Cristy and Jorge 5-23-09

This shoot was a lot of fun, it's always great to work with friends :)

Cristiana and Jorge have been together for about as long as my husband and I have, and they are finally getting married this September! So we all went out to get some engagement photos for them to use for their invitations...

I'll also be shooting their wedding in the fall, and I'm very much looking forward to it! <3>

Caroll and Alejandra 5-16-09

This session was the first of twelve that I am going to be shooting throughout the year for the Beautiful Garbage Photography 2010 Swimsuit Calendar. I'm trying to give a fashion twist to regular swimsuit modeling, because it is so easy to be cliche and overly sexy in swimwear...so the whole calendar is going to be of women paired up modeling their suits in a sexy, classy way in found spaces where one wouldn't expect to find women in swimsuits...

The first girls that shot for this concept were Caroll, a Beautiful Garbage newcomer, and Alejandra, whom I shot in March for the Eyes concept.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the set, though like last year's calendar, the absolute BEST photo from the shoot will only be available for viewing in the actual calendar (not even the models will see the best photo until the calendar is released) so this is just a preview of what's to come...

AVD 4-26-09

We finally got around to starting on Audio Video Disco's album art last month...We did a studio shoot were we got some individual shots of each girl, including a new addition to the band, Josie...next month we will be working on the group shots, and then we'll be ready to put the CD cover together! super exciting!!!

Here's just one shot of each girl...They're not necessarily the shots that they will be using for their album, but they are some of my favorites...

Kristy - bass

Dary - guitar

Raysa - drums

Jessie - guitar/vocals/trumpet/keyboard

Josie - vocals/guitar

Kary-Anne 4-23-09

Wow, I am REALLY behind on posting shoots!

This was basically an impromtu shoot that Kary and I decided to do in the middle of the night...I'd never done an outdoor shoot at night, but I am very pleasantly surprised by the images.

Maylin 4-4-09

I had such a good time shooting Maylin for the "Eyes" series, that we decided to shoot again just a couple of weeks later...These shots were meant to enhance Maylin's portfolio, and so she took the reins as far as hair, wardrobe and location...

We got some really interesting photos, and Maylin, a self-proclaimed klutz (I can totally relate!) even decided to climb some trees for the sake of a shot! It's always exciting to shoot someone that is as gung-ho about getting a great photo as you are! I'm sure this won't be the last you see of Maylin in front of my camera!

"Eyes are the Windows to the Soul" concept - March 2009...

In March, I started a new concept, basically asking people to draw, paint and collage something that says something about them...and make it so that it's a "window" through their eyes, hence peeking through their eyes into their soul...






I had six shoots related to this concept throughout the month, mostly with people I'd never worked with before...I'm very pleased with how the concept is going so far, and I have about 30 other people that have shown interest and are pending scheduling...





here are my favorites from the 6 shoots, along with their titles...

Melissa - "Life is a Stage..."

Maylin - "When Ancient meets Modern..."

Hector - "Standing out in the crowd while shooting for the stars..."

Ramiro - "Complex"

Jessica - "Music is my soul"

Alejandra - "Duality"

Walk Now for Autism 2-22-09

Our Team: "Jesse's Girls"...and boys, I guess. LOL

This past weekend was the annual Walk Now for Autism event. I had never participated in this event before, though Autism is a cause near to my heart, and I had been training to work with children with Autism when I was in college.

Christie orchestrated our participation in the event, as we were walking for Jesse, one of her students (Christie is an ESE teacher).

I wasn't hired to take photos for this event, hell, I didn't even bring any of my big cameras LOL just my little point and shoot, but I wanted to post about the event anyways because not only was it a lot of fun, it was for an amazing cause, and I want to let you all know that this is definitely something that Beautiful Garbage Photography is going to be a part of for the long haul!

Next up: the Miami Kidney Walk, 3/8/09...please email me if you'd like information about registering for our team or making a donation!!!

as always, love to all!