As stated in an earlier post, for this session we shot in the salon as we had 4 hair stylist and models and wanted to give the artists access to all their tools. Also I did not want to shuttle the subjects back and forth from location to salon. I used a simple three light [...]
Jan 15, 2013 | Categories:Bay Area, Blog, Editorial, Equipment, Hair, Models, Oakland, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Video, Women | Tags: actress, african american, Alyssa Anne, Amanda Alicia, bangs, blouse, Bri, ca, california, Canon 5D Mark III. profoto, casual, change hair studio, curly, Czech, david art, Eileen Marie Hallinan, elisher muhammad, eyes, filipino, German, hair, Half Breed, implied, italian, Jaymz Marez, jeans, kandidz, lips, manfrotto, Marilyn Monroe, NAHA, nude, Oakland, photography, Polish, poof, portrait, shorts, StyLish Muhammad, sweatsuit, tank top, thai, track suit, Tracy Brown | Leave A Comment »
It has been a while since I have photographed Elizabeth Cruz for a series of bikini images that were VERY well received. After texting back and forth the night before we decided to get together and shoot despite the weather. Weather? Well I am a location shooter and the overnight frost warning did not bode [...]
Jan 14, 2013 | Categories:Bay Area, Blog, Equipment, Models, Thoughts, Tutorial, Uncategorized, Video, Women | Tags: Alejandro Romero, art, blonde, breast, canon, Christian Alvarez, david, davidart, DD, Elizabeth Cruz, exotic, fashion, girls, gown, latina, manfrotto, natural light, petitie, profoto, Spanish, studio | Leave A Comment »
For this session we shot in the salon as we had 4 hair stylist and models and wanted to give the artists access to all their tools. Also I did not want to shuttle the subjects back and forth from location to salon. I used a simple three light setup of Profoto Acutes on the [...]
Jan 09, 2013 | Categories:Bay Area, Blog, Models, Oakland, Women | Tags: actress, african american, Alyssa Anne, Amanda Alicia, bangs, blouse, Bri, ca, california, Canon 5D Mark III. profoto, casual, change hair studio, curly, Czech, david art, Eileen Marie Hallinan, elisher muhammad, eyes, filipino, German, hair, Half Breed, implied, italian, Jaymz Marez, jeans, kandidz, lips, manfrotto, Marilyn Monroe, NAHA, nude, Oakland, photography, Polish, poof, portrait, shorts, StyLish Muhammad, sweatsuit, tank top, thai, track suit, Tracy Brown | Leave A Comment »
The folks at Wind River Systems have been trying to schedule me to re-shoot their executive photos for almost a year. The goal was to get them while at the corporate HQ. Though we came close a few times, it always fell through at the last minute. To be honest, I expected as much. I [...]
Jun 11, 2012 | Categories:Blog, Corporate, Equipment, Photo Business, Thoughts, Uncategorized | Tags: acute, canon, creative light, exec, executive, kandidz, manfrotto, mobile, on location, onsite, pocket wizard, portrait, portraits, profoto, soft box, studio, systems, wind river | Leave A Comment »
Another behind the scenes video. Probably the most requested model in my portfolio is Beth Cruz. Reggie Rucker’s client wanted to do a New Orleans style Fat Tuesday poster for there annual event Central Valley event. I think we NAILED IT Behind the scenes of Tresetti’s Fat Tuesday Poster from Luis Alcazar on Vimeo. [...]
Apr 19, 2012 | Categories:Blog, Equipment, Models, Promotional, Video, Women | Tags: 5d mark II, beads, Beth, breast, ca, california, canon, Cruz, cup, DD, Elizabeth, Fat Tuesday, kandidz, latina, manfrotto, mask, model, modesto, necklace, New Orleans, profoto, Reggie Rucker, sexy, tony grajeda, woman | 1 Comment »
Nice behind the scenes video of the Lucky Fest Promo I shot. We photographed everything near the event location as the creative director needed stills of the street and venue then images of various actors and models so he could composite it all afterwards. After the dawn street session we erected a white backdrop in [...]
Apr 18, 2012 | Categories:Blog, Equipment, Models, Promotional, Video, Women | Tags: 5d mark II, canon, fest, jennifer johnson, jennifer jones, lucky, luis alcazar, manfrotto, model, modesto, profoto, tony grajeda | Leave A Comment »
When on location conditions are not always optimal. For this shoot with the amazing Jennifer Roberts we where faced with a low ceiling, huge floor to ceiling windows and a narrow room. Because Jennifer is like 5’10″ and I wanted to upshoot her to create a bit of drama and a feeling of sitting in [...]
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories:Bay Area, Blog, Education, Equipment, Models, Tutorial, Women | Tags: 50's, 60's, african american, Ana Bess, ca, california, canon 5d mark II, Contest, danville, fan, Ford Model, Jennifer Roberts, Mad Men, manfrotto, model, NAHA, nechelle turner, Nekisa Addis, pearls, profoto, Savona Charisse, Savona Jenkins, Softlighter II, Spanish, team phenom, Tribez, vintage | 3 Comments »
A short film I made in my backyard after completing the Lynda “Essential Final Cut Pro 7″ course. I have so many ideas for music videos and films and was tired of waiting for camera people and video editors so I decided to learn on my own… let the madness begin.
Nov 26, 2010 | Categories:Blog, Video | Tags: 5d mark II, 701hdv, backyard, canon, david art, hd, herbie hancock, kandidz, manfrotto, plants, poem, sky, sun, wind, zoom | Leave A Comment »
In preparation for my recent road trip to the Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion and then Las Vegas, I toyed with the idea of bringing my studio lights. They weren’t that heavy right? How much would the airline overcharge me to bring them? Maybe I could ship them ahead of me via FedEx? Maybe I could rent them there? But after considering the effort, security of the places I would be staying and practicality I opted for my speedlites (4 x 580EX II) instead.
Aug 26, 2010 | Categories:Blog, Equipment, Models, Women | Tags: 5d mark II, arizona, beach, bikini, brunette, bryce, canon, caucasian, court, Editorial, fitness, grand canyon, hanging gardens, head shot, kandidz, landscape, las vegas, manfrotto, mayhem, model, muscular, national park, net, nevada, photography, portfolio, portrait, rachel michele, rain, ralph lauren, rock, sexy, shorts, strobies, strobist, trees, utah, volleyball, woman, zion | 2 Comments »
