October Editing and organizing….

…slow time for the shootings as rain is here in Costa Rica, but perfect to spend time in the office, editing some wedding videos shot earlier, organizing the stock photos keywords etc… The reservations are here and coming, it’s gonna be busy in November and December… My wedding photography and videography website is still not […]

Assignement: Architecture: Boca Raca Condominiums – Tamarindo.

The 15 of September, when everybody was chilling on the beach or enjoying community meeting for independence day I went to shot Boca Raca for Vacation Rentals of Tamarindo, a property management company which I started photographing for one year ago. I’ve been happy to see that, with the crisis hitting hard the local Real […]

Assignement “Vita Bella” Restaurant, Tamarindo.

I’ve been contract to shot some classic: “show what’s in the plate” food photos for Vita Bella restaurant. This place is amazing for the spot  they got: the terrace is offering a wonderful view for sunset… Really that’s something to check out…

Shooting families on the beach…

Nothing wrong with that… I could (should?) have said photographing families on the beach… So last months I had two sessions booked to record those families memories, one interesting thing about those shooting was the differences: The first one  was a last minute contact from customers of the nearby Guanacaste JW Marriott, who wanted some […]

Festival Credomatic 2009 en Hacienda Pinilla. Bolshoi Theatre Quartet.

A wonderful sunset live concert in Hacienda Pinilla, part of the Festival Credomatic. The Bolshoi Theater Quartet composed by Dimitriy Khakhamov (primer violín), Irina Petuhova (segundo violín), Alexander Balashov (viola) y Mikhail Shumskiy (violonchelo) gave of a lot of pleasure playing selections from Hadyn, Tchaikovsky and Alexandr Borodin… Live music, especially classic is missing a […]

Online is the new position, position, position… (for Realtor)

Another great article about real estate and the importance of on line Marketing. Here is how it start: MEET the new breed of real estate agent. Online specialist Paul Osbourne, in his mid-20s, sold this double-fronted Federation house in Brunswick last month without hanging its picture in a shopfront window or printing hundreds of glossy […]

Where they live… (3)

I recently post on my Flickr account a new set of a work in progress, that is called “where they live.” The principle is really simple, it’s photography, it doesn’t need so much words. This one is “Where they live (sometimes) – Margueritte & Jacques – Retired – Cassis – France – 2009”. I wish […]

Photos Can Sell Your Home… or Sink It… So think about it…

…and I should say hire a pro for that, but it’s kind of obvious, so I won’t say it… Here is a great article about Real estate photography, sure it’s about the USA but it works for here (Costa Rica). If you’re selling in this market, whether you own a $100,000 starter house or a […]

Assignment: Marathon at the Guanacaste JW Marriott.

The 31st of July the Guanacaste JW Marriott organized a Marathon, in fact a 10k and a 5k race for their employees, the goal was to raise money for the local school of Hernandez situated few kilometers away from the resort. The event was able to raise 400.000 colones ($680) to buy appliance for the […]

Assignment: Tamarindo Airport and Las Baulas National Park.

Last week the Tamarindo News asked me to go shooting the Tamarindo airport to illustrate the cover story, after Mauricio Céspedes, CATURGUA Executive Director (Guanacaste’s Chamber of Tourism)  stated that Tamarindo airport was in danger of being closed by the Civil Aviation Authority. So I could have a quick shot (as the dead line was […]

Assignement: Presidential Summit Tuxtla XI JW Marriott Hacienda Pinilla.

Date: July 29, 2009. Customer: JW Marriott Guanacaste. I’ve been contacted on the Morning prior to the arrival of the presidents at the Hotel. Pretty short notice… The PR of the Hotel was needed intern coverage for press release. So I jumped in the pit… The most interesting  was the photo of president Oscar Arias […]