Pirates

I encountered a couple of pirates fighting for the chest,

I run away, and thanks to the Skyport range, I could take this last shoot,

I never used flashes at this long distance, but frankly, the radio trigger seems to be quite reliable.

Character

I love this simple formula of underexposing the overall picture and highlight the face. Great for subjects with character, like this one, full of character and attitude,

Taken with the Leica 100mm 2.8 macro, CP, and Elinchrom Quadra. By the way, I have to explore more the Leica 100mm for some portraits, as it seems a very good option, full of contrast and details.

Surf, redefined

The gang has decided to redefine surf.

All you need is a new sophisticated board,

 And some dunes to surf,

All taken with the CZ 35mm, f8 1/250, Elinchrom Quadra with 50mm reflector, and Circular Polarizer.

The entrepreneur

Did a classic portrait of a successful entrepreneur.

60" Photek Softlighter as fill to camera left, feather gridded beauty dish to light his face as key light.

JAWS

If I were the shark, I wouldn't get too close to my kids. They are just waiting for it.

Taken with the Zeiss 21mm f/2.8, circular polarizer, and the Quadra with the 50mm reflector. Camera really close to water.

Fashion/beauty session

Did a training fashion/beauty session last Sat with Cameron, a fantastic Washington DC based photographer. Quite interesting lighting schemes and lessons to learn. The models were quite professional and the results also seem to be so.

Feather your light, that's the trick.

The singer and the writer

I did a portrait of a singer, Lolita, and her biographer, Javier Menéndez. Softbox to camera left, hand-painted grey background, and lots of fun with the subjects.

This will go on the back cover of their new book, soon to be published.