Apertura » Personal http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:23:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4464 Random Bali Images http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2010/06/bali-travel-images/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2010/06/bali-travel-images/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:33:34 +0000 Ray http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=2050 Some random travel images from Bali, Indonesia. Taken during our second mini-honeymoon after just shot a wedding at the Conrad Hotel, Tanjung Benoa. I miss Bali already. Enjoy and please leave your thoughts!



Locations: Ubud, Jimbaran Bay, Ayana Resort, Rock Bar, Tanah Lot, Legian, Kuta, Melia Tanjung Benoa, Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua, Conrad Tanjung Benoa.

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Farmer at Ubud Rice Terrace


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Sunrise on My Birthday, Tanjung Benoa


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Silhouettes, Nusa Dua

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Here are some of my favorite shots of that day:


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Location: Culver City, California

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Lining up to buy the king of fruits: DURIAN!

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Frogs, fish, and a cat

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Assorted meats, raw and cooked

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Becak, a traditional mode of transportation

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This tough guy and his friend love the camera

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The gentleman on the left is 86 and a third generation shopkeeper, the guy on the right is a breadseller

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Monkey on a bike

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Praying monkey and his master

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The following sequence is of my gracious host, Edward, sacrificing himself in an old-skool barbershop which services include a haircut, shave, nose hair trimming, and ear cleaning

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Torture devices of yore :-)

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]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2009/06/bali/feed/ 7 Salton Sea http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2009/01/salton-sea/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2009/01/salton-sea/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ray http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=429 I found peace among these ruins … img 9871 copy Salton Sea img 9884 copy Salton Sea img 9891 copy Salton Sea img 9988 copy Salton Sea img 0111 copy Salton Sea

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2009/01/salton-sea/feed/ 6 So It Begins… http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=413 As photographers geeks, we’re excited everytime a shiny new camera toy is released. Today, the long-awaited 5D Mk II arrived in our doorstep. Thank you Mr. UPS-man! 5dii So It Begins...

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/feed/ 19 San Miguel de Allende http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/san-miguel-de-allende/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/san-miguel-de-allende/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Erwin http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=403 San Miguel de Allende: I had the privilege of shooting with the super-talented, super-cool Huy & Kym from F8 Studio in Mexico. While some images of the wedding will follow at a later date, here are some of the images that I managed to take during the last day of the 3-day off the hook party…. img 9221 San Miguel de Allende img 9226 San Miguel de Allende img 9232 San Miguel de Allende One of the cool things about this place is the originality of each of the door knobs and knockers. img 9234 San Miguel de Allende img 9246 San Miguel de Allende img 9248 San Miguel de Allende

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/san-miguel-de-allende/feed/ 2 Image Experiment http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/image-experiment/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/image-experiment/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Erwin http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=397 Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Sandy + Michael with Ira Lippke at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey and got to play a bit. Well, I came about these new method of processing (kinda new to me) which is a bit extreme, but I quite like. So instead of showing the images that I got, I picked some of the images from that day and tested the new processing on them. The question is: What do you think? Like / not, please expand :) *** UPDATE: I apologize if it sounded that supposedly this is the way that we’re going to process our images from now on. This is just a “what do you think” section, and in no way a direction to change our looks :) We believe in not using too much photoshop whenever possible, and we’re sticking to it! However, thank you so much for all your constructive feedback on this post. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again! All of you are such awesome friends! — E *** e075 sandy michael Image Experiment e102 sandy michael Image Experiment e134 sandy michael Image Experiment

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/10/image-experiment/feed/ 24 What Have We Gotten Ourselves Into? http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/04/WhatHaveWeGottenOurselvesInto?/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/04/WhatHaveWeGottenOurselvesInto?/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=341 img 0790 copy What Have We Gotten Ourselves Into?

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/04/WhatHaveWeGottenOurselvesInto?/feed/ 14 Back from Texas… http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=328 .. seriously sleep deprived. All worth the pain after the most amazing workshop experience we’ve had in our lives. For you photographers out there, do yourself a favor and RUN to sign up for Foundation Workshop 7 in 2009. It will change your life. Seriously. We overcame personal challenges and became better photographers and human beings because of it. And made friends for life with all the subjects, participants, team leaders and staff. We miss you guys already. More to come on our 2-day assignments as the slideshows become available later. A little sneak peek here: 001 copy Back from Texas...+ mg 0332 Back from Texas... Some of us in action, courtesy of our boy Ben Chrisman: We’ve already shot two great engagement sessions since we got back. Armed with renewed passion and inspiration, of course. And we have a little surprise delivery of yummy Sprinkles cupcakes from Vanessa + David. You guys rock! Those were absolutely delicious. :) img 0461 copy Back from Texas...

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/feed/ 5 Dallas or Bust! http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/02/DallasorBust!/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/02/DallasorBust!/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=327 We’re so stoked to be flying in to Dallas tomorrow to attend the week-long Foundation Workshop conducted by the best journalists in the country. Since our passion is storytelling, this workshop is going to be another step in mastering that skills. Full report after we return. We’ll check emails and voicemails daily while on the road. Stay in touch!

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]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/02/OutoftheStoneAge/feed/ 11 One Light http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/01/OneLight/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/01/OneLight/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=322 Whew… just spent a looong day with Zack Arias in Phoenix last week. Who is Zack you ask? He’s none other than a lighting jedi master. Check out his work here. I always try to set aside time for a couple of workshops each year to add more tools in my photographic toolbox and elevate my game a bit more. This one is a definite thumbs up. I’ve had several A-ha! moments during the workshop. To all the photographers stalking our blog, Zack is the real deal. He’s a wealth of information and made sure you leave with a better understanding about your off-camera flash. Plus, he’s a pretty cool guy overall. :-) So get in line for his next workshop if you want to master you flash. Special thanks to Melissa Jill, our gracious hostess and Liene & Jennifer for being our models for the day. Moody daylight portraits (that’s right, daylight) img 5310 One Light img 5314 One Light Nighttime bubbly portraits img 5352 One Light Hollywood set behind-the-scenes portrait :-) img 5355 One Light This is Karey, a new photographer friend from the OC img 5373 One Light While waiting for our pizza, we played around outside with our newfound skillz and I immediately thought that railroad signs are bitchin’ And I was right (of course)img 5408 One Light img 5424 One Light

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2008/01/OneLight/feed/ 9 San Diego Jaunt http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/12/SanDiegoJaunt/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/12/SanDiegoJaunt/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=308 Hi all! Haven’t posted any personal work for a long while now. These are just some random shots from San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park from Thanksgiving weekend with my wife & kids. Hope y’all like ‘em! :) img 3198 copy San Diego Jaunt img 3278 bw copy San Diego Jaunt Helena & the gorilla! img 3317a copy San Diego Jaunt img 3476a copy San Diego Jaunt img 3420a copy San Diego Jaunt img 3495a copy San Diego Jaunt img 3554a copy San Diego Jaunt

]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/12/SanDiegoJaunt/feed/ 7 We’ve Been Tagged! http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/08/We'veBeenTagged!/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/08/We'veBeenTagged!/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=273 Someone started a blog tag somewhere and we got tagged many times by our homegurl Tina, Gabe, Ed, another Ed, Matt, Jake, and Stephanie. So we caved… When you’re tagged, you have to share 8 interesting & little known stuff about you, then tag 8 other people so they would do the same. RAY: 1. Hi, I’m Ray and I’m a Guitar Hero addict. I rock this game hard! I have GH, GH II, and GH 80′s Encore on my Playstation II and GH II on my XBox 360. You can bet your sweet tush that I’m going to get GH III! 2. In my past life, I used to shoot landscapes just for the hell of it. I even got published in a UK mag and got a book cover. I enjoy being alone and surrounded by nature at dawn. It’s my Zen moment. Check out my landscape work here! 3. I want to travel the world and live in different parts of the world. Really. 4. I started speaking English at 18. 5. I love food but I don’t eat anything out of the sea. 6. The wife and I are addicted to “24.” Jack Bauer is god!! 7. My musical taste knows no bounds! I love Metallica as much as Antonio Carlos Jobim. Morcheeba as much as Muse. 8. I’m tough on the exterior but a softie inside. I often get emotional during the ceremony or toasts when shooting a wedding. There… I’ve said it! ERWIN: 1. Yeah hi… I’m Erwin and my addiction is NBA 2K series. I pretty much have ‘em and I play it religiously for years. Literally! 2. I may not be as quiet as people might think :) Give me some drinks and all breaks loose! (just kidding – well not really… uhm… yes, I was kidding) 3. Music is a big part of me. I am a self-taught bass player and I play for fun. I forgot how to read music notes, but that doesn’t stop me. 4. I’m analytical – when I’m quiet it’s probably because I’m thinking of ways to solve world hunger :P .. I can always find the good in the bad and the bad in the good. 5. Absolutely, love.. I mean LOVE sushi!! – it’s the greatest food invention. 6. I don’t watch TV much, but when I do, I look for stupid funny movies / programs. Hate reality TV stuff. Absolute favorite movie: Office Space! Woohoo! 7. I like joking around -people who knew me well think that I’ve perfected the art of sarcasm. 8. I have graphic T-shirt fetish The next 8 blogs we tag belong to some cool cats, in no particular order: 1. Ben Chrisman 2. Sean Flanigan 3. Sergio 4. Vanessa Preziose 5. Nate Kaiser 6. Riccis Valladares 7. Leigh Miller 8. Susan Stripling

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]]> http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/08/Aloha!/feed/ 6 Live Music Thursday http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/04/LiveMusicThursday/ http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/2007/04/LiveMusicThursday/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Apertura http://www.aperturaphoto.com/blog/?p=216 Despite the windy night, yesterday Erwin and I drove to Los Angeles to hang out with Ben Chrisman at the legendary Largo, a cozy lounge where famous and not-so-famous singers/songwriters perform nightly. We saw enjoyed David Garza, a multitalented artist in his own right. But for the encore, none other than Fiona Apple herself took the stage! Hearing her voice again made me feel nostalgic, so today I’ve been listening to “Tidal” all day long like it was 1996. :-)

Which album(s) would you like to dust-off and rediscover all over again? Please leave me some recommendations.

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