Perez Studios

Seniors, don’t forget to get your Senior Portraits taken.  If you are interested please give me a call at (559) 933-7355 or contact me via email.  We took this photo of these two girls over by the rodeo grounds.  The colors were perfect in the background.  

Senior Portraits are available anytime at Perez Studios.  We can come to you or you can come to us.  Anyplace you want to take your portraits is fine by us. 

Over the years I have hated the fact that I didnt have the patience to go and touchup people’s faces in Adobe Photoshop.  I gave it up actually and fixed just the major issues with a charge of course.  That was until I came across Portrait Professional which is a very powerful program that allows you to draw the outline or major features of a face and it does all the touching up for you.  If you look at the photo above and look to the left you see a girl with a case of bad acne.  On the right you see the work that Portrait Professional does.  If you are into portraits and need to do a lot of touching up I highly recommend it. 

You can purchase Portrait Professional by going to http://www.portraitprofessional.com/ and paying $69.95 right now.  If you are interested in a free trial they offer that as well.

Teens and Tween special – Girls 9-17 respond right now and enter

This offer is ONLY available to models ages 9-17

Get excited – get connected – get your career in gear with your chance to win:

• Atrip to NYCwith luxury model apartment accommodations/ 24 hour security
• Feature in a photo spreadon ElleGirl.com
• A 2-year modeling contractwith Ikon N.Y. Model Management
• A walk-on role on Award-Winning, Prime Time Network Television Program
• Exciting on-stage assignments and the opportunity to be considered for a nationwide print campaign
• A photo shoot with world renowned photographer Roberto Ligresti (America’s Next Top Model)
• Full-day makeovercut and color by NYC Cutler Salon, Magazine feature and cover try
• Showcase NYC workshops with casting directors fromRescue Meand Ugly Betty
• Training sessions with Leandro Fitness, trainer for Victoria’s Secret!
• Designer Clothing
• Much more to be announced soon

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I have been looking at the stats on the visitors who visit the page and there is a lot of searches for modeling and Model Mayhem.  I thought I might help the visitors out by giving them more information on the subjects.  I haven’t worked with too many models.  I have worked with a few people who I did some portraits for.  I shot a couple of senior portraits and some wedding photos but nothing with any real life models.  I don’t think it fits my character. 

I shot this photo of Joseph Marquez who is working at getting into the acting career.  He said that he has done a couple of professional shots already.  Some with some famous stars like Hannah Montana, but not sure if I can believe him just yet. 

If you are interested in seeing more photos of Joseph, let me know.  I have lots.  I told him to create a profile on Model Mayhem but I don’t think he has yet.  I had one at one time but got rid of it because of all the risque photos on their site.  I also noticed that the site seems like it acts just like MySpace only with photographers and models in mind.

I am posting a link here to their site if you want more information.  If you have experience with Model Mayhem or another agency that is similar please let me know.  I would love to hear about the experience.

I was reading another article from Darren Rowse and this one contained some tips for shooting Fashion Photography.  It contains 7 tips to help you keep cool and get the best shots.  I suggest anyone interested in shooting fashion photography look it over.  It has very accurate and detailed information about preparing for the shoot, sticking to the concept that you have in mind.  It also has some tips about expressing yourself and not being afraid to go the distance to get those great shots.  To read the article click here!

Over the years there has been a lot of different people that are looking for information on model managing and management.  I thought I would give you all the information you are looking for.  Model Mayhem is a website with a lot of models, photographers, artists and everything else that you would see in a photoshoot.  You can post photos of yourself and everyone can view them and you can even post information just like MySpace only this is just for Modeling.  Photographers usually will post that they will be in the area and want to shoot you or are looking for someone to photograph.  You setup a time and place or vice versa and everything is done.  There is a lot of great work here at this site but some of it is a little on the edge if you know what I mean.

One Model Place is another modeling website that allows you to do the same as Model Mayhem but its look is quite different.  Model Mayhem has that look that is similar to MySpace and OMP doesn’t.  So if you are a MySpace Junkie then stay with Model Mayhem.  If you are sick of the MySpace look then take a look at this one.

The key to both of these websites is that in order to post more than about 40 images on their site you have to pay a price.  Usually it cost around $40 – $70 a year.  If you are interested in more information click on the links in the post to go to their sites.  If you know of another Model Management site please let me know so I can do some research on it.  Thanks for reading!

This photo is not mine!  I wish it was but its not.  I wanted to talk about the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and see if anyone had the opportunity to be there and exactly how is it with all the people?  To be able to see and capture the beauty of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show models like Gisele, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima and so many more.  This photo was taken by some other photographer who’s name I cant find but I must say he did an incredible job.  If maybe he would have waited a half a second later for her to get her right eye open.  The picture below was also taken from an anonymous photographer but I must say he did a great job.  If anyone would like to post their photos from the show or other favorite photos of the Victoria’s Secret Models, please do so.  I would love to see them.  Just make sure they are your photos.