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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Blu Azucena Sevilla is born!

Blu Azucena Sevilla is born!

I know I am a bit late on this announcement. A few of you already knew about the birth of my daughter, Blu Azucena Sevilla, via Facebook. Blu was born three weeks ago and was…

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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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Playing Around

Playing Around

So during our Amanda shoot Elena and I were playing around in front of the camera while Amanda changed outfits. I'll share some of them lol.

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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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Hanging out with Friends

Hanging out with Friends

Sometime ago Elena wanted to go out and play with her new camera. She wanted to take photos of her friend Yami, along with her husband  and son. We went to the park and decided…

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Playing with Grain

Playing with Grain

I am always picky about quality. I always like shooting at ISO 100 to make sure I get crisp and clear photographs. Tonight I was playing with grain and wondering about whether or not it's…

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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 & Elena Beauty Shots

Jaribay & Elena Beauty Shots

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…

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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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Teacups, Blueberries, and Pretty Faces

Teacups, Blueberries, and Pretty Faces

This shot was taken with me standing next to them using a 17mm lens. I like this photo. The facial expressions on both Katie and Elena are amazing. Oh Yes, this shot was also taken…

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Lauren, Deandra, and Elena

Lauren, Deandra, and Elena

Three models, 1 shoot. Click to view photographs of Lauren, Deandra, and Elena...

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Photo Journal: Auburn Alabama Trip

Photo Journal: Auburn Alabama Trip

Photographs of my visit to Auburn, Alabama, with Elena.

Photographs of my visit to Auburn, Alabama, with Elena.

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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

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. Never failing to impress us, she one day showed me her photographic work using a point-n-shoot camera. Since then I have encouraged her to purchase a DSLR for her photography. She finds out later on that I shoot photographs for fun.

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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Elena Shoot Video Preview

I began employment at a law firm about 2 1/2 years ago. That year the firm decided to have an X-Mas party at The Pelican (?) restaurant. There was an auction taking place as well, where employees would sell services or goods to the highest bidder. All earnings would go to charity. I decided to help out by auctioning a photo shoot. Ok... I am getting side tracked here, but the point is that I met lots of employees from other offices at this party, including other members of the IT Staff. I also brought my camera with me to document the event and put it on our intranet site so that employees may enjoy the shots.

A colleague of mine asked me to take a picture with him and a girl named Elena. Sure I said, and he introduced me to her. Months later I inquired about having a shoot with her to augment my portfolio. She said she was interested, but talks died shortly after. I am the type of person that does not ask twice, so I left it at that. Fast forward about two years, and I place a casting call on facebook and Elena msgs me asking if I allow others to stop by and watch me shoot. Talks about shooting once again came up, and to my surprise she was interested in shooting. Elena mentioned that she did want to shoot back then, but was very shy. She made it clear to me that she never modeled before and that she does not feel she is a photogenic person.

Since when has that been a problem? lol

I call Nisha, an awesome hairstylist that I have worked before and she agreed to work on her hair for the shoot. I also called up Katie, an amazing designer who has modeled for me before. She loved her look and requested Elena's measurements.

The following is a video preview of the photos that are to be published soon. While I will write about the shoot in greater detail in a future blog post, I will say that it was extremely refreshing working with Elena.

So to those interested in shooting but are afraid due to the lack of experience...I say, "Who cares about experience. Just have fun and be yourself". After all... I shoot for fun, not to make a living out of it. :)


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0 #2 Jason H 2010-09-04 23:54
Wow. Great video and awesome photographs. Its always nice stopping by your site to see whats new, keep up the good work. I wish you could do something similar with the other shoot (leebo I think) where you show how you used lights. other than that, awesome work as usual!
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0 #1 ArcherCalloway 2010-09-03 22:59
Excellent Job, on the video and on the shots themselves. I learn from watching everything you do.
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