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As I mentioned before, I love the energy that boudoir photography generates.

Here is a video of my last week Sensual Boudoir Photo Shoot…

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Paulo Jordao

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As a professional photographer, I have to confess, Boudoir Photography is one of the most fun photo shoot I could ever ask for.More and more clients have been asking me to have their boudoir photo shoot session. Some of them want to do it to surprise their husbands, some want to surprise their boyfriends or fiancé, and for my surprise a lot of them like to do the shoot with few friends.

We call it “Boudoir and Pinup Party”, where 4 or 5 girls would spend few hours having their makeup done by a professional makeup artist and having some amazing and sensual pictures taken by a professional photographer - Sure it wouldn’t be a “Party” without some wine, snacks and some really great music to help setting up the mood.

The Boudoir and Pinup Party, it is so cool and fun that the girls don’t feel the pressure of showing their body.

Here are some more images…

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For rates and availability, please call: 

Paulo Jordao

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Last week, I had the privilege of shooting some images for one of the best Product Stylists of USA. 

Peggy Chase Jordao (http://www.stylebychase.net) is one of the top photo stylists in America. 

Her work has been published in several nationwide catalogs and prestigious magazines, and she is being represented by one of the most important agency in the country (Team),  with her list of clients including names like Macy’s, Frontgate, Office Depot, Nike, McDonald’s, and many others.

Here are some of her links for commercial Photography and different area of styling:

- Fashion Laydown -

- Soft Goods -

- Furniture -

- Outdoor -

- Tabletop -

Peggy also work with Kids, Fashion and Holidays. Since I can’t show the images that we just shot, until she actually publish them, here are some other beautiful images created by her and published all over the world.

Trough the years of your childhood up to the present day you might have felt once or twice that life gave you some second chances. But there are times and occasions when something goes wrong, and no matter what, not even life itself can help you. You can say that Wedding Photography is one of these occasions.

You have waited and dreamed about this magical day for your whole life. The day that you were finally getting married to the man of your dreams, your price charming. You have made so many special plans so you would have the perfect ceremony and reception, the most beautiful dress, flowers, etc, etc and etc.

Now it is time to choose your Wedding Photographer. Note that it didn’t say to you to choose just a regular photographer, neither someone like your friend or uncle just because he or she has a camera. Wedding Photography is a very detailed specialty inside the photography business and if you really care about the only memory that you are going to have from that day and that you can show to generations to come, here are some tips:

1- A Good Plan

You need to start planning ahead before you go checking websites for samples, prices and etc. You need to put together all the information that you already have, like; wedding location, date and time, details of flowers, dress, etc.

2- Style

Once you go through some wedding pictures that you’ve found in few different websites and magazines, you will need to start selecting what kind of pictures you would like to have of your special day. Don’t just say that you want a Photojournalistic or Traditional Style, because this is an old way to define Wedding Photography. Today’s Top Wedding Photographers go beyond old styles incorporating some artistic, modern and creative style to their collections creating the most beautiful piece of art.

3- Finding a Wedding Photographer

Do a simple Google, Yahoo or MSN search: “Wedding Photographer in ____________ (name of the city)”. This will bring hundreds, if not thousands of different sites that you can start doing your research. Start filtering all that information avoiding sites that don’t say the name of the photographer on its description. You want to connect with a Top Wedding Photographer, not just another search engine channel or some photography studio trying to get you into their studio without saying the name of the photographer. If the Photographer is good, his name is going to be there.

4- Samples and Testimonials

Once you’ve found few different Websites with pictures that match the style that you are looking for, go ahead and write down the name of the photographer and the phone number. It would be better if the samples that the photographer is showing in his or her website came from at least few different weddings and different areas. The Photographer might not post any negative testimonial in his or her own Website, but it is always good to check what other clients had said about that specific Photographer and how good was the connection between the photographer and the previous clients.

5- The Budget

This is one question that most of the brides get it wrong and most of the Photographers are terrified to explain it to them. There is a simple rule for that; you should spend between 15% and 20% of the total wedding costs. This a general figure that works very well in most of the cases, but once a while you can go a little lower or a little higher. The investment for the Photography Packages of a very basic and simple wedding will be totally different from the investment for the Photography Packages of a wedding were you are investing a huge amount of money, time and expectations. You can expect spend between $3,000 to $30,000 on your wedding pictures, depending on the wedding Photographer that you are hiring, the photography package and/or extras.

6- Contacting your Photographer

Once you check the website samples and prices, it is time to call the Photographer to check if he/she still has the date available and to set up an appointment. It is recommended that you meet the photographer in question as soon as possible, so you can be sure that he/she would still have the date available for your wedding.

7- Signing the Contract

Since you already saw the Photographer’s Webpage, the samples, the testimonials and the prices, the only logical thing to do now is to meet the photographer and be sure that there is a good connection between you and him or her. You also might want to check some more of his/her work, ask few last questions and if everything seems fine, just sign the contract. Remember that Wedding Photography is not a Department Store and that you are not going to find another Photographer like that one. You already did your homework, you know that you came to visit this Photographer because his work, prices, style are exactly what you were looking for. There is no reason to not close the deal.

8- Final Product

Imagine if few years ago, when digital cameras didn’t exist, would it be ok if after you spent a huge amount of your time and money to create the most romantic and perfect day of your entire life, the photographer just gave you the negatives and you would have to develop the pictures yourself? I don’t think so! As we live now in a digital era, most of the Photographers have digital cameras, and most of the cheap photographers will try to make a good deal and give you just a CD with all the pictures from your wedding on it.

Is that what you want?

If you forget everything else from this article, I hope you remember at least this one…

Don’t treat your wedding photographs like the pictures that you took on your last vacation. The ones that you didn’t even had time to print or the ones that you printed in a cheap department store.

The beauty of Wedding Photography is when the Photographer makes the transformation to the pictures and memories that were once captured through his lens, to create the most beautiful and elegant Costume Designed Story Telling Album that you and all your family and friends will cherish for the rest of your lives.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month.

The news media can’t explain the exactly reason for that. Just few days ago Palin was saying that if she run again against Obama she would Winn.

Do you think that somebody from her own party found something very dirty on her and asked her to step down?

Read more here:

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20090703/US.Palin.Resigning/

Here is one video music that still make me smile…

One year ago,  I wrote a post on my blog about how disapointed I was with prices and services of one specific airline company: http://paulopics.com/blog/2008/03/22/more-bad-news-about-spirit-airlines/

Now, one year latter, it is even worse. Not just that airline company, but almost all Airline Companies in US started using the same low standard quality services and with extra charges for everything.

I’ve wrote that post, because I was upset that Spirit Airlines had charged me $20 to bring my luggage on board. At the time, I argue that it was irrational and probably even illegal to do that. What would stop them to start charging for everything else, even to go to the restroom?

Today, I just saw on the NEWS that some airline companies started doing exactly that (charging to go to the restroom).

Do you still think that I was wrong complaining about that?

It will not take to long to them start charging for our caring-on luggage… you will see!!!

Good luck to all of us!!!

South Florida Photowalk on Facebook 

South Florida Photowalk is a group on Facebook for Photographers and anyone interested in using social media to promote Photography in general, Models, Stylists and Everything else related to Photography. It is also a space to share Photography Experiences, future Workshops and future Photowalks.

No matter if you are an amateur or an advanced photographer, this group was created to connect us trough our unique way to tell a story trough our lenses.

Feel free to link to any blogs, websites or pictures that you think that is interesting, and also to connect with other photographers, models, stylists and enthusiasts.

As my Facebook Friend, I would like to invite you to be part of our South Florida Photowalk Group. Even if you are not a photographer or you don’t live here in South Florida, it would be an honor to have you in our group. Thanks!!!

Whe in Facebook Page, search for: SOUTH FLORIDA PHOTOWALK and check if you have a coming event in your area.

Paulo Jordao (http://www.paulopics.com/)

Here is a Jason Mraz song for all of you in love and waiting for valentine’s day to come.

Hi, This Paulo Jordao (Paulo Jordao Photography). Most of the time I write a blog about photography and etc…, but once a while I have to report some of the abuses that I see going around. you might even think that I am one more of these people with some Conspiracy Theory.

Just read the post below, and let me know what you think…

This is the latest rip-off misleading advertisement.

Today, I was watching TV, when it started playing one of that 30 minutes infomercial. This infomercial was about early reading program (BAD MISLEADING COMPANY) showing couple of testimonials about this specific program.

When they showed the FREE 30 days trial for only 14.95, I was ready to order mine own program.

For some reason, I decided to order mine using the internet instead of ordering by phone (that was a very smart thing that I have done).

On their webpage, was showing the 14.95 program that I saw earlier on the TV Show, but they also had another option of $199.95.

My first thought was that the cheaper program would just offer the DVDs and the $199.00 would come with the DVDs + Reading Cards + Whatever extras that they had there. I didn’t care much for the “DELUX PACKAGE- $199.95″, I just wanted the special promotion of $14.95.

Looking further on their website, I noticed that it didn’t really have a $14.95 package. The only price that they have for the Package is $199.95. The $14.95 was for you to keep the program for 30 days (if you want to really have it, than you have to pay the full price).

I should know better… What a waist of time watching these infomercials.

If I learned anything from this experience is - Next time that your LOCAL CHANEL decide to Air this kind of infomercials, just change the channel, and maybe this way, the TV Stations would Air a good program instead.

FANCY a government gig earning nearly $6000 a week to chill out on a tropical island?

In an international talent quest for what the Queensland Government is touting as “the best job in the world”, taxpayers will foot the $150,000 salary for a “caretaker” to work on Hamilton Island for six months.

And the six-figure salary will come on top of free luxury accommodation, a car and airfares home.

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I just got from the Dodge dealership with my newest toy.

OK… It is a little more than a “Toy” - It’s my new 2009 Dodge Charger.

For who that doesn’t know what I am talking about… here are some pictures that I took when I got home.

Tonight I came with Peggy and Ryan to a Super Hero Party.

It was a great party organized by the city of Hollywood, FL - where the kids would dress-up like super heroes. There were few kids dressed as bat-man, super-man, spider-man, etc - Ryan was one the more handsome spider-man of the party.

Give a look.

Today - September 25, 2008 - The world lost a saint.

The words can not describe the emptiness in my heart. Today I lost my mom!!!

She was not just my mom:

• - She protected me when I didn’t even know that I needed protection
• - She gave everything that she could without ask nothing back
• - She inspired me to be the man that I am today

No Matter how much I write about her, would still be nothing comparing what she was and how much she meant not just to me, but to everybody that knew her.

Today the world lost a saint - and the haven got one in exchange.

The sadness that I feel in my heart is in somehow selfish, because I know that wherever she is have to be better than haven - she deserve that.

Today I lost part of my heart…

So I have to apologize for this sad post.

I just want to say to my mom…

You were loved even when you felt that you were alone.

I love you,

Paulo

Would you believe if I told you that there is this video on YouTube that has been viewed more than 64,538,000 times?

You read it right… Sixty-Four Million!!!

So… What do you need to have a Killer Video to have this many people watching it?

1) Good Title (Achmed the Dead Terrorist)

2) Good Content (Great Show)

3) 64 millon of people with nothing else better to do

I couldn’t believe how good Jeff Dunham (American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian) is.

Here is the video…

Or you can watch it direct on YouTube