The Making Of A Fashion Cover

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I’ve only been waiting 4 months (!!!) to finally share this cover I photographed for a frequent publication I shoot for – ON Magazine.

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I shot this baby back in January and it was originally intended for the Feb (valentine) issue of ON… hence all the red. But complications arose and we had to push it back for their May Fashion issue.

A model with a strong face and little attitude is what I had envisioned and I happened to come across Kate Welsh’s (Dragonfly/Major Model Management) images online and got that feeling in my tummy where you know they’re the one! Kate actually lives in NYC so I had to talk to her agent about booking her to come down to Dallas.

The stars aligned for me because we made it possible. Thanks universe!

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A Fav! The Nikkor AF-S 50mm 1.8G

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nikkor 50mm 1.8g review

I’ve been an avid Nikon shooter for the past 5 years (not counting my very first year.. I had an Olympus) and I’ve loved everything about the system so far. I’ve had this urge to switch to Canon just for the hell of it but I’m thinking it’s just a curiosity itch that’ll pass.

My first lens was, as many, the kit lens that came with my first DSLR (Nikon D80). The kit lens was the Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6g.

Looking back the lens was (still is) horrible, but I didn’t know any better.

Nowadays for most, if not all, of my shoots I’ve religiously used no other lens than my Nikkor AF-S 50mm 1.8 and I can’t explain how much I love it! Ranging from editorial shoots to simple head shots this lens is killer! The sharpness is crazy good and the background gets such a creamy texture at a shallow D.O.F.

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Behind The Scenes | Oscar de la Renta

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I hardly photograph any events – But my dear friend and lead make-up artist Rick Flores invited me to photograph behind-the-scene photographs for the Scottish Rite Hospital charity event hosted at the Bentley dealership where the models were set to showcase a beautiful array of Oscar de la Renta garments and I thought, “Why the hell not?”.

There is something voyeuristic and at the same time quite charming of catching people off guard. I kind of enjoyed it…

Anyway, below is a small snippet of the production.

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Feeling… The Illustration Bug

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fashion illustrations sergio garcia

Quick back story:

I used to draw, paint, sketch and do pottery [way] before photography. I came to a point where I wanted to explore more artistic options and photography seemed like the logical next step and here I am!

However, lately I’ve had this urge to pick up a pencil and start sketching again… wonder why.

I try not to question it so just went along and honestly, I’ve really been enjoying it! It’s like a breath of fresh air and it seems to be stimulating my senses… it’s almost like a whole new world opened up to me again!

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