Kristen Shoot

Kristen Shoot

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www.ricardosevilla.com Photo Blog Jaribay and Elena Beauty Shots

Jaribay and Elena Beauty Shots

One thing that I did not mention about Jaribay's beach shots was that I FORGOT TO BRING MY 32gb CF CARD with me. When I asked Elena to check for the card in my camera bad, she confirmed that the card was missing. Luckily she did find a 2gb CF card. Still, this meant that I would not be able to shoot in 21 megapixels and HD video is out of the question. Bummer. At least the shoot was saved, for if I had no cards Jaribay, Elena, and Cleo would surely be upset!!!


32gb Kinston CF Card for my 5DMarkII. Highly recommended. Very reliable, and great for shooting video. Slightly slower than Sandisk Extreme II or IV cards, but fast enough to get the job done. This card is also a lot cheaper.

So we get back to Cleo's house. I go upstairs to the vacant room that Cleo will be using as her studio later on. OK, I set up my lighting equipment, sort of not knowing what in the world I was doing. I warned Cleo before hand that when it comes to beauty shots, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing and that I would just be guessing things. She kept telling me not to worry about it because she had full faith in my abilities. Glad to know one of us did. Whatever, "lets just have fun" I kept telling myself.

Time for Make Up!





Cleo began working on Elena. I could not help but want to take video footage of what was going on (video of this shoot at the end of this article).  I was watching Elena morph from a beautiful woman, to a beautiful woman with makeup. It was awesome!

Elena's make up is done. Notice my photographic uniform. Nothing like a cap and sandals.


When Elena's make up was done, Cleo worked on Jaribay's makeup. Cleo's husband, Carlos, is a professional Chef. He began cooking lunch for everyone. Elena and I could not help but stare in awe as this professional chef made avocados and plantains his b***ch. It was like watching a live private showing of those Food Network TV shows. You will notice him in the background in the video below.

Cleo finishing up on Jaribay's hair.

All done.

TIME FOR LUNCH!!!!


So Carlos finished cooking. My goodness! He made the BEST guacamole I've ever had in my life! Are you a parent? Know that feeling that came within your heart when you first looked into your baby's eyes? I don't, but I'm sure it's just like that!


Jaribay taking photos & Elena preparing the table. 


Aww. What a lovely waitress.... :)

Jaribay Photos

(click on the pictures below for a high resolution version)


Close up of Jaribay. I love her hand placement and her facial expression.

Simple and clean shot of Jaribay. Very "wedding-ish" feel to this one.

Another shot of Jaribay. I absolutely love her pose in this one.

I was demonstrating the type of pose that I was looking for Jaribay to do.  For some reason Elena decided to take a photo of this demonstration. Yeah. :)

I love Jaribay's pose and facial expression here!

Elena Photos


Elena here looks like a DOLL! WOW. I love Cleo's use of makeup and hair here. Lots of color and pop. I also like Elena's pose in this photo. Simple with a slight twist of attitude.

Another one of Elena's poses. Beautiful.

By far this is my fav pose for this makeup and hair. I asked Elena to give me something uncomfortable and make use of her arms. I was blown away when she gave me this pose. "Elena is becoming a natural" I said to myself. I am in love with this woman. When I saw this photograph I felt as if my eyes were about to water. One of my all time favorite photographs in my collection.

Cleo went with an edgier approach and we got this. I went with a slightly colder look so I asked Elena to give me a serious face along with penetrating eyes. I also told her that I want her hands somewhere around her face for a close-up shot. I love how she used her hands, her facial expression and the hair. I also like the swirl in this photograph.

My new all time favorite photograph. Cleo J did an amazing job. I absolutely love this makeup. Once again I love Elena's use of her hands and facial expression. I have been thinking of making new and updated business cards. I believe this photo is what I will be using on my new business cards.

Ricardo Sevilla (ME!!!)

Photographer

So Elena decided to take pics of me while we waiting on Cleo. I played along with her request. The rest of the photos Elena took of me belong in my upcoming "Skin" gallery, so I won't post the rest right now..... ;) ;) ;)

 

Below is behind the Scenes Video. Make sure to watch in High Definition! 1080p!! Enjoy!

 


 

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0 #2 Stacy 2011-03-07 10:23
I love this!
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0 #1 Jessica 2011-03-07 09:45
Awesome pixs, im friends w/Jari n i love the shots uve taken. Good job not only of photography, but make up too. ;)
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