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Photoshoot with David Perez

kx0101 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:40:43 +0000

David Perez, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Recently I had the opportunity to work with a very talented drummer and percussionist Jose David Perez who is currently working on his new project Amplitude a very interesting fusion between jazz and pop. They are currently playing in the Metropolitan area of San Juan mainly in selected clubs.

The day started around 10am with a powerful breakfast courtesy of “Cano” (one of the coolest guy’s Ive ever met) we had a ham and cheese sandwich covered with cheese outside, Tasty! Then Immediately after that we drove to Guavate to shoot our first location. To my surprise it was a gorgeous bamboo field easily taken out from the pages of a fantasy book. It was unreal specially the smell of the place which was really fresh and inviting. We did aprox. 2 hours of shooting trying to make the most out of the area.When we were done we have a much deserved lunch in one of the classical “lechoneras” of the area. When we were done and were coming out the place. We saw famous puerto rican basketball star Jose “Piculin” Ortiz having a beer chilling with a friend.

After driving through the madness of metropolitan traffic me arrived at Cano’s place our second location which prove to be the hardest to set up but where the most striking and gallant images came through. It wall all about patience and it was tested shot after shot try and error, fail and re-fail, until i hit a sweet spot with the mere 2 flashes i had. it was a very hard exercise of light control and the use of snoots and gobos to not contaminate the scene and the cool colors from the vertical neon lights that were part of the set. I’m a technical guy but more than numbers, f stops, power at x amount I’m about the image i use Kentucky windage and estimate a lot perhaps because of my inexperience vs other photographers with more gear and studio equipment.

Danny Frati Celli Music Video_Capricho de Tenerte

kx0101 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:21:05 +0000

Danny Frati Celli, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Finished shooting the music video for Danny Frati Chelli’s song “Capricho de Tenerte” Directed by Andres Ramirez all the video was shot using the Nikon d90 on 3 locations. We were very happy with the film look achieved however we had to work around it’s limitations which at the time seemed quite many: sensor overheat, rolling shutter among others, I guess that’s the price we have to pay to make great imagery until technology moves forward and make the next leap. Overall is a great camera but if you are running a big production or are on a timely budget don’t use it or have a spare one. Just my opinion.

production pics here

Icaro Azul EPK 2009

kx0101 — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:38:08 +0000

Icaro Azul EPK 2009 from Karlo X Ramos / KX0101.com on Vimeo.

Icaro Azul talks about their upcoming album “Amarrame” sharing their experiences in the process

Medalla Stereo Puya/Prodigy in Concert

kx0101 — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:19:08 +0000

What a historic night rock band PUYA reunited on stage after their prolonged hiatus for a one time only show. Awesomeness…!! all the bands on the event gave their all and the public responded very well. On the other hand Prodigy was cool but I wasn’t happy about their dslr and press policies. They didn’t let us do our work out there and make em look good. Their production din’t allow photographers or any other media on the trench. What’s up with that? not cool at all.

check out the pics from all the bands here

Atrum Orbis Showcase 2009 @ Hard Rock Cafe

kx0101 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:46:59 +0000

Atrum Orbis Showcase 2009 @ Hard Rock Cafe from KX0101CreativeArts on Vimeo.

Record Label AtrumOrbis presenting their artists. Aurasonico, La Mancha del Jardin, Somvazio,Van Valentine, El 8vo dia , Icaro Azul Many many thanx to Mikey Figueroa-Camera B and additional shots (Van Valentine, E8D) Enjoy

For pictures click here

Aurasonico

kx0101 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:43:57 +0000






Aurasonico, originally uploaded by kx0101.





Last Sunday started for me around 1 pm, after a late night out i felt really tired and slept till late. However   I knew I had to do something to shake off the laziness so I went to Cafelados in Aguada and got coffee the fix that i needed to get going. As I was driving down to Mayaguez from Aguadilla, a typical 40 min drive. I noticed that it was getting cloudy as i approached Mayaguez i was a little suspicious but i kept going till i arrived to my meeting with the guys from Aurasonico.  
I'm no weather man but I did see it coming, around 4:30pm it started raining hard first thing a thought was i "Now this isn't going to happen" (thinking about the photo shoot) and we have to cancel the shoot  and my trip to Mayaguez will be worthless. Never the less after 15 min of rain the sky cleared and we had enough natural light to shoot in outside and be able to walk around to find more spots. 
We went guerilla style and invaded the UPR Mayaguez campus camera in hand and my SB 800 flash mounted in my tripod. Deep in the belly of the university's Physics building we found a maze of corridors that connected the 2  amphitheaters the building has. it was a great spot and well lit. We manage to do  5 locations inside the university moving as fast as we could without  driving too much attention to ourselves until the sun went down around 6:30.  After reviewing the others I find this shot to be my personal favorite.  
Aurasonico's photosession



Thor – God of Metal
kx0101 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:37:09 +0000

			

				

			
		




Amor mio… que me haz hecho
kx0101 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:41:39 +0000

			

				

			
		

I couldn’t believe i found this. This guy set the standard for goth-ness in a video, The first time I saw this I was 12 and I thought it was really cool…