Natalie & Raissa 9-19-09

This set from the calendar features 2 newcomers, Natalie and Raissa...these girls were such a blast and were great sports about climbing on all the playground equipment in the rain, and in heels!

Ana & Ingrid 9-13-09

The third set for the 2010 swimsuit calendar featured an old face Ana, and a newcomer Ingrid, a.k.a. Lady Longlegs...This shoot also marked the first set with Ninfa as the hairstylist/make-up artist...

We shot these photos in the dark (at night), in the rain at a cemetary...not my favorite situation to be in LOL but considering the circumstances I think we did pretty well :)

Samantha 6-14-09

Samantha is an old childhood friend/friend of the family that I hadn't seen in about a decade, so imagine our surprise when we show up to shoot and see each other! It made the shoot all the more fun, for sure. We got together to work on a series that I'm starting simply called "Dancers" where people trained in different dance styles basically show me what they've got, but in a setting that they might not be used to performing in. For Samantha's shoot, we stayed on that same shady corner that we shot Caroll's photos in earlier that day, seeing as the graffiti-ed wall was Samantha's idea.

The shoot was cut short because of the rain, but the 15-20 minutes we shot produced some of the most beautiful photos I have ever shot, in my opinion...

Caroll 6-14-09

These photos were taken on the shadiest corner of Downtown I have ever had the privilege of standing on LOL But I am very happy with this images of Caroll, one of which was published in Estilo magazine in Honduras. The photo is in the October issue, so I am currently waiting for the magazine to reach the US so I can scan the tearsheet :)

IMAIM 6-13-09

ok, so I've been VERY disappeared, but I am have good reason! The logistics of putting together this year's calendar have been CRAZY! It seems the more time I gave myself to plan for unfortunate circumstances, the more unfortunate circumstances I've run into...

But I digress...

These photos were taken the same day as the Lissett and Yvette shoot. They were taken at a rock festival at Optimist Park in Miami Lakes, and they feature a band called IMAIM. I'm not much into thrash, but these guys kick ass!

Lissett and Yvette 6-13-09

first off, 50th post! woo hoo! LOL

Secondly, this is the second shoot of the 12 for next year's 2010 Swimsuit Calendar...the girls featured are sisters named Lissett and Yvette, and here are a couple of my favorite shots (though of course, not my FAVORITE favorite. As I've said before, the best shot will only be available for viewing in the calendar itself)...

Kellie 6-9-09

This is another shoot I did for the Confessions series...The model's message is one of ambition, manifested by her statement "Anything you can do, I can do better!"

Kellie was very sweet, and completely professional. I look forward to working with her again, and expect she will have much success!

*Anonymous* 5-28-09

This model is a real pro and absolutely beautiful! but due to the nature of the shoot, she wished to remain anonymous. I hope to work with her again very soon in a setting where we can totally show her off!

This shoot was for my "Confessions"series, the first one I ever attempted, which I decided to revive. This model's theme is fear of commitment, manifested in her phrase "Once I have it, I don't want it."

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"

insanity!!! (1-18-09)

First off, HISTORY WILL BE MADE TODAY! GOBAMA!!!

:ahem:

Secondly, hi! LOL

This past weekend, my BFF Kary (you remember, the pro hairstylist/MAC make-up artist) joined forces with me to photograph a gaggle of girls (five in total, three of which I had never worked with before) to benefit both our portfolios...

What resulted was a hectic, fun, crazy 11 hour shoot, and almost 1000 amazing images!!!

The first shoot of the day was a newbie, Christie...Kary did a crazy duochrome look that I called "the storm" LOL Christie came out beautiful, and the make-up was amazing!

My next victim was Jennicke...We had her shoot outdoors, which was a bit challenging because by the time she was out of hair and make-up, the light was fading fast...We got a few great shots, but I was a bit upset to find that some of my favorite shots came out irreparably blurry due to the darkness. No worries, we've already made plans to reshoot =)

After Jennicke's shoot, I started with Lynn, who you might remember from the Beautiful Garbage Photography calendar. She had several outfit changes, and was definitely one of the more animated girls in the bunch. Everytime I'd "ooh and ahh!" over a shot, she'd stop the shoot to see for herself, whether it was her shoot or not LOL But her energy and enthusiasm are always appreciated!

The fourth girl of the day (at this point night LOL) was Ana, who I've known since I was 10, but had never shot before...She has a fantastic face for beauty, and the talent to pull off high fashion...absolutely a treat to shoot! She also had several outfit changes, always exciting to shoot a model that contributes! Each of her looks was radically different, but I picked this photo to showcase because it reminds me of a CoverGirl ad. =)

The last shoot of the night featured Jessie, the lead singer of Audio Video Disco, who was an absolute delight to shoot! almost 300 frames, and not a bad shot among them! Jessie is beautiful, and very charismatic. She had a lot of ideas, was very natural and was game for anything, going as far as temporarily blinding herself for the sake of a shot. I really hope to work with her again!

GREAT SHOOT, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH EDITING SO I CAN SHOW THEM ALL OFF!!!

<3

Nicole 12-10-08

I had SUCH a hard time keeping this one under wraps for so long, but the photos were meant to be a Christmas present, and the client went out of town til New Years, so I couldn't unveil the photos for risk of ruining the surprise!!!

Nicole found me through Anisey, a mutual friend that I've worked with a couple of times, and asked me to take these photos of her as a gift for her boyfriend...and what a small world, her boyfriend is a guy that was in my tightest circle of friends in high school!

I love how these came out, and I hope the recipient liked them as well! ;D

Remin 11-20-08

This shoot was the last for the calendar...and it was great success! (to quote Borat...lol)

Remin, or Min as she prefers to be called, is a friend of Melissa and Vicky's that I was very excited to work with, as she has shot with pro photographers before and is trying to break into the world of modeling...

She represented Virgo for the month of September, and we had such a good time on the shoot that even after we got the shot for the calendar, we decided to keep shooting just for fun!

Kary-Anne 11-20-08

Kary-Anne, my best friend and go-to pro make-up artist and hairstylist was coerced by me ;D into representing Cancer for the month of July in my calendar...

She was fantastic, and provided some of the best shots of the series!!!

yay, Kary!