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Showit Freedom Tour – Orange County

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:33:27 +0000

It was a long but very happy day and it started early (Thursday 4am) when Argentina played and beat South Korea 4:1 in the world cup. It’s 3am on Friday and finally had a chance to watch the Lakers game replay on ESPN… I was speaking at the Showit Freedom Tour in Orange County when the Lakers won game 7 to become world champions once again!
I use Showit not only to create and manage my website but also as a very important part of my workflow and I shared with the attendees some of the cool stuff you can do with it.

The event took place at The Wedding Pantry in Tustin -thanks for being great hosts-

Gabriel Ryan was the first to present followed by a great performance by Molly Jenson and Jessica Claire closed with a very energetic presentation. It felt great to share some of the stuff I’ve been doing with Showit and I hope you find it useful. Thanks for coming!

Stephen Knuth demoing Action Runner

WPPI 2010 better than ever!

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:13:47 +0000

If you are a photographer you have to experience this event at least once. Over 13,000 photographers from all over the world attended the convention in 2010 and it gets bigger every year. The 2011 convention will be held from February 16-24, 2011 • Tradeshow dates February 21-23, 2011
I’ll talk more about WPPI on another post.

The great guys from Pictage invited me to be part of a Spanish speaking panel forum moderated by their CEO Jim Collins with fellow photographers Roberto Valenzuela and Carlos Baez. The event took place at the amazing booth these guys put together in the main trade show area. We had a lot of fun and answering Jim’s questions about our thoughts on the industry and our specific markets was a very interesting experience.
I have to thanks Emily Engle and Scott Anderson with Pictage for their support! I’ve been using Pictage since the beginning of my career and it’s definitely one of the tools I can’t live without.

The following photos were taken by my Spaniard buddy Marcos Cánovas

WPPI Convention 2010 Las Vegas

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:01:47 +0000

I was asked to speak at the WPPI Convention and Trade Show for the second time in a row. It wasn’t long ago that events like these changed my life in a very positive way and today the huge responsibility to try and do the same for others is in my hands. The WPPI convention is one of the biggest and most important events in the world for the wedding and portrait photographer industry and I’m stoked about the invitation. As always, I’ll do my best to share what I think can be of benefit to other photographers. See you in Vegas!



Check out a few images from last year's convention and a great video thanks to Ron Dawson from Cinematic Studios

Engagement Session in Funes, Argentina

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:30:00 +0000

As part of the workshop I’m teaching in Argentina we did an engagement session in the city of Funes with Maria Eugenia & José… they were great to shoot and here are a few photos shot at the old train station

Funes-Mendoza-Funes fieldtrip

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:31:18 +0000

I’m taking advantage of the time I’m spending in Argentina to connect in person with a bunch of local photographers from different parts of the country and the first stop was in Mendoza. The whole trip was an adventure that started in Funes (Rosario) with a 12-hour drive. My buddy Mariano Leiva was in charge of the trip coordination and sharing the ride were Mauri Maenza and Walter Carrera.

Needless to say I had a lot of fun during the entire trip, before, during and after the actual workshop.

I have to thank Diego Serrano for the invitation and for making this possible in his city and Mariano Leiva for his unconditional support. Hopefully next time I’ll have more time to visit Mendoza, it’s a beautiful city and as you may know its wines are some of the best not only in Argentina but in the entire world
Photos courtesy of Walter Carrera

My new Spaniard friends

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:04:12 +0000

Thanks to all attendees to the Madrid workshop!

Absolutely loved Spain!

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:16:31 +0000

I’m finally back home and I’ll be posting a bunch of stuff from the latest trips to Perú, Spain, Mexico and Argentina. I’m going to start with a few more images from an engagement session type shoot that I did in Madrid as part of a private workshop I taught there.

I had a great time sharing experiences with local photographers and I’ll be back soon… it’s not very difficult to feel at home in Spain.

We started right outside the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.

I have to specially thank Virginia Gimeno (pictured here) for letting us shoot her sister Lucia.

Teaching in Spain – Part II

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:20:33 +0000

The second part that had to do with teaching in Spain took place in Madrid where in 2 weeks I organized a private intensive workshop. For the occasion I used the modern, chic, and very comfortable NH Las Tablas hotel. I have to thank Maria Garcia for her patience answering all my questions.

Photographers from different cities in Spain attended the workshop during 2 full days and half day of shooting. The number of students was limited to 15 so we had plenty of time to discuss many of the topics that were treated as well as specific circumstances that happen locally. It’s very interesting for me to find out the way things are done elsewhere and I always learn in the process too.

Up L to R: Francisco Tabasco, Leticia Campos, Octavio Saez, Miguel Angel Segorbe Sevileja, Jesús Anton, Rafael Palacio, Marcos Cánovas, Esther Cossio, Paco Beitia
Down L to R: Fernando Jiménez Albares, Agustín Yuste, Rodolfo Arpía, Antonio García, Virginia Gimeno

Special thanks to Showit Sites for providing 1 year free subscription for all attendees! We talked a lot about Showit Sites and how to use it to create more value.

Workshop in Murcia, Spain

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:17:00 +0000

The first stop of my Spanish trip was in Murcia where I got together with around 60 photographers from the area to share my experience as a wedding photographer in the US. It’s always very interesting for me to interact with colleagues from other countries because I feel that I always learn more from them than they do from me and I’m grateful for that.

It’s Sunday morning and I’m running out to see more of this beautiful country with my buddy Antonio and Yolanda. Of course I’ll be posting more about the trip. Tomorrow we leave early for Madrid where I’ll get together with a smaller group of photographers for a 3-day intensive workshop… good times!

Teaching in Spain – Part I

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:34:55 +0000

I just got back from beautiful Spain where I spent close to 2 wonderful weeks teaching 2 workshops to local photographers and of course sightseeing a little.

My Spanish adventure started on December 3rd in Murcia where I was invited by MATFOTO Distribución, S.L. to share the way we do things in the US mostly marketing-wise.

I really get excited when I show up in a foreign country and I see so many photographers wanting to learn and take advantage of new concepts and tools to better themselves and their businesses. I know that the photographers who will put the effort to apply some of the things I shared with them will have a competitive advantage and a head start that will make them unique and I can’t wait to hear their success stories.

I had a great time spending the day with over 60 attendees that came from all over Spain, many of them who I virtually knew via forodefotografos.com but now I know for real which is the proper way to connect with people.

I have many people to thank for making this possible for me. Juan Antonio Sr. and Jr. at MATFOTO, my buddy Antonio García (AG Fotografo) and all the attendees for their attention, support and willingness to learn.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE for a larger version where you can actually see the faces

Chatting with Juan Antonio of MATFOTO who runs the business with his father, great people.

Spaniards know how to eat and the guys at MATFOTO treated me to a Chicken Paella… delicious!

My buddy Antonio was my host and he deserves a post just for himself… soon.