Photography by Rodrigo

Give the gift that lasts a Life Time!

Rodrigo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:58:39 +0000

Wouldn’t be great if you can give someone a gift that they will treasure for ever? Now you can! Give your loved ones the gift of photography! Now available for sale are these great gift certificates! You may order them by clicking here. These gift certificates are great for any occasion and can be applied to either a session fee or towards the purchase of prints and products! Gift Certificates come in values of $50, $100, and $200. Purchase yours today!

Meet Diana Velez Fashion

Rodrigo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41:45 +0000

This weekend, just before Canada’s glorious Olympic hockey triumph (GO CANADA!!!), I photographed an incredible woman. Diana Velez is one of Toronto’s newest and hottest fashion designers to date. With over 20 years as one of Colombia’s top fashion designers, Diana is here in Canada with a brand new line that is bound to set the latest trends in fashion. I call Diana “incredible” because she has an amazing energy and is so passionate about every piece of garment she designs. She brings to Canada something rare and unique that has caught the attention of every woman and man that walk by her boutique on Yonge and Sheppard: gorgeous hand-embroidered dresses.

In the next coming weeks, I will be shooting Diana’s new line and I am excited and honored. We held a very successful modeling casting session yesterday and we have an upcoming one on Wednesday to pick the best models in town. If you would like more information on that, contact me by using the form above. Aside from this coming shoot, we are also planning a summer fashion show that is bound to rock the industry, so stay tuned! In the mean time, enjoy this portrait of Diana, taken yesterday. Even though her website is not fully available yet, I encourage you to visit her boutique in Sheppard Centre (4841 Yonge ST). As soon as her website is up, you will hear from me!

Showcase: Portrait Image Boxes

Rodrigo — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:36:43 +0000

Just wanted to share with you another great product I currently offer all my portrait and wedding clients, Image boxes! These beautiful images boxes are made to 5×7 images and can hold up to 200 images depending on the size preferred. The one that I’m showing you holds 50 5×7 images! Image boxes are ideal for safeguarding your individual images. The boxes can be customized with any design making them the perfect gift.

An Image Box comes standard with my Dream Family & Child portrait sessions. Book yours today!

Mari and Pedro’s Engagement Session in Miami

Rodrigo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:33:26 +0000

This past Sunday, on Valentines day, I flew down to Miami for Mari and Pedro’s engagement session. Miami had an amazing temperature! It was neither cold nor its usual hot. This was absolutely the best time to shoot outside without sweating like in a sauna (which is usually the case in Miami).

We started the day in Brickell Key. We found a very nice spot between some condos and the lighting was wonderful. Pedro and Mari were so active in the creative process of this shoot,that I really loved it. From the beginning, Pedro wanted to dip Mari and carry her; he was not shy. These two love birds were up for anything, as you shall later see!

I love her eyes on the image below. She looks so beautiful. Mari and Pedro were so playful, it was a pleasure to photograph them.

We stopped at a local Starbucks in Downtown for the shot below. As I was shooting them from the outside, a man almost attacked me! He thought I was a Paparazzi and wanted to save Mari and Pedro’s privacy! It was so funny and yet scary all at once, but I loved it. LOL! Here’s the shot:

We continued to walk around Downtown Miami using the historic buildings as our backdrop.

The shots below were really fun to create. The trick is to wait for the light to turn red, run to the middle, and shoot away! Mari and Pedro were great!

As a Miami-Dade County Fireman, Pedro could not forget to “bunker-up” for some great shots. We had so much fun in this part of the session! Both Pedro and Mari work for the fire department (that’s where they met).

Mari and Pedro, I had a really great time down in Miami shooting your engagement session. I look forward to your wedding in April!!!

Portrait: Jack Kugelmass – Enhancing Interpersonal Relationships

Rodrigo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:11:10 +0000

I recently joined a BNI (Business Network International) chapter here in Toronto. For those of you that don’t know what a BNI is, let me explain. Business Network International is a North American Organization (exists is both the US and Canada) with hundreds of chapters across the continent. The purpose of the chapters is to market each business member through word-of-mouth referrals. Each chapter is composed of local businesses and the true beauty of it all is that only one business per category is accepted. It is a wonderful way to develop “serious business relationships where network contacts are transformed into referred business.” – BNI Canada.

One of the things I really love about my BNI chapter, is the quality of its members and the energy each brings to the meetings every week. One great example of this positive energy is Jack. Jack Kugelmass has been a member of this group for a few years now and is one of the most energetic individuals in the group. His joyful and humorous attitude make him an exceptional colleague and gives me pride to work with him.

Jack is one of Toronto’s premier Social workers with extensive experience working in the secular and Jewish communities in the area. I think that what makes Jack an exceptional social worker is his amazing attitude. He is extremely approachable and easy to talk to.

Jack came to me with the request to take his portraits. He wanted portraits that reflected who he was as an individual and not something “posed” or formal. So I visited his office and took some shots. Let the images speak for themselves. Enjoy!

Jack enjoys smoking a good cigar!

Jack, it was a pleasure working with you and I look forward to a fruitful personal and business relationship. Cheers!

You can visit Jack’s website bu clicking here.