Ocho Tv finished production on a special hosted up on Ujena.tv. You can see a short interview with me at the 13:10 mark.

Last night I created a portfolio book in Aperture 2.0 to send out to an editor that I have been interested in showing my work to. I wanted to then show the work to readers, but my challenge was to not just throw up large jpegs, as the content is some of my better swimsuit shots from the past year or so. So, I then went on a journey to find a great flip book type of application that would allow readers to see the images, but also have some protection from right clickers.

FlashPageFlip.com has a free app, that is simple to setup and was exactly what I was looking for. Maybe some day I’ll need a more robust app, but for now, I am happy with the way this product works. The only trick is setting up your book, so the images look uniform across each page. It also scales, so those with different desktop settings can see the book without scrolling.

Click on image to open up the book. Comments appreciated.

2008 has been an interesting year for our country and every facet of our economy and this year was the most memorable in all the years I can remember. But instead of pointing out all the negative news and future prognostications, I thought it would be great to do a year in review of a few images. A few of these images, normally would not see the light of day, but I thought readers would enjoy seeing them. On a technical note, these were created to be web ready through Photoshop at 60% quality, to allow for faster downloads.

Some of the photography highlights for me, were shooting in Mexico with the beautiful models from Guadalajara and being chosen as a winner in the travel category for PDN (Photo District News) Magazine.  I also had another image placed on a magazine cover, D’Antro Magazine.

I don’t make many new years resolutions, but this year I have a business idea that has been brewing in my head for quite awhile, this year my goal is to bring it to market, providing the numbers make sense in a down economy. As usual I will be shooting lots of models and am available for travel worldwide.

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Photoshoot with Edna on the beach in Mexico

More bikini shots of Edna on the Beach in Mexico

Edna, from Guadalajara, was an amazing model to work with. These were shot in October 2008, in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Primarily shot with both a 50mm 1.8 and a 180mm 2.8. I love the clarity and contrast in a prime lens and these photos were more than I expected coming out of my Nikon D300. I really like to hear any feedback on these images.

See more of Edna on my Playing on the Beach Post

Caro, Yamile and Edna

In October 2008, I had the opportunity to work with some amazing models for a week in Mexico. These beauties had such a fresh and positive attitude and were excited about being in front of the camera. One evening I asked Caro, Yamile, Edna, Paty and Ana to come down to the beach for a quick shoot. We only had about an hour, due to a busy schedule, but I wanted to get all these models together and capture some of their personalities without having to be “Models”.

I was inspired by Raphael Mazzucco’s Book, “Exposure”, that he had shot for Sports Illustrated. I just wanted the girls to play on the beach, roll in the surf and sand and have a fun time in front of the camera. I was able to get over 700 images in the short time I shot this and this is a sample of some of those shots.

In the next few weeks I will be including more HQ images from shoots with each of these models. Let’s just say they were all amazing to work with, from shooting on the beach in San Jose del Cabo to the narrow streets of Todos Santos.

Technical Info: They were shot with a Nikon D300, using natural light and ISO 200. Most of the shots were with my favorite portrait lens, the Nikon 50mm 1.8. The sharpness and contrast is simply amazing. For some of the wide angle shots, I used a AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED, lens. Not my favorite lens, but it gets the job done for the wide angle shots. Most aperture settings were from f/3.2 to f/8. White balance was probably custom or cloudy, to boost the skin tones.

Beautiful women on the beach

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