SenenCito's photoblogSenenCito's photobloghttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2012-01-31T20:48:01ZSquarespaceMornings with Marienhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2012/1/25/mornings-with-marien.htmlSenenCito2012-01-26T00:55:56Z2012-01-26T00:55:56ZMornings with Marien 2009]]>Winter is finally here in NYChttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2012/1/21/winter-is-finally-here-in-nyc.htmlSenenCito2012-01-21T19:43:38Z2012-01-21T19:43:38ZAs of yesterday I was prepared for a very exciting day of laundry and editing, until the weather decided I should change plans.

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This is officially the first Snow of the year, and my first time seeing a real snowstorm. Laundry and projects would have to be put on hold for a few more hours while I put my photojournalist hat on.

Story continues after the break..]]>Days in Puerto Rico with the Sony NEX-5Nhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2012/1/9/days-in-puerto-rico-with-the-sony-nex-5n.htmlSenenCito2012-01-09T23:28:18Z2012-01-09T23:28:18ZOnce again I find myself flying from my native island of puerto Rico to my home in new york. There are no babies crying on this flight, no seat kicking behind me, it feels like a good opportunity to reflect on my experiences during my stay.

so hit the jump for nearly 40 images of vacation awesomeness.

]]>First days with the Sony NEX-5Nhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/12/26/first-days-with-the-sony-nex-5n.htmlSenenCito2011-12-27T00:48:06Z2011-12-27T00:48:06ZThanks to the magic of christmas (and a very generous mother) I am now the owner of a Sony NEX-5N with a Sony 16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens.
As a photographer I am extremely picky with the quality of the camera im using, but I have issues with bringing a bag full of lenses and flashes everywhere I go. This is something that i've been looking for quite a while, a small enough camera that I can carry with me everywhere without sacrifing the DSLR quality i'm used to working with.
Besides the Sony, I was also considering the Fujifilm X100 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1. The X100 has especially brought a lot of positive feedback from every photographer I know that uses it, with some users going as far as selling the rest of their gear and dedicating themselves to a very simple system.

Even though I have some issues with the focusing speed of the camera, im fast becoming a big fan of it. The 16mm lens keeps the whole package quite small and it attracts very little attention from bystandaers. Also it includes quite a few presets like panorama, selective coloring and a few more. As you can see from my pictures im a fan of the high contrast black and white preset.
Here are a few snapshots taken using the camera. All of these are straight from the camera with only the presets used as editing.All of these photos are taken in Manhattan New York in areas like the Financial District and Columbia University.

 

First days with the NEX-5N

First days with the NEX-5N

First days with the NEX-5N

 

A lot more photos after the break
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Not your typical Saintshttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/12/12/not-your-typical-saints-1.htmlSenenCito2011-12-12T14:29:49Z2011-12-12T14:29:49ZInpsired by the Stylo video from Gorillaz. I've previously featured this musical duo in my blog here

We shot this early morning in Dorado Puerto Rico, where the air had a salty breeze from the nearby beach and the sun was going up at an alarmingly fast rate.

For the car, we had a Camaro 2010, which my father will probably recognize as his, and will start fuming and cursing as a result of reading this article. 

More photos and gear used listed after the break.

]]>Portrait of Luishttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/12/6/portrait-of-luis.htmlSenenCito2011-12-06T13:29:03Z2011-12-06T13:29:03ZIn the streets of New York I had the pleasure to shoot to real estate agent Luis, perhaps one of the best dressed people I've had the pleasure of shooting.

A special thanks to our mutual friend Fidias for helping in creating this portrait and keeping everyone smiling during the shoot.

Instructions on how I achieved this look and more photos after the break.

]]>Good times in Fallhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/11/22/good-times-in-fall.htmlSenenCito2011-11-22T13:35:16Z2011-11-22T13:35:16ZI'm lucky to know some really great people, some, who like me, are quite new to the city. In what has become a tradition, we take a day during the weekend to explore the city. Being Fall, Central Park was our destination for this day. After exploring it, we visited a friend's apt for his birthday. Here's a video showing some photos or us goofing around.

 

 

If you like the photos shown here, please vote for me in the B & H photo fall contest located here I would really appreciate it

]]>American Censorship Dayhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/11/16/american-censorship-day.htmlSenenCito2011-11-16T15:59:46Z2011-11-16T15:59:46ZCopied from reddit:

 

reddit,

Today, the US House Judiciary Committee has a hearing on the [1] Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA. The text of the bill is [2] here. This bill would strengthen copyright holders' means to go after allegedly infringing sites at detrimental cost to the freedom and integrity of the Internet. As a result, we are joining forces with organizations such as the EFF, Mozilla, Wikimedia, and the FSF for [3] American Censorship Day.

Part of this act would undermine the [4] safe harbor provisions of the [5] Digital Millenium Copyright Act which would make sites like reddit and YouTube liable for hosting user content that may be infringing. This act would also force search engines, DNS providers, and payment processors to cease all activities with allegedly infringing sites, in effect, walling off users from them.

This bill sets a chilling precedent that endangers everyone's right to freely express themselves and the future of the Internet. If you would like to voice your opinion to those in Washington, please consider [6] writing your representative and the sponsors of this bill:

[7] Lamar Smith (R-TX)

[8] John Conyers (D-MI)

[9] Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)

[10] Howard L. Berman (D-CA)

[11] Tim Griffin (R-AR)

[12] Elton Gallegly (R-CA)

[13] Theodore E. Deutch (D-FL)

[14] Steve Chabot (R-OH)

[15] Dennis Ross (R-FL)

[16] Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

[17] Mary Bono Mack (R-CA)

[18] Lee Terry (R-NE)

[19] Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

[20] Mel Watt (D-NC)

[21] John Carter (R-TX)

[22] Karen Bass (D-CA)

[23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

[24] Peter King (R-NY)

[25] Mark E. Amodei (R-NV)

[26] Tom Marino (R-PA)

[27] Alan Nunnelee (R-MS)

[28] John Barrow (D-GA)

[29] Steve Scalise (R-LA)

[30] Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

[31] William L. Owens (D-NY)

]]>Halloween with the Misfits at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square in NYChttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/11/2/halloween-with-the-misfits-at-the-bb-king-blues-club-grill-i.htmlSenenCito2011-11-02T13:19:27Z2011-11-02T13:19:27ZI had originally planned to visit the NYC Halloween Parade, but as usual things change and we adapt with them. So we went to see the Misfits at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square in NYC where the guys rocked the house with an awesome show.


]]>FACES OF NEW YORK COMIC CON 2011 - Sundayhttp://www.senencito.com/my-blog/2011/10/16/faces-of-new-york-comic-con-2011-sunday.htmlSenenCito2011-10-16T23:09:49Z2011-10-16T23:09:49Znote: Saturday version of the portraits can be found here 

Once again I got my trusty camera and octagon and went against the masses at thew New York Comic Con 2011 for another round of awesome phortraits. 

Major props to my friend Ian Rios (awesome painter) who helped me with the lighting yesterday and today, he is a much a part of the results of the photos as I am.

Enjoy! 

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