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My Story

     Like most photographers, I started taking photos in 2008 during high school for my yearbook class my junior year. We were able to check out the cameras for the weekend and I took advantage of that way too many times. The camera was pretty good at the time (Canon EOS Ditial Rebel XT) and I took photos of everything from spiders to lamps and even the floor. The photographer in me was growing. 

     Eventually, I bought a Nikon D60 DSLR. My main focus back then was documenting the life of my family so I didn't quite understand my settings at the time but developed a good eye for taking photos with good composition and great emotion. The following year was when I started school full time at The University of Texas - Pan American (UTPA) so my photography took a back seat for a while. It was until 2011 when I needed a camera that could record video for some classes that I picked up photography again and started pursuing it. I haven't stopped since. 

     Photography to me is more than taking photos. It has literally made me see things differently, and through photography I've developed relationships with people I've never dreamed I'd communicate with. I have friends all over the world through this career! I used to be a very shy guy and now have no problems talking to complete strangers. I've become outgoing and love talking to people. 

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” - Dale Carnegie

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For Photographers

     Hi! Some of you might be wondering how I achieve my images. When it comes to helping people out I'm all for doing so so I thought I'd give you a peek into what gear I use and why I do so with this page. 

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Still practicing w/ gels. One thing I learned is that when you add your key light it'll wash away the nice saturated light from the gel. So in this set I included the build up of this shot so you can see what I mean. Natural Light only, then only the
Still practicing w/ gels. One thing I learned is that when you add your key light it'll wash away the nice saturated light from the gel. So in this set I included the build up of this shot so you can see what I mean. Natural Light only, then only the rim, & then both lights. You can see how much less saturated the wall is behind her with the key light on. If you're more experienced with gels, feel free to drop a comment. I'll pin the most helpful tip!😊 .. Model - @monicaalongoria Assist - @ashleydagee Gels - @flashgels Shoot w/ @ljphotography26 .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - No Light 5 - Rim Light Only 6- Both Lights (Unedited) .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD600BM w/ 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera right & above at 1/8th power. • Godox AD300 Pro camera right & behind w/ Orange gel at 1/2 power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII + Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/8000th - ISO 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #beautydish #reflectiveumbrella #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #35mm
I'll be honest. I absolutely suck at using gels. Can count on one hand the amount of times I used them to create a shot I liked which is why I rarely use them. However, on this shoot I challenged myself to use the gels I recently got by @flashgels fo
I'll be honest. I absolutely suck at using gels. Can count on one hand the amount of times I used them to create a shot I liked which is why I rarely use them. However, on this shoot I challenged myself to use the gels I recently got by @flashgels for my Godox AD300 Pro & it lead to this shot. Thoughts? I pushed the colors a bit strongly because I felt it matched the vibe of her outfit, haha.😊 .. Model - @monicaalongoria Assist - @ashleydagee Gels - @flashgels Shoot w/ @ljphotography26 .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - SOOC 5 - Gel Used .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD600BM w/ 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera right & above at 1/8th power. • Godox AD300 Pro camera right w/ Purple gel facing Monica at full power. • Godox AD300 Pro camera right w/ Red gel facing back wall at 1/2 power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII + Meike 50 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/3200th - ISO 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #beautydish #reflectiveumbrella #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #meike50mm #meikelens #50mm
When the shoot is already done, but you see the sky glow w/ amazing colors so you ask the subject to spare a few more minutes, haha. That happened here. Got so lucky the sky matched her outfit!🔥 .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff! 📸 .. Photos: 1
When the shoot is already done, but you see the sky glow w/ amazing colors so you ask the subject to spare a few more minutes, haha. That happened here. Got so lucky the sky matched her outfit!🔥 .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff! 📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final result 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS labeled 4 - BTS w/o light 5 - SOOC photo 6 - Light off .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD600B at 1/16th power camera right in a Rapidbox XXL double diffused. • Godox TT350 mini speedlite camera left & behind at 1/8th. . . 📷Exif📷 Sony A7RII + Sony 85 GM ƒ/1.4 - 1/500th - ISO 100 . . . . . . #SonyAlpha #a7rii #sonya7rii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad600 #godoxad600 #godoxad600b #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #beautydish #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #85mm #sonygm #speedlite #speedlight #GodoxTT350 #TT350
Although these three shots have the same model, outfit, & location I feel that the mood is different in each. Changing lighting or getting creative w/ an angle can help give you those different moods even if you're in one location. Don't feel you
Although these three shots have the same model, outfit, & location I feel that the mood is different in each. Changing lighting or getting creative w/ an angle can help give you those different moods even if you're in one location. Don't feel you need to move so much to capture a different shot.🔥 .. Model - @saraa.abigail Assist - @ashleydagee .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 1 2 - Final Shot 2 3 - Final Shot 3 4 - BTS 1 5 - BTS 2 6 - BTS 3 7 - BTS 3 Labeled 8 - SOOC 1 9 - SOOC 2 10 - SOOC 3 .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro in the Glow Grand Para Box Pro double diffused camera left & above at full power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII + Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/200th - ISO 50 6 Stop ND filter .. .. .. .. .. .. #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #beautydish #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #35mm #ndfilter #ndfilters #stcoptics
One of the first shoots I did with the Godox AD200 (a.k.a. Flashpoint Evolv 200). Thought to share as pretty soon there's going to be an awesome sale going on 3 lighting kits involving the light. If you wanna know more about these deals check out my
One of the first shoots I did with the Godox AD200 (a.k.a. Flashpoint Evolv 200). Thought to share as pretty soon there's going to be an awesome sale going on 3 lighting kits involving the light. If you wanna know more about these deals check out my latest youtube video! FJH Photography is my channel. Wish I could just link to the video here, haha. You can also check out my IG stories for a link there!😁 .. Model - @alondramg11 Assist - @sanchez_roland .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS 3 - Light Off .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD200 at full power in a 38" Glow ParaPop double diffused camera right. .. 📷Exif📷 Sony A7RII + Sigma Art 85 ƒ/1.4 - 1/8000th - ISO 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. #SonyAlpha #a7rii #sonya7rii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad200 #godoxad200 #godoxad200pro #ad200pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #beautydish #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart85mm
Anyone else a huge fan of clouds? That's the one thing I look for in a location to add some spice to my images when there's not much to work with, haha.😄 .. This shoot had a lot of things that challenged me; it was hot & SO humid, there were a l
Anyone else a huge fan of clouds? That's the one thing I look for in a location to add some spice to my images when there's not much to work with, haha.😄 .. This shoot had a lot of things that challenged me; it was hot & SO humid, there were a lot of mosquitoes, the makeup on the model got messed up, I was struggling with compositions throughout the shoot, & my sandal broke! BUT I got this shot so I was happy at the end of the shoot.😊 .. Model - @samjmnzv Assist - @ashleydagee .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - Light Off 5 - Unedited .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro w/ 48" Glow octabox double diffused camera slightly right & above at full power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII - Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/160th - ISO 100 6 stop ND filter .. .. .. .. .. If you read this far, thanks! Here's some ice cream!🍦 .. #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #beautydish #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #ndfilters #ndfilter #stcoptics
I know I use stronger lights most of the time, but speedlites can do plenty when you know how to use them & know their limits. For this specific area I knew the speedlite wouldn't be enough to get the bright sunset in the sky so I intentionally a
I know I use stronger lights most of the time, but speedlites can do plenty when you know how to use them & know their limits. For this specific area I knew the speedlite wouldn't be enough to get the bright sunset in the sky so I intentionally aimed for a less intense background. The highlights on this wall gave me that and looked cool too so I was happy.😊 .. Model - @celestemilliany Assist - @johncena .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - Light Off 5 - SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox V1 w/ 24x24" Godox softbox double diffused camera left at full power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII - Sigma Art 105 f/1.4 f/1.4 - 1/2000th - ISO 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #v1 #GodoxV1 #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart105mm #105mm
Made an in depth tutorial on how I created this shot from last year in my instagram stories! If it helps you guys out let me know so I can make more.😁 .. Model - @megankovach Assist - @ashleydagee Outfit - @fleurdumalnyc .. Swipe left for extra help
Made an in depth tutorial on how I created this shot from last year in my instagram stories! If it helps you guys out let me know so I can make more.😁 .. Model - @megankovach Assist - @ashleydagee Outfit - @fleurdumalnyc .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Photo 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - BTS Video .. 💡Lighting💡 • Single AD200 Pro camera right & above at 1/4th power in a 34" Glow EZ Lock Beauty dish double diffused. • Godox V1 camera left & behind at 1/2 for rim. .. 📷Exif📷 Sony A7RIV + Samyang 35 f/1.4 f/1.4 - 1/200th - ISO 200 .. Extra: 6 stop ND filter was used. The filter clips onto the sensor. .. .. .. .. .. .. #AlphaCollective #sonyalphaportrait #SonyAlpha #a7riv #sonya7riv #bealpha #behindthescenes #godoxusergroup #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #ad200 #godoxad200 #godoxV1 #V1 #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #beautydish #OCF #offcameraflash #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #samyang35mm #35mmportrait #35mm14 #samyang
What I love about photography is how you can take ordinary locations & make something beautiful from them. For this shot I asked Milliany to sit in this patch of golden sunlight & just took a few shots. The sun on the ground framed her nicely
What I love about photography is how you can take ordinary locations & make something beautiful from them. For this shot I asked Milliany to sit in this patch of golden sunlight & just took a few shots. The sun on the ground framed her nicely & provided an interesting glow so I was pretty happy w/ the shot. I'm curious, what's the weirdest place you've shot at? I'll pin the best comment.😊 .. Model - @celestemilliany Assist - @ashleydagee .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - Light Off 5 - Unedited .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro w/ Glow Beauty Dish double diffused camera left & above at 1/2 power. • Golden Sunlight as rim. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII - Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/6400th - ISO 50 .. .. .. .. .. If you read this far, thanks! Not many people read the whole caption. Here's a pizza just for you!🍕 .. #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #beautydish #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm
For today's post I wanted to share photos that I spent 1 minute total editing. Every now & then I get comments that I retouch too much. Well if you get the lighting right you don't need to do much editing at all. I just like to improve the shot i
For today's post I wanted to share photos that I spent 1 minute total editing. Every now & then I get comments that I retouch too much. Well if you get the lighting right you don't need to do much editing at all. I just like to improve the shot if I can. Plus, it's my shot so I can do what I want with it, lol.😜 .. Model - @saracarolina_6 Assist - John Cena .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot I 2 - Final Shot II 3 - BTS Shot 4 - BTS Labeled 5 - BTS Video 6 - 1st Shot SOOC 7 - 2nd Shot SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro w/ 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera left & above at full power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII & Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.4 - 1/250th - ISO 50 .. *6 Stop ND filter .. .. .. .. .. .. #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #NDfilter #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm
You guys ever 'chase the light'? That's kind of what I did here. I saw all the shadows & the patches of light in this location & loved it so much so I decided to take some shots here. I got lucky the tones matched so well too, haha.🔥 .. Mode
You guys ever 'chase the light'? That's kind of what I did here. I saw all the shadows & the patches of light in this location & loved it so much so I decided to take some shots here. I got lucky the tones matched so well too, haha.🔥 .. Model - @saracarolina_6 Assist I - @eli_infante_ Assist II - @ljphotography26 .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - BTS 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - Closer crop 5 - BTS Video 6 - SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro in the 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera right & above at 1/4th power. • Godox AD200 w/ MagMod MagSphere camera left at 1/16th power. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.4 1/250th ISO 100| .. *6 Stop ND filter **BTS video is from when Joe was taking photos. .. .. .. .. .. .. #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #NDfilter #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm
Been a while since I broke out the Sigma Art 105 so I used it yesterday & now I wanna use it more, haha. Think the two lenses I love the most right now are the Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 & the 105 f/1.4. What are your favorite lenses?😁 .. Model - @d
Been a while since I broke out the Sigma Art 105 so I used it yesterday & now I wanna use it more, haha. Think the two lenses I love the most right now are the Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 & the 105 f/1.4. What are your favorite lenses?😁 .. Model - @daniiaguzmann Assist - @ashleeets .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - Light Off 5 - SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro in the 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera right at 1/8th. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII Sigma Art 105 f/1.4 f/1.4 1/500th ISO 50 .. @sigmaphoto @sonyalpha .. .. .. .. .. .. #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart105mm #105mm
I'll be honest with you guys. Sometimes I have a vision for a shot that looks pretty different than the raw file in terms of color. For this shot I selectively altered the white balance of the sky to get those rich blues. Was going for a golden sky,
I'll be honest with you guys. Sometimes I have a vision for a shot that looks pretty different than the raw file in terms of color. For this shot I selectively altered the white balance of the sky to get those rich blues. Was going for a golden sky, but the Blues were just way better.😁 .. If I were to make some paid editing tutorials would you guys be interested?🤔 .. Model - @samjmnzv Assist - @ashleydagee Assist II - @eli_infante_ .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - BTS Video 5- Light Off 6 - SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD600BM in the 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera left at 1/8th. • Godox AD300 Pro in the 36" Glow Octabox double diffused camera right at 1/2. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 1/3200th ISO 50 .. @sigmaphoto @sonyalpha .. .. .. .. .. .. #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #35mm
Can't emphasize enough how much time is a huge factor w/ portraits. One second the hair might be fine & then the next it's all over. One moment the sun looks awesome & the next there is no more sun because it's behind a cloud now. And when it
Can't emphasize enough how much time is a huge factor w/ portraits. One second the hair might be fine & then the next it's all over. One moment the sun looks awesome & the next there is no more sun because it's behind a cloud now. And when it gets to times like golden hour you really have to make every shot count. I've had times where the sunset light was awesome then it disappeared for the day, lol. Make every second count!🔥 .. Have you had any experience where time was a factor?🤔 .. Model - @melaniiegarzaa Assist - @edgardl15 .. Shoutout to @ljphotography26 for inviting me to this shoot! .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - BTS Video 5- Light Off 6 - SOOC .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro in the 35" Glow Grand Para Box Pro double diffused camera left at 1/4th. • Golden sunlight camera right for rim. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 - 1/250th - ISO 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #35mm
Haven't shot Blue hour in a while as I love the sun, but it's also kinda really hot when the sun is out, haha. You'll notice that I didn't use my ND filter for this shot. It wasn't needed in this situation where the ambient light isn't too harsh. You
Haven't shot Blue hour in a while as I love the sun, but it's also kinda really hot when the sun is out, haha. You'll notice that I didn't use my ND filter for this shot. It wasn't needed in this situation where the ambient light isn't too harsh. You use ND filters for portraits when there's very bright light.👌🏼 .. Model - @melaniiegarzaa Assist - @ljphotography26 Assist II - @edgardl15 BTS Video - @ashleydagee .. Swipe left for extra helpful stuff!📸 .. Photos: 1 - Final Shot 2 - BTS Shot 3 - BTS Labeled 4 - BTS Video 5- Light Off 6 - Cell Shot .. 💡Lighting💡 • Godox AD300 Pro in the 48" Glow Octabox double diffused camera left at 1/16th. • Godox AD600BM in the 35" Glow Grand Para Box Pro double diffused camera right at 1/128th. .. 📷Exif📷 A7RIII Sigma Art 35 f/1.2 f/1.2 1/2000th ISO 100 .. @sigmaphoto @sonyalpha .. .. .. .. .. .. #AlphaCollective #SonyAlpha #a7riii #sonya7riii #behindthescenes #lightshapers #iso1200magazine #godoxusergroup #goldenhour #ad300 #godoxad300 #godoxad300pro #ad300pro #Godox #godoxphoto #octabox #softbox #offcameraflash #OCF #strobist #HSS #highspeedsync #primelenses #sigmaart #sigmaart35mm #35mm