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Two young women in white gowns with tapestry bodices against a dark backdrop
A ballet dancer in a white tutu in front of a painted backdrop
A young woman with long dark curls holding a bouquet of roses
Two smiling girls with braided hair standing back to back
A black shepherd dog posed in front of a rust-colored painted backdrop

Fine Art Portraiture

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The portrait as an artwork

Fine art portraiture in Baguio City

A portrait at Studio Yñigo begins the way a painting does: with a dark room, a painted backdrop and one carefully placed light. Skin glows, fabric holds its weight, and the background falls away into shadow.

Every sitting is guided from start to finish, so you never have to wonder what to do with your hands. What you take home is made to be framed, hung on a wall and handed down.

A young woman touching her hair and holding a bouquet A young ballet dancer holding a high kick A young woman holding sunflowers with her eyes lowered Two girls embracing and smiling A woman in a floral summer dress with her hands behind her back A black shepherd dog with a happy open mouth A ballet dancer in arabesque on a wooden floor Two young women with flowers in their hair, looking over their shoulders A smiling girl in pink resting her arms on the back of a wooden chair
A young woman in a white gown with a tapestry bodice, smiling and holding sunflowers

My philosophy

Slow light, in the old manner

The tradition of portrait painting is my teacher. I work with shadow as much as with light, and I choose each pose and backdrop to suit the person in front of the camera. The aim is a picture you will still want to look at in fifty years.

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Collections

From a single sitter to a whole family, including the four-legged members.

A young woman seated in a white gown with sunflowers across her lap

Classical
A young girl in a full pink tulle dress, seated and smiling

Children
A woman in a floral dress seated with a bouquet

Portraits
A ballet dancer with arms raised before a glowing golden backdrop

Dance
Two girls seated together, one leaning on the other's shoulder

Siblings & Family
A black shepherd dog looking to the side, mouth open, against a rust backdrop

Pets
Two ballet dancers in matching poses on a wooden floor before a painted backdrop

Made to be handed down

Children grow out of their ballet shoes in a season. A portrait keeps them there, on your wall, for as long as the family wants to remember it.

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Selected works

A young woman holding a bouquet of red and pink roses A ballet dancer in a high kick against a painted backdrop A black and white close-up of two faces side by side A woman in a red sequined dress and white fur stole, with a red feather in her hair A girl in a full pink tulle dress, seated on the floor with her chin on her hand A young woman in a white gown holding yellow sunflowers A young woman in a tapestry corset, with a second figure in shadow behind her A black shepherd dog with raised ears against a rust backdrop A young ballet dancer in a lilac tutu with one arm raised

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The Classical Session

My signature sitting, inspired by the portrait painters of centuries past.

Php 2,500 per session

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Session details

  • Studio session: One hour
  • Edited photos: At least 10
  • Hair and makeup: Not included
  • Wardrobe: Not included

How a session works

  1. Consultation

    We talk about who the portrait is of and what to wear.

  2. The sitting

    An unhurried session in the studio, with every pose and gesture guided for you.

  3. The finished portraits

    I carefully edit your portraits, and you receive at least 10 finished photos.

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Tell me a little about who you would like to have portrayed. I will reply to arrange a consultation.

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A young woman in profile with a white rose in her hair, holding a bouquet