Rolando Gomez - Garage glamour digital nude and beauty photography made simple [2006, PDF, ENG]

1 reating your first book is sometimes fun, sometimes hard, sometimes sad-and sometimes you just want to quit. In the end, though, vou feel you’ve accomplished a goal and it hasn’t been in vain. Few people realize the work that goes into a project like this. Books require text, and there were no ghost writers involved here-just my fingers and the help of a top editor, Michelle Perkins, an author herself. Of course, photogmplay books also need images. That involves setting up a shoot, getting it done, and then this funny thing we have more of today as digital photographers: post-production.
In the end, this book took over a year to produceand what a year it was. On top of the everyday distractions (babies crying for Daddy, wife wanting to know your schedule so she can plan hers, e-mail to answer, and the phone ringing off the wall), my father was hospitalized twice during the writing of this book for major surgeries. (Yes, he made it-thank God.) Just when that scare was winding down, my brother and his family moved in with us for a month after being evacuated from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Then, a mandatory evacuation due to Hurricane Rita required us to transport my father from the Gulf Coast to San Antonio via ambulance two days after his second surgery.
That said, I’d like to dedicate this book to the believers, the ones who have alw; ys shown faith in what I doespecially my wife Ramona, my kids (Iennifer, Stephanie, Natalie, Sophia, and Nickolas), and my parents. Most importantly, I thank my God. V/Vithout him I’d have no guidance. There are many others to thank, as well-people who have kept me straight and believing in myself. While I could try to list all the names (Ricardo Gutierrez, my assistant and friend; my makeup artists or business partners; all the folks at Amherst Media for putting up with me, etc.), I’m sure I’d skip someone accidentally. So, I’ll play it safe and just mention the three people I have to blame for being the the first to encourage my passion for photography. The first is my father, who bought me that first camera from Popsicle in 1971 when I was nine years old. It cost a few wrappers and one dollar. The second is Barclay Burrows, my journalism teacher at Victoria High School, for believing in me ever since I was a sophomore. Finally, I need to mention Mike Badough, who taught me color processing in his bathroom darkroom (Sorry about hitting that light switch when the paper safe was open, Mike!) In closing, I would also like to dedicate this book to my fellow military veterans (active duty and civilian). VVhile I served in Desert Storm, Rwanda, Haiti, and other operations, this is nothing in comparison to your sacrifices today. God bless you all and your families!

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