PRINT SOLD

I got a call from the Chicago Art Source Gallery telling me that this print was sold this morning. What a great feeling when this happens!
Recibí una llamada esta mañana de la galeria Chicago Art Source donde me dicen que esta foto mia acaba de ser vendida. Que alegria!

Tree and Barn

Portraits

the Boxer

I enjoy taking portraits. It is probably my favorite thing to do. Every now and then, I stand somewhere with my camera in some corner in the city and start asking people if I can take a portrait of them. Most people, believe it or not, say yes. Like this guy in the picture. He was from Russia and had a heavy accent. As I create a portrait, I often ask myself questions about my subject such as: where is this person from? What does he do for a living? What was going on in his life when I took the picture? How old is he? And then, inevitably, I create a whole character based on my own interpretation of how I see this person in the world.

Yo disfruto hacer retratos. Probablemente es lo que más prefiero hacer. De vez en cuando, me paro con mi camara en alguna esquina de la ciudad y le pregunto al que pasa si puedo fotografiarlo. La mayoría, aunque difícil de creer, dice que sí. Como este señor en la foto, que era de Rusia y tenia un acento muy fuerte. Cuando creo retratos, usualmente me pregunto a mi mismo cosas como por ejemplo: ¿De dónde es esta persona? ¿Cómo se gana la vida? ¿Por qué problemas estará pasando ahora? ¿Qué edad tiene? Y de esta manera, inevitablemente, creo un personaje basado en mi propia interpretación sobre como yo veo a esta persona en el mundo.

A New Beginning

Birds in the Sky
Birds in the Sky
I decided to make this be my main website. I will try to post new things regularly in an effort to establish a dialog with whomever is visiting. This year has began in a horrible way already but, I know it will get better. I’m excited about my career as a Photographer and as a Creative Director and I hope I can come up with beautiful things in the months to come, that will make my kids proud of me as well as the people who admire my work. I wish everybody a wonderful 2011.

God bless you!

Today’s interview with WGN

 http://wgntv.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf

Just Came Back From Los Angeles

I just came back from LA where I was shooting a TV commercial, a Print Campaign and some other things. I’m trying to adjust to this wonderful Chicago weather!

Some of My TV Commercials