I give you my scales for your undivided attention. on Flickr.
Staving off a barrage of white foamy tops crashing in, we managed to get some good shots in.
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I’ll go until my heart stops. on Flickr.
I think this is a very haunting image, and there’s even something about the gesture in her hands..I like very much. A longing..
Looking back, looking back. on Flickr.
A lovely way to spend the day, lounging in a world of picket fences and green green grass.
Sometimes summer’s worth laughing out loud about. on Flickr.
Here’s Gina looking radiant in a pile of leaves. Amazing how much fun can have just laying around on the ground! :)
In canopy. on Flickr.
She actually made it up the tree! Give it up for her! :)
Here I am. on Flickr.
Another one from the series. This shot is more bubbly, such an elegant woman. I like the results from this mini series, I hope ya’ll do too!
I promise not to look back. on Flickr.
This also happens to work wonders in black and white. Her expression here is almost sad..nostalgic perhaps. Lovely.
Favela Cayena. on Flickr.
Such a lovely shot. This is from the series I did for the Antiliaans Dagblad. The lovely stylist SharonLie did a fantastic job on this one. I can see this on a canvas hanging over a fireplace somewhere.
Hi globetrotters,
I hope ya’ll are doing well wherever you are.
So here’s a mini update for everyone out there wondering “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego” errr where in the world I’ve been.
Well as of a few days ago I started doing photography full time, meaning it’s my sole source of income and it’s a scary time. I must admit. But I intend to jump in feet first and see what I can do.
I also intend on doing some behind the scenes video of my shoots and some interviews and whatever else comes my way in the form of video. I now have my Youtube channel standing by and I’ll be posting, so stay tuned.
As you may or may not know I’m putting together a team to work with, this comprises of a make up artist or two, a hair stylist and a stylist.
I introduce you to my (not to say I own her, just that I’ve selected her) stylist, SharonLie! She is very good at what she does if you ask me, and is very creative. Like me, she’s infamous for doing a whole lot with just a little. And it’s in this thinking and state of mind that I think we’ll be able to pull many a rabbit from our hats, so keep your eyes peeled, because very soon, I’ll have my (again, not the owner, just a selection) team together and we’ll be pulling off some pretty cool stuff down here in the ol’ Caribe.
So as our first little assignment, the good people over at the ‘Antilliaans Dagblad’, which is a local news paper, wrote an article on my stylist, and she pushed that I be the photographer on duty to shoot two lovely gals she decided to style and to get some candid shots of the day.
This also completes my second shoot using lighting equipment, and it’s not half bad. The images following this article are from that session. I hope you enjoy!
If you would like to check out the newspaper article for yourself, you can do so HERE!
Until sometime soon,
Rob.
Hi planet Earth,
Now I know some of you might have prepared a really strong, very moving piece for me. A eulogy like no other. But I’m still here. Just been ‘under construction’ for way longer than I thought I would. I’ve been out of commission and I have alibis.
I’ll try and make this not too arduous a read (though I am notoriously known for doing just that).
This is what’s going on with me.
So in our last episode you saw me get a job as the sales manager and photographer for the brave new magazine named ‘Curacao Journal’. There were setbacks with that, and suffice it to say that that didn’t pan out. So, in other words I am now unemployed and just doing freelance photography. That’s a tough racket, I know. Oh, I know.
But I’m going to tough this one out. I’m going to keep hammering away and tinkering away at my new toys, which include my new camera, lenses and lights. I’ll be ordering up odds and ends to complete and round up my toolbox and toughing it out.
My work.
Right now I’m in the process of practicing with lights. Which is a long winding road, but I traverse it bravely armed with hope and a fistful of boomsticks. But it’s coming along steadily. For now I should have a series of little shoots with a high influence by yours truly. Nothing too complicated. Just practice.
Injecting creativity into the aesthetics tight now before I even dare to throw in some symbolism or easter egg or anything else. And therein lies a dilemma.
I have to get a team together to be able to do the kind of work I want to do, and now that my toolbox has gotten a big upgrade, it’s time to stop doing the whole Wolverine act for a bit, and setup the X-Men.
So right now I have a makeup artist that I’m trying out, with a potential second. A hair person waiting in the wings so we can have our first test together. And I am currently hard at work at hooking up with a designer or someone who is skillful in that area to be my wardrobe person, and I’m dialoguing back and forth with them as we speak.
My next shoot is lined up, all we still need is wardrobe, but the concept is complete and it should be a hoot. :)
I intend on doing plenty of little shoots in the coming months, trying out my lights and showing all of you the bold and beautiful new face of my craft. So here’s to succeeding with flying colors. Cheers!
I also intend to make my triumphant return to Aruba after about 2 years of not shooting there, I would like to make it down in the next couple of months, and from there on to make frequent returns to the happy island. So all of you Arubans out there, keep your radars on ‘scan’ for when I announce that.
And last but not least, this may be old news to some, but I did my first shoot with lights a few weeks back, which was a collaboration with “the makeup artist Beth” on a little something she cooked up in honor of the ‘Breast cancer awareness’ month. She had this concept where she wanted to create a pink warrior to represent the strength inherent in all these women going through the tragedy and travesty that is breast cancer. So she went and found herself a model, painted her in, and I took some pictures. The results of which you can see in the last couple of posts I made here in my blog. Enjoy!
I’ll try not to leave you guys hanging so much in the future.
