@PMAG2012 (Miss Philippines Montreal Ambassador of Goodwill) will be held on May 5th @ 7:00pm at Salle La Découverte, in Montreal, Qc. This event aims to express the beauty, leadership and empowerment of the filipino community, especially though the five lovely contestants between the ages of 18-25.

Along with organizers @_hellomeredith & @FeastUrEyes, I was given the chance to do a beauty/glamour shoot with the beautiful ladies who have been invited to participate in this year’s event.

I will not be able to share the final photos as they will be revealed at the show, but I’ll leave a little “Easter teaser” for you to see.

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And here’s a quick, un-edited “teaser” of the look we were going for:

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Happy Easter & God Bless.

Lia & Rick are such a beautiful and amazing couple. They compliment each other perfectly; you can tell by the infatuation between them in way they interact, without always having to be attached. They are such generous and thoughtful people, and made sure that everyone at their engagement party was having a good time, even/especially their photographer!

Despite the chilly day yesterday, they were very eager when I proposed to take a few photos outside. As you can see, they easily warm each other up with their bright personalities.

With an engagement party like this, I can only imagine how great their wedding will be!

Here are a few of my favorite photos. For the rest of the samples, visit JNQ&Co.’s Facebook Page.

Here are photos of fellow v-dubber, and good friend, Reyem’s bagged B5 Passat wagon. I had a chance to take a few before he left for the H2O International event.

He custom built his own bag set-up for his daily driver. You might ask yourself “why a bagged Passat?”  Not only is it a head-turner, but it comes very practical when driving his wife and 3 children around.  

For an experienced, honest mechanic, you can come see him at Merson Garage. Though he is a true dubber at heart, and can work on your vehicle (euro or not), often times finding an accommodating time if the usual “business hours” are not too convenient for you.  

Just don’t interfere with any of his family time.

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View the rest of the photos on JNQ&Co’s Facebook page.

A few quick samples from Karen & Ramon’s wedding yesterday have been edited and uploaded to JNQ&Co’s facebook page.

God bless the newlyweds.

Karen & Ramon are a very welcoming & entertaining couple. Although they first told me they were a bit unsure of what to do during this engagement shoot, I hardly had to “direct” or “pose” them.  From telling me their stories of how they met, I already knew that our shoot would be a lot of fun, as they have a great sense of humor. They easily find comfort in one another’s presence, which is a reflection of their love for each other, as well as making the job much easier for me!

It was a perfect day to go out shooting (minus all the bugs), and we started off at the church where they first met. After a quick wardrobe change (I like to change shoes between locations), we moved the shoot to a park, as Ramon wanted to serenade his fiancé on the hill, and Karen definitely wanted some shots on the basketball court.

Their wedding is coming up in 2 weeks, and I’m excited to be able to shoot for them!  Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.

See these photos, as well as Karen’s picks on JNQ&Co.’s FB page.

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“Jawnz” is a term that can be seen on fashion/clothing blogs to describe something “nice” that someone just aquired. It’s somewhat hard to describe, as it can be anything that is fresh, new, stylish, unique, original…. or simply just nice. There’s no real way to describe that item, other than to call it “jawnz.”

You can see a quick overview of the type of “jawnz” people have acquired recently by following this link.

Every time I see Jesse & Sergio’s cars, the only thing that comes to mind is JAWNZ.

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It’s very fitting that I show these photos as the first of the set. Marnie & Paul are fun-loving people, who love to share laughs at every occasion. This was also the first shot I took of them when we met on-location on a drizzling evening in the Old Port of Montreal.

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If you look at the weather for the past two weeks in Montreal, rain has been forecasted 8 days out of 7 (yes, I know that doesn’t make sense). The days that did turn out sunny still had a 60% chance of showers, which made it very difficult to try to plan a day to shoot outdoors.

Luckily for us, last Friday was one of those days which went against the odds, and the first “perfect” day we’ve had in this transition from Spring to Summer. 

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Now, you’re probably asking yourself, “Jean-Noel, why are you taking photos of STOCK cars?”

If you have ever talked to me about cars, the first thing I will tell you is to change the wheels, and lower it. When siblings Jessica and John Edward (J.E.) contacted me for a shoot, I knew exactly how I wanted it to go…

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