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Photo Shoot with Shuming: Kitakyushu, Japan

Riz Crescini — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:15:14 +0000

My assistant, Shouten, and I put in some shooting practice time earlier this summer. Our model for this photo shoot is Shuming from China. Thanks, Shuming! You did a fantastic job!

Photo Session with Winnie: Hibikino Campus, Wakamatsu City

Riz Crescini — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:19:38 +0000

Last Wednesday, I went shooting with one of my former students on the Hibikino Campus. This is the campus where I work part-time as an English teacher. Our model that day was Winnie. She is a graduate student at Waseda University but as you will see, she is also a beautiful model. Shouten, my former student, is from China and he loves photography! Today was his first time to shoot using the off-camera lighting technique and he did a great job. He was so excited that he is now planning to buy his own trigger system for his flash. I had a great time shooting a beautiful model and getting satisfaction from Shouten’s improvement as a photographer. Thanks, Shouten and Winnie! Can’t wait to do it again soon.

Here’s a black and white version of the same image.

WPPI Part 1: Desert Shoot

Riz Crescini — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:46:34 +0000

This was my third consecutive trip to Las Vegas for the annual Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Convention and one thing that I have not been able to do the first two years was a desert photo shoot. Well, I finally got the opportunity to participate in one when Gavin and Erin Wade posted on facebook that they were organizing such an event on a Saturday afternoon. Gavin and Erin did a wonderful job putting together their very first photo shoot in Vegas. All who attended had a great time and walked away with some pretty spectacular images. Make sure to sign up for one next year if Gavin and Erin organizes another photo shoot. Gavin and Erin, thank you !

As a bonus, I got to share a ride with my friend, Mike Colón. I’ve learned so much from Mike about wedding photography from both the technical and business standpoints. But on this day, Mike shared with us the funny and lighthearted moments of shooting weddings. It was fun listening to his stories. And writing about Mike on this post has also taught me a valuable lesson: how to type an accent mark over the “o”: ó…see?!? Ha ha ha!

As you will see below, I decided to post my images in black and white. I wanted to view the images from a different perspective. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the images!

And I must not forget to give a big shout out to the following people for their contribution to this great shoot:

Models: Brittanie and Tomas Cruz (Bride and Groom) Kate Colosi (High Fashion)

Hair/Makeup: Lindsey of Linsey Shea Photography

Amazing Hair Pieces: Custom Designed and Available by Dara Cobb

Tuxedo: Mission Tux Shop

Awesome Sponsor: Pixel2Canvas

Just look at the amazing landscape for our shoot!!

This guy kept getting in my shot and directing like he’s a $20k photographer

Our beautiful couple for the shoot, Brittanie and Tomas Cruz.

And thank you, Kate, for being our gorgeous High Fashion model! Kate is also an exceptional photographer.

Coming up: Desert shoot with my sister and her family….

Scott Robert Lim Workshop – New York City (Part II)

Riz Crescini — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:48:29 +0000

Sometime after the workshop in New York City, I went to a service at a church that Anne and I used to attend when we lived in the States. I had to use the men’s room and as I entered, something struck me by its very absence. The huge bathroom mirror was entirely gone! I don’t know if it was damaged or if it was being replaced but it felt strange looking at a bare wall.

At the workshop, Scott invited three of his former students to share with us. All three challenged us to look at things in a whole new way that, if not practiced, will seem strange by its absence (similar to the mirror). Junshien Lau challenged us to dream big and to work towards our dream. Marie Lyssa Dormeus challenged us to consider our dream as not a destination but as one to be lived out moment by moment. And finally, Tauran Woo challenged us to be proactive, to think thoughtfully on how to compose our images. Dream, journey, composition…all three, in my opinion, have an essential element: thoughtful and careful reflection. These require some serious “soul-searching” if we are to excel in both photography and life. A missing mirror is not a big deal but a missing “self” is a big deal when we don’t find the time to examine our lives. Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Texture Tomfoolery

Riz Crescini — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:59 +0000

Okay, it’s not exactly tomfoolery but I have been experimenting with some textures I purchased from Scott Robert Lim. I warn you, though. You’re gonna need a small towel because you will be drooling after looking through his images. I’m attending his China Next Level Workshop in October. Wanna come with me? Click here if you are interested.

These sweet ladies are former students of mine. Some of you will remember my photo session with them last fall. Here are some more from that shoot. I don’t want to give it all away so there will be another post with these awesome models. And this summer I will have another photo session with them. It’ll be off the hook! Good times!