M.U.A

Make-up artist Marvin Speight came to me with a vision, a vision for his new port.
This is his one of his visions realized, hope you like....
More photos to come
...Enjoy!

Its Here

Ok so Im walking through target at like 10pm and im looking for a few things when I stop and run over to the magazine rack because lo and behold the New issue of Jones Magazine is out!
I quickly skim through and see my spread, its BIG and Beautiful!

The Shoot with Beverly Bond went great, thanks to everyone who helped out that day!! (We had a Great Team!)
And thanks to Jones Magazine for creating such a great spread!
So every one go out and BUY a copy of Jones Magazine ..... and flip to page 70! lol
Hope you all like it!
Il be sure to post up the Tear sheets later on, once people get a chance to take a look for themselves.
You can pick up a copy at any Barnes & Noble, Target, stop&shop etc...

Thanks Again! :-D

Practicing

Practice makes perfect......me and my friend jill testing for a shoot, just messing around.
Didnt want them to end up being just some b/w shots so played with effects and I think I like what I did.....
Thanks Jill, YOU ROCK!

J-Delice Teaser

I Decided to create a small teaser trailer for J-delices new mix-tape from clips we shot during his promotional photo-shoot, for his new Mix-tape which is coming soon, along with the photos from the shoot!
Enjoy & Share...

Mini:

Stephen Hill - BET★ PRESIDENT

....Who has'nt heard of BET★!!? ....how about 106 & park, or the BET Awards?
Rhetorical question! (of course) .... Just about everyone has heard of BET!



Well meet the man behind it all... President of BET★, Stephen Hill an amazing down to earth guy!
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Hill for a photoshoot I got booked for, him and his team were amazing.
The day started with a hand shake and name exchanges...then we moved on to the actual shoot, we tried some simple tough looking shots of him by his desk and around his office, he was making jokes in-between shots and creating a fun environment for the shoot..... He told us about how he is always thought of as a tough, strict guy based on his appearance and job title....President of BET.
But It couldn't be farther from the truth, hes comedic and down to earth while always still being professional, a GREAT all-around guy! So after we took those shots and his PR person loved them, I decided to maybe do something a little more fun, I suggested he get up by his window and just mess around with the idea. They loved the idea and we bagan to move furniture around he then jumped on and a few moments later click click click, we had some amazing photos.. you can seea preview above...
I had a great time and it was a pleasure meeting Mr. Hill and his Team!

...Oh and as an added bonus to having a photoshoot with the president of BET★ ... I was also told that my photo is featured in THE SOURCE Magazine, this month!!!!!
!!Go pick up a copy!! (and check out the behind the scenes video of the shoot below)
:-)

VIVA MEXICO - 200 years of Freedom - EL BICENTENARIO

PHOTO BY: HUGO CASTILLO

Just wanted to post a few photos from my recent trip to MEXICO, even though I was born here in New York I have always felt a great pride in being Mexican! Always a proud Mexican-American!!!!! Hope you enjoy the photos from Mexico, its a beautiful and magical place, if you ever get a chance visit! Como Mexico no hay dos!
Below is a video from Univision's BICENTENARIO ads for todays 200 years of freedom!
Amazing!
VIVA MEXICO!!!

Octavia

I recently shot with an up and coming model, Octavia!
For some one with limited modeling experience she did an amazing job!
Nervous at 1st, but confident in the end.... She worked the camera with a natural ease!
Check out a preview of some of her photos up above....more up on my site soon!
Makeup by Guerline Fequiere, whom may I say also did a GREAT job, we all loved the makeup!
A great Shoot!

Dimon

I recently took these images for a model, He did a great job as a dark mysterious figure dont you think?
More photos up soon, on the site.

C-ZAR

Hi Everyone I recently did a shoot for C-Zar a very talented, up and coming Artist. His tribal, techno sound is popular in Brazil, Mexico, and other places abroad..... He starting to create quite a commotion here in the states.
I shot his promotional photos for his new album and for his promotional work.
Keep an eye out for this artist, hes going to shock and amaze you! (in a good way of course! lol)
Hope you like the photos, and the rest will be up on my site very soon!

For more info about C-Zar check out:
http://www.myspace.com/CZARSAMBAAMERICANO

Fresh Rain 2010

Here is a Sneak peak of the shoot I did with Rain for her official site, magazine, and other promotional works.
The shoot was rather last minute and improvised but it all came together perfectly!
She had just shot a Live production and came over to the studio, along with Marvin Speight (Make-up) for the shoot. He is also featured in an article with her for the magazine, so I shot them together.
We shot her look against different backgrounds and played with her look, all before the big snow storm was suppose to hit...it was a bad snow storm after all but we got to finish before it began, thankfully!
I am truly in love with the results, one of our best shoots together...without a doubt!
:-) Hope you all feel the same way....... for more UNSEEN photos be sure to check out the new issue of Raphael magazine (coming soon) and the lauch of her new official website! These pics are just a taste! ;-)
And of course check out my website for the photos as well...soon!

Stamford Snow Storm

I woke up this morning after last nights photo-shoot with Rain and was about to start working on some photos when I looked out my window and notice that the flurries that had started last night had turned into a heavy snow fall!
A winter wonderland! I immediately grabbed my camera and began to snap photos of the show, before the sun melted it!
The 2 photos you see here (on the bottom) are from rite outside my window, everything looks so calm and beautiful. the other photo (on top of the other 2) is a photos I shot of downtown stamford.
I think we got a total of 15inches??
Enjoy! :-)

Indigenous tribal universe

Model: Dima
Photography: Hugo Castillo

I recently did a photo shoot with a great model; Dima, who thankfully didn't mind getting a little Dirty for the sake of a great photo!
The Idea was to capture an indigenous person from a alternate tribal universe.....lol I know its a bit wild but I was tired of simply doing the same "pretty" model look, (I love that look but I needed a break, to show some versatility) I wanted some CHAOS!
And thats what I got!
We shot some great images in the studio, they'll all soon be up on my site....lots of neon color to these new photos and poetic movements. It was a lot of fun and Im glad that we got something amazing and different.
I hope you all like them as well, Ill be sure to let you all know when my site gets all the new images.
Im still working on a title for this shoot.....that will be the hard part! lol

NEWLY DESIGNED MYSPACE!!!

CLICK ON IMAGE TO CHECK IT OUT!

Ok im really excited to share with every one that after trying to design my own photography myspace for sooo long, I finally decided to let a pro give it a shot.
So I had to team up with one of the best myspace designers out there, Felipe G. he is also the founder of the popular and ever growing music network site:
www.noisetrend.com
He designs a bunch of professional artists myspace pages, and continuously updates and redesigns his own site.
I love my new myspace!!!
Hope you all do too!
:-D

Kendra Shoot

Here are some shots from Kendras photo-shoot. (Nothing too crazy just very simple beauty)
She is a great up and coming model, whose without a doubt going places! It was a pleasure working with such a naturally talented model!
More photos up on my site soooon! :-D

Self image

I have been such a procrastinator!
I have been meaning to update this blog, but have just been incredible busy editing photos and taking on new shoots. (wich you will all see up on here & on my site very soon)
But ill be updating all week, everything just might not be in its original timeline...but ill try! :-)

...So I finally got a quick chance to start updating today!
I took a few shots of myself while trying to figure out what lighting would look best for black & white portraits...And decided to try and spice up my own look in my self portraits, Im Hugo all day its fun to play pretend! ;-)
Take a look:

Every one asked if I really dyed my hair white or silver....
The answer... My hair was dyed silver, it didnt look half bad....but it only lasted about a week, temp hair color rocks!