Latin Colors, Edition 8 Cover Shoot: Candid Shots

Working for Latin Colors Magazine has given me the opportunity to collaborate with incredibly talented people, like photographers Lidia Monrroy and her husband Silvio Seb, as well as stylists Alberto Argueta and Alicia Calixto. The dedicated hard work they put into their craft is always inspiring, and I always enjoy the process of learning from them as much as working on the magazine cover every change I get.

Food Photography: Revamping Old Files

I found these files in an old external hard drive. Pictures were taken with a PS camera I had before upgrading to a DSLR. These images were edited from JPG files and post processed with LR focusing on compositional aspects and making basic adjustments to highlight textural elements. Photos was originally taken for Antojitos Chapines, a Guatemalan Bakery located in Stamford, CT. 2012.

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Shooting Film: Fuji Superia 400

I was first introduced to photography in my late teens and continued to shoot until well in my early 20s when it began to get expensive and I got bored from shooting trees, or the occasional trip to NYC.  Years later I'm back to it, but rather than investing on film, I'm investing on pixels.

After following some YouTubers like Ted Forbes, Eduardo Perez Coye, or  Matt Day, I began to feel interested in shooting film again, so I decided to get a Film camera and ordered a Pentax K1000 from KEH with a broken light meter, and along with the camera, I also purchased a 28mm, 35mm macro and 135mm, the total cost was less than $200. My next goal: Learn to develop my own film.

These are some pictures I shot near the Westport library in Westport, CT using Fuji Superia 400 I got from CVS and had processed through thedarkroom.com, nothing fancy, and yet, oddly enough still magical. I know there's far better film, but who cares? I certainly don't seek to find perfection or accuracy when I shoot with film, I just want to shoot and still have that sense of wonder and not being complacent with that instant gratification you get from losing at the back of the camera.