LISA & JON

-This has quickly become one of my new favorite pictures!-

"You know most people hate their accountants Carlos..."
Really?
I found this to be quite interesting.
Why?
Because you see, Jon is my accountant
And he has become a good friend.
And I really like him.

-When I have a question he takes care of me immediately (and boy do I have questions)... I can be a pretty anxious guy. He even takes care of me when at times I pop into his office unexpectedly (sorry Jon, I can't help it!).
Many times he'll even come up to my studio (when I ask him to).
Not that I may be in the middle of a fashion shoot or anything like that...

I won't even mention that it was Jon who told me that "everyone hates their accountants"...

-while grinning-

I wouldn't want you all to hold it against him...

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I loved meeting Jon's fiancee Lisa and her family on the day of the wedding. I especially loved it when I found out that they were big Manu Chao fans (which by the way, I went to his concert yesterday and have to say it was AMAZING...). The best part of this is that it was Lisa's mom who originally introduced them to Manu's music!!!
What a great day...everyone was extremely friendly.
Victor and I had a great time... we especially loved shooting the formals in front of that beautiful red wall!
Enjoy!

It's amazing how a wedding will always stop traffic!

Don't forget to watch the Slideshow! (You might want to turn the volume down a bit!)


For the best accountants in the city, (which you won't hate) click here.
Thanks again to my good friend Victor Affaro for being my second photographer... again!

THE TEEMANS...

I was really excited to photograph Hilary and Alex's wedding...
They are just cool down to earth people, people you can just hang out with quite easily after just meeting them...
I was truly inspired by the locations (W Hotel and Puck Building), Hilary's beauty and the emotive and happy guests. Everyone smiled or cried the whole time... I loved it!!!

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When I was editing these pictures I really loved how Hilary always looked at Alex... It was very moving and I hadn't realized this when I was shooting the wedding... The power of pictures, what can I say?

Moms have been known to get excited....

Don't forget to watch the Slideshow!!!
Don't forget to lower your volume as well...
Enjoy!!!


I want to thank, as always my good friend Victor Affaro for shooting this wedding with me!

What?

:)

Palenke Soultribe

You all might think that this entry is a plug for my cousin's band Palenke Soultribe...
And it is. I admit it.
But I love their music.
And I am excited to see them here in NYC for the first time live (July 11th). If anyone would like to join me, shoot me an e-mail.

-Ironically he is in another much more famous band (at least in Latin America)...
It's called La Pestilencia (it has played for 70,000 people in Rock al Parque in Colombia).
Obviously with a name like that it has to be a Hard Rock/Punk band.
From Punk Rock to Folk-Electronica...
Felipe, what's going on in your head?

Finally!!!

Last Thursday I finally recieved a new Canon 1D Mark III! It had been announced several months ago and the first shipment arrived stateside about two weeks ago... I had been on a waiting list for it for over a month but didn't make the cut. Like a little kid I had to have one.
Since it was hard to get I had to start making some calls to my contacts all over the country...;)
When I found one with a US Warranty I couldn't believe it!
But, I wasn't able to use it until Saturday when I worked a wedding as a guest shooter for my good friend Jason Groupp.
I'll post some pictures pretty soon, but I have to say that the photographic possibilities have just gone up exponentially!
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And the even better news is that I have a new redesigned website!!! I have been working on this for quite some time now...
go to cavaweddings and let me know what you think!!!!


These are exciting times indeed.
(tomorrow I head off to Atlanta, for what promises to be a very cool and interesting wedding!)

Jenn XXXXX wedding...

Gilbert's new wife is in a band...
An internationally touring Rock band...
But for privacy reasons I can't mention much about Jennifer's band except that it is an "internationally touring rock band"... bummer.
But in any case how cool is this? A member of a punk rock band (DRUMMER no less!!!) hires me to shoot her wedding.
Even punk rockers can get cheesy...
(in a good way, mind you).
I have to admit, I loved it.

Well Jennifer and Gilbert are somewhere in Thailand right now celebrating their month-long honeymoon...
Ah, the life of the rock star -or so it seems- ; )
Hopefully one day I can share with you all some of their music...
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I had a blast at the wedding and although there were some minor hiccups everything came out great and on time. Incredibly Jennifer never let it get to her. She, like her mom, just kept on smiling!

And
Gilbert and Jennifer:
Thanks for going for the photobooth!
And trusting the new lighting scheme,
Everyone it seems, including ourselves, had a blast with it!

Jennifer at the Mercer Hotel getting ready

I seem to hit it off well with all grandma's!

The view from Ramscale Studio at night

Here are some images from the Photobooth session... I really enjoyed this. Let me know what you guys think of the lighting and the colors...

Gilbert wishes he was in a band...What a strange family... LOL

The band with the "roadies" or so it would seem...

For the slideshow presentations click on the images below:
(Please have patience while it loads... and I must apologize about the music, I have very little choice about this. Also, don't forget to turn the volume down a little...)

Wedding Slideshow

Photobooth Slideshow

I want to thank Victor my second photographer and Amanda Adams for helping me out on this wedding.

Florida Continued....

Ever since I got back from Las Vegas I have been on one project after another... I have barely had any time for myself, it's just been too busy.
And now the wedding season is about to begin...

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It is due to insomnia and excitement for all the things to come that I am able to post tonight.
I decided to post some of the images from the engagement session I shot in Florida with Deyfra and Jorge.
It turned out to be a fun and very interesting shoot. I thought Deyfra would love the idea of jumping into the ocean and Jorge would hate it...
Well, in the end it was Jorge who (excited about the idea) had to convince Deyfra that it was a worthwhile endeavour!!!
Enjoy!






Jorge And Deyfra got married last week in Colombia, and unfortunately I couldn't shoot their wedding.
I heard it was a beautiful wedding, and in a beautiful location, as it took place in one of Cololmbia's most beautiful cities:
Villa de Leyva.
Congratulations guys!