I'm on the front cover of Alpacas Magazine!!

Ya, ya.. I know it's not me! It's a photo taken by me though! It's called the Alpacas Magazine and it's the official journal of the alpaca owners and breeders association. You can buy it or check it out at your local Barnes & Noble. For about a year now I've been working with an online clothing company called Alpaca Direct that specializes in products made from alpacas. The owners of Alpaca Direct submitted these photos we took last winter to the magazine and one of them made the front cover.

The model in the front cover is Rayna, who I've worked with several times before. She's a pro in front of the camera and really shows it in this cover shot. Working with animals is very challenging because it's not easy communicating with one. We just got so lucky that the alpaca was looking straight at me at a calm state and Rayna looked her best at the same time.

I'm so excited about it and feel that my hard work is paying off. First of all I want to thank everyone who have supported and encouraged me this past couple of years with my photography. I've made a lot of friends online who have inspired and influenced my creativity in many ways. To view more of the photos in the magazine by me check out my gallery (coming soon).

DJ Qbert

I had a great opportunity to work with the best DJ in the world a while back. He goes by the name of DJ Qbert the performing name of Richard Quitevis, a Filipino-American DJ and composer. His partner Ritche Desuasido co-founder of ThudRumble.com needed some new photos so we set up a shoot. It's such an honor to meet a legendary DJ who inspires all the lovers of turntablism and the culture of Hip Hop. The picture above DJ Qbert and Ritche aka Yogafrog was shot with a large umbrella camera right and two strobes firing in the back out of sight.

The picture on the left of Qbert holding a turntable is called the QFO, a turntable with a built in mixer. The QFO is the first ever musical instrument made specifically for the skratch DJ! Plug in and play anywhere in the house or even outdoors, with the help of a battery pack. You can't really see it in the photo but it sports a special needle made for Qbert from Ortofon. The image was shot in the basement with ambient light behind Qbert and a work light from his garage right above him.

The last shot on the right was shot with a strobe camera right and reflector camera left. This is in Qbert's recording room as you can see all his vinyl records in the back.