Kristen Shoot

Kristen Shoot

A few years ago I was working as a network admin for a law firm called Adorno & Yoss. I have good memories from back then. One of the attorneys working there was Kristen. I always wanted to ask her for a shoot, but being an employee there I felt that asking one of the attorneys to pose for me may come off as...rude? So I never bothered.

A few years ago I was working as a network admin for a law firm called Adorno & Yoss. I have good memories from back then. One of the attorneys working there was Kristen. I…

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Golf Balls, Pretty Things, Snow Queen, and Blu

Golf Balls, Pretty Things, Snow Queen, and Blu

It has been a long time since I have shot with Katie. Too long in fact. We always have fun when we shoot. A shoot was due! Katie mentioned that her friend, Jenna, was coming…

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Lost Pants and Weird Mask

Lost Pants and Weird Mask

So Monika. I haven't shot her in years. We caught up again on Facebook and she told me about an idea she wanted to try. Me being open minded about concepts, agreed to try it…

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Shoot with Anonymous

Shoot with Anonymous

So two weekends ago I shot a model who asked me to remain anonymous. She did not want people knowing that she likes to model on the side...

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Diana Photo Shoot

Diana Photo Shoot

So two weekends ago I shot Diana. She had an interesting look which I generally look for in models. We went to Miami beach to try some test shots in swimwear, since swimwear is extremely…

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Melani Shoot

Melani Shoot

I know I am a little delayed in posting this, but better late than never right? This was a shoot I did when Elena and I visited New York. I posted a casting call for…

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John's Headshot

John's Headshot

So my friend John asked me for some head shots. I promised him I would so I did it this weekend. I needed a white background and decent lighting. Well, when I went to pick…

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Amanda Beach Shoot

Amanda Beach Shoot

Amanda loved the photographs I took of Jaribay. She contacted me shortly after and hired me to do something along those lines. You know, sunrise with nice colors in the back and such? Great! Time…

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Playing with Grain

Playing with Grain

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Truffle Swimwear Shoot

Truffle Swimwear Shoot

I was hired again by fashion designer/model Katie Eastman. She is the owner of Truffle, her fashion line. Originally I pitched to her the idea of a bikini shoot with lighting along the lines of…

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Karina Test Shoot

Karina Test Shoot

I recently blogged about my shoot with Sonju and Jessica. I mentioned that I was meeting a model that same day for additional test shoots. Karina is from Russia and like Jessica, is also extremely…

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Test shoot with Sonju & Jessica

Test shoot with Sonju & Jessica

Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Sonju of Sonju Photography. I have been following her work for almost two years now. Every now and then we would talk about photography but never met...until…

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Jaribay Beach Shoot

Jaribay Beach Shoot

About two weeks ago I wanted to try a beach shoot with someone that has a bikini figure. I asked Jaribay if she would be interested in shooting. She seemed excited and told me that…

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Death of a Mermaid

Death of a Mermaid

I was looking through some of my unpublished work the other day when I come across this shot. It was a bikini/swim wear sunrise photo shoot. The problem was that the clouds completely blocked off the sunrise and as such I was forced to try other things, other camera angles to try to salvage the morning. In this particular shot, I asked the model to lie down on the sand for some shots, when she recommended perhaps doing a topless concept, but being covered with sea weed. Winston, my assistant, was with me so I take a look at him. I felt a bit shy about the notion since there were people at the beach and I'm not used to shooting implied in public places. I said go for it.

I was looking through some of my unpublished work the other day when I come across this shot. It was a bikini/swim wear sunrise photo shoot. The problem was that the clouds completely blocked off the…

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Amy Training

Amy Training

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Amy is a co-worker with a background in graphic design. Often times, when I used to work in her office, she would come along and show me and another IT Co-Worker some of her work.…

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Katie Shoot

Katie Shoot

I had the honor of photographing a lead clothing designer in South Florida recently, Katie from www.ShopTruffle.com. The original intent of this shoot was to shoot simple shots with a white background to add to a web catalog. Nothing fancy was required. I did go ahead and did the simple white background thing, but while editing I noticed how colorful her clothing line was, so it sparked an idea. Why not make the background a bit more interesting and augment the colors she is wearing in the shots? Paint! I have also been experimenting with a different editing technique on the skin. Keep in mind, she made the clothing herself. Enjoy.

I had the honor of photographing a lead clothing designer in South Florida recently, Katie from www.ShopTruffle.com. The original intent of this shoot was to shoot simple shots with a white background to add…

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www.ricardosevilla.com About the Photo About the Photo - Face of Suicide

About the Photo - Face of Suicide


I took this photograph about 3 years or so ago. I call this one, "Face of Suicide".  I do not remember the model's name per say, but I do remember that we were just driving in Kendall looking for a "cool spot" to shoot at. Ahh, back in the day, I just winged it. A model and I would hop into a car, and just drive around unknown locations in hopes of finding something neat. Now I plan too much...perhaps it's time I go back to my original style of shooting.

Anyways, the model and I found a neat looking building that appeared to be abandoned. This was in the Kendall area. It seemed that the house was not maintained at all. The grass was taller than we were! It was kinda spooky really. It was odd that we found planks of wood and construction equipment lying around, collecting dust. Saws were rusty, a sanding machine with dusty sand paper everywhere...but what we found inside was neat! We found a very old piano, dusty and keys missing. We found a pinball machine, and we found slides of photographs everywhere. The photographs depicted a family. Interesting I said to myself.

While looking around this house, the skies turned dark and it began to rain. Thunder soon followed. I confessed to the model, "Fuck, I'm scared as shit but lets shoot!!!". She was scared too and we continued with our shoot. (The photograph in the background of my website was also taken during this shoot.)

While shooting I came upon this room. I felt something eerie and creepy about this room. I felt like there was a GIANT SMILE in the room and I could not help but envision a floating image in this room. A ghost of sorts, or something. What would it say? I asked myself. "Kill yourself".

I'm creeped out just writing this lol. Anyways, I had a vision and I wanted to capture it! All in the name of photography right!!! With goosebumps I yell at the model to come over to where I was standing (she was also looking around the abandoned house). I showed her the room, and I told her my vision. I walked to the middle of the room (goosebumps alerting me of something) and I grabbed a stool that was near by. I placed the stool in the center of the room and I told the model to stand on it and show NO expressions whatsoever. She did it (I LOVE brave models). I took the shot and this is what I got!

I proceeded to edit the photo.

Some people see a girl being hung, but that was not the vision I was looking for. Those wires were just a coincidence. The original intent was to make her appear as if she was floating. Regardless, whatever someone see's can still be pretty powerful. An unintended result, but one that I too welcome.

Meaning behind the photograph:
The meaning behind this photo is to visually describe the innermost thoughts some people who undergo depression may sometimes experience.

Location:
This shot was taken in South Kendall.

Equipment:
Canon 40D
Tripod

Editing:
Heavy editing was done to this photograph. While editing I noticed that the model's face was WAY too underexposed. You could barely make out her face. What to so? MAKE IT EVEN MORE CREEPY! I darkened out her face completely and drew a sinister looking face. I remember using red and white paintbrush with different opacity settings. It took me about a week to make this face. I have a weak stomach for scary things (as I write this at 2:18am, Elena walks into my office and scares the heck out of me!!). Anyways, I have a weak stomach for scary things, so this was one of the more difficult edits Ive ever done.

The model stood on a stool, which I then removed in photoshop.

Noteworthy:


  • On some sites, like MM, this photo was labeled as "X-Rated". I suppose a mod on that site got the hebejebes.
  • On MM, this is my most "Favorited" photograph with over 144 comments, 69 lists, and about 4.5k views.
  • Was offered $1,600 to sell the full rights to this photograph but I declined.

 

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