La Ren Originals

I recently had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful Marina Elaine for a classic pinup shoot. In part one of this article, I shared a few pinup tips from some great pinup photographers. In part two you'll see how the use of props and creative posing, can lead to some amazing and different pinup pictures. Dont forget to come check me out on facebook as well www.facebook.com/larenpix and www.larenoriginal.com

Something about macro photography is captivating and stunning. However, traditional macro lenses can be super expensive, and just not a practical investment for someone who just wants to occasional take these kind of pictures, or just as a hobby.  In this guide and a little help from digital-photography-school.com with  lessons on close-up and macro photography by Andrew S Gibson , I'm going to cover how to use a single reverse macro ring to use an 18-55mm lens as a macro. 

One of the most beautiful sunsets that I've experienced all year was a couple of weeks ago right here in my home town. I took a trip over the the Loxahatachee Everglades after a bout of bad rain storms that kept everyone inside for a few days, had passed. The horizon was dull and blue then in a matter of moments, the sky lit up in a blaze of orange, reds, and pink. It lasted only a few minutes, and in that time i snapped furiously with my camera and got some pretty amazing pictures. Each second was a different sky from the next. One of these photos was even featured on the local News. It was so beautiful that I took a large panoramic with over a dozen pictures, which were then stiched together in post for a whopping 16,000 magapixels wide picture.  Check out the great time lapse i captured as well! Dont forget to check me out on facebook at  www.facebook.com/larenpix  as well! 

  Saturday April 26th 2015 was the North Beach Art Gallery Annual car galla and benefit for the Joe DiMaggio Hospital here in South Florida. It was hosted by Brooke Trace and was a wonderful event! There were lots of cars to enjoy but most importantly, the Gallery hosted a silent auction and raffle and all the proceeds went to the hospital. The other stores in the plaza set up tables to sell their own pieces of art and merchandise, and we had fabulous pin girls and body painted girls for everyone's entertainment. The tunes were also flowing with Slip and the Fallouts providing the music. Check it all out below! Dont forget to come follow me on facebook at www.facebook.com/larenpix

I walk through the different parks around my home town quite often. Since I have a deep love for the Everglades as well, I try to find all the different ways that i can get a view of it. From lovely parks with trails and sidewalks to a backwards dirt road. Trust me...there here in South Florida, hidden, like little gems.

I had the pleasure of working with Miami Greens Screens in order to photograph the Celebrity Cruise line booth at the Broward convention center for the Cruise3sixty event!. They had the most amazing set up, and by far the most exciting and most viewed booth of the convention. Check out the pictures below!

 I recently had the pleasure of doing a photo session for the beautiful Miss Marina Elaine. I mostly shoot outdoors, even my portraits. My home studio is something left to be desired, but I made it work between borrowing some lights and my Photoshop skills, they came out quite lovely.  I loved the look so much, that I have begun upgrading my studio, starting with some new lights! I went for a Vargas style lighting, which if your unfamiliar, is a very high key type of lighting. Very bright and saturated as in the style of photographer Roy Varga