WE HAVE MOVED!!

This blog has officially moved. Time for a fresh start.

Please visit the new blog at: www.carlosamoedo.com/blog

For commercial work visit us at: www.focustudios.com/blog

Landspeed Record

In previous posts I've talked about good friend and client Mike Lee who's responsible for Techmounts. Recently while at his house shooting for his newest catalog we set up some shots with his daughter Jessica Lee. She recently set the landspeed record on this Aprilia RS in the 50cc modified category and set the 100cc production record. As if that wasn't cool enough, in the fall, this bike will be on display at Barber Motorsports along side this portrait of Jessica.

catching up..

Another round with the infamous Mr. Lee Coombs..

Casting & Update

Its been a while since I've posted anything on the old blog. Truth be told I've been pretty swamped with fun creative shoots and I've been slowly adjusting to summer. Recently I've have a few shoots pop up and am in need of some talent. If you or anyone you know is interested in modeling for some print work, please email at info@focustudios.com

Stay tuned for some sneak peeks of the shoots I've been working on.

The new FocuStudios site is live!

I am proud to announce the new face of Focustudios. With all the work being produced on a monthly basis, I felt it was time to update the look of the old site and showcase new commercial work. The past few months have been partially spent collaborating with good friend and very talented designer, Joe Tucker. Focustudios represents all the work I enjoy doing in our local and diverse market. We are excited to have you check things out and appreciate your patience, time, and support.

Link - http://www.focustudios.com/

Jumpman

I'm finally getting around to editing my shoot with Mark Russell and T. We shot these back in December and I never got the chance to edit thru them. Mark is a piano-playing, guitar-strumming singer-songwriter. To learn more about Mark visit his site Mark Russell

Get your Snap! On

For any of you photography buffs who haven't heard of Snap!, I strongly urge you to check it out. Last years event was held over several days in several galleries throughout downtown Orlando. The main event was held at Church St. station in some pretty cool desolate warehouse-type spaces. There was a vast collection of international, national and local photographers. In addition to the galleries, Snap! hosted several photography workshops. I was lucky enough to lead one with fellow photographer Eric Sutton at Say it Loud.

This year I was asked to collaborate with Tammara Kohler on a creative teaser to help promote the show. To change things up we came up with a stopmotion theme and used dancer Julio Marcelino for his smooth dancing moves.

For more info on the show go here - Snap!


Here's what we came up with:

Snap! Stop Motion from carlos amoedo on Vimeo.

NudeNite 2011

Hard to believe a year has passed since last years shoot. This will be my fourth consecutive year collaborating with the creative crew at Nudenite. If your curious about the show you should check it out. Show starts Thursday 10th and is up until Saturday the 12th. For more info go here - Nudenite

Faro & Paul Jr. Designs

A few months back I was in Lake Mary, Fl shooting corporate head shots of the CEOs at Faro. At the end of my shoot, the director of marketing walks up and politely asks if I was at all interested in photographing the unveiling of the 30th anniversary Faro bike designed by Paul Jr. Designs. Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Naturally I said yes and welcomed being part of such a special occasion.

For those of you that have never heard of Faro, they develop computer-aided coordinate measurement devices and software. Faro equipment is used by companies around the world such as Airbus, Audi, Boeing, BMW, General Electric, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Jay Leno, Nasa, and Volkswagen, along with a laundry list of other high-end clientele. The crew at Faro are very down to earth and a true pleasure to work with. Not only was I asked to be part of their 30th anniversary custom chopper build, but they genuinely made me feel part of the team.

On shoot day tensions were high as they always are around film/video sets. After the filming wrapped, my 2 assistants and I were able to quickly set up a make-shift studio for some portraits of Paul Jr, Rachel, Mikey, Vinny, Joe and some of the Faro crew. I was pleased to find Paul Jr. super down to earth like you'd imagine he would be. Mikey was also as you'd imagine as was Vinny. Soon after this shoot I started watching Discovery channel and have recently caught up with all the drama that has happened since I watched the show last.

Drama aside, the guys have built a really nice looking bike. With as much as I like the pictures they honestly do the bike no justice. Up close you'd think the carbon fiber paint was real. They fitted a really cool Garmin at the control center which really sets the tech side of the bike off. Overall a really, really cool deal.

For more info on Faro go here - Faro

Here are some pics of the shoot and the film crew..

Techmounts

Any of you who know me know my deep passion for motorcycles. As a kid I was lucky enough to grow up on fun stuff like go-karts, dirt bikes and the dangerous ATC's (all terrain cycle), a.k.a three wheelers. As my 20's rolled around, I found myself living in cities like Miami and NYC where I had no business on a bike. Shortly after moving back to Orlando from NYC in 2001, I rekindled my love of the motorcycle with a 1978 BMW R80/7. I rode that bike until I literally wore it out. Shortly after, I bought a series of motorcycles and find myself obsessing about the open road.

A few years back I met Mike Lee, founder of Techmounts, at a model shoot where I was taking pictures of his daughter Jessie. Quickly I found myself talking shop with Mike and realized that not only is he a fellow enthusiast but a pioneer in the parts industry. Mike and the crew at Techmount fabricate really cool accessory mounts for pretty much any motorcycle manufacturer. The mounts hold nifty things like radar detectors, cell phones, gps devices or mp3 players.

Earlier this week I photographed some new product for the 2011 parts catalog. I set up a makeshift studio at the BMW/Triumph/Ducati dealership. Below are some product shots and a few snaps of the set up.

For more info on Techmounts click here - Techmounts