Travel Photograph Wednesday - Guatemala

Tikal, Guatemala.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Panama

Panama City, Panama.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Honduras

Copan, Honduras.

Second shooting a wedding for a photographer friend

     
           Last week I was asked by Samantha Turco (an old photo school friend) if I could be her second shooter for a wedding because the person she had as a second shoot had bailed on her.  I had a commitment the night of the wedding, but I agreed to help her since she really needed the help.

            While Sam photographed the bride and her party getting ready, my job was to photograph the groom, his father, and friends getting ready.  When I got to the room where they were located, they were all ready and just sitting around doing nothing.  I started shooting but I really didn't have much to work with since the images where all coming out the same; just guys sitting around.  So I decided I would walk around with a Canon 580EX II Speedlite on a stand get some portraits done to get some more interesting images.  Those portraits ended up being my favorites and here are some that I liked the most.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Guatemala

Rio Dulce, Guatemala.

2013 Construction at Rhode Island College

              Recently Rhode Island College in Providence has became one of my clients and this summer they had me document all the construction that was happening on the campus.  

Work on the new main road layout

They just built the new Alex and Ani Hall, Art Center

Steam pipe that had to be worked on 

Work on the roof of the Murray Center

New sign

New faculty parking

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico.

Yoga Photo Shoot for Esquea Yoga, Therapy & Fitness. Inc.

               Last year I was hired by Esquea Yoga, Therapy & Fitness. Inc. to crate images for their marketing use. I started doing some research and I notice all the image out there look like stock photos and did not stand out.  I decided I wanted to make the images for Esquea Yoga edgy and dramatic so they would stand out in the crowd. 

                

               I wasn't going to go into the shoot with the client and start experimenting this edgy, dramatic idea, that I had no idea what it would look like.  So I set up a test shoot with a friend to see how the image would come out.  We did the test shoot and I felt the images did not work for a commercial form, so I changed my idea to crating strong bright life style shots and making the portraits of Cinthya (Easquea Yoga's owner),  the edgy and dramatic images. 

               For the photographer out there I used a 6 feet shoot through umbrella on the right as key and I bounced a strobe with a small reflector off of the ceiling as fill at about 1/3 of a stop less than the key.  For the  portraits I used the 6 foot through umbrella on the right as key, just out of frame and a strobe with a large reflector with a gridded on the background. 

                Over all the images came out great; they're eye catching, and stand out from the rest of the yoga images out there.  Below are a few image from the test shoot, that I played around with and I think just look cool.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Nicaragua

Viejo Leon, Nicaragua.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Guatemala

Flores, Guatemala.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Honduras

Caribbean, Honduras.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Mexico

"The Angel of Independence", Mexico City, Mexico.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Guatemala

Guatemala.

Travel Photograph Wednesday - Panama

Panama City, Panama.

Rhode Island Food Fights Incredible Ice Cream Throwdown 2013

                 I was looking through and cleaning up the file on my iMac's desktop and found a folder with these image, which I thought I had already posted on my blog.  I guess not so here they are now. Better late than never, right?  These images were from the "Rhode Island Food Fights Incredible Ice Cream Throwdown 2013", which was head on June 23rd in the Rhode Island Eye Institute's parking lot in Providence.  Below is a description of what the event was about by David Dadekian of www.eatdrinkri.com.

"Ten area ice cream producers competed to see who had the best ice cream, according to a panel of four culinary judges (which included this writer), along with competing for the People’s Choice. Three awards, created by Ahlers Designs, were announced by the time the last spoonful of ice cream was consumed.

According to judges Chef Maria Meza of El Rancho Grande, Chef Andrew Shotts of Garrison Confections, Crystal Sparkman of Bake. Eat. Love. and David Dadekian of Eat Drink RI, first place went to The Inside Scoop of North Kingstown for their Peanut Butter Oreo ice cream. Second place went to newcomer Ellie’s Bakery in Providence for their Lemon Basil Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich. For the first time at a RI Food Fights, People’s Choice was a tie between the aforementioned The Inside Scoop and Three Sisters in Providence for their Strawberry Basil ice cream. Congratulations to all the winners.   

RI Food Fights was created and produced by Jim Nellis. John Taraborelli and Mike “Bobby” Ritz entertainingly hosted the event, and two of The TropiGals were excellent Ice Cream Hostesses." 

http://www.eatdrinkri.com/2013/06/23/the-inside-scoop-wins-rhode-island-food-fights-incredible-ice-cream-throwdown-2013/

Mike “Bobby” Ritz with the The TropiGals 

The TropiGals enjoy the amazing ice creams.

Jim Nellis thanking the crowd 

Mike “Bobby” Ritz with beautiful Elaine Collins.

         After the event I went with a few friends to El Rancho Grande to get amazing Mexican food; if you haven't been there yet I highly recommend it, you will not want to go any where else after.

Amazing mezcal drink at El Rancho Grande.