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ANOTHER GLAMOROUS WEDDING WITH RAY SANTANA

HE HAS SPOILED ME SO MUCH – I DON’T THINK IT GET’S ANY BETTER THAN THIS!
Last Friday I was fortunate enough to go with Ray Santana and his 4-second shooters to the most gorgeous and sophisticated wedding I have ever been. Over 1000 guests gathered in to celebrate Olga and Jose’s nuptials. The setting was a...

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-brittany- - These are so awesome Lara! I am in love with that dress shot! What a fabulous fabulous opportunity!!!

D - you got skills my friend! and hello, what beautiful shoes!!!

Jennifer Brotchie - soo beautiful and cute! Love the sneakers! Keep it up girl!

Regina - Very nice work. Keep it up love em all.

Gavin Wade - Hey Lara! Yeah...I think after that wedding we are ALL spoiled! It was so much fun seeing you again and hanging out! Great photos! It was such a fun day :) Hopefully Ray has me out again soon! Keep up the amazing work. I'll say it again...I wish I had your eye and technical abilities when I was just starting out....sheesh!! Great work :)

Sara Bell - Beautiful - you have a natural eye - the technical will come - "little by little" :-)

Maria Brito - VERY NICE WORK. Looking forward to meeting you in April.

SYLVIA & ALEX: ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT DEERING ESTATES

THIS COUPLE ROCKED THEIR PHOTOSHOOT LIKE REAL PROS
Three weeks ago I met Sylvia and Alex at a Miami Starbucks to talk about their wedding plans and right away we clicked. These two are the nicest people you could ever meet. We set an engagement session at Deering Estates in South Miami where the three of...

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R2ro - Quedaron super bonitas las fotos muchachos felicitaciones! :)

Cathy Melero - Loved the pics!! You guys look adorable! Can't wait to see you in that wedding dress Syl...love you Congrats!

Maria Brito - I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!! Love you guys!!! <3

Marcela - These are my very good friends and I can't say enough about them. These pictures truly capture the essence of who they are as a couple. I love them and I love the pics! :)

Suzanne Reid Thompson - Great pictures. I like the one with their backs turned and water in the background.

Mayra - beautiful pictures, Congratulations!!!!

Libby Diaz - LOVE THE PICTURES!

Lara Rios - Thanks everyone. I'm just so lucky I get the most wonderful people to photograph...

Michele Caridad - que bellas fotos! Ahi nos casamos Jose y yo! dream place!

Andreina - hermosas!!!!!! la segunda foto me FASCINA! Que nota amiga!!! I am soooo excited for you!!!!

Alex - Lara I am speachless.......I cannot thank you enough for such a great job...Thank you so much, Sylvia and I had a really good time. See you soon.

Rosalia - Cuñada!!!!!!!!!!! Yo no había visto estas fotos!!!!!! Que MARAVILLA... Te súper felicito. no t escribo mas porque me ladilla escribir con el celular, pero son A-1 !

Sandra - Gorgeous!

Sara Bell - Beautiful pictures. You truly captured the essence of their love - it looks like they didn't even notice you were there.

FABULOUS PHOTO SHOOT AT JASMINE STAR’S WORKSHOP

I FELT LIKE A ROCK STAR – I PROMISE YOU – JASMINE* IS TRULY AWESOME!
Well here are the pictures from our photo shoot! Our models were a real and spectacular couple names Jodi and Matt. She is an aspiring model and this was her first time. Well let me tell you she nailed it right...

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gina - love those images! someday i will experience j*

Jennifer Brotchie - great images Lara! I love the diptychs... never give up..you can do this!

Laurie - Lara, simply incredible! You are such a natural at this and I know you are going to be a great success!!

Kristina - Beautiful Lara!!!

Marian - Wow Lara!!! Que espectaculares estan todas las fotos! Hasta me dan ganas de meterme a fotografa jejeje :)

rossalia - Cuñada...qué belleza de fotos! Cuando me vuelva a casar te contrato seguro. Debes estar gozando un puyero. Me alegra burda que la experiencia haya sido super positiva. Pa'lante es pa'llá!

Jodi - I LOVE these shots Lara!!! Absolutely beautiful! Hooray :) Thank you so much for making Tuesday that much more special for Matt and I. We really appreciated all of the photog's there and their sweet kindness! Especially you! thank you!

Jennifer Brotchie - these are great Lara! awesome job!!! Caliente mama-sita!!! Bueno, bueno!!

Andreina - these are all great! what an awesome opportunity! love that dress btw. Congrats Lara! Un besote..

Katie Ardner - Lara- I'm so jealous you got to go to a Jasmine Star workshop!! I love your shots and it looks like you had a blast - thanks for posting these. : )

FUN AT JASMINE STAR’S SUPER FABULOUS WORKSHOP

FROM THE ORANGE STATE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY AND BACK!
I’m so proud and happy to say that I finally met Jasmine Star at her super FABULOUS workshop in Irvine, Orange County. It was fun, fresh, new and definitely an awesome experience. I’ve been stalking Jasmine’s blog for quite a while and meeting her personally was...

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-brittany- - Your pics from the workshop are fabulous!!! It was so very nice to meet you! Hope to meet again someday!

My First Real Wedding, As Second Shooter, Invited by Ray Santana!

WHAT ELSE COULD AN ASPIRING PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE ME ASK FOR?
Three weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet RAY SANTANA, one of the BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS in the country, at his Portfolio+Workshop at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami. One of the things that really surprised me about Ray during the workshop was his down-to-earth personality...

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Rosie - So happy for you!!! Best wishes, Rosie :)

Michele Caridad - Lara: beautiful pictures and even more impressive determination! you are an inspiration! i owe you info! love: michi

sharon snow - Lara, you are awesome! You have such a wonderfully infectious up-beat attitude, and an obvious talent behind the lens. Ray is awesome, and what an opportunity to learn from the best, you are moving on up girl! Have a fab time @ the J* workshop!

cori derksen - Awesome! We all need mentors and teachers in our lives to help us become better. SO glad you got this neat opportunity. I look forward to meeting you tonight/tomorrow at the j* workshop. excited! :)

…And They All Cried!

I DID TOO BUT NOBODY SAW ME, JIJIJI
Hear me out! As you all know I’ve been taking pictures like crazy lately and most of them at my closest friends. A couple of weeks ago I had a shoot with my friend Andreina, her husband Jimmy and her daughter Isabella (Ohh! and the pea in the...

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Trent Bailey - Beautiful....Beautiful....Beautiful! You are super talented and I cannot wait to see the journey your camera will take you on. So excited to get a front row seat on your blog!

Jasmine* - I'm so excited to meet you on Tuesday! I know great things are in store...and with photos like yours, I know it's going to be great! :) j*

D - such a beautiful warm feeling to see so much love and it was all captured by your camera!

Michele - OMG! i'm crying too and i'm @ the office! (not that that is odd or anything!) Que belleza...no solo las fotos pero la familia, el amor que ve entre Andi y Jimmy (yes...since day one!) and the honor of having them in our lives...(and now you too LAra ...I am HONORED!)Un beso!

Andreina - Larita! what beautiful words! you have made me cry once again...I so appreciate that you took the time to do something so special for us, so heartfelt! this is probably one of the most beautiful gifts I have ever received. It was also very special that I got to share it with my dearest friends!! Love you girl! and I know this is just the beginning of an outstanding journey! You are so talented, so driven, such an inspiration! big hug!!! A

Marian&Ado - Ay Larita!!! Que bellas todas tus fotos...me hiciste llorar con este video :) Te juro que parece que tuvieras aniosssssss tomando fotos profesionales. Tienes un ojo! Todos nuestros mejores deseos. Yo siento que muchas cosas bellas vienen para ti, asi que para adelante! Ya estamos listos para nuestras fotos ;) Que emocion...can't wait! Te mandamos un abrazoteee. Marian y Ado

Three Models to Die for in Gorgeous Ines Di Santo Gowns

As I mentioned in my previous post I’d be sharing some of the pictures I took when I participated last week at the PortfolioPlusWorkshop with Ray Santana and Kenny Kim. The experience of spending a day with this incredibly talented group of photographers was uncompared to anything else I’ve ever done. I learned so much! I...

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ray santana - Great job so proud of you... Goodtimes coming

Regina White - These are wonderful. Love em all. Beautiful women and you captured them so fabulously.

Sharon Snow - Lara, Seriously?!? Never shot before?!? Your images are stunning! Girl, I think you have major talent and need to work more on your confidence in yourself and your ability. You have some gorgeous shots here, and should be very, VERY proud of yourself!! Your phone will be ringing before you even get a camera if you keep putting up images like these! You GO!

Kenny Kim - Wow! Are you sure you never shot a wedding before? These are amazing. So proud of you Lara!

Rosalía - La del vestido volando....me mata!!!!! Qué fotos más bellas!!!! Chama, haz una colecta para comprar la cámara y para hacerte unas tarjetas y empezar a repartirlas....jajajajaja! Si a partir de ahora, salgo mal en una foto tuya...es PORQUE ME ESTAS SACANDO MAL A PROPOSITO.....jajajjajaa! Besotes!

Hot Models + Designer Gowns + Rock Star Photographers =

PORTFOLIO+WORKSHOP AT THE LEGENDARY BILTMORE HOTEL IN MIAMI
BY: RAY SANTANA & KENNY KIM - GUEST SPEAKERS: JIM GARNER & DAVE CROSS
IT WAS PERFECTION! On January 27th I went to the legendary Hotel Bitmore of Coral Gables in Miami to meet the most incredible group of photographers at the PortfolioPlusWorkshop. Let me tell you, I couldn’t finish...

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Allison - Great pics, Lara!! Keep shooting, you're doing a fabulous job!!

Gavin Wade - Yay! So awesome to meet you and see your work Lara! Already you are rocking with your camera. I wish I started out with your talent! Keep up the great work! Hopefully see you soon!!

Kenny Kim - What an awesome recap Lara! I'm so glad you came to the workshop and got so much out of it! I'll be following your career!

Rosalía - Chama, qué super experiencia!!! Me encanta! Las fotos se ven super increíbles. Bueno, ya sabes... a comprar cámara, a tomar muchas fotos y a inscribirse en todos los workshops que puedas! Un besote enorme♥

Karen: Une jolie femme

My beautiful French friend Karen and I took a vintage trip to Sunrise Blvd where I found this old abandoned train in the middle of the city. And since today I had to return the rental camera we had exactly 45 minutes to finish this shoot. It was a little CRAZY!!! I was...

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Maria Brito - I love this place. I did my nephew's 3rd Bday photos here. Very nice shots!!

anna kim - WOWZERS!!! Nice work Lara!

Regina White - Very very nostalgic. Love em. So fun and bright.

ashleigh - wow lara!!! i'm impressed!!! these are stunning!!! you go girl ;)

D - STUNNING!

Kirk - Une telle beauté ! Karen est étonnante - elle est futée, douée, gracieuse et élégante, et absolument belle.

Photo shoot Marathon Sneak Peek

WOW! MY FIRST PHOTO SHOOT EVER WITH REAL PEOPLE AND A REAL CAMERA!
Today I’m extremely happy and exhausted! I’ve been taking pictures non-stop since Friday afternoon. In case you don’t know I rented a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and I received it on Thursday. I had scheduled my first photo session for Friday at...

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Regina White - Yeah I can't believe this is your first time shooting. I just stummbled onto your blog and would have never guessed.

-brittany- - yay Lara! Awesome! Can't believe this was your first ever photo session(s)!

Jennifer Brotchie - These are fantastic! Great job!

Monica Karroum - CONGRATULATIONS LARA!!!! Love ALL the Pics!!! I want mine soon!!! ;) Big Kiss!!