Stock Photography and Workshops

Joining blogs...

2011-02-16T21:27:00.001+01:00

Since now, you can follow this english version of my blog through this new URL:
http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/

Thanks to the google multilingual translator, you can choose your prefered language (the top-right side of the page), when reading my spanish version of this blog.

Sadly I have not enough time to keep both versions updated. On the other side, the good news are: I will have more time to upload more contents on the new URL. See you there!

http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/

Hidden strobes working great with CLS

2011-01-19T17:46:00.001+01:00

How much required are the radio triggers when you want to hide strobes working indoors?
Not so required as we could think...
Let me explain:

This is an alternative to front light and, also, an example of a hidden slave flash working on CLS system.

The light comes from a Metz 58 AF2 into a 80x80 cm. double diffuser softbox, in front of the model, triggered with CLS system (using as master the pop-up flash of a Nikon D300).

The picture was taken with the camera in the centre of the softbox front. The slave flash is on the master's back and hidden behind the softbox. But it works great!

More pictures and infos about hidden strobes, working on CLS, in my recent blog article:
http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2011/01/escondiendo-flashes-cls-metz.html

The image was processed with "Portraiture 2" by Imagenomic:
http://tratamientodigital.blogspot.com/2010/09/imagenes-con-portraiture-2.html
Model: Patricia Vinuesa.

December Urban Photography Workshop in Valencia

2010-12-22T08:53:00.000+01:00

Saturday Dec 18, 2010: New Urban Photography workshop with Evadium in Valencia.
More info and pictures following the link!

Foto-Club AIDO: hands-on session.

2010-12-22T08:50:00.000+01:00

Saturday Dec 11, 2010: Outdoors session for the photography course on FotoClub AIDO.
Architecture photography, indoors, natural and flash lighting, portrait, travel photography, ... lots of contents in an intense workshop!
More info and pictures, following the link (as usual).

New Destination for the Urban Photography Workshop: Cuenca City

2010-12-22T08:27:00.000+01:00

We are adding new locations to our Monthly Photography One-Day Workshops (with Evadium): Cuenca City and La Albufera de Valencia.
More info here!

Urban Photography with Evadium

2010-12-22T08:22:00.000+01:00

Saturday Nov 20, 2010: New Urban Photography workshop with Evadium in Valencia.
More info and pictures following the link!

New hot-shoe flashes lighting workshop with Photolocus.

2010-12-16T20:17:00.001+01:00

Portable small flashes in action!
A monthly workshop with Photolocus. As usual, more info clicking here...

Improving the workflow (a new workshop with AIDO)

2010-12-16T20:13:00.002+01:00

New workshop in AIDO (Technologic Park, Valencia, Spain).
More info jumping here!

Running (almost) out of time... by good reasons!

2010-12-01T20:23:00.001+01:00

The new Metz 58 AF-2 (presented in Photokina 2010).

More info about this new amazing flash... and more info

about how this picture was taken (it wasn't as it seems)...

clicking here!

I'm quite busy lately...
But the reasons are great: I have been working on a photography lighting book, for the last months... and will be for the next ones.
I'm compiling contensts, experiments, tests, etc. work from my lighting workshops (at same time that I'm working on the contents for my 2011 next ones), and expanding them with new ideas, pictures, lighting schemes, model's shots, table top photography, .... using studio monoblock strobes and hot-shoe small flashes.... working indoors and outdoors....
In short: a wide view of lighting, as it can be used for different purposes, with different equipments (broad variety) under a 100% practical perspective.

It's being a groovy journey (I mean "very good journey"... not "chic" :)

You can have a look to the seed of this book, in my lighting blog:
http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/

So, my next entries will be briefs ... and sometimes added in batches... I'm sorry. Perhaps It will look quite messy sometimes... but is an easier way to stay here by now... :)

See you (read you) soon.

Peace and happiness!

10.000 images on Alamy!

2010-10-21T07:55:00.000+01:00

My stock collection on Alamy has reached the milestone of 10.000 images!

More infos and ideas to search inspirational, conceptual and documental images for your publishing needs, clicking here!

New Urban Photography Workshop with Evadium!

2010-10-21T07:50:00.000+01:00

City of Arts And Sciences. Valencia. Spain

La Lonja (Unesco World Heritage Site).

Fantastic Gothic Architecture in Valencia. Spain

Images from my recent workshop about Urban Photography in Valencia, organized with Evadium.

More info clicking here!

Workshop: tabletop photography lighting using hot-shoe flashes only

2010-10-14T12:18:00.003+01:00

Combination of specular reflections (fork) and DIY Honecomb (pasta)

This is one of the pictures taken in my recent workshop "Fotografía de Bodegón: Introducción a la fotografía de producto" ("Tabletop Photography: Introduction to product photography"), in AIDO

(Technologic Park, Valencia. October 4, 5 and 7 of 2010).

A workshop about Product and tabletop photography lighting, using small hot-shoe flashes only.

More info about this workshop, and graphic lighting scheme of this picture, clicking here!

This picture in my flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomamp/5079910717/

Subjective portrait

2010-10-11T10:35:00.001+01:00

Nude shoulders portrait. Model: Andrea Rubio.

Clamshell + controlled black and white conversion

More info after the jump!

(Choose your destination)

Picture on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomamp/5071099738/

Lighting blog:

http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2010/10/luz-suave-con-clamshell.html

Three new workshops with AIDO!

2010-10-11T10:30:00.000+01:00

Three new workshops with AIDO (Optics, Colour and Image Technologic Institute, Technological Park, Valencia):

- Digital Photography Workflow Improvement.

- Nature Photograhy.

- Indoors Architecture Photography.

More info clicking here...

New Gallery: Using Portraiture 2 software...

2010-10-07T09:40:00.000+01:00

New gallery featured in the website of Portraiture 2 software (by Imagenomic LLC). A selection of pictures with explanations about the different ways I use this great software

Keep reading and visit the gallery here...

Recent workshops with Evadium

2010-10-07T09:24:00.001+01:00

- Urban Photography Workshop in Valencia: September, 18.

Arts Palace "Reina Sofía". City of Arts and Sciences. Valencia

Would you like to see more pictures and info from the Urban Photography Workshop in Valencia?
Keep reading here!

- Nature Photography Workshop in the Ebro Delta (Tarragona): September 24 - 26.

Sunset at the Encanyissada lagoon. Ebro Delta (Tarragona).

Would you like to see more pictures and info from the Nature Photography Workshop in the Ebro Delta?

Keep reading here!

New workshops with Photolocus

2010-09-24T05:44:00.000+01:00

Studio beauty photography using hot-shoe flashes.

New workshops about lighting exclusively with hot-shoe flashes (aka small flashes, camera flashes, portable flashes, etc.).

There are always a lot of questions about this, when we put this into practice: TTL or manual?... how can I profite my old TTL flashes? .... How combine my old flashes with a digital system as Nikon CLS? .... white or silver umbrellas? ... wire, optical slaves, or radio? ... or a combination of them? ... what can I do with a flash only? ... when do use gel filters? ... Clamshell, backlights, crossing lights? ... How can I do better protraits withmy hot-shoe flashes? ... what aout lighting plants, flowers, macro, ...?

We'll see all of them in an intensive one day workshop working outdoors !

More info, dates, etc. here:
http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/2010/09/nuevos-cursos-intensivos-con-photolocus.html

(multilingual translator on the top-right side of the page)

Product photography with hot-shoe flashes. A new workshop with AIDO

2010-09-24T05:28:00.002+01:00

Fotografía de Bodegón: Introduccion a la fotografía de producto. A new workshop about tabletop and product photography, lighting only with hot-shoe flashes!
It will take place the next October, 4, 5 and 7 in AIDO (Optics, Colour and Image Technologic Institute, Technological Park, Valencia).
More info here:
http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/2010/09/iluminacion-de-bodegon-con-flash.html
(multilingual translator on the top-right side of the page)

New workshops with Evadium!

2010-09-23T07:39:00.000+01:00

Stormy seascape.

New nature photography workshops with Evadium:
- Delta del Ebro (Tarragona, Spain): September, 24 - 26.
- La Albufera (Valencia, Spain): October, 22 - 24.
More info here.

Central market dome. Valencia.

New urban photography workshops in Valencia, with Evadium:
- Every month!
More info here.

Nikon CLS combined with optical slaves

2010-09-04T09:14:00.001+01:00

Portrait lighting, combining Nikon CLS system with

optical slave triggered hot-shoe flashes. Model: Andrea Rubio

Not enough Nikon CLS compatible flashes to light the setups you wish?

... but you still own some older hot-shoe flashes?

Why not to join these older flashes to your CLS system triggered by optical slaves?

More about this in my lighting blog:
http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2010/09/nikon-cls-combinado-con-celulas-opticas.html
(multilingual translator on the top-right of the page)

More pictures of this new serie, available to be licenced and represented by my agent Arcangel Images:
If you'd like to see this new collection, visit the Arcangel Images website:
http://www.arcangel-images.com/
and type photomamp in the search box (top-right side of the page).

See you!

Nikon CLS vs Radio Triggers

2010-08-26T19:10:00.003+01:00

In my workshops about hot-shoe flashes lighting, on forums, etc. I face myself ussually, with several versions of a specific question:

Talking about the use of hot-shoe flashes off of camera... which system is better Nikon CLS or Radio Triggers?

(There are native flash triggering wireless systems from other manufacturers, but as a Nikon user, I found mostly this question about Nikon than about other brands).

The reply for this question is not easy. It must be more a explanation than a "only one" solution. It depends on the context you will work, the equipment you already have, etc. trying to making the most of each situation.

In order to offer a reflexive opinion about it, related with my daily work experience, I have written an article replying to this question in my lighting blog:

http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2010/08/disparo-inalambrico-de-flash-nikon-cls.html

(the article is written in spanish, but you have a translator on the top-right side of the blog page)

I hope this would be interesting!
If you have any question about it, don't hesitate to use the comment tool on that entry. You can write in english, français or spanish... as you prefer!

USA Western National Parks

2010-08-10T21:23:00.001+01:00

New book just released!

I was waiting to check the first printing books before making public this release. Now, once the results have passed the quality control, the book is available through Blurb:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1500286

This book is a journey through the western USA National Parks, as well as through the digital Black and White photography under a subjective way.

7 states, 158 pages, more than 70 B&W photographs, and a little essay about the possibilities that black and white photography brings us at present time (bilingual edition: english, spanish).

You can have a look at some pictures of this book by its preview just cliking on this address:
http://www.blurb.com/books/1500286

And about the book texts, please see below a little selection:

"About digital B&W photography:

(...) With the quick general adoption of digital photography, the black and white image (as other analogical processes), seemed to loose its preeminence. Luckily, it only seemed so.

This fast evolution, which has turned the digital medium into the more quickly well-established standard, offers a flexibility without precedents in photography. Both for the classic black and white image as well as for the rest of photographic techniques.

(...)

To explain, in short, my opinion about the possibilities that digital photography brings us, I will refer now, only some examples related to B&W photography.

(...)

I was talking about examples; let's see three of them. I am going to highlight only three, that can be itemized in many more. We might name them as "three desires" that a black and white film photographer would have had (we are talking now about the analogical process, of course). Each of them, will be related with three key moments of the photographic process: the shot (in the digital era, more habitually named with a term not far from parallel connotations: " the capture "), the film developing and the printing.

(...)

The flexibility of the digital files allows us to convert the captured colour images (RGB) to black and white through any chromatic density in the moment of the conversion (after the capture), as if it was the moment of the capture (certainly, with subtle differences as the safety of doing it in front of the monitor; which allows us to try several alternatives and assess the results, without worrying about it in the capture). Likewise, we can modify the density, grain, contrast, tonal gradation, etc. of our images as we wish. All this, in a much subtler way and without the required virtuosity needed for the same tasks in the analogical era.

I said before that digital photography allows us much more. And this is so. With the synthetic aim for this introduction (already mentioned lines above), I will mention only some of the tools that replace (and increase enormously) the possibilities that offered us the almost indispensable masks in the printing process: nowadays we can use selections, brushes, layers, channels,... and a great variety of additional tools (controlled also by its opacity and its blend mode). We must not forget that this combinatory variety is multiplied by the options in the moment of the capture (once again, wider, without looking for an in-depth list: variable ISO, more advanced noise and grain reduction filters added to high-quality sensors more sensitive and less "noisy", etc.).

(...)

After this light and synthetic "tour" along the virtues of our current photographic procedure, I suppose that there will be some partially disaccording opinions...

Amongst these potential reticences, I understand absolutely those who look at monochrome photography as something different to a simply formal aspect. On the contrary, they see (and/or they recognize from the analogical era) B&W photography as a "way of looking, catching and expressing", more than a simple formal finishing alternative. Among other arguments, I understand perfectly (and agree with) this opinion, as well as the one that mistrusts the "undo" function, in the creation of a criterion. I totally agree with them. Working on black and white, it turns out very useful (but not indispensable), to look in black and white. I mean: pre-visualise the final result when we are in front of the scene.

Looking at the scene taking decisions, not only about the capture (exposure, composition,...) but also about the final photograph, even to a formal level, is an invaluable help.

(...)

But, this is not opposite to digital photography. The production of a criterion is so important right now as it was before. The control potentiality of the digital media helps us to create and improve this criterion, in the same way it can allow us not to do it... it is not a responsibility of the media itself to establish this criterion. On the contrary, it is a responsibility of the photography teaching methods (and then, of the learning process).

(...)

About this Book:

In a photographic work like the one appearing in this book, the descriptive and even documentary attributes (close to the "apparent objectivity", traditionally assigned to the photographic language), are not the essential purpose. On the contrary, the intention is to take advantage of a much richer and more photographic language, in my opinion: the subjective, timeless and evocative potential. At the same time, there is neither any type of linearity, nor external artifice in the arrangement of the images, except in the book structure's connatural ones (double page, cover, order of reading, etc.).

(...)

Let's be critical: it is not very original to publish a book about the National Parks of The United States (or simply not original at all, indeed), after the magnificent works that remain in the memory of any photography fan or connoisseur, with a bit of baggage on classic and not so classic, authors. After these precedents, trying to be original with the arrangement of these pictures is not the main concern. I cannot avoid thinking, if I try to do it, that it is just an excuse ... and therefore, quite alien to this photographic work in itself.

Yes, yes, this way it is ... there are no external fixed guidelines for this edition that justifies mystically this work. The selection and arrangement of the images throughout the book, has been carried out avoiding any "road map" of this type; not rhythmically controlled, no claim to chaos. Obviously, some reason will have had to place (for example) in page 49 the picture that we can find in page 49 and not other one... Let's call it simply random ... and not too much sought; or let's call it "why not?" (that in the end, is more or less the same thing).

In this concrete case, the final result will not be pleasing or displeasing because someone knows the "key" to decipher the cryptic distribution of the images. If you are going to start this book from the beginning (or you have already finished it), expecting to find the rules to understand what is beyond the images, do not worry ... there are none.

(...)

There are no excuses or foreign alibis (in some cases, so artificial and so faraway to photography, that they need their own "instructions manual"). In this case, the decision was to do it that way. It's not a method to follow or avoid. It is a way to make the most of the creative process freedom and its associated risks. Maybe in the next work I will repeat the same form... or not. There is no obligation to keep faithfully adhered (or limited) to a combinatorial structure with the idea of outlining a "style".

(...)"

More texts and pictures, of course, in the book:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1500286

More books by the author:
http://www.blurb.com/user/photomamp

Feel free to use the comments section of this entry, or in the book page (Blurb website), to share your opinions!

Black helmet

2010-07-30T06:48:00.000+01:00

Commercial and advertising photography with hot-shoe flashes?

Depending on the object size, sometimes we can light with hot-shoe flashes, in a similar way we would do it with studio strobes.

In this case, the photographic subject was a black helmet. "How-to" info, light scheme and more in this entry of my lighting blog (english translation available on the upper-right side of the page):

http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2010/07/fotografia-de-producto-con-flash.html

You can add your comments also in english there!

glamour...

2010-07-29T09:11:00.001+01:00

Recent glamour photoshootings for my stock photography: on location lighting using small hot-shoe flashes only.

More pictures and info in my lighting blog:

http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/2010/07/flash-portatil-para-fotografia-de.html

Some Changes...

2010-07-25T11:04:00.002+01:00

This blog will become more a photoblog than a picture+text blog, starting from the next entry.

The adress of the blog will be the same:

(http://stockfotomamp.blogspot.com/)

... and also the contents: info about new photographic productions, stock collections and Workshops.

The lacking of time, don't allow me to keep updated my 4 blogs (this one, the spanish version of this one, my Photographic Retouching and my Photography Lighting blogs).

Thanks to the Translator Google gadget, (capture above), I'll need less time to keep in touch with a wider audience. I've just added the translator to my spanish blogs.

- Stock Photography and Workshops:
http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/

- Photographic Retouching (mainly dedicated to beauty photography):
http://tratamientodigital.blogspot.com/

- Photography Lighting:
http://iluminacionyfotografia.blogspot.com/

You'll find the translator in all of them, looking as the capture above, on the upper-right side of the blog. Just choose your prefered language, and find the blog contents in a easier understandable way!

This english version of my blog will be 100% operative: I'll add the new entries (principally the pictures), linking to the spanish version for the long texts (technical contents, lighting and retouching comments, lighting schemes, new workshops to come or the ones just finished, concepts on the new photographic collections, etc.). So, don't worry if you have this blog in your bookmarks. It will keep working!!

Of course, you can add your comments to any of those blogs in spanish, english or french (I'm looking forward to learn, at least, some basic german soon. Unfortunately, not enough time by now).

New lighting workshops

2010-07-21T16:39:00.003+01:00

Just arrived from some busy weeks working on new lighting worshops (see previous entry). Now it's time to work on the new ones that will arrive after the summer!

Above, some pictures from the practices done in the workshop: "Advanced Techniques on Models Photography Lighting (studio and outdoors)", I taught in AIDO (Optics, Colour and Image Technologic Institute, Technological Park, Valencia), in June 2010.

You can find some more pictures from this workshop, with the lighting schemes, techniques and gear used in my flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomamp/4745003575/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomamp/4745640968/

And even more info in the spanish version of this entry (english translation available on the upper-right side of the page):

http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/2010/06/curso-tecnicas-avanzadas-de-iluminacion.html

Below, a "picture's mix-up compo", from the workshop "Introduction to Studio Photography Lighting", I taught also in AIDO (June 2010).

Again, more info in the spanish version of this entry:

http://stockphotomamp.blogspot.com/2010/06/curso-introduccion-la-iluminacion-en.html

Have a nice summer!!

New lighting workshops with AIDO

2010-05-25T09:33:00.046+01:00

In my yesterday's entry I told about how busy weeks I'm having right now (so busy that I needed to split those short survey-comments in two parts)... really busy, but enjoying a lot eh!

Right now I'd to talk in brief about the lighting workshops I'm leading in AIDO.

I have talked before about the great facilities of this place. The "Optics, Colour and Image Technologic Institute" (AIDO) is based in the Technological Park (Paterna, Valencia). Their installations, photographic studio, computers rooms, ... are just outstanding ... and even better their team (great and absolutely enthusiastic people!!) who I share my photography view with.

This first 2010 semester, we have organized a really interesting photography workshops cycle, committed with lighting and digital retouching.

Here you can find the titles of this 5 workshops and the link to AIDO's website for more infos:

- INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY OUTDOORS LIGHTING

Dates: May, 7 - 8 of 2010.
Click here to know more info through the AIDO website.
Click here to read about the workshop experience (spanish version only).

- HOT-SHOE FLASHES LIGHTING.
Dates: May 21 - 22 of 2010.
Click here to know more info through the AIDO website.
Click here to read about the workshop experience (spanish version only).

- INTRODUCTION TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO LIGHTING
Dates: June 4 - 5 of 2010.
Click here to know more info through the AIDO website.

- ADVANCED TECHNIQUES ON MODELS PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTING (STUDIO AND OUTDOORS).
Dates: June 18 - 19 of 2010.
Click here to know more info through the AIDO website.

- INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY RETOUCH.
Dates: July 2 - 3 of 2010.
Click here to know more info through the AIDO website.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to leave comment or send an email.

New nature photography workshops with Evadium!

2010-05-24T19:30:00.001+01:00

Ducks at sunset. La Albufera Natural Park (one of the biggest spanish lagoons). Valencia. Spain.

I have had some busy weeks... and so will be the next months!

Even not enought time to update this blog. I will be then "concisely telegraphic" this time :)

Some weeks ago (April, 23-25 of 2010), I was leading a new "Nature Photography" workshop with the great time of Evadium. The Evadium's formula fusing: "Thematic holidays" + Travel + Photography is really attractive and I'm proud to lead some of their "Thematic Escapades".

This time the april workshop took place in the wonderful place of "La Albufera" Natural Park (really near to Valencia City - Spain). You can have more info about this workshop clicking here.

If you found yourself interested / curious in knowing more, in a near call will take place next October!

Please visit the Evadium website to be updated.

In a few weeks (june, 11-14 of 2010) we'll be in the road again with the Evadium Nature Photography workshops. This time, once again in the Ebro Delta (Tarragona - Spain) another absolutely stunning place to learn and improve our nature photography skills.

Last time we were in Ebro Delta was in February (more info about that workshop here). In this new one (june), we'll find different landscapes, colours, textures, lights, ... that's what happens in this so alive places (with the seasonal rice cultivation, changing flora and fauna, etc).

A common feature fot both places: Ebro Delta and La Albufera which makes them just wonderful places to develope those workshops.

Happy pictures!

Magic Stones: Carnac, Brittany

2010-04-08T10:17:00.000+01:00

New stock images of the famous Carnac megalithic alignments through my agency ALAMY.

Have a look to this new set of pictures following this link to my most recent pictures on Alamy, or seek the pictures you wish through the Alamy keyword search system.

If you'd like to see other magic stone pictures (as Stonehenge, for example), or any other place, concept, idea, ... just type it into the search box "Stonehenge" or "Brittany" or "happiness"...

Have a nice search!

Fetish Fashion

2010-02-25T09:18:00.001+01:00

New Fetish Fashion and Nude conceptual images, ready to be licenced through my agent "Arcangel Images".

All of them are Model Released (as can check on the agency website).

If you are a regular reader here, you'll already know how to search my pictures on Arcangel Images' site. If not yet, here you have it; pretty simple:

1- Go to Arcangel Images website

(http://www.arcangel-images.com/)

2- Type in the search box (top-right) photomamp fetish
(or another relevant words, always associated to photomamp keyword, if you'd like to find something more concrete i.e. photomamp nude, or photomamp beauty, etc.).

I hope you find something interesting...
... and enjoy!

New stock images of LAS FALLAS

2010-01-24T09:28:00.001+01:00

La nit de la Cremà. Valencia. Spain
(c) Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / www.photomamp.com

New stock photographs of "Les Falles" (aka "Las Fallas") ready to be licenced!

The Falles are the most well known traditional celebrations in Valencia, dedicated to St. Joseph. The name is applied both, to the festivity itself and also to the sculptures (firecracker-filled cardboard artistic monuments of really big sizes) which will be burned on the last festive night bonfire (La Cremà), as we can see on the picture above.

To look for this new images, just go to my page on my agent Alamy, click here and write down fallas on the search box.

Have fun and be happy!

Studio Lighting and Beauty Retouching Workshops

2009-12-22T15:44:00.007+01:00

The successful reply to the workshops: Studio Lighting for Models Photography and Beauty photography Retouching, drive us to duplicate both of them. So, finally, the two workshops became four!

The weekend of 18-19 December, we finished the fourth one.

We had the chance to be working in the really qualified facilities of AIDO (Technologic Park, Paterna - Valencia). Great equipments for both, the studio lighting workshops (nice studio indeed!) and for the Beauty and Fashion Photography Retouching workshop (classroom with high-end, one-per-person computers with Photoshop CS4).

I really enjoyed those weekends sharing time and experiences with AIDO staff as well as with the so amazing attendees.

Thanks so much to all of you.
I hope to return ASAP!!

Inspirational images from Paris

2009-11-19T20:19:00.008+01:00

New stock images from Paris ... l'adorable cité!

A lovely city to enjoy, looking, walking, sightseeing or just seating in a "café terrasse".

It's always a good moment to return. I love this city!

Now, you can search new "ready to licence" pictures from Paris in the usual "Arcangel Images" style: cutting edge, evocative, timeless, inspirational, subjective, ...

If you are a regular reader here, you'll already now how to search my pictures on Arcangel Images' site. If not yet, here you have it; pretty simple:

1- Go to Arcangel Images website (http://www.arcangel-images.com/)

2- Type in the search box (top-right) photomamp paris (or another relevant words, if you'd like to find something more concrete i.e. photomamp paris architecture).

Enjoy!

Japanese style rooms

2009-11-01T08:26:00.008+01:00

Japanese style interiors: japanese living rooms, japanese bedrooms, etc. New pictures, just added to my stock collection. You can find these images through my stock agents as usual. The first agency having them available to be licenced is ALAMY.
You can search by keywords for these pictures (or another ones) following this page.

If you prefer have a look to the most recent additions, on different subjects, to ALAMY (more than 8600 pictures now), just click on the photographer's name or directly here.

Have fun!

New Workshops in Valencia: Studio Lighting and Models Photography

2009-10-07T06:20:00.003+01:00

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In November and December I will be with the great team of AIDO (Technologic Park - Valencia), leading two workshops about models photography and studio ligthing.

Both workshops will be developed in an intensive weekend timetable: three sessions of 4 hours each (friday evening + saturday morning and evening), planning the shootings, trying out, sharing standpoints, improving our studio flash lighting and getting 100% publishing quality digital files.

The workshops:

- Iluminación en Estudio y Fotografía con Modelos (Studio Lighting and Models Photography): intensive weekend workshop working with model in the studio and lighting different sets.
Schedule:
Friday, noviembre 27. From 16:00 to 20:00.
Saturday, noviembre 28. From 9:30 to 13:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00.
Link to the official web page, more infos, contents, etc. clicking here.

- Tratamiento y Retoque Digital en Fotografía de Belleza y Moda (Digital workflow and retouching on Beauty and Fashion Photography): intensive weekend workshop, trying out digital retouch for publishing quality beauty shots.
Schedule:
Friday, diciembre 11. From 16:00 to 20:00.
Saturday diciembre 12. From 9:30 to 13:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00
Link to the official web page, more infos, contents, etc. clicking here.

Registration for both workshops is independent, but the enrollment on both offers a discount (more infos on each workshops official pages linked).

More recent photographs by the workshop leader:

New Studio Shots: Business and Office Work

2009-09-24T07:35:00.004+01:00

New studio shots for stock: Business, Office work, Paperwork, etc.

Fresh images already vailable through my stock agencies. Visit them here:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents

The freshen ones (online since yesterday), can be found through my agency ARCANGEL IMAGES. Visit its website (http://www.arcangel-images.com/) and type the keywords photomamp business on the search box (up-right side)

If you'd like to know where to find other concrete images, ideas, subjects, etc. Don't hesitate to contact with the author by e-mail: photomamp (at) gmail.com

Honorable Mention. Commercial Category.

2009-09-11T05:59:00.003+01:00

The book "Bubble Gum Girl" has received an Honorable Mention on the International Contest "Photography Book Now", organized by Blurb (USA) and several international sponsors.
More information about the book on the entry of this blog:
http://stockfotomamp.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-book-bubble-gum-girl.html
More info of the Competition on the "Photography Book Now" website.
Congratulations to all winners!

New Book Covers

2009-09-01T06:56:00.004+01:00

Photographs (c) Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / http://www.photomamp.com/

As a photographer, it's always gratifying to find new book covers, made with your own pictures. It happened recently with new books in some countries (UK, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal).

If you'd like to see some more new book covers made with my photographs, please visit this page in my website (english version):

http://www.photomamp.com/pages/index0.html

New beauty shots

2009-09-01T06:45:00.007+01:00

Coming back from the summer with new studio models stock images.
Soon available through my stock agencies. Visit them here:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents

If you'd like to know where to find some concrete images, ideas, subjects, etc. Don't hesitate to contact with the author by e-mail: photomamp (at) gmail.com

HDR with Nikon Capture NX / NX2

2009-07-09T10:40:00.015+01:00

Benten-do Temple and Lotus Pond. Ueno Park. Tokyo. Japan

"HDR with Nikon Capture NX / NX2" is the second article from the series "Casos Prácticos con Nikon Capture NX / Capture NX2"; a collection of practical examples on "how to" obtain the best results with this great Nikon software.

The article has been released on the section "Nikon School" of the spanish nikon website (http://www.nikonistas.com/). Here you have a direct link to the article (by the moment, only spanish version... I'm sorry).

"HDR with Nikon Capture NX / NX2"

If you missed the previous article "Taking decisions on the workflow with Capture NX / NX2", here you have its link too (in spanish again... I'm sorry again ;) :

"La toma de decisiones en el flujo de trabajo"

I hope you like them!

Gion Matsuri Festival. Kyoto. Japan

2009-06-05T06:40:00.004+01:00

Mikoshi carriers starting the Shinko-sai (Parade of mikoshi
from Yasaka Shrine to the city). Kyoto. Japan.
(c) Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer. http://www.photomamp.com/

Brand new images from Gion Matsuri Festival (Kyoto, Japan) through my agent Arcangel Images, ready to be published under the Rights Manages licence.

Gion Matsuri es one of the most famous and traditional festivals in Japan. It takes places mainly in Gion District (most well-known geisha district in all Japan) along the month of July.

If you'd like to see my new Gion Matsuri pictures on Arcangel Images, visit the website of the agency (clicking here: http://www.arcangel-images.com/) and write on the Keyword Search box: photomamp gion matsuri

New images soon through my other stock agents:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents/

Kamakura !

2009-06-04T19:19:00.003+01:00

I'm now distributing new images from Kamakura (Japan), to my stock agents.

Kamakura is well-know city, mainly by its giant Buddha statue (on the picture), but there are lots of another charming places to visit!

A wide set of images from Kamakura will be available through my stock agents soon. Stay tuned!

My main agents sites can reached by my website:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents/

New workshop in Barcelona!

2009-05-08T05:47:00.002+01:00

Only two weeks for the new edition of the workshop "Urban and Stock Photography in Barcelona" organised by EVADIUM (May, 22nd - 24th, 2009).

A great experience, with an intense programme. A nice experience to take stunning pictures, meet other photographers, talk about photography, pictures management, posprocessing, selling stock, ...

Lots of info about the workshop and the previous edition (pictures and video) in this page of EVADIUM.

Curious about it? any questions? let us know!

See you there.

Summer is here...

2009-05-01T17:06:00.007+01:00

... hot weather, free time, holidays, beach, swimming pool, ....

Looking for new summertime icons?
Try the previous words as keywords by my agents search engines, as usual (see previous entries on this blog).

Access to my main agents here: http://www.photomamp.com/agents/

New Images from Nikko (Japan)

2009-04-30T11:59:00.007+01:00

New pictures from Nikko (Japan) available through my agencies Arcangel Images and Alamy.

In order to see the new images in Alamy, go to the search page clicking here, and write the relevant word/s into the search box (i.e. Nikko people, Nikko architecture, Nikko nobody, Nikko, ... or Japan, if you'd like to see another places from the same country.
Would you like to see my other newest pictures just added to this agency? click on my name in this page!

In order to see the new pictures in Arcangel Images, go to the agency web page clicking here, and write photomamp plus the relevant word/s into the search box (i.e. photomamp Nikko architecture, photomamp Nikko nobody, etc.).
Would you like to see my other newest pictures added to this agency? simply write photomamp into the search box of this page (most recent images will appear first).

New images from Nikko available also in my other agencies soon:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents/

Next japanese destination? Kamakura!

Studio shooting with Garabcostura

2009-04-10T18:34:00.006+01:00

Recent studio shooting (April, 4) with models Andrea Rubio (in the picture) and Odile, clothing designers Garabcostura (Valencia, Spain) and MUA Sandra Valero.

Video: Workshop in Barcelona.

2009-04-05T17:42:00.005+01:00

The video about the last Workshop: "Urban and Stock Photography in Barcelona", organised by EVADIUM, is already online!

An intense weekend enjoying photography, meeting interesting people, taking good pictures and having fun!

If you missed the previous workshop, if you are interested... or simply curious...
... a new edition will take place in May!...
Take a look to the info on the Evadium website:
"Urban and Stock Photography in Barcelona" (May 22-24, 2009) with EVADIUM

New Workshop in Barcelona (May 2009)

2009-03-26T08:15:00.004+01:00

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Olympic Stadium). Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.
© Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer. www.photomamp.com

New edition of the workshop "Urban and Stock Photography in Barcelona", with EVADIUM.
This new edition will take place between May 22 - May 24, 2009.

If you missed the previous edition, you'll have a new chance in May!

Stock Photography in Barcelona with Evadium!

2009-03-12T20:28:00.004+01:00

Two weeks ago (february 20-22, 2009) we enjoyed an extremely intense workshop about stock photography organized by Evadium.
I'd like to give thanks to all the participants, great people! It was a pleasure, sharing those days with all of you: taking pictures, looking pictures, talking about pictures... really cool!
Some of the pictures taken during the weekend are already available through one my agents's websites "Arcangel Images": write on the search box "photomamp Barcelona" (without quotes) in their website: http://www.arcangel-images.com/
More images soon, available by my other agents' websites.
More info and stock photography here http://www.photomamp.com/agents/

New book "Bubble Gum Girl"

2009-03-01T19:47:00.004+01:00

New book with a compilation of studio images on different styles: Pin-up, vintage, etc.
Previews here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/564049

The images from the book are available as stock photography as well (RM / Rights Managed licence) through my agency Alamy.

More information and stock pictures here:
http://www.photomamp.com/agents

WORKSHOP: URBAN & STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY IN BARCELONA! (February, 20-22)

2009-01-04T18:07:00.004+01:00

Next weekend February 20-22, I'll be directing a workshop about stock photography in Barcelona, with the leaders of thematic holidays: EVADIUM.

More infos about the workshop here:
- Stock photography in Barcelona. February 2009.

About the original and extremely wide thematic offer by EVADIUM, you can check these links:
- Variety of photographic escapades.
- Another kind of thematic activities (wide offer).

© Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer.
Asakusa market. Tokyo. Japan. 2008
¿Do you want to see more of my images in Alamy?
Search by keyword, or check the newest images, clicking on my name in the page linked!

PHOTOGRAPHIC WEEKEND IN BARCELONA! (November 14-16)

2008-09-29T19:07:00.006+01:00

The weekend nov 14-16 I will be conducting a workshop about stock and models photography in Barcelona with the leaders of thematic holidays: EVADIUM.
The thematic offer of EVADIUM is original and varied. It doesn't matter if you have only a weekend, short or long holidays, their proposals will allow you to make a good use of your free time: trips, leisure, culture ... and somethig new!
More info clicking on the image above or through the next links:
- Stock and models photography in Barcelona.
- Variety of photographic escapades.
- Another kind of thematic activities (wide offer).

BODIES available on TRIGGER IMAGE!

2008-09-29T19:01:00.004+01:00

Part of my Rights Managed images will be represented by a new agency: TRIGGER IMAGE(London, UK).
Bodies has been the first collection of images added.
Their selected collection propose an evoking and inspiring compendium of stock images.
You can take a look clicking here: TRIGGER IMAGE

BODIES in NUEXPO!

2008-09-29T18:57:00.003+01:00

Just before the book was released, the specialised french portal NuExpo (www.nuexpo.com) starts to show a selection of the collection BODIES, among another outstanding fine nude international photographers.
Take a look here: nuexpo

BODIES. New book by Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer!

2008-06-24T16:07:00.004+01:00

Bodies

By

Miguel Angel Muñoz

Book Preview

Not enough time...

2008-03-24T10:32:00.002+01:00

... to update this blog...

If you want to see more, visit my website:
http://www.photomamp.com/

To see the freshen images (new images added weekly),
visit the "AGENTS" section on the same website.

See you...

Hollywood!

2007-11-16T21:39:00.001+01:00

Visitors looking at Hollywood celebrity prints and autographs. Grauman's Chinese Theather. Hollywood. Los Angeles. USA

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Have a drink...

2007-06-10T11:17:00.002+01:00

Stock photograph of a cup of wine.

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Mysterious woman

2007-03-29T17:29:00.001+01:00

Stock photograph of a nude woman sitting on a bed

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She found the potion...

2007-03-29T17:27:00.001+01:00

Stock photograph of an old alchemy bottle.

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I love Japan!

2007-03-29T17:24:00.001+01:00

Stock photograph of Torii (gate) of Hakone Shrine, at the foot of Mt. Komagatake. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Hakone. Kanagawa prefecture. Japan

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Chili pepper

2007-03-29T17:22:00.001+01:00

Stock photograph closeup of chili pepper

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Feline curiosity

2007-03-29T17:19:00.001+01:00

Stock closeup portrait of a cat.

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informal portrait

2007-03-29T17:17:00.001+01:00

Stock photography portrait of a young girl.

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Old fashioned perfume bottles

2007-03-29T17:14:00.001+01:00

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Old fashioned electric fan

2007-03-29T17:11:00.001+01:00

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Chessboard is waiting

2007-03-29T17:08:00.001+01:00

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Opening the door...

2007-03-29T17:06:00.000+01:00

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Touring

2007-03-29T17:01:00.000+01:00

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Do you like...

2007-03-29T16:53:00.000+01:00

... sugarcoats?

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Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

2007-03-29T16:45:00.000+01:00

Exceptional French illustrator and engraver.

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Kitty

2007-03-29T16:40:00.000+01:00

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Shibuya.

2007-02-21T10:20:00.000+01:00

One of the most populous places in Tokyo,
always in movement.

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Contemplating a modern city.

2007-02-21T10:17:00.000+01:00

Contemporary architecture from Tokyo Tower. Tokyo. Japan.

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Taking care...

2007-02-21T10:10:00.000+01:00

... of little kitties. They need your help.

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Enjoy the road!

2007-02-21T10:06:00.000+01:00

Discovering new places.

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Going to the light...

2007-02-21T09:53:00.000+01:00

From the underground station. Winter in Bucharest. Romania.

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Quietness places...

2007-02-21T09:44:00.000+01:00

... to relax and enjoy: Ashii lake. Hakkone. Japan.

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Time to snow

2007-01-28T09:48:00.000+01:00

It's a cold time,
snowing and freezing
(almost) everywhere

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STOP!

2007-01-28T09:44:00.000+01:00

I said stop!

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Yes! do it!

2007-01-28T09:38:00.000+01:00

... but always pay attention and look.

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run,run,run...

2007-01-17T12:11:00.000+01:00

... without concrete destination!

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I see that...

2007-01-06T17:12:00.000+01:00

someone looks the same than others, but others don't see the same...

... do they?

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Always the same...

2007-01-06T16:50:00.000+01:00

In the hot summer, I remember the rain, the snow, the parties around the fireplace,...

But in the cold winter...

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Under the mask...

2007-01-06T16:38:00.000+01:00

New year, new illusions, new projects,
new skin, ... ¿?

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Relax and enjoy...

2007-01-06T16:27:00.000+01:00

We start with the new year...

best wishes for 2007!

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