Economic Whiz Kids!

This past wednesday I had the opportunity to go to the L.A. Univision Studios and cover the 2008 Los Angeles Capital Market Gains 2008 Contest presented by the CFA Society of L.A. and the C.C.E.E. Teams of high school students from all over participated in a Stock Market simulation and moved onto the next phase of the competition which consisted of an essay and oral presentation based on the current status of the U.S. Stock Market.

My contact Bernard Mauricia showed me around the amazing building and I then had the opportunity to photograph the teams as they trickled in. The teams were greatly diverse and came from all over the southland.

I was impressed by all of their presentations and their extremely articulate deliveries. Some were a little nervous, which of course is totally understandable and others would give Mr. Bernanke a run for his money (if he has any left after filling his gas tank).


All of the teams had great delivery as well as a monster screen and nice "little" plasma to show their visual presentations.


Ultimately the winners of the competition were the team members from the California Academy of Math & Science! Good luck cashing that check! Your going to need a really big pen!

Don't forget to keep checking my website, www.rmrphoto.com and click on your event (Capital Market LA) to view the rest of the images. Leave me your comments, I look forward to them!

Gonna be on Photo Talk Radio this Saturday!

Going to be on a great Photography radio show this saturday, Photo Talk Radio with my good buddy Howard Lipin!"From behind the Sales Counter to Behind the Camera, and the Fundamentals of Photo Marketing
Join us this Saturday, May 10th, 8-9am Pacific Time for this week's edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring Southern California based photographer Ronnie Revoredo whom for the past 11 years has been pleasing clients locally, nationally and internationally under his studio name, RMR Photography as well as for other studios. He specializes in portraiture, and is always looking for ways to do it better and expand his horizons and will share the secrets of how he makes great portraits. He's also been behind the camera counter for just about as long as behind the camera, and will have tips you'll want to know about when it comes to new photo gear."

So I hope all of you go check it out! And if you can't catch it in the morning then click here and check out the Podcast!

Erik & Paula's Big day

I spent the night before Erik & Paula's wedding day going over my notes and formulating a plan of attack. Taking the notes and snapshots I took at the rehearsal together with the weather forecast and the wedding script, I came up with an enhanced plan for the following day. Fortunately I knew that I would have the help of my good friend Patrick O'Dell acting as my second shooter.

Our day started early, with Pat coming around 10AM and grabbing a quick breakfast so that we could discuss the plans for the day. I gave him some paperwork as a guide to the day and we were on our way shortly thereafter. Patrick has a great eye and is self motivated by his eagerness to constantly learn more and to hone his craft.
We made our way to Split Ends salon in PB and got some great pickup shots of the bride, bridesmaid (Melanie) and mother of the Bride (Sharon). Paula was a beautiful bride. Her energy that day was infectious and she was taking everything in stride. All wedding photographers should be so lucky as to have a bride as mellow and way cool as her.



















The WTF moment of the afternoon came when Paula decided that instead of going to the YMCA she opted instead to go to Play it again Sports , a used and new sporting goods store next to the salon, and fit in a quick workout! She is officially a workout freak! What a moment!

After the sweat session, Pat and I made our leave and shot over to the house to get ready for the "gettin' ready" shots and the ceremony. Knowing that the early afternoon was going to be sunny and cloudless we made a collaborative decision to split up the portraits into parts so as to take advantage of the early evening colors and marine layer. Pat made a competent partner this day and needed little to no direction.

Erik and Paula were great models who provided amazing photos as well as a fantastic rhumba dance at the reception! All in all when 10PM rolled around we figured our day was done and we headed out the door after thanking the family members for letting us be part of their day, and made our way to a chinese food place!
All of the Photographs from the wedding will be up soon so check the website frequently!