Last day before portfolio evaluation!

The portfolio evaluation is scheduled for Aug 26th. We have one more day only to get ready for that. Everyone has been working extremely hard to have everything done on time. It is amazing to see how each one of us has a different and beautiful style.  So many beautiful images...

Congratulations to everyone!! Here is one of the images that it will be in my Commercial Session.

Green Eye Lashes

I saw the green eye lashes on TV one day and I decided to try a photo shooting with Jessica (Victor's wife) last week.  It was exciting but they are kind of heavy and it was difficult for Jessica to keep her eyes opened. Thank you Jessica!

Special Project for Photo Imaging

Today,  we presented a Special Project on Photo Imaging III class. There were 2 options to pick: a tarot card or a movie poster. I decided to do "The Tower" tarot card to try to exercise my creativity. It was kind of challenging since my classmates are very good in Photoshop. My tarot card express my reality trying to finish my portfolio.  It is pretty hard to finish the portfolio and at the same time take extra classes. I cannot give up now. 

Baby Julian

Baby Julian is Suchi Patton's nephew. He is too sweet for his diaper! Thank you Suchi for letting me taking some pictures of your cute nephew. Suchi is my former classmate and she has been very supportive. Thank you again friend!

Portfolio Section A - The Peace

This is one of the pictures to be consider to be in the Section A of my portfolio.

It is a very peaceful and beautiful place. I wish that it would be closer to me.  It is a beach called Jeriquaquara (native indian name).

Tea Party - Fair Tax in Atlanta

On April 15th I photographed the Tea Party Protest in front of the Atlanta Capitol. Click here to see some extra pics.

I could not miss the animals!

I have so much fun capturing animals moments as well. I think he is crying because she is making fun of him! They are too cute! Take a look, click here.

Churches, theaters, bridges ... just special places of Ceara

I  found out that I love shooting pictures of old churches and theaters mainly when they are barroco or gothic style. I am more a contemporary style person but .... Click here to see more about the architecture from Ceara.

Canguru Project

The "Canguru Project" was created to accelerate premature babies development. The moms are allowed to stay longer in the hospital with all necessary assistance however, the babies need to be in contact with the moms bodies most the time. The results are impressive so, the hospital is creating a new area to accommodate more simple moms. Click here to see more pics of this wonderful project!

Brazilian People

I love capturing images from my people. I dedicate special attention to the locals. The simplicity of those people is amazing. I can spend days and days photographing their routines. Click here to understand more about I am saying. 

Inace Marina and Shipyard

During my visit to Brazil, I was visiting some areas and I saw some old ships in the Inace Shipyard. I sent an email to the company and Micherlene from Marketing Department gave me an authorization to photograph. Take a look in what I found there! If you want to see more click here.

Visiting Ceara -Brazil

Ceara is a state located in Northeast of Brazil. There are beautiful beaches, dunes and canyons. 

Some books state that Ceara would mean Sahara due to the number of dunes. I really had a wonderful experience there. In the city, I was not comfortable using my new camera but farther down the beaches, people are still very gentil and nice. There are lots os fishermen and they use a Brazilian boat called "jangada". The "jangadas" are pretty small but they can stay out to sea for several days. I hope you can enjoy a  little bit more of my country's landscaping.  If you want to see more pics click here.

Suchi's Portraits

Our friend Suchi posed at the Indian Temple today in Lawrenceville. I would love having one of her portraits on my portfolio. Suchi supports and follows me in crazy ideas. I hope she comes back soon so we can do business together. Thank you my friend! If you want to see more of Suchi's portraits please click here.

Food Assignment

This is the flan that chef Angie from Gwinnett Tech Culinary Program prepared this week. It was a very interesting experience I would say. Check how this flan was looking goooooood!

Miss Charlotte

Today, Sarah posed at Miss Charlotte's store in midtown. She did a wonderful job however, the store was busy and we could not complete everything that I had in mind. 

Wedding Photographs - "Foofing Practice"

Since Mr. Denis Reggie's Seminar I have been trying to practice the "foofing" technique. I invited my friend Isabella to wear my wedding dress and pose for me. I was a good practice, we did some indoor and outdoor pictures and it was fun. Click here if you want to see more of Isabella's wedding pictures.

Picture of the month

Ms. Finch  and Mrs. Harkins started a new project this year "The photograph of the month" (large print). I was informed last Friday that one of my pictures from the Presidential Inauguration was selected for this month. Thank you!

Marcus and Amanda

The main reason for visiting Savannah was my son's 21th birthday celebration. We tried to take sometime to shoot but he worked during the weekend. Anyway, here there one pic of Marcus and his beautiful girlfriend Amanda. 

Lighthouses

I love lighthouses and love photographing inside them in particularly when there are some shadows. 

Wormsloe State Park

Last weekend my family and I went to Savannah. We met Janet Kelley and her husband there and we all went to visit the Wormsloe State Historic Site. When we were living I captured a deer crossing that beautiful road. It was a nice weekend.

Photo Walk

Today, Do and I visited few churches. We also went to a Bridal Show in Gwinnett County. After that my family and I went to enjoy some country food. Have a good week everyone!

Final day of the Denis Reggie's Seminar

Denis Reggie Conclave On Wedding Photojournalism two days seminar was astonishing. The hospitality and warmth of Denis Reggie and his team were very impressive.

The seminar covers lighting techniques like the one named as "Foofing" by Denis Reggie (used in the attached photograph).  It provides some concepts to help you to identify your prospects and  expectations, different types of photographer mindsets, business plan, marketing strategy, software and hardware overview, etc... This seminar definitely adds value to any photographer who is looking to provide outstanding and differentiated services. 

Thank you Denis for your dedication and attention to the Gwinnett Tech students.

Denis Reggie Wedding Photojournalism Seminar

I was honored to be one of the three students selected to attend Mr. Denis Reggie's seminar this week.  He was named as "the hottest wedding photographer of the moment" by New York Times. He has also photographed 20 Kennedy weddings since 1980. I am very excited about this two day seminar. Click here if you want to access more information about the upcoming seminars with Denis Reggie.

Field Trip to visit Mr. Charles Jing's Collection

Last Friday our Photography History teacher invited us to visit Mr. Jing's residence and his amazing photograph collection. Among several well known photographers there were photographs signed by Ansel Adams and Sebastiao Salgado like the attached one. 

Presidential Inauguration

This was a historic moment for the United States of America. For the first time in the history of our country a black president was elected. 

Over two million people attended the Presidential Inauguration Day. It was a very exciting and peaceful moment for all. 

President Barack Obama and his family appear to represent a new era. Good luck Mr. Obama!

If you want to access my Flickr account and see more photographs from that special day please click here.

Special Thank You to Reinaldo and Lucina Hui Ho

Reinaldo and Lucina have been  my friends since almost 10 years ago. They live in Virginia and kindly hosted 5 other friends from Gwinnett Technical College and myself during the Presidential Inauguration. I took the opportunity to take few pics of their beautiful kids Melissa and Lian. 

Thank you Reinaldo and Lucina!

Back to Atlanta for Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper 107th Birthday

I came back from Brazil on January 11th straight to Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper's 107th Birthday. There were at least 200 guests and among them some of CNN team members. She was looking great. Congratulations Mrs. Cooper!

"Carnaval" is comming

After the Holidays it is time to work hard for the Brazilian "Carnaval". Today, I stopped by "Rosas de Ouro" Carnival School (that how it is called here). There are several throughout the country but the main ones are located in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Aurora Seles is the Public Relations and she was very nice for allowing me to photograph the members. Costumes are available for sale between $250.00 - $500.00. It is necessary to participate in few group practices. Rosas de Ouro site has some extra pictures available. Click here if you want to see more about Brazilian Carnival and how hard they work to have everything ready for the parade.

Contrast

Walking through Sao Paulo main Avenues we can see contrasts between modern and old styles, ...

Simone and Jonathan

I decided to add two extra pictures of them just to show how cute and sweet they are. They followed me inside of the church and asked me to photograph them in front of a Christmas Tree. Simone looks like an angle. It was hard to say goodbye to them.

Homeless Kids

Today, I was walking on the streets close to where I was born and I noticed that the number of homeless kids is decreasing. However, we can still see some cases. I captured a very emotional moment. There was a family in front of  a Catholic Church where the kids were begging for money. The mother was seated on the floor with her baby. She has already 15 kids.  Actually, she tried to sell one of her kids for $15.00 last month, according to a volunteer. The Social Services Department is trying to get an authorization to send the kids to an institution.