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WOW! it's been quite awhile since I posted something here in the blog (as opposed to the 140 character limit microblog on the side!) so for this current posting, I really wanted to put quite a bit of thought and retrospect into this.Looking back at 2009, I would have to say that it was a great and unpredictable year for the most part. I didn't go to Guatemala to do volunteer work as originally

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this summer, i had the honor of documenting the wedding of my friends Janice and Angel.this wedding is memorable for me in a couple of ways: i've known Angel since he was a few months old (as i'm a year older and our dads are good compadres). so there was a bit of self-inflicted pressure to do a good job as well as shooting all 9 couples in the wedding party, one of my largest wedding parties to

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earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of young couple, Kris and Sarah. they truly looked sweet together and are totally in love.this was one of the most unforgettable weddings that I have shot in more ways than one.here are some highlights from their day.

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This past weekend I attended this year's Battle of the Salons and did coverage on behalf of Raw Beauty Inc. I think someone from the battle of the salons organizing committee has read my thoughts and opinions of last year's inaugural event on my blog as this year appeared more entertaining and well put together. The organizers got it right this time around by actually focusing on the hairstylists

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last month I attended the wedding of a Jaime (aka Precious) and Homer.I've known Precious for a long time, ever since my age was in the single digits! yeah, that's quite awhile! so it a happy moment to see her marry Homer... Again! (they got married last year in San Francisco, which is where they will reside).while I didn't shoot the wedding as some people would expect, that still didn't stop me

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-33191510299766235392009-09-12T11:51:00.005-06:002009-09-12T15:33:31.098-06:00

not too long ago, i did a baby shoot of my co-worker's new baby daughter, rania, who was born Jun 26 of this year.as you can probably imagine, shooting babies can be quite tricky: it's hard to make them smile on command or have them hold still when asked. on top of that, they like to go by their own eating and sleeping schedule, which may not line up to the time their scheduled to the

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last weekend, my friend Genette Salgado came back to Edmonton for a short while so she can show some new designs from the Salgado Spring/Summer '10 collection for a fund raising event. we thought we had everything planned out the day of the shoot, which was the same day as the fashion show. we even met up beforehand to discuss what items of clothing to shoot, location and model, but alas that

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-54025096050189799772009-07-28T23:53:00.003-06:002009-08-19T08:34:29.875-06:00

now i usually don't post portfolio pictures on this blog, but for now, i'll make an exception. namely because it's a shoot i did on my birthday! much love to my buuuuddy venessa aka v-pain. aka venessasaurus rex. aka v'ness cafe.. (i could go on on and on. hehehe) who drove on down from her hometown of fork lake, alberta to join me on my special day. and since her birthday is one week before mine

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for those that follow this blog, you may recall me posting a contest to shoot a free wedding this year. well a few days ago, i did an engagement shoot with the lucky winners Matt and Chelsey (you can read their wining entry HERE). it was quite the hot and sunny day after the torrential rainstorm we received just a few days prior. the engagement shoot was actually touch and go as we didn't know

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Since we're currently in the wedding season for us photographers, I thought I'd share a video that's has been making the internet rounds as well as the water cooler talk. I'm sure you've heard about this wedding entrance as it was covered in a number of media outlets, but in case you haven't, click on the video below.Oh to have been the hired photographer for that wedding! It would been a blast.

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-82570177009101169872009-06-24T00:57:00.004-06:002009-06-24T01:41:50.321-06:00

This past weekend I attended the wedding of my friend's Marie and Raph. I've known each person for quite a bit of time: Marie and I used to be dancers for the Philippine Barangay Performing Arts Society for a number of years. Raph and I attended the same high school, albeit he was 2 grades below me - but his brother, Richard, and I were in the same grad class.Small world.Their wedding was shot by

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-37346565338985298152009-05-18T13:32:00.004-06:002009-05-18T14:01:57.649-06:00

sometimes i wonder why i still try to catch america's next top model. (actually it's for the photoshoot ideas and the cattiness)tyra's crusade is sometimes so apparent, i don't know why she even puts on an act when it comes time to judging (ah yes! to show her acting ability). if only they showed other images from the shoot (3-5max), instead of choosing the "best" one, so they we can all see the

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this past weekend i had the pleasure of doing the engagement shoot for my buddy angel (someone that i've literally known my whole life from our days of being wee ones, to barangay, to university to present day) and his fiancee janice.initially i was suppose to shoot them as they went for a hot air balloon ride very early sunday morning, but there were some dynamic factors and uncertainties that

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-69629483798822905512009-03-23T22:17:00.004-06:002009-03-24T00:22:42.446-06:00

oh wow! nearly 2/3 of the months has gone by and I've barely blogged for the month of march. (ok. not entirely as i've been "micro-blogging" on twitter!). i hope to get some shooting projects done after experiencing a couple of setbacks; meaning this blog should be going back to it's busy waysso in the meantime, i've been trying to keep fit and preparing for anything that comes my way. "built to

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a while ago, i had a contest to shoot a free wedding. rather than just enter your name and contact number like they do at most bridal showcases, i wanted to know the couples better by having them write a little something about themselves. they had a choice of writing about: 1) How did you two meet? 2) How did your significant other proposed to you? (details leading up to the moment) OR3) Tell me

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here we are again with our annual si: swimsuit edition! (hey this post is photo related!)and it looks like they've raised the "Bar" with their cover this year.. "Bar Refeali" that is!if anything, this is a good way to acquainted with interesting names like "Bar", "Irina", "Cintia" and "Esti" as i'm sure we'll see them in the many years to come.

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this morning i had the pleasure of shooting an engagement shoot with a couple around the city. sarah and kris are a young couple who happen to be friends of a friend of mine. from the moment i met them during our initial consultation, i knew that they would be a fun couple to shoot - especially when they suggested to do their engagement session sometime during the winter season. if there's one

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a "gung hay fat choy" to all my asianese friends out there. this year is considered to be the "year of the ox" - meaning "for those who want to begin new creative projects or complete ongoing projects, the Year of the Ox is seen to foster calm and determination, persistence and hard work--all of which will lead to greater productivity and prosperity, for individuals and collectively" for an

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Just need to get something off my chest, as this issue has been buggin me in the last little while. And this has to do with the subject of FREE. I've been mulling over this subject and been working on this post literally the whole day.As mentioned in my previous blog, I'm offering to shoot a complete wedding package for free. Free works because I like what I do when I cover weddings. And if it

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That's right! That's not a type-o! I'm offering my artistic services to shoot a full wedding for FREE for one lucky couple that is about to get married in 2009! I haven't lost my mind (depsite what others may say!) Sounds too good to be true? What's the catch? The only thing I ask for is for the couple interested in taking part of this contest to write to me something about themselves. And here

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earlier this week i had the chance to collaborate with a couple of local tee shirt designers extraordinaire: shauna force and linda ritter aka Salgado Fenwicki've known of them and their company for quite awhile throughout the local art community news. and more recently, a couple of people i travelled to peru with, wore a couple of their shirts during the trip. talk about global exposure! i

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and so i'm on the computer in between periods of the hockey game of my beloved edmonton oilers vs les canucks du vancouver. while biding my time between responding to messages on facebook and watching legend.. wait for it... dary tv clips of "how i met your mother" on youtube, i came across this interesting clip.to which i say "Neato, Benito!"

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i like blogs. bloggy blog blogs!and just the other night i came across a blog that came across the top news images of 2008. i'm sure there are many similar sites with their own opinions of the top images from 2008. either way, the images are to marvel at. enjoy!2008 in Pictures: uno | dos | tres

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-13090243286894953612009-01-01T00:01:00.007-07:002009-01-01T01:59:46.540-07:00

Can you believe that 2008 is now over? Yeah, neither can I. Hard to believe that it was a year to this day that I’ve let be known that what I intended for myself for 2008. and for the most part, I was able to follow through and complete the majority of my resolutions by the end of the 3rd quarter (see posting here).So to follow up and continue on the momentum of 2009, this is what I have planned

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-58777396207706856742008-12-30T23:11:00.004-07:002008-12-30T23:53:21.862-07:00

i know i mentioned before that i would stop shooting by end of nov. and for the most part, i've been fairly good at my keeping my word, with a few shots here and there with friends, just for fun. because for those that know me, i'm all about the fun. i even put the "fun" in "FUNnel"!that being said, I couldn't resist bringing out my camera for one last time for the year (as my trigger finger was

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-89333866800104476752008-12-25T11:40:00.004-07:002008-12-30T23:15:56.295-07:00

Merry Christmas to one and all! Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday season with your friends and loved ones.With this, I leave you with a poemA Visit From St NicholasTwas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.The children were

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although i said i was going to stop shooting by mid-november, i did make an exception for a couple of cute brothers, Armaan and Nishaan Hayer, visiting from LA. they happen to be cousins of a client of mine and their mom, Preeti, was interested in having a shoot done while they were visiting for a short period of time. how could i not resist getting some exposure in the states?considering that

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-14910167650111050752008-12-12T01:09:00.002-07:002008-12-12T01:14:29.294-07:00

i couldn't help but share this video. i think it will mostly be the photographers, both canon and nikon shooters.. perhaps mainly the nikon shooters, that will get this parody!"There there. I hear he only shoots in .jpg!"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Hey everyone (all of my 5 readers that is). Sorry for the lack of updates. Just been pretty busy as of late trying to get everything wrapped up by end of the year in terms of post production work. Some of the delays are just due to me waiting on other people, me being tired staring at a computer screen after doing so for 8 hours during the day at work and some of it is just due to the nature of

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-16993408246657967692008-11-12T08:50:00.005-07:002008-11-12T09:39:57.458-07:00

the past couple of days i found myself out and abouts. what else is new?highlights over the past 4 days include getting acquainted with some of the local photographers and invading a shoot, meeting up an old friend visiting from the 'gina, driving my sister in and around the city while the parents are away, going for a jog along the river valley with my former supervisor in the wee hours of the

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-59698505819567197972008-10-28T09:21:00.007-06:002008-10-28T09:59:25.057-06:00

this past sunday, I did a "catch up" shoot for our family friend of her son, Elijah. Again, this was another shoot requested a few months back (in may to be exact!) but just due to scheduling conflicts, nothing could be formally scheduled. So I mentioned to our friend that we should work something out when i get back from Peru as I should have a clearer shooting schedule then.I confirmed the

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-86698499189488648252008-10-24T20:21:00.006-06:002008-10-24T20:50:05.174-06:00

this past weekend i shot a young couple, Inder and Raman, along with their 7 month baby boy, Ishaan.this family shoot was actually 4 months in the making as Raman contacted me back in June to do a family session. But by that time, my summer was already booked up of shooting weddings, attending weddings, and my trip to Peru (Ahhh... Peru!). So when I eventually returned back from Peru, I was

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-83056048465852944982008-10-22T08:17:00.014-06:002008-10-22T08:53:43.498-06:00

So today is Wednesday aka "Hump day!"This is quite fitting as I finally gotten over the hump and started crack-a-lackin on my Peru vacation photo album a few days ago. Believe me when I say that I was in "full time, university student" mode when I treated this as a project with a certain deadline of today. I did the whole "stay up late, as late as need be", forfeited my early morning gym workouts

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last wed, I had a chance to check out a social networking event, brought to us by Divertido: Live Like a VIP, held @ 29 Armstrong see my gallery HEREwhat's great about a young company like divertido, is that they put on particular events for the young urban professional for the sole purpose of networking. or as they mention on the website, divertido "offers lifestyle opportunities to connect and

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Ok not quite. But I will stop shooting for the year as of NOV 16-2008. The reason being is that this will give me enough time to wrap up everything I need to before the year ends i.e. albums, prints etc. Those that I have committed to for dates for functions past this date will still be honored. I just don't want to find myself working a lot during the Christmas season, especially with so many

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With the year being 3/4 over, I can honestly say that I am more than overwhelmed with the way the year has turned out so far. Like all new years, we make our resolutions on how we would like the year to go and see how we can improve ourselves along the way. And upon review of what I written way back on Jan 1, 2008 (see blog entry), I fulfilled more than I can ever hoped for and for what I've set

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Literally the day before I left for Peru, I shot a wedding for a young couple: Rhea and Justin, who have been together since high school. I can't recall a wedding where I laughed so much from all the shoots, stories, and jokes regarding the couple and the festivities throughout the whole day. And apparently, Rhea's family has known me since I was small child, as they know my parents from back in

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-88979061037980599942008-09-30T19:47:00.006-06:002008-10-04T00:41:12.063-06:00

this past saturday, I attended 2 weddings the same afternoon. and even when i say "attend", i still came with my camera to capture the day's events from the perspective of the pew i had to be stationary at.now it's not uncommon to attend 2 weddings in one day since we're still within wedding season. what made things interesting that afternoon, was that not only were these weddings back to back,

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-85604958814971834742008-09-30T12:28:00.010-06:002008-09-30T16:08:20.651-06:00

this past friday night, i was over at the River Cree Resort and Casino to help cover the Maximum Fighting Championship 18: Famous. just like the last event i helped covered, the fights tend to be exciting and full of non-stop action. MFC 18: Famous would be no different.Here are some highlights from the event:Just hanging around until neck's weak!you win some, you lose somemr face, meet mr fist!I

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-74442810941716140162008-09-22T23:52:00.004-06:002008-09-23T00:03:17.108-06:00

the new Canon 5D Mark II"One way or another I'm gonna find yaI'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha" - Blondie

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This past Sunday I went out to the Edmonton City Centre parkade (yes! the parkade!) to check out Edmonton's inaugural salon event: Underground Style - Battle of the Salonssee my pictures: gallery 1 | gallery 2This was Alberta's 1st hairstyle competition among 24 salon's from around the province, the majority of which came and represented Northern Alberta. I had a couple of reasons to attend this

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Hola!Come estas? For those that know, I've been away for quite awhile. 3 weeks to be exact in the lovely country of Peru. I actually returned the late monday evening of Sept 15, but I wanted to take some time to reflect upon my adventure-vacation-journey before actually creating this post.So why Peru? Why not? With most of my friends choosing "common" destinations such Thailand, India, Mexico,

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A few weeks ago, I had the awesome pleasure of shooting the wedding of Rhea and Christian. As mentioned before, I've known Rhea and her family since she was literally knee high - and now she's finally married to a real great and funny guy!I think this will go down as one of my memorable weddings to shoot. Not only was the day filled with getting reacquainted with family friends and people I went

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-46774696467283461152008-08-17T02:19:00.006-06:002008-08-17T13:28:52.446-06:00

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of doing an engagement shoot for Rhea and Justin, for whom I shooting their wedding this upcoming Saturday. Typically, I like my engagement shots to be informal and at times, "engaging"! So for this session, we did a walkabout around Hawerlak Park to play around around the park area and explore the trails. We even got a visit from Mr Squirrel during the day!Feel

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-6677944686352304492008-08-08T23:52:00.003-06:002008-08-09T00:29:20.211-06:00

This evening I attended Rhea and Christian's dress rehearsal. Their wedding is tomorrow and I'm pretty stoked to shoot it as it should be a happy, bright and sun shiny day!As I do for the majority of my shoots, I like to do some research and scout the location I'll be shooting at beforehand. This way I can get familiar with the space and find out where I can maximize my shooting potential. On the

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-4101846152792256132008-08-03T14:32:00.008-06:002008-09-30T15:31:17.902-06:00

last week i got a chance to cover a mixed martial arts event for local promotion maximum fighting championshipI didn't get a chance to cover the whole event due to prior commitments later on the evening. but i did happen to cover all of the opening bouts before the main fights. I did have my challenges of trying to shoot beneath a 4th rope compared to 3 roped ring (which gave me narrow movement)

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-28992860868148662172008-07-29T23:48:00.008-06:002008-07-31T07:06:29.485-06:00

After work this evening, I went for a walkabouts with my friend Dianne around the river valley.Dianne is starting to get into photography so we figure that this was an opportune time to catch up with each other and at the same time, get familiar with her camera. Now I will be the first to admit that I'm not the most technical guy when it comes to the insides and outs of the camera, but I know

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-66405227146920679232008-07-28T22:29:00.005-06:002008-07-29T09:03:06.708-06:00

And so today is my birthday and I feel pretty good. I guess this does get easier each and every year! Generally I really don't plan for anything nowadays as birthdays in mid-summer are hard to have, especially with the long weekend around the corner - prime time for vacations! But today I wasn't going to let that bring me down. Instead, I was just going to have a nice and simple day. The morning

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-6208664691214077352008-07-27T23:32:00.005-06:002008-07-28T00:14:45.227-06:00

This past saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of Jeff and Faye.I wasn't their photographer, but they were in the good hands of Jesh de Rox, who I had the pleasure of meeting the 1st time that night, and is a very accomplished wedding photographer with a unique approach and philosophy to shooting weddings. If you have a chance, you should check out his blog, for some deep and

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-45186257970188746752008-07-15T08:10:00.005-06:002008-07-16T00:45:52.302-06:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated my website: Nakatawa Fotography; I relauched it late last night.When the site was initially launched back in Mar of this year, it was primarily a wedding photography site. But as more requests and referrals started coming in, the more it evolved from that - so not only was it centered towards weddings, but I've been getting requests to do

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-91643295590918388622008-07-01T23:37:00.011-06:002008-07-03T07:36:53.188-06:00

Like Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians out there, eh?Today was quite the eventful and productive day today:went for a bike ride to the city just after 7:00am this morning. and yes! I did realize that this was potential "sleep in" daygot some free pancakes @ the legislature and ran into a couple of friends that i haven't seen in awhile. a long while.lost my phone somewhere between the

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-19316840815452385472008-06-24T00:04:00.008-06:002008-06-24T01:06:49.196-06:00

This past weekend I made the trip to Calgary to check out the Virgin Music Festival. I was pretty stoked about this concert before they even announced any artists considering that the organizers tend to get big name artists to play the bill ie. Vancouver 07: The Killers, AFI, Metric); Toronto 07: Bjork, Interpol, Amy Winehouse, The Smashing Pumpkins)So imagine my surprise that the Stone Temple

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-26361884236622800322008-06-15T23:31:00.003-06:002008-06-16T00:03:44.085-06:00

"Happy Father's Day" to all the Fathers out there there, especially to my Dad!(My dad and my REEtarded sister. My mom was probably out galavanting with the cousins!)In a way, he is the instrumental force as to how I got in photography. I remember using his Canon SLR camera in the days before point and shoot came along at a very young age. And when I did get a point shoot camera for my birthday

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-13962415151805417582008-06-07T21:54:00.005-06:002008-06-07T22:20:14.535-06:00

This afternoon I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding ceremony of Leo and Laura. Leo happens to be the brother of my friend, Crystal - who referred them to me to shoot their small and simple service (I just love those referrals!)Throughout the week I was in conversation with Laura, discussing and making sure we captured the shots they wanted as well as come up with a contingency plan in case

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-39973168077923197262008-06-02T22:29:00.005-06:002008-06-02T22:41:34.718-06:00

A few months ago, I blogged about doing shots for my friend who was starting her own online vintage store. Lo and behold, the store is now up and running and you can see the results of our collaboration:http://www.venzillavintage.com/The long shoot appeared worth the effort. Hard to believe that what you see on the online store is only fraction of what she has available. But in the meantime!

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-66030588314849100212008-06-01T23:00:00.007-06:002008-06-02T00:36:44.598-06:00

Last weekend, I did an engagement shoot for my friend Rhea and her new fiance Christian. I've known Rhea for quite a long time, spanning back to our days as young dancers for the Philippine Barangay Performing Arts Society. The weather held its own that day as the forecast called for rain and this was one the rare time times Christian would be in town as he's initially from BC (so he should be

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-44241475654530480642008-05-27T23:18:00.007-06:002008-05-28T00:28:35.663-06:00

This past saturday (yes! the same saturday evening of Allan and Mel's wedding!) I was able to catch Sweden's own: the Hives live in concert!I almost didn't go as for some reason or another, Ticketmaster didn't have record of me purchasing the tickets. I was pretty sure that I ordered them online the day they were announced. But after going back and reviewing the account and confirmation e-mails

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-8297126894999317392008-05-26T01:38:00.004-06:002008-05-26T02:01:13.063-06:00

I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to weather, but this past weekend, Love was definitely in the air! On saturday I covered a wedding ceremony and on sunday I did an engagement shoot (which will be blogged later on) - both for young and lovely couples. But first, a huge congratulations to Allan and Melanie for finally tying the knot over this past weekend. I've known Allan and his family

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-16348842810507395782008-05-21T23:19:00.011-06:002008-05-22T00:27:35.025-06:00

America's Next Top Model has now come and gone and season by season I'm becoming less enthused by the outcome. Taking nothing away from this season's "full figured" winner, Whitney, I somehow get the feeling that Tyra is trying to make a statement (and perhaps "fixing" the competition) with each winner. Not that there's anything wrong with that as you can have a skin disease and be a top model,

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-32521518450917869082008-05-21T22:15:00.004-06:002008-05-21T22:42:20.258-06:00

This past weekend was a fairly good weekend... if you exclude the Vancouver-type rain and howling winds that particular Saturday night. I was able to put in a good bike ride around the city from the North East of the city to Hawerlak Park and back all done before the noon hour, watch all of Season 1 of Robin Hood, read "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk and do a family shoot.Now of course I'm here to

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-29361985129061480912008-05-11T22:29:00.004-06:002008-05-12T00:47:24.940-06:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!As a follow up from my previous shoot with friends Aman and Rob, they have a welcomed a brand new bouncing baby boy into this world on the evening of April 16, 2008: Ethan Armaan Singh Aujla.Pretty fitting that I was able to capture their new bundle of joy on Mother's Day of all days.Feel free to check out the slideshow from this afternoon's

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-28347901729460313842008-05-02T22:19:00.006-06:002008-05-07T07:16:21.563-06:00

Edmonton Fashion Week has come and gone once again. I didn't cover much nights this time around compared to previous years. Did a steep $20 cover charge have to do something with it? perhaps... So this time around, I went to the nights where my friends were showing off their collections and show them my support. At the same time, I mainly go to these events to socialize with the other local

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-74315649588347880172008-04-28T23:44:00.002-06:002008-04-28T23:56:03.645-06:00

American Photo recently released an article on the Top 10 Wedding Photographers of the World 2008.Now as much as I dig some of the work of the photographers listed, to say that the top wedding photographers in the "world" are all from North America, that I (and some other people) have issues with. I'm sure that there are some exceptional wedding photography work to be found in Canada, Spain,

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-22675692343386124802008-04-28T23:02:00.003-06:002008-04-28T23:35:59.148-06:00

This past weekend was fairly busy so this blog will be updated by different entries.Over this past weekend, I attended the wedding of my godbrother, Bernard Quilala and his new wife Joy.If the name sounds somewhat familiar, it's because Bernard was a contestant on Canadian Idol, season 2 (click here to see his bio // click here to see one of his performance - about 3min 6sec into the clip). So if

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-9636400499952540092008-04-19T23:40:00.005-06:002008-04-20T00:10:50.191-06:00

i came across this feature and announcement while browsing the interweb during it's hours of operations.The Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 is just three inches tall but it includes some fairly decent digital features, making this tiny camera more than just a novelty. Though the coolest part though is how much is resembles a shrunken version of an original Rolleiflex, a camera widely used by portrait

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-30106960916441738452008-04-15T23:24:00.009-06:002008-04-15T23:47:49.778-06:00

herroit's been awhile since i last posted anything, but don't think i've been dormant all this time.a short while ago, i kept thinking that that it's been awhile since i last updated my portfolio site: nino-roy.com. it's almost a very good bet that it's been 2 years, give or take a few months here and there. so not only was i thinking about adding some new pictures along with my favorite images,

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-51394777765552900842008-03-27T00:26:00.003-06:002008-03-27T01:04:41.406-06:00

And so I'm in the process of updating my portfolio website: www.nino-roy.com. I kinda figured that after 2 years, I should really update not just the pictures, but the layout as well.So this site is currently going under a "rebranding" stage as I segregated my wedding work from the arts and arts events work that I've done in the past 3 years. I still have some portfolio shots taken over the past

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-64897555111885380982008-03-22T23:50:00.008-06:002008-04-16T00:41:15.665-06:00

Huzzah for me! I finally launched my Fine Art-Photojournalist Wedding Website: Nakatawa FotographyIt's been a long time coming but I'm glad that it's up for now (still need to find a decent headshot of myself). And to think, that a few years ago when I finally picked up a dslr camera, I refused to shoot weddings because I didn't think I would have in doing so.Keep in mind that I really started

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-38592706764643189172008-03-18T23:53:00.006-06:002008-03-19T00:49:47.764-06:00

I got an e-mail this evening about an upcoming contest by Blurb: Photography[Book] NowPhotography.Book.Now celebrates the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. Enter this international juried photography book competition and compete for worldwide recognition and great prizes.Submit your book here by July 14. The Photography.Book.Now

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-88047201026590640242008-03-12T00:03:00.003-06:002008-03-12T00:17:10.306-06:00

This past weekend I had the pleasure of doing a maternity shoot of my friend Aman along with her husband Rob. This shoot was more of a baby shower present as it was some of her coworkers from her department that pooled their resources to hire me to capture some of the young family's special moments, before the little feet starts crawling and running around! And unbeknownst to some, Aman and I

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-48822645776112142622008-03-05T09:54:00.003-07:002008-03-05T10:12:22.046-07:00

"Without those pictures, memories fade" - Jessica PersonI saw this post on a fellow photographer's blog and I felt I had to share. This story is both tragic and heartwarming at the same timeThis morning, the Today Show did a feature on the "Power of Baby Photos" (view video clip HERE).And I couldn't help but think about an upcoming maternity shoot that I plan to do this upcoming weekend for a

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-10742666732013333962008-02-28T21:30:00.005-07:002008-02-28T22:25:25.952-07:00

Vanity Fair's "Hollywood Issue" came out a few days ago - and again, the cover is done by one of my favorite photographers: Annie Leibovitz . The theme for this particular issue was to re-enact scenes from "Hitchcock Classics."The reason why I bring this up, is that not only is this a cool issue, but they have a "The Making of the Hitchcock Portfolio" video of the shoot on their website. As much

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-75097392702035826812008-02-28T20:40:00.004-07:002008-02-28T21:21:30.354-07:00

The more i think about it, I think I'm becoming a spy photographer - a very good trait among taking photojournalistic photos! that and being a field agent taking surveillance pictures for the Impossible Mission Force!Today's roundabout shoot at the Edmonton Motor Show went pretty well - I got my list of "MUST NEED" shots worked on at a steady pace. Many of the shots taken during the day are and

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-39604310934942898092008-02-27T10:27:00.006-07:002008-02-27T10:42:13.257-07:00

Yours truly has another busy week ahead of him. As luck would have it, I will be the main photographer for this weekend's Edmonton Motor Show starting as of tomorrow morning.I'm no stranger to car related events as I've officially helped cover the Edmonton Grand Prix for the past 2 years with my photojournalistic style of covering the event outside and leading up to the race. From what I've heard

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-91914976791412220192008-02-25T21:54:00.006-07:002008-02-26T10:28:10.089-07:00

As Neil Diamond once sang, "Love is in the air!"This past weekend, my fellow photographer, Margo, and I covered Kate & Ryan's wedding. I've known Kate for a couple of years as we work for the same company. So I was more than happy to accept her request to see if I was available to shoot their wedding... in February! As luck would have it, Mother Nature decided that we would experience the -40C

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-1965755394122796592008-02-20T01:06:00.004-07:002008-02-20T01:35:49.319-07:00

In addition to my last post, Make Shift Studio was in full effect as I set up space within Annaliza's basement - which also happened to be Annaliza's son's (Micah) playroom!I found it a hilarious how Micah's grandma gives him an avocado drink (consisting mostly of avocado, milk and sugar. lots of sugar) and then asked Annaliza to make him take a nap. a 5 year old full of sugar willing to be put

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-18460355454181954562008-02-20T00:55:00.003-07:002008-02-20T01:05:41.120-07:00

This past monday, I helped my friend Annaliza take some pictures for her upcoming online vintage store. Annaliza and I go pretty far back so I was more than glad to help her for a cost of dinner of a place of my choosing. She wasn't kidding when she told me beforehand that she had lots of items to shoot. I think I will run 5K that day she takes me out to dinner!Once she has the shop up and

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-37865853971502826942008-02-18T01:00:00.006-07:002008-02-18T01:48:05.254-07:00

And so another long weekend is upon us, meaning here is another opportunity to fit in some shoots - some of which will be posted in the next few days to come.One of the shoots this past weekend was a "play it by ear" shoot. After meeting with a local photographer for a breakfast meeting, Perry (one of the coolest and funniest guys you'll ever meet) asked if I wanted to come along and see 1 of 2

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-91990588210273464922008-02-14T23:50:00.008-07:002008-02-15T00:02:49.072-07:00

the good ol Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editionlike i said, i'm trying to keep my blog photography related ;) that being said, you can see Will Ferrel + Heidi Klum's silly photo shoot: HERE

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So what is one to do when it's -30C outside? If you said "Ooh.. let's go for some Marble Slab ice cream!" I would call you "DAFT"!... but I like your thinking and I WILL take that rain check.And if your second notion was to sit around and trying to figure out "What can I do to become Adriana Lima's Victoria's Secrets waredrobe fitter?" I'm totally with you. (step 1 - need to find an argyle

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-87796306379592359412008-02-08T23:49:00.000-07:002008-02-09T10:49:04.562-07:00

On January 1, 2008, we welcomed another addition to the family. My cousin and his wife welcome their 1st child Jenna-Camille into the world. Initially, Jenna was supposed to arrive around December 26-28 but I called it around the beginning of December by saying that it would be cool if she was a New Years baby, perhaps even the 1st one born in the city. I think there some free swag, if not

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-52444854670182435152008-01-27T14:55:00.000-07:002008-01-27T15:20:04.125-07:00

Yay! One of my guilty pleasures is back next month!Check out this season's crop of America's Next Top Models HEREHere are my Top 3 picks, even though not everything is known about these models, nor are there many pictures of these models available. but it's the 1st impression and trying to get a feel as to who can maximize their potential is what I'm basing my picks on:AllisonFatimaKimberlyI know

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Hello my faithful readers (yes! all 5 of you!)Here are a few updates as to what's keeping me busy nowadays.For those that know, I finally registered my hobby last year as a trade name: Nakatawa Fotography. This site will primarily focus on wedding and fashion photography. (This is where we cue the song "These are a few of my favorite things...")I'm in the process of putting the final touches

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-14825287140245879242008-01-20T21:01:00.000-07:002008-01-20T22:00:52.608-07:00

This past weekend I went to go check out Bridal Fantasy @ the Northlands Agricom. This was my 1st time to head to such an event because I had no other reason to do so in past i.e like GET MARRIED!But this year I thought I'd go check it out and see what what products and services they to offer for brides-to-be. Oh that plus I wanted to check out the photography booths and see what my fellow

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-13646342178600391512008-01-13T23:03:00.000-07:002008-01-14T22:11:13.565-07:00

It's been awhile since I covered an event that wasn't a wedding related or a special event that has the city written all over it. So covering my friend's son's, Kendryan, 1st birthday over this past weekend was a welcomed change of pace since I rarely cover such events.I've known Kendryan's parents, Allan and Tracy, for over a decade now, though I've known them separately through different walks

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-21836948761296306252008-01-07T00:46:00.000-07:002008-01-07T01:21:03.078-07:00

This past Sunday I had somewhat of an impromptu shoot with my friend Margo and some of her girl friends. I know we talked about doing some group shots with her friends, mainly after her friend Efka came back from Costa Rica (Lucky Girl!), but we never really set a firm date. So imagine my surprise late in the week that I would end up shooting them over this past weekend!The shoot didn't turn out

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HAPPY NEW YEARS!Is it me, or did 2007 just go by in a flash? either way, 2008 is upon us starting with today.Usually I don't make resolutions. I find it easier that you can't break what you don't keep. but for this year, I'm going to set some attainable and doable goals. Sop in no particular order, here are some of my resolutions for 2008:Be Healthy - like every other person's new years

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Today I had one last photo shoot before the New Years. This shoot was for a new events and party planning company called Sexy Monkey Productions Inc.and NO! they don't involve these types of Sexy Monkeys:In fact, they're quite the opposite and not as hairy! Thank goodness!The shoot went quite alright this afternoon @ the Citadel. I worked with Melissa before (the brunette) in terms of building up

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First off: I'm full. Very full. After nearly 3 weeks of feeding frenzies at work, home and wherever else we're invited, it's nothing but food, food and more food! and when it comes time to gift opening, lo and behold: more sucrose goodness! I would've gladly accepted a woolen sweater vest rather than a huge box of candy! Meh! I really need to be a man on a mission at the gym this week! Time to

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I really can't believe that I woke up @ 4:15am to go boxing day shopping @ best buy this year! If I could've gotten the items online starting on the 24th, I would've, but the online availability of each item: 0!Driving across the city around 4:45am, we saw mediocre line ups @ visions and future shop. So imagine my surprise when we pulled up to the best buy parking lot and the line up that was

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This past Sunday, I did a favor for a cousin of mine who needed some head shots of his kids to submit to a local modeling agency. Might as well put one of the new lenses I bought to good use right?One of his daughters featured below is Janae. She took direction pretty well and was fun to shoot. Near the end we were just playing around, acting silly and coming up with some fun images. This was

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-19632506746535226722007-12-15T22:29:00.000-07:002007-12-15T23:37:23.859-07:00

Huzzah! Christmas comes just a little early for me.. again! Could it be a mere coincidence that my "early Christmas" coincides with Canon's End of the Year Double Rebate Offer? It was around this same time last year when I got my 30D and the double rebate.This time around, I finally got the lens I wanted: the 24-70mm f/2.8. It literally took months of research and testing for me to settle on this

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Saliesha!(this was the only pic i semi-liked out of her portfolio)Umm.. yay!?This season of ANTM was subpar at best. No one really stood out for me except Janet and Heather. Saleisha winning was almost anti-climatic for me as each week that a model gets eliminated, it's like "Oh! is that what we left ourselves with?" Saleisha has more of a commercial look than a high fashion look. More than

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in case any is wondering what to get me for christmas, let me make it easy for you on what to get me:http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/13TCR0BIL71V4basically, camera gear, photobooks by my favorite photographers and music to keep my brain boppin' will be fine with me for the year.thanks in advance. I'll remember to act surprised! :)

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-43683801104798702952007-12-09T21:45:00.000-07:002007-12-09T22:15:36.600-07:00

After getting back into reading blogs and seeing what my industry collegues are upto, i just remembered ''oh yeah! i too have a blog!''For those that want to get caught up with I've been shooting since my last blog post and uptil now, you can check out some of the pics I've posted on facebook. But considering that there are some that refuse to join the darkseid and get a facebook account, I'm

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-84939666990610591472007-04-07T17:34:00.000-06:002007-04-08T13:08:23.458-06:00

this past week i attended the 1st munny show here in our fair city, brought to us by the fine folks @ the syndicate and organizer lynda vang.quite an interesting show of transformation of blank munnies into something interesting and innovative. usually shows such as this are found in ny, sf or vancouver where they have quite the following.BEFORE:AFTER:(see more pictures of the event HERE)the

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spring is now upon us and things are starting to look warmer. soon the flowers and greenery will be out in full force and i will soon be back to doing my outdoor urban shoots. most people i know were feeling bleh during the winter season, which would somewhat explain my lack of updated new pics. hopefully this warm weather will inspirational throughout the yearin the meantime, go check out one of

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-63456999931821405712007-02-23T00:35:00.000-07:002007-02-23T00:44:04.304-07:00

canon has unveiled a new medium format dslr: the EOS-1D Mark III cameramore news about the release can be found herereviews about this item can be found hereFYI: My birthday is near the end of July!

|[ NINO ROY ]|http://www.blogger.com/profile/04757473265617258716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460855896717599002.post-37028096258128950622007-02-22T23:52:00.000-07:002007-03-24T21:19:42.334-06:00

A few days ago, I had the pleasure of shooting Carolyn, a former competitor in fitness pageants. A really nice and smart girl (masters in psychology?! wow!). We agreed during our preliminary discussions that winter time is not really a good time to do lingerie, swimsuit or any bodytype sort of shots, especially coming off the new years. So for this test shoot in particular, I would do some casual

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