​My latest photography project involved experimenting with a more artistic view. I got this idea from Jordi Koalitic, a photographer who tells creative stories through his use of props and people. His work inspired me to apply my own ideas to create a similar storytelling atmosphere in my photos. For this project, I focused on the complementary colors orange and blue and incorporated a floral theme into the images.
I edited these photographs using Photoshop to apply the skills I have learned from taking online courses about Photoshop editing. When editing my photos, I touch up only minor areas of photographs as needed, to keep them as close as possible to how I shot them.

Jordi Koalitic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordi.koalitic/

Hello Everyone! I am back with some new updates!
During last few months, I have been taking a few photography classes online, reading up on some information regarding photography and taking a few photos close to home. The classes I took were learning about lens for different types of photography settings, lighting outside for portraits and a few skills in photoshop. While taking these courses, I focused on a few projects close to home. Through my Camera club, I was challenged to take photos on how the pandemic is affecting my area. So I captured some bikers on a trail I often walk on showing them riding six feet apart and/or wearing masks. Like most people in Massachusetts, I wasn't able to go too far or to visit populated places, but this gave me free time to focus on learning new information before going back to my portrait photography and photojournalism! 

Full portfolio of the botanical garden photoshoot in the link below:
www.discoveringmagicinpixels.com/nature.html

Feb. 20, 2020
The first day, I drove to Barre, MA to visit a coworker that owns several horses. I got a tour of her ranch, where I observed how the horses behaved. I never got a chance to be near so many horses before, and this was a fun experience to photograph them a bit. I did not spend too much time photographing them, instead I wanted to experience what it is like to be around horses.This  summer I plan to go back and photograph the horses when the weather gets nicer.
Feb. 21, 2020
Second day I drove to a Botanical Garden at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Here I meet up with a few of my photography club members and photographed the plants inside 80 degree greenhouse. I focused on the flowers, how the plants grew, details of garden and some animals, such as koi fish, in the facility. I usually photograph nature landscapes and traveling, but this practice on specific plants was new to me.  
Feb. 22, 2020
Third day I attended a Wedding Style photoshoot at the Blithewold Mansion, Bristol, RI. I worked alongside a Rhode Island videographer, 1Kwordsmedia, and Rhode Island's top Wedding Photographer, Allan Millora. Here I photographed a male model, Michael Scanlon, and  a female model named Joanna Alonzo. During this session, I photographed the bride and groom getting ready, both of them in there outfits after changing, and of course the first look. Not everyday I get a chance to photograph models that look stunning in their wedding outfits. I posed each the bride in groom in different areas of the mansion to capture the moment before becoming Mr. and Mrs. This was not a real wedding, but a photoshoot to capture the moments of the a couple about to be married. 

Currently I am progressing towards sports photography. I have attended Ice Hockey, Wrestling, Skiing, Indoor Track and Field, and Swimming and Diving. I have been working with other photographers to train on how to capture the best action, where to be when photographing, certain settings on my camera and more. During the next 2 months, I will be training on these sports while it is my off season for my current photography job. 
These photos below are some practice photos I did, not related to my photo job. I focused on capturing that moment when a player stopped a hockey puck from scoring and players trying to achieve the puck from the opposing team. 
I will also be attending a few photography workshops to improve my photography and to update my portfolio during these cold winter months ahead. 

Here are my favorite photos I have taken during September to November. I have been working long hours, seven days a week, so I have not been able to post much. Hopefully I can capture some holiday and snow photos once the season gets closer in a few weeks.

These photos are a portfolio of food photography at Alice in the Village.Alice in the Village is a Alice in Wonderland tea service restaurant located in Mystic, CT and Foxboro, MA. 
Alice has three main tea service towers plus has a themed tea service every month. August 2019 theme was Villains Tea, focusing on disney villains such as Ursula from Little Mermaid and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. 
I was asked to photograph each of the towers and have photos of their products such as their special Alice in Wonderland cake pops and tea. 
These photos are posted on social media and the website to promote Alice in the Village.
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