The Source Magazine

One of my shoots for the Source Magazine, the December 2010 issue.
Ill post the rest later on.

@ The Source

Here at the Source Magazine's NYC office shooting an advertorial for a very famous artists clothing line!!
You'll get to see the images printed in the February issue of The Source Magazine!
EXCITING!!

New work Coming soon....2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Heres a taste of some new work from my recent photoshoot...Short & sweet.
Photos from this shoot coming soon!

Thank you Team!

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