about to buy that thing, I refused to go outside and went to the store just to buy. I told my mother that I was afraid buying at the store, while there were so many people buying. I felt as if they were all staring at me..... Hahah what an excuse? :p

I don’t know why I became a “SELFIE” addict. Hahahaha. One of my weaknesses before was having my picture taken. I am so shy in front of people and I don’t want to smile on the camera. I think of myself that I am not that pretty or have the prettiest smile to be involved in pictures. I just don't know how to smile back then, hahah, I just don't want to do it. Generally, I am a shy person, and that was before, until college life came. So I always thought that my weaknesses are my strengths. Maybe I guess, my friends love to take solo shots and me as a conservative people back then, I was not like them whose looks are good they put make up or whatsoever on their face. But, I then realize that maybe it was also the right time for me to fix my face also like them hahahahha. My friends taught me how to look good and be confident enough to show off the real me.

Back in March 2014, my friends and I had a deal. Our deal was just for fun, and decided to take some photo shoot. We looked for a photographer on Facebook and we made a deal. Luckily, many photographers message us then we come up our first photo shoot.

This is me on my casual attire. At first, I don’t know how to pose hahahah I just make some posture and voila the pictures looks fine I guess. Hahaha. Some of my friends gave me positive feedback and I just enjoyed it. Maybe modelling is my career hahahahaah just kiddin’. 

This is me on my first photo shoot

But the vainness doesn’t stop, I took another round hahahaha. This time I am now confident enough to make poses. J Finally I took great shots, this time it looks fiercer than before hahahah.

This was my favorite shot because I liked how I posed here. :)

These are some photos that I liked. And I am thankful on our photographer that he took me good angles and it is suited on my positions :)

Photographer: Lesmond Valera
HMUA: Cristy Valera
Where: Marikina Home Studio
When: March 12, 2014

These are some photos that I liked. And the photographer took good shots and the angles are appropriate :)

After these photo shoot we took another shoot and this time different photographer and we met him in Facebook also. My friends are enjoying this trip hahahahah .. Below you can see some photos of mine and group photos. 

These are my girlfriends
TOP (L-R): Edgielyn, Celeste, Cass, Rodelyn
Bottom (L-R): Me, April

This is us with our photographer, Ulysses Cruz. He was a nice and jolly person. And also a responsible father with his children.

Our beloved photographer :)

We used to endorse his Studio IFF (ImageFashion Fotografix)

From Left to Right:
Edgielyn Pancho
Celeste Fernandez
Me (Charmaine Portea)
Cass Brocis 


















This is sir Ulysses' brother (I forgot his name), but this guy is so supportive and he is in-charge on the lights whenever we took shots.

Sports Wear

Long Dress Shoot

And then, I look fiercer and fiercer hahahaha I just loved to take those shots.

Fiercer look I guess :)

I felt that I was a “solo picture” addict. And until such time “SELFIE” came and then I claimed “SELFIE ADDICT”. Hahahaha I just can’t help myself taking pictures of mine and my Facebook/ Instagram account was full of selfies’ that my friends always says about me “Ikaw na naman laman ng news feed ko hahha” (well sorry not sorry) hahahaha. But despite of my addiction I contributed to the local Government of Pasig as one of the “Selfie Capital” (at least I do my part) :). Since then I just loved taking photos, not only my own photo but also every little things I love to take a shot.

PS: These photos are uploaded on my Facebook account and feel free to view it and hit like :)