GOLDEN GATE, SAN FRANCISCO by Ricardo Quintana

I love going with Pablo and Karen around the city and taking pictures. We did get full rain the whole weekend but, see for yourself the results!

Ahora describiré el resto esto en español, Pablo es mi hermano y Karen mi cunada. Este fue un viaje que planificamos por el cumpleaños de mi hermano, Karen tuvo la brillante idea de contratarme para poder realizar una sesión de fotos en San Francisco. Personalmente quise ir una milla extra y tomar fotos durante la mayor parte del viaje ya que considero que San Francisco tiene lugares hermosos. Fue un agrado poder salir con mi cámara y tener a estos dos modelos! Dentro de los lugares que visitamos son El puente de San Francisco, muelle 39, el museo de Arte de SF y un pequeño bar donde escuchamos bossa novva para el dia de su cumpleaños.   Espero que puedan conocer un poco mas de esta ciudad y de esta increible familia a traves de estas fotos.

Ronny + Jose by Ricardo Quintana

Ronny is from Colombia, he is a superb photographer. I had the chance to take pictures of him and his partner Jose from Spain, both now currently living in a cool apartment in downtown Santiago - Chile. I got to say that in home shoots are the bomb, maybe is not always the best light but the ambiance and the intimacy that creates this scenery is the best. We played some cool and mellow music and started in their living room, the balcony and then to their room, that kind of flow is what I just enjoyed so much about in home shoots, so personal and unique for each family and couple. These two were fantastic, so natural and comfortable with each other-pure joy.

This set is one of the couple of shoots Ihadduring my two weeks visiting Chile. 

Monse + Marie "The Sonet" by Ricardo Quintana

This pictures were taken in Chile collaborating with the fabulous photographer Ronny Garcia.  He would have all the credit for gathering the beautiful models (Marie and Monse), hair and make up artist (HMUA - Daniela Semidey) and, the gorgeous and whimsical dresses by Maria Eugenia Couture. This serie is a bit of a dream a bit of reality. There are a couple of verses from Sonet LXXXI of Pablo Neruda.

'Already, you are mine. Rest with your dream inside my dream.
Love, grief, labour, must sleep now.
Night revolves on invisible wheels
and joined to me you are pure as sleeping amber.

No one else will sleep with my dream, love.
You will go we will go joined by the waters of time.
No other one will travel the shadows with me,
only you, eternal nature, eternal sun, eternal moon.'

"Without you, I am your dream, only that, and that is all." - Neruda

Carolina + Andres Wedding by Ricardo Quintana

Carolina is an wonderful photographer and Andres is a great cinematographer, no pressure with this couple. I met Carolina by posting a picture in the group Looks Like Film on Facebook and since then, we have been following each other on Instagram. We met a couple of months ago and clicked since. She is super generous and cheerful about photography, we sat a photoshoot to just learn from each other and just happens that she was engage, so I took some pictures of Carolina and her fiancee and, she took pictures of my girlfriend and myself. The whole thing was a success because we all got along really well, then she hired me for her wedding.

For the wedding day I was a tad nervous because this was the first wedding that I was shooting for a photographer, and if you check out her work, and you should! It is beautiful so the bar was high. They wanted a simple and intimate wedding and I just enjoyed so much being part of it. THANKS a ton for let me being there and capturing those precious moments.

 

Back to Black (Romance in the Graveyard) by Ricardo Quintana

I always wanted to do a shoot in a graveyard and I'm was so excited that all came together so last minute.  Back to black is an inspired shoot by the idea of a widow visiting the graveyard of her late husband who she "encounters" every time she visits. Didn't wanna use lots of make up of a big production, just wanted to be simple and let you decide if this encounters are imaginary,  real or maybe the guy whom presence she feels is not really the late husband.  Also, in poetry and music the symbol of death reference to a female. With this reasoning I listen to the song Back to Black by Amy Winehouse and it just made sense to me.

"We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her (death)
And I go back to
I go back to us..."

Greg + Emily Wedding by Ricardo Quintana

One of the most magical brides on this wedding!  Greg and Emily are such a cool couple and real troopers. It was freezing that day and they just went for it, especially Emily.  The reception was really fun and everybody was super welcoming all the time. Latino wedding be like-mi casa es su casa.

SABDY + TROY /BOSTON by Ricardo Quintana

Sabdy and Troy have been dating for years. Sabdy is a personal friend and an ex coworker on BYUTV. Now she is about to graduate and move to Boston were she spent summer doing her internship. I flew to Boston to take pictures of these great couple, they were so fun and the sceneries were just awesome. I loved going around the city of Boston taking pictures. 

If you want me to travel were you live just let me know, I'll be there in a heart beat. 


FELIPE + JULIANA VALPARAISO/CHILE by Ricardo Quintana

Mis clientes/amigos desde mis comienzos, Jualiana y Felipe querían algo diferente para esta sesión, asi que decidimos pasar el dia en este “arcoiris” de ciudad como lo es Valparaiso en Chile.

For the English speaking people, if you haven’t visited this city I highly recommend! Full of colors, culture and delicious food.

Canción sugerida, obviamente “La Joya del Pacifico” versión de Joe Vasconcellos.

Karo Veloz Designs Part I by Ricardo Quintana

Catalogue for Karo Veloz Chilean Designer and extremely talented! Angela Woodward did an amazing job with hair and make up and Ashley Lewis just killed it as the model. It was so great two work with these two and take a stroll on the streets of Salt Lake City with a more European architecture feel.