Rosy's Photography

The Last Post...

2007-01-08T17:06:00.000-06:00

This will be the last post that will be entered on this Blog. For the past few months I have been working on a new website and blog to be the new home of Rosy's Photography. The new website/blog is more in line with what, we at Rosy's Photography, envision for our business and our brand. Originally the intention was to migrate this Blog into the new one, but because of technical differences it would have taken far too long to do so. Therefore the decision was made to leave this Blog as is and simply move to the new one and link to this one as an archive. This Blog will no longer be updated and it will be deleted sometime in the next 12-18 months. All updates and posts, as well as event pictures, news and happenings will now be entered on our new site. Thanks to all those that posted comments, we appreciate your kind words and encouragement. Remember to register to the RSS feeds on our new Blog so you will be notified of updates to the content and to news about Rosy's Photography.

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My Second Awesome Photograph...

2007-01-08T17:05:00.001-06:00

As you all might know, a while back I submitted 3 pictures to the editors of Awesome Photographs to be considered for publishing on their site. I was surprised to receive a reply that all 3 images made the cut. The first one was of Martha by the water. This second one is of my good friends Martha and Juan, who are getting married on Feb. 3 in St. Josephs Catholic Church in Harvard, IL with the reception being held at the Old Town Hall in Crystal Lake IL. This is one image that exudes their love for each other and no words were necessary, their eyes and touch were expressing much more than words could ever say. I hope you like this image as much as I do. And a big Thank You to the editors of Awesome Photographs.

Fine Art Prints & Canvas

2006-12-17T21:08:00.000-06:00

Throughout this year, 2006, as much as I have been able, I have been taking pictures of the area in which I live, or in which I drive by on my way to or from work. Since I have been getting some good comments about my images, I decided to sell some of them as Fine Art Prints and/or Fine Art Canvas Prints or Gallery Wraps. Here are pictures that I have uploaded to our storefront and are available for purchase. If you are interested in purchasing any of these prints, please visit out online storefront.

1. Barn - An abandoned barn I see everyday on my way to work.

2 & 3. Barn in the morning fog - Two images of the barn in the morning fog at sunrise.

4. The Bean - A huge reflective structure shaped like a bean in Millenium Park in Chicago IL.

5. Tower on Fire - One of the 2 glass brick lighted waterfall towers in Millenium Park in Chicago. The towers' lights change colors and also display a series of faces from people around Chicago.

6. A Foggy Road - This is a simple shot I took of a post by a dirt road. The road still had some snow that had not melted and in the areas of more snow, the fog was heavier.

7. Willows in the fog - I shot these willow trees on my way to work. I would have never come across this small lake if it were not because there was construction on my normal route and I had to take a detour through Lake Zurich IL.

Congratulations Meg & Mike

2006-12-01T16:37:00.000-06:00

On November 18, I had the priviledge of 2nd shooting for a great photographer, and now that I have met him, a great person as well, Andrew, of John Andrews Photography. He made the offer on OSP for those that wanted to enhance their portpolio so I jumped at the chance. Thank you so much Andrew for the opportunity. I definetely learned a lot from watching him shoot and from his style of doing things. And of course, I was also able to create some good pictures, but I'll let you decide whether that is true or not. Here are some of the pictures I shot for Andrew. The ceremony took place at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in Chicago and the reception was held at West Loop Studio. Between the ceremony and reception we went with Meg and Mike and the wedding party to Union Station for some portraits.

1. The Rings

2. The Shoes and Purse

3. One of the Groom's Men

4. Mike, the Groom

5. Meg's Veil

6. Meg, the Bride

7. Meg and Bride's Maids arriving at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church.

8. Meg about to walk down the isle.

9. The beautiful details above the altar at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church.

10. Meg and Mike at the Altar, about to get their love blessed by God in the sacramet of Marriage.

11. A close up of Meg at Union Station in Chicago (the old Union Station)

12. A detail shot of the bar at West Loop Studio in Chicago.

13. Meg & Mike at the reception in West Loop Studio.

14. Meg and Mike, the stars of the night, being hounded by the Paparazzi ;-)

An Awesome Photograph

2006-11-24T09:52:00.000-06:00

That is awesome. I got one of my images published by an online publication called Awesome Photographs. They are an online publication that promotes the work of photographers from all over the world. I have been lucky enough to get 1 of my images published.

I had submitted 3 pictures a couple of months ago, but I didn't hear anything back from them, until about 2 weeks ago that Jim Cook of James Cook Photography contacted me to let me know that all 3 images had made the cut and all 3 images were going to be published at different times. The first one that has been published today is the one of Martha by the pond, which I titled "Serene Relfection". A big thanx to Martha and her family for making me part of their special day, and a big thanks to my friend Gaby Cruz for all her help during that day. And a huge "Thank You" to the editors of Awesome Photographs for publishing my images. You guys are awesome! (pun intended) The 3 images that are going to be published are here in my Blog, however, I won't say which ones yet, but keep checking back as I will post about them when they are published. You can click the link above to go to Awesome Photographs.

Light - Make it Real

2006-11-10T11:51:00.000-06:00

Well, for the past month or so I have been communicating with Neil Cowley about doing one of his Make Light Real workshops. I got to talk to Neil last night and also very briefly to Liesl, his wife, and they both sound like extremely nice people. By looking at the work Neil has done via his website, I can hardly wait for the workshop to start.

The workshop will take place in Harvard, IL, that is where I live, and it will be a full day of instruction and hands on exercises. If you are a photographer that would like to take your wedding reception lighting to a whole new level, you need to be at this workshop. There are only 15 slots for the workshop and 10 other professional photographers from different parts of the country have already signed up to the interested list. The workshop will be on Jan. 12 2007 form 9-5. If anyone is interested, please contact me via email: ramiro@rosyspix.com and reserve your spot today.

It's been a while...

2006-10-24T00:12:00.000-05:00

Well, it had been quite a while since I posted any pictures of my work. I have been extremely busy with many things that are family related and also with the business. I have finally had time to work on some of my latest work and prepare it for posting here. I included a simple intro at the beginning of each session. I have now done my first engagement session for my very good friends Juan and Martha, I shot pictures for Mariachi Morelos in Hanover Park IL, and just this past weekend (10/21/06) I shot pictures at the Quinceañera for Martha Alicia. Contratulations Martha. She is a wonderful young lady and quite beautiful, as you can see from the pictures. She was totally easy to photograph and very outgoing and fun. The guys were a blast too…what a great bunch of fun kids to work with. But I couldn’t have done this without the help of my good friend Gaby Cruz that both, assisted and 2nd shot for me. Thank you for visiting and I appreciate your comments.

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Mariachi Morelos

2006-10-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

After shooting Juan and Martha's e-session, the very next day, I shot pictures for Mariachi Morelos. I had never shot pictures for a mariachi but they all had a great sense of humor and when a couple of them sang, they did sing rather well. But of course, you can tell that from the music on their site as well. The pictures will be used for a calendar, and although we were a bit rushed, I think the pictures turned out ok.

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My First E-session

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This was my first engagement session. They are very good friends of mine. They are getting married in Feb of 07. They were super fun and I had a great time shooting their engagement session. We shot all these in 2 locations, one was in the Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry IL and the other one was at a park also in McHenry IL. As always, your comments are welcome

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2006-10-04T00:52:00.000-05:00

Here are some of the pictures that I am getting ready for a band from Harvard IL called Tierra Caliente Show. This is the second time I do their pictures - the current pictures on their site were done by me as well. I am hoping that with their help I can break into the musician photography market. These guys are awsome, their music is great and they have a great sense of humor. It was a total pleasure to work with them. As always, comments welcome.
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On September 5, 2006 our family was blessed with the birth of Christian Alejandro Rodriguez. Here are some of the pictures from the day he was born. I will post some more of him at the house and some of the portraits we have done after I have some time to edit and prepare them. As always, your comments are welcome.
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It's a boy!!
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Since my wife wouldn't let me put any pictures of the tummy online, I included this one. This is where the doctor (in silohuete) decided to do a C-section because Christian was breech.
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Christian's hand.
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Christian at the nursery, in the basinette.
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Here is Rosy resting and Christian sleeping after a good meal.
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My parents holding Christian.
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All the kids are crazy about their new little brother.
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This picture was taken by Abby, my 6-year old daughter. I promise I haven't taught her the rule of thirds.
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2006-09-17T15:22:00.000-05:00

Christian napping and me using a Kubota action to get this effect.
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2006-09-17T15:21:00.000-05:00

Nurse is taking a while for discharge, so Christian extends his nap.
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Christian and mom going out of the hospital and going home.
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Here is Christian demanding dinner.
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2006-08-23T00:03:00.000-05:00

Well, it has been a good 3 weeks since I posted an update. I have been extremely busy and with a baby only a week or so away I had not had time to update our Blog. But one of my best friends asked me if I wanted to take pictures at her sister's wedding, which was a surprise to her sister. It was a last minute arrangement, but here are some of the pictures from Saturday 8/19. It was a beautiful wedding which we were blessed to be a part of. A huge "THANK YOU" to Argy for that. As always, your comments are welcome.
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2006-08-22T23:58:00.000-05:00

The cake.
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Memo & Irene with family.
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A close up of the Mariachi guitar player.
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Irene by a tree.
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A black and white outside.
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Again at the gazebo.
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Memo and Irene in a gazebo in the church courtyard.
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The rings.
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Bride and Groom during the Our Father.
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Irene arriving at the church.
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2006-07-31T02:08:00.000-05:00

Another awsome weekend was enjoyed by myself and a few of my friends. I had originally canceled the workshop that I had been trying to organize because a bunch of people canceled at the last minute. But since my 3 friends that wanted the class didn't cancel, I though I'd spend the afternoon with them teaching them how to use their cameras and the basics of shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and lenses as well as some techniques for shooting. So this was not anything formal by any means, but 2 days before Sat that I had the "workshop" for them, one of them said that her brother in law wanted to come along with his wife. So finally, I ended up having 5 people. I also invited Nancy, a young lady from church that I have known for about 1 year. I asked her to model for us to take pictures and she agreed to give us some of her time. She was wonderful and we had a lot of fun. I think everyone learned a lot and I was able to get some good pix for Nancy. Here are some of my favorite pix from the session...as always, your comments are welcome.
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Nancy inside the church.
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Nancy with one of my backdrops.
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Nancy against a brick wall at St. Joseph Catholic School
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Nancy lying down on the grass at the park.
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Nancy at the park on the grass.
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2006-07-18T00:56:00.000-05:00

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot the Quinceanera (Mexican version of a sweet 16, but at 15) of Vero. She was a lot of fun to take pix of and was very relaxed, although she said she was a bit nervous. I learned a lot and I had tons of fun, especially with the "chamberlanes" (don't know how to translate that into English), they were 5 really fun kids and we all had a blast. Although by the end of the portrait session that took place between 8-9:30, they were getting tired. All in all I think I got some good pix, here are a few of what Vero will be getting with her package, along with a surprise.
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2006-07-09T09:24:00.000-05:00

Actually, I remembered of some pictures I took in our house or near our house. Here are a few. All of these were taken with my Casio P&S, since the lens on my Nikon D70s is in the shop for service.
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2006-07-09T09:23:00.000-05:00

Here is a really close focus picture, again with my Casio camera.
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My wife loves roses, this is one in our backyard.
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This is a pond in our subdivision. Kind of cool reflection.
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Some flowers in our front yard. These are tiny, but again, I am using the Macro focus of my Casio P&S camera. Amazing sharpness.
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2006-07-09T09:20:00.000-05:00

Here I was trying out the Macro focus of my Casio EX-Z750 P&S camera.
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2006-07-09T08:51:00.000-05:00

Well, it has been 2 weeks since I posted anything. I have been quite tide up with some of my other extra curricuar activities. The nuns that had been at our parish for over 20 years went back to Mexico and they probably will not return so made a going away dinner for them. I also took pictures so I could create a DVD slideshow, however I have been unable to finish it. I was also working on the workshop I was going to put together, which now looks like it will have to get canceled because several people have canceled. I also had to send my camera lens in to Nikon for repair because the autofocus stopped working properly. Good thing is that the computer has been very stable, and I figure it's because I haven't run the automatic updates from Microsoft ;-). I have a sweet 16 coming up next Sat, 7/15, so after that I will post some pictures of the shoot. The other thing I am very excited about is that I have ordered my One Light rig to help me get some great portraits. One of the parts arrived on Fri and the others will be delivered on Mon. More to come.
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2006-06-24T16:25:00.000-05:00

I am so excited. About 2 weeks ago I lost my computer to a bad virus. It was so bad that I had to completely format the drive and re-install everything again. But I couldn't, the Windows installation CD would always fail. After troubleshooting it for a while I narrowed things down to a bad hard drive. Finally after talking to a friend of mine and explained what was happening, he said to pull all memory modules out and just use one. Since I was getting blue screens left and right, he said that 9/10 times a blue screen is caused by bad memory. Low and behold, I have been able to install the OS and most of my programs. I am back online again. More to follow.
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2006-06-18T23:11:00.000-05:00

My wife decided to give an awsome gift for Father's Day. She took me downtown to Buckingham Fountain and Millenium Park in Chicago to take pictures. I had been wanting to photograph Buck Fountain since Memorial Day that they first started running it. We all had a ton of fun. Hope you like the pix.
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A nice silhouette of the Sear Tower.
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Some serious shutter drag.
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Eli and Abby.
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My kids, I love them.
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Eli playing around Buck Fountain.
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2006-06-18T23:06:00.001-05:00

Abby. By far, my favorite picture of the day.
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