New Blog+New Series

My new blog dedicated to fashion, beauty and portrait work, is up and running. Still might tweak some stuff but im happy with it for now, oh and still working on a logo. I will still use this to update with my everyday/still life photography.

Click here to view the new blog site. Don't forget to leave a comment (let me know what you think)

Whats new?

1) finished my series (will be uploaded monday)
2) new email jr.joshreyes@gmail.com
3) working on my new blog (for portraits/fashion/beauty) that should be up monday.
Will keep this blog for my everyday photography will try to get better at still life and stuff.
4) remaking my website
5) working on a project with Antoine (TKP) Stay tuned for more info and updates.

Words can't express how much I love Black & White images lol

Derek check his work out here and his blog

A break

Been editing like a mad man took a small break (took a picture or two), now back to my editing!
Antoine

Check his work here

Your Style

We all have different taste in photography, this shapes the way we shoot and defines our style of shooting. 

Noticed it a-lot during my time at school with my peers, saw how they grew and the style they were leading to. Some still building on their style which is wicked to see. Personally I love fashion, portraiture, beauty and street photography. I look up to people like Robert Frank, Mario Testino, Richard Avadon and many others they give me inspiration. 

Anyways here's a little something, I hope to finish my series soon.

Enjoy! 

A sign of things to come

Pre-visualization is key!

I've noticed that photographers who take the time to think things through, to set up their shots make stunning images.

It's starts with your ideas: 

emotion/message you want to convey to the audience 

what your final outcome will be (end result)

props, materials, make up and so on that you will need

the editing that will be involved

how you intend on shooing it

It helps in becoming a stronger shooter thats for sure.

New stuff

What I am working on...
More photos on monday!

The Professors

Long over due blog post.... I got the amazing opportunity to shoot the professors this year. It was a great experience and a wicked challenge that I put myself up too. The outcome was excellent.

I asked for them to a have feeling of being content with a slight smile, nothing too forced, almost corporate in the likes... and this is what i got.

A montage

Enjoy!

To see the website version click on the image, flash done by Jason.

Sneak peak

7 models, 2 light set ups
A sneak peak on a series that i have been working on.
More to come....

A Model

From what a dictionary tells us a model is this:  is a person who is employed for the purpose of displaying and promoting fashion, clothing and products etc.


My take is that not only do they display the physical but as well an emotion, a mood and idea to a photograph that leave us thinking and keeping us from looking away. To photographers and artists alike, we see models as our muse. We choose who we think will best represent and convey our feelings and ideas that we have for our images.


...Cause come on, we dont choose at random... but if you do thats cool too


Caitlin:

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes with Steve Carty at Hermann & Audrey (click here to see his stuff) He's shot some big guys in the hip-hop industry (Kanye West, Ja-rule, Ludacris, Pharrell and Eddie Griffin along with some other cool people)

Originally their to assist Javier Lovera I also worked with the skillful Jalani Morgan and learned some wicked stuff from Cory Vanderploeg.

Steve was working on his piece for Contact, which are shown in these photos. Contact is a photography exhibition in Toronto. For more info and if your interested in checking it out click here CONTACT Photography Festival 

Click to see a sample of his "1 minute video portrait"

Catching up and stuff...

Hey everyone! It's all over now, it's really a bitter-sweet feeling. I would really like to thank everyone that made it out to the exhibition. For the people that made it all work out and especially for the support we all got.

So whats next... Well...

1) I need new equipment: My camera can no longer function normally :( and also need a new lens (thinking canon)

2) Planning on bigger better things... one of these things is moving

3) My reinvention (in hopes to hone my style of photography and be branded), new website, blog, logo and all the other fun stuff it takes to be a photographer.

4) Catching up with some editing and blog posts, as well as photos that i owe people... sorry guys, but they will be great!

Ralph From Co-Op

A message to all:
Don't stop shooting
Also I've met amazing people in the last 2 years that I will never forget!
See you at Grad!

Thanks everyone for the support!