Is that time of the year, where we feel the urge of giving gifts and celebrating.
More and more women have been taking the advantage of my “Sexy Glamour and Boudoir Photo Sessions”.
They don’t need to be a model to feel sexy and to show to their man how amazing they are.
Here is my promotional price for my clients for the month of December.
For more prices, CLICK HERE
Last week I had the honor, once again, of been the official Photographer for Broward County Sports Hall of Fame “Class of 2011″.
This year we had six nominees.
Here are just few images from that night…
Fall Festival - Halloween
Last week I was doing a volunteer work, doing Fall and Halloween Portraits at my son’s School (Plantation Elementary School).
This year theme was “To the Infinity and Beyond”. I got a colorful backdrop and used a really nice “prop spaceship”, for this Photo Shoot.
Here are some samples of what we got for this year “Fall Festival”
I like to Photograph big Weddings in churches, synagogues, and etc… but we’re in South Florida, and everywhere you go you see beautiful gardens, beaches and flowers creating a perfect scenario for some amazing wedding pictures.
This week I wanted to share some pictures from a Wedding I shot 2 weeks ago. The pictures were taken at the couples home and I hope you agree that a shot like that, sometimes, is more beautiful than a shot taken at the church.
Here are the Pictures (one for the Engagement Session and one for the Wedding)
What is Pin-Up Party?
A Pin-Up Party are perfect for BACHELORETTE PARTIES, BIRTHDAYS or just a GIRL’S DAY OUT.
The best way to explain what a Pin-Up Party is, is to think like you’re going to a Girls Night Out or a Bachelorette Party to have some fun with your best girlfriends. But instead of going to a crowded bar, you come to our place, where you and your friends will be pampered with a Professional Makeup Artist, a Flirty Boudoir Photo Session, snacks, wine, and etc (you can also choose to have the Pin-Up Party at your house or a hotel of your choice).
How do I book a Pin-Up Party?
Minimum of 4 girls required (you + 3 friends).
When you book a Pin-Up Party, you are the “hostess” of the party and all you need is to choose the date and invite 3 to 6 of your closest friends!
What are the “hostess” duties?
As the “hostess”, you will be the person organizing the event and your duties include inviting your friends to the Pin-Up Party, updating them with all the information (date, prices, location, time, clothing and etc), and confirming their bookings.
If you bring 3 or more friends, your “regular” session is free.
What is the cost for each girl?
Since each person has different needs when choosing their print sizes or packages, we’ve decided to create the discounted rate below for your session only:
Regular: $99
- 20 minutes shooting/ one look/ one background/ few different poses
Pamper: $149
- 30 minutes shooting/ two looks/ two backgrounds/ few different poses
*The prices above are only for the session fee, and covers the time and talent of the photographer, and does not include any product. All photos and products can be purchased A La Carte immediately after your session (no minimum purchase required - you just buy the pictures you like).
*The Party, with wine, water and snacks is our courtesy, but there is a $10 tip requirement (per girl) for the Makeup Artist.
The Pin-Up Party is an experience you do NOT want to miss!
Call me for more information: 954-270-0751
I’ve added 2 extra days for our Sensual Valentine’s Portrait Sessions.
Here are the extra dates:
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!
Can you imagine the excitement of your husband or boyfriend as he opens his Valentine’s Day gift and sees gorgeous and sensual pictures of the woman he loves?
Book your session now to have your album or folio ready for Valentine’s Day.
And don’t forget, with this special promotion, you still can bring your best girlfriend for a free session or to help you as your moral support.
This is not only a gift to your husband or boyfriend, but it is a special treat to yourself.
Trust me, this is going to be the most amazing photo session you’ve ever experienced.
Send me a comment for some extra tips about outfits, makeup and availability.
Holiday Portraits - How to take great pictures.
Let me start explaining that for me, photography is the art of capturing a special moment (digital or film). Anybody can take a picture but not every person taking pictures is a Photographer, and there is a difference between a picture from an average person with a average camera and a picture taken from a good professional photographer with a good camera, lens, lighting, props, etc.
Here are few sugestions to make a nice Holiday Portrait;
- Who is your subject?
First decide if you are shooting only one person or the whole family. This will help you to descide about your composition and how to set your camera (if you’re using a DSLR camera)
- What do you have as your background and what props will you use?
Sometimes you just need a good idea to make a great picture, other times you will need backdrop, pine tree, sled, fake snow, etc.
- What kind of light?
Here is what makes the difference between an average picture and a professional one. You need to decide if you’re using window light and reflectors, strobes, or continuous lighting. This year I’ve been trying to use only my new set of 4 continuous lighting (3,000 watts).
Here are some samples of my Holiday Portrait
School Portraits - Holiday Portraits - Tips and Suggestions
This week I was shooting some Holiday Portraits for one school here in my city. I love to shoot kids Portraits in my home-studio, but it can be very challenging when you have to do it in a school.
Here are some tips and sugestions to help you with your next school portrait session:
Time: Remember schedule your day with some extra time, you’re not shooting only one or two portraits. I might have dozens, if not hundreds of students on that school.
Bring your background and Studio Lights - I don’t like the idea of having to pack my strobes, soft boxes, backgrounds and etc. It takes time pack it from your studio, set up at the school, pack at the school and set up back in your studio. But if you are concerned with the quality of your work, that is what you should do.
Assistants: You should bring at least one or two assistants to help you with setting up your equipment, organizing the students and going over each student package and order.
What lights to Bring:Last year I brought three strobes from my home-studio 1- main light, 2- Fill, 3- hair light (notice that I chose not use a background light - I wanted something a little different from past years). The images came out amazing, but I remember how challenging it was to keep the students focused in looking to my camera instead of pay attention on my strobes every time they’ve fired.
This year I brought four kits of my continuous fluorescent lighting and it made a huge difference. I could use an aperture of 4.0 to blur more my background.
Here are some samples of this year Holiday School Portraits
What do you think?
Here is an update from my last post.
As I mentioned earlier, this was one of the most beautiful event of the year. They didn’t have only Seven (7) new amazing inductees, but few of the most beautiful and successful people of Florida were there to make the night even more special.
Here is one of the highlights of the night, when the inductee John Vanbiesbrouck make an emotional speech recognizing his mom for all her sacrifices and encouragement.
Anyway, if you want to check all the images from that special day, please CLICK HERE.
You can also leave a comment.
Thanks
Sports Hall of Fame - Class of 2010.
This week, I had the honor to photograph another amazing event - Sports Hall of Fame (class of 2010).
The event was a success with 7 new inductees and a lot of past inductees.
I am still working on the pictures, but if you want to be notified whenever the images are online, CLICK HERE and we will send you an email as soon as the images get online. If you register before the images get online, you will also get a $5.00 credit to buy any photo there.
I will update this post in one or two days with some extra images.
Thanks.
It is that time of the year when every one wants to feel like a kid again and dress up like a super hero or monster and etc.
I like this time of the year because I have great opportunity to do some Halloween Portraits at schools, private parties and etc.
Halloween Photo Shoot is a fun subject to shoot. A lot of creativity and color - I got some amazing pictures.
This year, I bought a special 10′ x 10′ backdrop and some extra props to make my images look a little more impressive.
Here is the first session I did last week, at some local School Fall Festival.
I hope you like and leave some comments…
One of the best feedback that a Photographer can have of his art work is when he or she enters his or her work in a Print Competition.
Last Week, PPGF (a South Florida guild for professional photographers) hosted their Second 2010 Print Competition. This time we had our print competition together with the Palm Beaches Guild.
It was a great night with so many great images.
I was planing to enter four of my prints on this competition, but few weeks ago the external hard drive where I save my files crashed. I was lucky enough for having saved 2 of my images in another drive 2 months ago, so I could show them to another photographer friend of my.
Before I show you the images, I want to take this time to thank this photographer, friend of mine, Julie Hughes. Two months ago she came from her Professional Guild in Palm Beach to help our guild members in how to improve our chances in print competitions. Thanks!!!
Here are the results …
This print won 1st Prize for Portrait,
and this one won 1st Prize for Pictorial Portrait, 1st Prize Over All, and also Best in Show…
I know I have a long way to go until I can run my pictures in a national level, but I am getting there.
Hi Everyone, this is Paulo Jordao. Welcome to another great WorldWide Photowalk.
If you noticed, I’ve just posted my Photo Walk Location today - 3 days before the walk.
I’ve organized 4 Photowalks on my own and helped Scott on his 2008 and 2009 Worldwide Photo Walk.
I have to agree that a good location is very important to a successful Photowalk, but the most important thing in a Photo Walk is the GROUP and its leader.
This Photowalk will start at 9:30am at South Beach Park (A1A - Seabreeze Blvd. - couple blocks south of Las Olas Blvd) and end around 11:00am.
We will walk on the east side of the street (Side walk and Beach) walking north on A1A.
After few blocks we will cross A1A, walking back on the west side of the street until we find a nice place to sit down and have some drinks and or food.
It is very hot outside, so… don’t bring heavy gear - One camera and a good lens are more than enough
Please… Only sign up if you are sure you’re coming.
Let’s have some fun!!!
Sign Up Here: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/fort-lauderdale-fl-united-states-2/
Upload your best images here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1434839@N25/
Few years ago I joined a GROUP of Videographers here in Broward (SFPVA - South Florida Professional Video Artist Association). We have our meetings every third Wednesday of the month at 1700 NW 66 Ave Suite 100 Plantation, FL 33313.I have to say, once again, that that I am impressed with our president (Danny). He always works extra hard to make sure that every month we have more and more Professional Videographers (VIDEO ARTIST) coming to our meetings.
This week we had a group of more than 40 people that came to watch Ray Roman’s Presentation… He did an amazing job with his presentation and answering all the questions. Ray is one of the many talented Video Artists living here in South Florida, and it was a pleasure to have him there with us.
I also promised everybody that I would post some of the images that I shot of our meeting.
Thanks, everybody…
