The long awaited issue is here – the April 2006 issue of Rangefinder Magazine; and we’re profiled in it!

Rangefinder Magazine is a premier monthly magazine published for professional photographers. I’m truly honored to have our work profiled in a prestigious photography magazine.

When I first showed our Storybook Engagment Slideshow to Bill Hurter, the editor of Rangefinder Magazine and the author of numerous fine photography books, he called it “ingenious!!!”.

The Storybook Engagement Slideshow is a carefully produced pseudo movie using sequences of still photos taken during an on-location engagement photo session. The end product is a QuickTime-based movie of the love story of a couple’s pre-wedding days accompanied by a piece of music or a song.

This serves as a great way to introduce each other to the bride and groom’s friends and family by showing it on their wedding day.

Click here to view the slideshow.

Click here to view the article on WPPI’s website.

Thanks to Bill Hurter for this honor and opportunity!!

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It was wonderful to work with fellow photographer Ben again, and to have the opportunity to network with 2 other photographers that Ben invited. It was a great time getting to meet new people, and to support each other in this passionate craft of ours.

The setting of this shoot was graciously arranged by Ben in his mom’s ranch in Tracy, CA — a totally varied and lushed environment to do some fashion and cowboy images.

As the early clouds cleared towards mid-morning, the lighting available was perfect for some outdoor work, especially when a nearby rancher’s horse got walked pass the ranch!

Jennifer Nicole was totally awesome despite the fact that she’s somewhat starting out in modeling. Jumping on the horse with her usual bubbly and cheerful self, the camera lenses of all the photographers present just loved her!

It was a total pleasure to have worked with Jennifer, and I look forward to future shoots with her.

Angie and I got together this time to shoot some location-based fashion images.

The concepts this time included a little retro looks, cowboy theme and some outfits that Angie made herself! Angie did her own styling and makeup. Awesome work as usual, and she had proven to be an experienced and versatile model.

I look forward to our swimwear shoot later on in May.

Alina wrote me soon after I sent out a travel notice via OMP back in February, and we discussed what we are going to work on together.

As soon as she mentioned that Marcel will be working with us as our stylist, I was totally excited and was very much looking forward to it.

Here are some images we shot for fashion, editorial and swimwear concepts around Lake Mead, Las Vegas.

I am totally impressed by her skills in modeling and Marcel’s skills in makeup and styling artistry… I look forward to future opportunities to work with both of them again!

ABOUT ALINA SMITH

An accomplished singer, songwriter, and pianist originally from Europe, Alina’s distinct sound came from her childhood years of touring Europe with her choir ‘Aurora’ that won many competitions. Under the well-known conductor Galina Kozlova, Alina was the youngest member ever admitted and the only one to sing solo songs. When not touring, she performed pop music with conductor Anatoly Chijevsky.

Since age 14, she’s been writing and performing songs in English and Spanish. Alina was a featured artist in the ‘Young People’s Entertainment Expo’ – a Las Vegas showcase for young talent, and was written about in the local entertainment newspaper ‘Callback’. Recently, she studied Blues and Jazz piano at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, and is presently attending JRP in Las Vegas. She’s also performed in a new Las Vegas show ‘Sythe’ that premiered at the ‘Stardust’ hotel on October 25th 2005 .

Presently singing with the groups ‘Enspyre’ and ‘X-Factor’. On the New Year’s Eve of 2006 ‘Enspyre’ has performed at the ‘J.W. Marriot’ casino/resort in a charity concert to benefit victims of the Katrina hurricane. The show featured Phillipino stars Lani Misalucha and Martin Nievera and was conducted by a famous musical director Lori Illustre. The members of ‘Enspyre’ were opening, closing the show and singing backup for the headliners. The show was written about in the ‘Neon’ magazine and was run on the television in the Philippines.

Click here to view Alina’s music/band website.

Click here to view Alina’s OMP profile.

ABOUT STYLIST/MUA MARCEL MUNOZ

Marcel is a well known and accomplished makeup artist / stylist. He has been featured in such national publications as Elle (twice), W, Short Cuts, Salon City Star, and California Hair Stylist. His bridal work will be featured in an upcoming issue of Salon Plus, a Spanish magazine with international distribution. He has produced his first instructional, step-by-step video on bridal hair that is available in both English and Spanish. And if that is not enough, he’s written the first in a series of instructional books on all phases of hairdressing.

Click here to view Marcel’s OMP profile.

Click here to view Marcel’s website.