RAYMEDphotography Blog

Whenever I spend time with my little girl is definitely a breath of fresh air…

Some much love, happiness, and energy… I just love it!!!

~ Enjoy!

~ Enjoy!

RAYMEDphotography is all about helping the community and this time is NO different…

For the remaining of August and the whole month of September 2011, RAYMEDphotography will be donating 50% of the profits to the LIVEStrong and Joe DiMaggio Children Hospital through a great event sponsored by zMotion.org. Read more about the event here.

We all know someone with or someone that had Cancer, why not give a little to help find the cure or even help these great human beings get some of the medication that they need in order to prolong their life. We all can help and why not do it while getting something in return.

I personally, lost both of my parents to this decease and wish that one day, we can actually find the cure… But I can’t do it alone, WE ALL NEED YOU!

You can schedule a portrait session, buy an Fine Art print, or purchase some addition portrait prints and 50% of the profits will go as fundraising efforts for this amazing event.

If you are interested and would like to schedule your session, use this form and enter promo code: LIVElongLiveStrong and I’ll get back with you.

To purchase any of my Fine Art prints, please visit my gallery @ http://www.raymedphotography.com/portfolio/fineart/index.htm and make your selection there.

One last option for you to be involved. If you don’t want to schedule a portrait session or don’t need to purchase a Fine Art print, feel free to go to http://livelong.kintera.org/rayray and donate as little as $5 dollars. Every little bit helps and I know I can count on my followers

Questions??? Please leave a comment or send me an email to ray[at]raymedphotography[dot]com.

On July 20th, I had the pleasure of photographing Jan Forgione. Jan is a Personal Trainer and a great cyclist.

I’m going to tell you a little bit of Jan’s story and if you are looking for somebody to motivate you in your life, please give her a call.

Jan started her weight loss journey about 1 1/2 years ago after loosing a couple of family members. She has lost more than 190 lbs and she is now in an awesome physical condition and currently even racing in a couple of Triathlons in the South Florida area.

You can solicit her services @ http://www.janforgionetrainer.com

More on her story will be published as part of the Inked Project… Stay tuned or subscribe to my posts from the right side of the blog page!

Hope you like the shots selected and please leave her some comment love!

I have written this post… Oh, about a thousand times in my head. I have not been ready to share it with you until now.

You might ask what does ‘it’ really mean to me. I say… Photography… So what does photography mean to me – well it’s about how I live life and view life.

Some might consider me a newbie, some may not like my work and some may love my work. Honestly it doesn’t matter what others might think. I care about what my clients and those that appreciate my work think.

Although I’ve always been around photography, I had not realized what photography was until I picked up a camera and started looking through the view finder. I’m always photographing, whether I have a camera or not. It’s a way of expressing, showing, pouring everything that I have inside and sharing ‘it’ to the world. I’m not too much of a wordsmith, so I express anything and everything through my images.

Photography to me is NOT about the beautiful and shiny gear or by what the latest version of Adobe Photoshop is… In fact, I don’t own the latest equipment and the latest version of Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. Gear and software helps the photograph, but it doesn’t MAKE the photograph.

I don’t photograph weddings… Why? 1st of, I don’t believe in Big weddings, I personally think it’s just a waste of money… and because I don’t believe in these out of this world weddings, I don’t want to be part of them, so I don’t photograph weddings.. THERE, I SAID IT!

I love portraits. Portraits of a person, an animal or even a place. It gives me a sense of completion, a way of interacting, feeling the feel of the intimacy of a portrait – this makes me whole.

If I could spend the rest of my life making portraits, it would just be the best I had done in my life.

I do believe this is the first time I have poured my all out in public, but I believe it needed to be done, not only for me, but because of you. You, that are looking at my work, enjoying and admiring my imagery .

We all need to do this soul searching from time to time… ‘It’ is what makes us grow as  humans and us the creative types.

Anyway, I have rambled enough about soul searching, emotions, feelings, etc… So now the question is…. What does photography mean to you?

Back in October, I held a giveaway for a FREE photo session. Well, our shoot was scheduled for 12/11 and it was at The Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove. This location was just amazing!

I met Rosana personally for the first time at the shoot, she had 2 friends with her and let me tell you,  I had an absolute great time photographing Rosana and hanging out with Nicole and Lourdes. Rosana is funny, smart, down to earth and oh! that’s right… Beautiful!

These are just two of the images from the shoot. I hope you like them.

Rosana, I hope you enjoyed your shoot as much as I enjoyed photographing and hanging out with you girls.

This past Sunday (11/14/2010), I had the pleasure of photographing Emily and John. They are a HOOT! Enjoyed spending time with them and I’m honored that I was chosen be their photographer.

Emily and John have been dating for about 2 years now, but they actually go way back… How back? Way back since childhood!

They actually grew up together. John was best friends with Emily’s brother. John’s family moved away and they lost touch for about 9 years. They re-united here in South Florida. It was a pleasure to be part of this special shoot.

Emily and John, thank you again for an awesome afternoon!

In my previous post, I talked about Daniella looking through my NYC photographs, remember? No, then, go back and read that post and when you are done, please come back — (Post)… waiting…waiting…

Welcome back! Scrolling through photographs, we found the following sequence of images… There are from my little one (Carolina 6 y/0), at the time, she was 3 years old.

The following photographs are NOT by any means, professional looking, the background is cluttered… It’s all about my daughter’s face and body expression… At 3 years old and already posing. I think I have a tough life ahead of me.

Just wanted to share this with you all!!!

Hope you enjoyed it!

It’s official!!!

I’ve gone totally nuts and I’m sharing my craziness with you all. I’m offering a great special for anyone looking to update their headshot or in need of a new snazzy Facebook profile picture. Our $89 headshot special gets you a new look fast and easy, the shoot takes less than 1 hour (shoots are in South Florida) and you are provided with beautiful mid-size resolution images to use for whatever you wish.

All you have to do is book your session here and enter “50head” as the promo code. You’ll be contacted by me and we’ll set date/time.

You must book your session by November 20th, 2010 and all sessions will be scheduled between 10/25/2010 and 12/1/2010.

See you on the other side of the lens