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Posts Tagged ‘Hermosillo’

Shooting for Revista Amiga in Hermosillo

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Back around the beginning of the year, a friend of mine introduced me to the Editor of Revista Amiga. Introduced in person, I should say… we all happened to be at the same nightclub that evening. Her and I had exchanged messages a few times previously about setting up a shoot for the magazine. A week and a half before my April trip to Hermosillo, we started chatting about setting up the shoot… and managed to figure out most of the details before I arrived in town.

The day, for me, started at 3am and a 5.5 hour drive from Tempe to Hermosillo. Once in town, I met up with Ana from Revista Amiga, and Alejandro Quintana, my assistant for the shoot. We headed over to Luz Maria Salon to join up with Alejandro Rodriguez of AR Agencia and our models for the shoot, Mayra Valerio and Michelle Montenegro, who were already in the middle of hair and makeup. A short stop at the boutique to select the clothing for the shoot and we were off to our shoot location, Blue Lounge, inside of Grill Station.

It was a long, hot, tiring day, but we all had a lot of fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. Plus, we got some killer photos. Check out the behind the scenes video from the shoot below. For more behind the scenes and updates, Become a Fan on Facebook!

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Shooting Fashion at el Casino del Diablo

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

During my trip to Hermosillo in February, I met up with model Alejandra Castillo Benavides for a shoot. We had been working on a concept for my January visit, though due to scheduling that never happened. This time though, we had an amazing location to work with, El Casino del Diablo, thanks to a suggestion by my friend Teresita.

We arrived on location and it was beyond my expectations. We initially had a bit of trouble actually getting past the gates, though once in, everything flowed quite smoothly. We walked the location, picking out our setups. Far in the back, up on top of the roof, I found my first setup. It was definitely my “IT” spot for this session and I knew it when I saw it. Up on the roof were these concrete benches that looked like they belonged at a bus stop rather than a rooftop, surrounded with debris and half dead shrubbery. We setup shop here and got things started.

Next up was the room pretty much directly below where we first setup. It was huge and empty with none of the windows intact and a ton of graffiti. I liked the way my test shots were turning out, using only the natural light to illuminate the room. I added a little pop of light for Alejandra and we were set.

The last setup of the day came together rather organically. Alejandra had one more outfit she wanted to shoot… and I had seen this square pattern from behind old tiles in a few rooms that I was liking. The rooms with the pattern I liked had so far been too small for what I wanted to shoot. We looked around the location a bit more and found another room with the pattern that was much larger and had some green graffiti that tied in well with her outfit.

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Shooting Black & White with Anna Rojo

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Lately I’ve had a strong craving for shooting in black and white. For last month’s trip to Hermosillo, Sonora I decided to satisfy that craving and shoot solely in black and white… the photo shoot, candids, everything. I think I started driving my friends crazy with all the black and white photos.

After a most tasty breakfast of fish tacos and orange juice over at my favorite restaurant Taco Fish, we returned to the hotel to meet up with Anna Rojo for the photo shoot. I can’t tell you how awesome it is to be staying within visual range of the shooting location. The first setup was on the staircase, merely five feet outside the hotel room door. Simplicity was the goal for this shoot. The first two photos were lit with a single speedlight, shot through the translucent portion of a circular reflector.

For the next two setups, we headed out to the pool area, a daunting fifty feet away from the first setup. These setups were shot completely with natural light and a bit of assistance from a silver reflector. Check out my Facebook fan page for some behind the scenes photos I posted from this shoot!

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Anna Rojo en el Centro Cultural Musas

Friday, January 8th, 2010

This past month we took a trip to Hermosillo, Sonora for an extended weekend. It had been a few months since I had last been there. The weekend was mostly a vacation of sandboarding, clubs and the best fish tacos on the planet… but I did get some shooting in while I was there.

For this shoot I met up at the Centro Cultural Musas with my friend and photographer Fidel and model Anna Rojo. Anna modeled for the calendar we shot back in early 2009, though we were in Puerto Penasco different weekends and hadn’t crossed paths. This shoot was worth the wait. Anna was a pleasure to work with. We had a great time and created some solid photos. Here are some of my favorites from the shoot.

A trip is planned before the end of the month and another is in the works for February. Watch for more photos from my sessions in Mexico.

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Minimalist Shooting in Hermosillo, Sonora

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Jazmin Riley - Hermosillo, SonoraJazmin Riley - Hermosillo, Sonora

Over Labor Day weekend I took a 4-day trip to Hermosillo, Sonora to visit Jazmin Riley before she started her semester at college. Since this was a social visit and not specifically a photography trip, I didn’t want to pack the car full of lighting gear. This trip, I specifically took only my camera bag.

As is typical for us, Jazmin and I are completely incapable of not shooting. There is a broke-down building she’s been driving by every day that casts shadows she’s wanted to work with. This was the first setup we did at the location. We intended to do more, but the heat started to melt the model. We selected a corner that had shadows she liked and was surrounded by other brightly lit walls that provided plenty of bounced light. The location essentially lit itself.

Jazmin Riley - Hermosillo, SonoraJazmin Riley - Hermosillo, Sonora

Because of the heat outside, we decided to do the next setup completely inside the house. To get our bright white glow in the background, we used a window that had a white translucent material covering it, with the sun beating down just outside. To achieve the front lighting, we used the overhead lights on the ceiling fan, accompanied with a lamp positioned up close with the shade removed. The indoor lighting was a bit low, but that allowed for the light from the window to wrap around Jazmin to provide the glow I was looking for.

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Carolina Valdez at the Cathedral in Hermosillo, Sonora

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Carolina Valdez at the Cathedral in Hermosillo, SonoraJazmin Riley and I visited Hermosillo this past weekend. While we were there we met up with Carolina Valdez, of EME Agency, for a photo shoot.

I’ve visited Mexico once before earlier this year, though this was my first visit to Jazmin’s home town, Hermosillo, Sonora. That being so, finding our final shooting location took some time.

The first location we visited had an interesting stone staircase leading up the side of a hill, it was huge. The problem was the sun was high in the sky and surrounding area provided no shade. Less than ideal.

Our second location, providing much better conditions, was in a small park out in front of the Cathedral. I was able to light Carolina using mostly natural light, with only a little bit of flash to fill in the shadows caused by the afternoon sun. You can see a few more photos from this session here, here and here.

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