RyPhoto

Anna

2012-01-29T22:45:00.001-08:00

Bekka

2012-01-25T23:07:00.000-08:00

Bekka is a fantastic model. She really knows how to move and pose in front of the camera with confidence. She needs no direction, she just goes.
You can see her in my previous post below as well.

Photo workshop

2012-01-23T00:08:00.000-08:00

I took a photography workshop this weekend. I shot over 4,000 photos. Always good to get advice and tips from the experts out there so I can learn and grow.

Jessica

2012-01-18T22:50:00.000-08:00

Jessica has a beautiful profile.

Behind the scenes

2012-01-15T21:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a "behind the scenes" shot from today's shoot taken by friend and assistant, Leoné.

2012

2012-01-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

Excited to see what the new year will bring....

This made my day

2012-01-08T23:36:00.001-08:00

A random e-mail I received over the weekend...

Princess Belle

2012-01-01T13:47:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!
Here is Holly Madison as princess Belle. Worked hard on this one.

Dani

2011-12-21T23:53:00.000-08:00

Here's another shot of Dani. She's got one of the best smiles around.

Kelley

2011-12-20T00:48:00.000-08:00

Here is the lovely Kelley. She was a lot of fun to work with, and a terrific dancer!

Dorthy

2011-12-15T22:09:00.001-08:00

Here is Dorthy, one of my favorite models. First worked with her on a Disney shoot in 2007, and have watched her grow through the years. She's a very smart girl with a bright future!

Newsstand: The GOOD News and the BAD News

2011-12-14T21:27:00.000-08:00

So when I walked into 7-Eleven yesterday, I was happy to see my first published calendar on the magazine shelf. I was not happy to see that not only did I NOT get credit....all the credit went to someone else! Disappointed.

Claudia

2011-12-12T00:21:00.001-08:00

Really enjoyed shooting with Claudia this weekend. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Skyler's interview with MAXIM online...

2011-12-08T00:24:00.000-08:00

You can see a few of my photos in this interview with my Rapunzel model, Skyler Vallo. She also recently starred in a Jack in the Box commercial that you may have seen. (Above image) Here's the link:
http://www.maxim.com/amg/STUFF/Dirty+Briefs+Blog/Background+Check:+Skyler+Vallo

Rapunzel came by...

2011-12-06T00:34:00.000-08:00

Skyler, a.k.a. "Rapunzel" came by the other day, so I thought I'd take her picture.....next to her picture.

Dani

2011-12-01T23:21:00.001-08:00

Dani has one of those great smiles that you just never get tired of.

Gabriela

2011-11-27T23:14:00.000-08:00

These shots were taken a couple of months ago, but I just now got around to putting this together. Hope you like it.

Crystal Harris

2011-11-25T23:11:00.000-08:00

Crystal was a lot of fun and very down to earth. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

More good stuff

2011-11-20T23:33:00.000-08:00

Yup, my shoot with Tierra was a home run. So much good stuff!

Holly...

2011-11-16T00:10:00.000-08:00

You can probably see a little "Mermaid" influence in this outfit if you look closely...

Tierra...Great Shoot

2011-11-13T21:50:00.000-08:00

My shoot with Tierra was one of my favorites of the year. We got SO much good stuff.

A little more Holly

2011-11-10T00:38:00.001-08:00

Here's another look I did with Holly.

Holly Madison as Tink

2011-11-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

This was not planned at all.....just a last minute spontaneous idea I had....but I thought it turned out pretty cute. This isn't one of my "full-blown" character creations because it was just as much about Holly as it was about Tinker Bell.

Holly Madison

2011-11-02T21:49:00.000-07:00

Today I had a fun shoot with Holly Madison. She's a big Disney fan, and I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Zuleyka

2011-10-31T00:54:00.001-07:00

Had my third shoot with Zuleyka recently. She's super photogenic. You can see her in the new movie,"In Time", starring Justin Timberlake. In theaters now.

One More Tierra

2011-10-27T01:45:00.000-07:00

Had such a great first shoot with Tierra, we plan on working together again next week.

Close Up

2011-10-23T20:56:00.000-07:00

Here's another shot of Tierra that I liked.

Tierra

2011-10-19T21:38:00.000-07:00

Here's the lovely and beautiful, Tierra. She was so sweet and very easy to work with. I wish all my shoots went that smoothly.

Tiesheko

2011-10-16T22:44:00.000-07:00

Tiesheko is an agency model, and a real professional. She was very sweet and we really enjoyed working together. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

5 Years of "RyPhoto"

2011-10-12T23:24:00.000-07:00

Well, I've been blogging consistently for 5 years now. So many exciting things have happened in the last five years, and I've learned so much. I can't wait to see what the NEXT 5 years will bring! :)
Just wanted to say thanks again for stopping by to see what I've been working on. I really appreciate it.

Princess Photo theft on the App Store

2011-10-09T23:39:00.000-07:00

Apparently "Armando Beltran" from the Desafio Mobile Corp didn't want to get my permission to use my photos.
Not happy.
By the looks of the artwork, I'm guessing they didn't get Disney's permission for the rest of it either.

Arielle

2011-10-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

Arielle was born right after the Little Mermaid came out, but she says the movie did not have anything to do with her parents naming her "Arielle." (Yes, I'm aware that the character's name is spelled "Ariel")
Anyway, her and the make up artist came up with this outfit. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but I guess it kinda works.

The TEAM!

2011-10-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

It's about time I introduce some of the other people who help me make the magic. From left, is Evelyn Ramirez (Make Up Artist), Alyssa Gonzalez (Hair Stylist), Me, and Arianna Jimenez (Make Up Artist)

Magnificent Face

2011-09-27T22:38:00.000-07:00

Ashley has such a great face and beautiful features. She was a lot of fun to work with. Although she may look very serious here, she really loved to joke around. She doesn't take herself too seriously.

Christi

2011-09-25T13:06:00.001-07:00

Christi was a lot of fun to work with. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Jessie and Descontrol

2011-09-22T00:13:00.000-07:00

Jessie informed me today that Descontrol is still using pictures that her and I took together a couple of years ago.

Gold baby!

2011-09-19T00:59:00.001-07:00

Here are some more shots from my shoot with Ramona Michelle. She's such a class act...really enjoy working with her.

Ramona Michelle

2011-09-14T22:35:00.001-07:00

Here's another shot of the lovely Ramona Michelle.

Giulini

2011-09-11T22:59:00.001-07:00

Giulini and I have worked together several times and she has become a close friend. She's always been very supportive of me and my work. I'm sure we'll remain friends for years to come.

Remember to have FUN!

2011-09-09T23:25:00.000-07:00

Here's another shot of the lovely Anne.

Ramona Michelle

2011-09-05T02:26:00.001-07:00

Ramona came back for a second shoot. Haven't seen her in about a year. It's always a pleasure working with her, and I'm sure we'll be working together again in the near future.

Top Pics

2011-08-31T23:19:00.001-07:00

This shot of Lucky is one of my favorites of this year. I don't think it will ever go out of style.

Melissa Molinaro

2011-08-28T15:54:00.000-07:00

Melissa was in an "Old Navy" commercial recently and has received a lot of attention for being a "Kim Kardashian look-a-like." (Not sure I agree)
Apparently Kim feels that Melissa DOES look like her, because she filed a lawsuit against Old Navy for using her "likeness."
You be the judge, you can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drCTL8oTHo8

Alexia

2011-08-24T22:19:00.000-07:00

Alexia came back for a second shoot. We work very well together, and she's very photogenic.
My friend Hutch is always asking me to post more pics of girls wearing cowboy hats, so I'd like to dedicate this particular post to him.

Corona/ Jessie Camacho follow up

2011-08-24T00:04:00.000-07:00

Jessie recently sent me this pic of her posing next to one of the full sized standees that were used in stores around the country. We actually shot that bikini pic in my living room back at my old condo. Jessie now lives in Miami and recently gave birth to a baby girl.

More Marissa

2011-08-21T23:37:00.000-07:00

The Girls

2011-08-18T00:17:00.001-07:00

Last week I got to photograph all of these girls at once. It was a crazy day, but so much fun!

Pyper

2011-08-15T01:03:00.001-07:00

Pyper is just 14, but I believe she has a big modeling career ahead for her. She's already almost 6 feet tall!

Lucky Blue

2011-08-10T22:45:00.000-07:00

Meet Lucky....he got signed with a modeling agency yesterday, and I photographed him yesterday.....so I guess I can always say that I was the first to photograph him as a signed model.

New Lighting

2011-08-08T00:44:00.000-07:00

Went to a photography workshop a couple weeks ago and learned some new lighting techniques.

Classy Anne

2011-08-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

Here's another pic of Anne that I liked.

Marissa

2011-08-01T00:04:00.000-07:00

Here is the lovely Marissa. She was a lot of fun to work with and super photogenic. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

10 years ago

2011-07-26T22:14:00.000-07:00

TEN years ago, to this day exactly, some of my co-workers and I released a movie called "Nerf Wars 2" which we created together. I don't totally remember how it came to be, or how we talked each other into coming in on weekends to shoot it, but it did happen, and it was a very special thing. The fact that a bunch of co-workers came together and sacrificed their personal time and worked really hard to make this silly little movie......well, I've never seen anything like that since.
On a separate note, this also marked the beginning of my switch over to digital photography from film photography, and I never looked back.

Jessica Rabbit/Courtney Black

2011-07-24T22:18:00.000-07:00

Courtney stopped by this past week to discuss a future shoot. Her hair color is no longer red, but I thought I'd take a pic of her next to her famous portrayal of Jessica Rabbit.....which is still my most popular image thus far.

COMIC-CON

2011-07-21T10:20:00.000-07:00

Be sure and check out Jessa Hinton at COMIC-CON in San Diego. She'll be signing a few of the photos we shot together recently.

Loren

2011-07-17T10:45:00.000-07:00

Loren returned for a second shoot and we really got some great shots. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Jessa's Back

2011-07-15T00:14:00.001-07:00

Jessa came back to shoot with me again. We work very well together and she always brings the energy. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon. Keep an eye out for her at Comic-Con in San Diego.

Ms Jackson

2011-07-10T22:33:00.000-07:00

Here's another shot I liked of Ms Jackson. This was taken in the street, in front of my house. No lights, no reflectors, just all natural light.

Kimberly

2011-07-07T21:58:00.001-07:00

I met Kim 2 years ago while up visiting friends in Bellingham, Washington. We've remained good friends ever since. She came down to visit me last year, and once again this year. She's always been very supportive of my photography and we try to shoot together whenever we see each other.

Miss July 2011

2011-07-05T12:53:00.001-07:00

Here's Jessa Hinton doing a signing in Vegas this past weekend with one of the pics we shot together.

Disney Princesses....and Jessica Rabbit

2011-07-01T00:44:00.001-07:00

Since I've been seeing these pics pop up more and more on various blogs, (usually with one or two of the characters missing), I figured I'd create a square which featured all 6 Disney characters I've worked on. Jessica will be subbed out as soon as I finish my next project, Belle. (Click image to enlarge)
Happy 4th of July everybody!

2009 Portrait Book

2011-06-28T22:59:00.000-07:00

Well I finally got around to having my 2009 Portrait book printed. Nice to have that out of the way. Now it's time for 2010!

Latin Connection-Magazine Cover

2011-06-25T17:22:00.000-07:00

I was excited to find out that Latin Connection recently chose to use one of my pics of Jessie Camacho for the cover of their magazine.

Rapunzel update: Tumblr!

2011-06-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

What is Tumblr? Well, I'm still figuring that one out myself, but apparently it's a new way of blogging that is very popular with young people today. If you'd like to find out more, go to http://www.tumblr.com/about

Anyway, I was happy to see that the Rapunzel pic I just posted received over 1,000 notes on Tumblr within a week! What does that mean? It means the picture has been "liked", commented on, or re-posted over 1,000 times, which means a lot of people are seeing it. I had a good time reading some of the funny comments.

Anne's Return

2011-06-19T22:40:00.000-07:00

Anne came back to shoot with me again. She has a great classiness to her, and I think it comes across in her photos.

Suelyn

2011-06-16T00:14:00.000-07:00

I recently shot with Suelyn for the sixth time. This time we did something a little different.

RAPUNZEL!!

2011-06-11T13:41:00.000-07:00

Hey, I finally finished!
Disney's latest princess, Rapunzel turned out to be the next project in my line up.
I really enjoyed the movie, "Tangled", and I feel that it's probably the best thing that Disney Feature Animation has done in the last 10 years. I was glad to see it become a hit and do so well.
For those of you that don't know me, I work as a Character Artist at Disney, majored in Character Animation at CalArts, and I love photography. Can you see how these princess projects came to be?
The princesses seem to be the most popular photos in my portfolio, so I will continue to work on them, one at a time. I really enjoy these projects, but they are a LOT of work.....probably more than anyone realizes.
TWO things are required to make one of these shoots happen...a GREAT COSTUME and A GREAT MODEL. Skyler Vallo is the model....and as far as I'm concerned, she IS Rapunzel.
Many of you have heard this story, but let me tell it again. I spotted Skyler's photos on a modeling website called "Model Mayhem." I e-mailed Skyler and told her that she'd make a great Rapunzel. She wrote me back and informed me that she in fact, plays Rapunzel at Disneyland!! At that point, I knew for sure that she was a fantastic casting choice for this project.
Unfortunately, we couldn't take the costume from the park, so I had to have one made on my own, this is a one-of-a-kind. It was made by Erlinda Armendariz. She's very talented and also made my Pocahontas costume and upcoming Belle costume. Hair and Make Up was done by Jeremy Austin. He had to construct 15 feet of hair! Did I say only 2 things are required for a shoot like this to happen? I was wrong, there are so many more things than that.
Anyway, this is the 5th princess project I've done, following Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Sleeping Beauty. No, Jessica Rabbit doesn't count. : )
I hope you like my interpretation of Rapunzel, I worked very hard on it. I included a behind the scenes shot of Skyler and I just for fun.
Thanks for stopping by.
(Oh, I had to put my name on this one, because the princess pics are often "borrowed.")

Doorway

2011-06-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot of Jessa in my doorway, one of my favorite places to shoot because the light is so good.

Jessica

2011-06-05T22:14:00.000-07:00

Jessica Burciaga is someone I'd been wanting to work with for a long time, and I finally got my chance. She's very professional and a lot of fun. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Daphne's back

2011-06-02T12:41:00.000-07:00

I've worked with Daphne 7 times now, which is the most I've ever worked with anyone. You can currently see Daphne in Pirates of the Caribbean 4. She plays a mermaid.

More Jessa

2011-05-29T23:29:00.001-07:00

Here's another shot of Jessa. This was shot outdoors in direct sunlight.

Corona!

2011-05-25T23:33:00.000-07:00

Corona beer is using a photo I shot of Jessie Camacho a while back for an advertising campaign they're doing right now.
Jessie has been a great friend and helped me get some of my first published work a couple of years ago. Thank you Jessie!
Here's the link to the current Corona campaign:
http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/shows/descontrol/

Jessa

2011-05-22T21:31:00.000-07:00

I actually ended up working with Jessa both yesterday AND today. Keep an eye out for her, she will soon be a big star!

Miss Jackson

2011-05-18T23:46:00.001-07:00

She doesn't have a first name....it's just "Miss Jackson"

200,000

2011-05-16T00:23:00.000-07:00

The blog raced passed the 200,000 marker this week, which is very exciting. And coincidently, this week was the most popular week EVER with nearly 5,000 hits in just the last seven days. So a big thank you to those of you who stop in to see what I've been working on lately. I really appreciate it.

Rapunzel is coming!

2011-05-11T23:58:00.000-07:00

This is still a "Work in Progress" and only a small piece of the full image, but I wanted to let people know that progress is being made. Look for the full image coming soon! Skyler Vallo did a wonderful job portraying Rapunzel, and it's actually her job down at Disneyland. I couldn't have asked for a better model to represent this Disney Princess.

Timothy Luke

2011-05-08T22:47:00.000-07:00

I know this photo will come as a shock to a lot of you, but yes, once in a while, I have to photograph a guy. Tim was made to be in front of the camera, and I knew I'd get great shots with him. If you get a chance, check out his movie, "Deuce of Spades."

Erica M

2011-05-04T09:33:00.000-07:00

Had my first shoot with Erica Mena this weekend. She was a lot of fun to work with and made me laugh a lot. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Tiffany

2011-05-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

Tiffany came back for a second shoot and it went really well. She is honestly one of the most photogenic people I've ever worked with. She models with confidence and is very good at it. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Trampoline!

2011-04-27T21:50:00.000-07:00

So I bought a trampoline a few months ago because I thought it would make a good prop for a photo shoot. Well, I finally got to use it with Nicole. She was a great model for it because she really brings the energy and has a great smile. It was a lot of fun.

Behind the Scenes- Rapunzel Shoot

2011-04-24T22:21:00.000-07:00

I don't usually show any behind the scenes pics from the princess shoots, but I figured I'd make an exception. This is just a video still, (forgive the poor quality). SO now I begin the post work, which usually takes many hours, but it's always a big payoff.
Stay tuned. : )

Ayanna

2011-04-20T22:54:00.000-07:00

I had a fantastic shoot with Ayanna recently. She wasn't afraid to get down in the dirt. We worked really well together and I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Nicole is back

2011-04-17T23:43:00.000-07:00

Nicole returned just 3 weeks later for another shoot, and I'm very glad she did. She's a lot of fun, very photogenic and has a great smile....everything a photographer needs.

Where'd all the Blogs GO??

2011-04-13T23:26:00.000-07:00

There was a time when the blogs were thriving, especially among my fellow Disney artists......lots of art, lots of updates, lots of posts, lots of comments. And now they're dropping like flies. People don't post for 6 months and then they wonder why nobody is visiting their blog! Well, I'm doing my best to keep mine going. I've been keeping up this pace for almost 5 years now....and MY work requires coordinating a 5 or 6 hour block of time with a model, make up artist, hair stylists, assistants, etc.
Not to mention the hours I often put into the post work.
Come on guys and girls, you can scan a sketch once in a while, right? Kudos to those of you who post consistently.

Joy Joy Joy

2011-04-10T23:10:00.000-07:00

Daphne Joy is probably becoming a familiar face here on my blog. She returned once again for our sixth shoot! She always brings the energy! We're a good team. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon.

Spring in your step

2011-04-06T23:43:00.001-07:00

I thought this was a fun shot of Erika.

In the field...

2011-04-03T20:55:00.000-07:00

Here's another shot of the lovely, Sherri.

Erika

2011-03-30T23:19:00.000-07:00

Erika returned for a third shoot recently. She's very photogenic and we always get great stuff. Today she mentioned to me that she's like to return for a fourth shoot. : )

Laura

2011-03-27T22:35:00.001-07:00

Laura came by today for a second shoot. Here she is standing next to a large print from our first shoot.

Sherri (a.k.a "Pocahontas")

2011-03-23T21:39:00.000-07:00

Sherri came back for a third shoot, and it may have been our best shoot yet! I'm sure we'll be working together again soon!

Naturally Sweet

2011-03-20T00:58:00.001-07:00

Here's another shot of Sulem. She has a natural beauty to her and a winning smile. She's very sweet and I enjoy working with her.

Sulem

2011-03-15T23:22:00.000-07:00

Sulem came back for another shoot. We get along very well, and she feels like an old friend. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon. This shot was taken in a field behind Disney Feature Animation.

Face it!

2011-03-13T17:52:00.001-07:00

I've done this a few times before, but Zuleyka wanted to give it a whirl. I thought it came out pretty successful.

Photogenic

2011-03-09T23:47:00.000-08:00

Tough to take a bad shot of Zuleyka.

Zuleyka's Return

2011-03-07T00:27:00.000-08:00

Here's Zuleyka standing next to a large print of a pic we shot together on our first shoot. She's very photogenic and a great model. We may often differ on style and taste, but in the end, we get great pictures. And the old tired guy on the left in the second shot...that's me. More to come!

"Re-Discovered"

2011-03-03T22:49:00.001-08:00

Here's an "oldie" from 2009. I shoot a lot....sometimes so much, that I don't get a chance to work on everything I want to work on. So, it's nice when you get a chance to go through the old stuff and "re-discover" some overlooked pics that you like.
This is the lovely "Lana." She's been featured on my blog several times.

Portrait Book

2011-02-28T22:55:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm a little behind, but I AM trying to catch up. This is the cover of my new Portrait Book for 2009. I hope to complete Portraits 2010 shortly thereafter. (Just been a little busy)
Can someone please tell me why none of these online services offer a VERTICAL format for a book, instead of just horizontal? SHeesh! Seems like a no-brainer! iPhoto doesn't offer it and neither does Shutterfly. If anyone can recommend a good "online book creating" website that offers a VERTICAL format, please let me know.

The Golden Hour

2011-02-24T20:37:00.001-08:00

Here's another shot of Giulini at sunset, my favorite time of day to shoot.

"Lady Slava"

2011-02-20T22:14:00.001-08:00

Rostislava came back for a second shoot. I get along very well with her and her whole family. She is a delight to work with. This theme was her idea...she was channeling Lady Gaga here, except Rostislava is better looking.

The Microphone

2011-02-16T00:04:00.000-08:00

My microphone has turned out to be a popular prop. I seem to shoot a lot of singers, like Natalie here. Singers are usually great to work with because they're familiar with performing in front of an audience....or a camera.