February 2008

Christina + Dan’s Wedding

by Alex Rodriguez on February 28, 2008

After Christina and Dan’s phenomenal engagement session on South Beach, I helped Ray photograph their beautiful wedding. The ceremony took place at St. Patrick’s on Miami Beach, on a spectacular February day. The attention to detail paid by Christina and Dan was evident in how truly wonderful and special their wedding day was. Following the ceremony was an outdoor cocktail hour on the bay and a reception at the Intercontinental Miami.

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Be sure to check out Ray’s awesome shot form the balcony inside St. Patrick’s.

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Nikon D3 – The Arrival

by Alex Rodriguez on February 27, 2008

We are not having another baby, we are most certainly not having twins & we are not getting another generator. Today we welcomed into our home the latest addition to my camera bag. The new Nikon D3! This camera is sick!

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Thats right folks, as part of our welcome to the family celebrations Nikon has decided to join in by launching a much needed facelift the their US based website. Here is a preview.

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Big thanks to Nikon for helping me celebrate the new arrival! And finally big thanks to Riccis for the help securing my place in line.  :) 

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know

by Alex Rodriguez on February 26, 2008

Can you guess….

  • It was planned for years….
  • Its a marvel of humanity….
  • 30 (+ or – 10 weeks) in the making…
  • I have two other ones…
  • Scheduled arrival date tomorrow, lets hope we do not have another power outage!

Stay tuned….

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Lopez Family Portraits

by Alex Rodriguez on February 25, 2008

I had brief but amazing time with the Lopez family photographing their two kids in Key Biscayne last week. Here are a couple select shots from the awesome session.

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This was the express version of my outdoor portrait sessions. :)

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WPPI – Las Vegas 2008

by Alex Rodriguez on February 25, 2008

Headed to WPPI? Send me an email.

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Deise + Herly’s Hyatt Pier 66 Wedding

by Alex Rodriguez on February 13, 2008

What an amazing wedding! Following Deise & Herly’s fabulous engagement session UncleRay asked Mike Colón and me to give him a hand on Super Bowl Sunday with Deise & Herly’s wedding photographer. The day started with Deise getting ready at the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa where her and her bridesmaids had an amazing time. We then headed to a beautiful church where Deise had a Neiman Marcus inspired display of flowers and butterflies followed by a reception at the Hyatt Pier 66 a rooftop restaurant on Fort Lauderdale’s intercostal.

Ray lets Deise keep his precious Nikon D3 as a wedding gift!

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Apple’s Aperture 2.0

February 12, 2008

As most digital photographers know any optimization possible in your workflow is key to improving the overall efficiency of your business. When Apple first announced Aperture 1.0 back in 2005 I pre-ordered it from the Apple Store that same day, along with a hot new PowerMac. At the time it was $499 and it helped redefine the standard for my digital workflow. Since then Adobe has come on strong with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple has dramatically lowered [...]

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Frozen in Grand Central Station

February 9, 2008

This is absolutely awesome. I just came across this video on Eddie Bojorquez’s blog, it takes place in New York City’s Grand Central Station. How cool is that! Makes me wonder what a Trash the Dress session in Grand Central would be like, anyone interested?

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Christina & Dan’s South Beach Engagement Session

February 2, 2008

Quick update on a fabulous engagement session on Ocean Drive. I love outdoor sessions and this is the time of year for them! Big thanks to Christina & Dan for an awesome time and UncleRay for always thinking of me for these killer shoots. Engagement sessions are one of my favorite sessions and certainly one of the most rewarding aspects of being a wedding photographer. It [...]

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