Photos from the UNABJJ Grand Opening
Had a great time at the UNA BJJ Grand Opening. Some good friends, good training, and an excellent chance to photo the babies. Thank you Fred Villarica and crew for having me.
Had a great time at the UNA BJJ Grand Opening. Some good friends, good training, and an excellent chance to photo the babies. Thank you Fred Villarica and crew for having me.
“You got to try!”
Wise words from Alexandre “Soca” Freitas
This SLR Camera Simulator is really cool, but I can’t get this little girl to smile. Someone give this kid some ice cream or something.
Children are among my favorite subjects to shoot. They are charming, expressive, fun to be around, and create snappable moments constantly. They are also very challenging to shoot. Though, with the right technique and tremendous patience, the results can be spectacular.
The tips below are concepts and techniques that have worked well for me. Of course others have found success by doing things differently than my suggestions. If you like my photos of children, here are some ways you can get the same results.
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A Straw Bale Work Shop was hosted at my Aunt’s new home she is building in Upstate NY. I joined for a day and did my best to capture the mood.
During a business trip to Las Vegas in May 2011, I added on a short excursion to the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately no one was able to join me. On the plus side, I was free to travel and get whatever pictures I wanted. Check them out.
Recently at a friends engagement party, I met a very talented and experienced photographer. He was an older gentleman who shot landscapes in various US National Parks. His portfolio was spectacular, and a significant portion of it was from his days of shooting in film. The very first thing he mentions to me is how he resents that everyone has a camera these days and can take a decent photo. So now we have a world saturated with mediocre photos from people who call themselves photographers. He also mentioned how some people may compose a photo using a sky from one shot and the ground from another, and then call that a photo.
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Back in April, I saw Allison Weiss perform at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. As usual, I enjoyed the show through the lens of my camera. Once I got home and posted them, I was happy to see they had gotten Allison Weiss’s attention from a nice email she had sent me on Facebook. Then she posted a few of my photos on her blog as well.
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I have this obsession with photo detail and quality. Every photo I open, I want to zoom in on them and examine all of the little pixels.
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During my visit in Puerto Rico, I took a local’s advice and made my way down south to check out Playa Sucia of Cabo Rojo. Prior to going, I searched for it on Google. I discovered that I would also find the Los Morrillos Lighthouse.
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