using your iphone as a remote for your camera

found a sweet app for the iphone. its called dslr remote...although the free version is pretty limited, it still serves as a way to take test shots, or shoot tethered to your laptop.  i fired off a ton of shots, and it only delayed on a few of them.

even if you dont plan to use it in the studio setting it'll be a cool way to impress your friends...and another "thank god for my iphone" moment!

so excited...and seriously lame.

Halloween 2010

Spent the night bouncing from party to party.  Started in the Village, then to Brooklyn and then finished the night in Washington Heights.  Had a great time and met some very interesting people! dope.  my group met up in the village and proceeded to take the night by storm!

mis amigos

Enjoy!

teaser from Cabarete

This beautiful beach on the north coast of dominican republic has quickly become one of my favorite places to go...the nightlife is increíble and the views are fantastic... here's a couple shots from a shoot earlier in september.. more to come at the jump.

Acacio Family

Had a blast early in September when I visited Santiago, Dominican Republic.  Shot family portrait session with the Acacio Family in picturesque Camp David, on a mountainside overlooking la "ciudad corazón".

Happy Independence Day

It's hot as hell in New York City this week, but the sunsets are incredible!

Location: Brooklyn Rootop

Date Taken: 4th of July.

Many faces of E'taniel

After passing through this bleak brutal NYC winter, spring and summer are meant for liberating the spirit and getting the creative juices flowing.  



Working with this brother was a joy.  What I love most is seeing his split personality on camera. So here's to casting inhibitions to the wayside and putting yourself out there.  Hoping his new comp card (below) will get him many call backs this summer!

Breakdancing in Long Island New York

Shots of a 18-year old breaker named Eleazar in Hempstead, NY. Shot in April of 2010.

Boston International Public School

Had a great weekend working with a group of students who are on their way to a trip to West Africa later this May. More photos and a gallery to come at https://pa.photoshelter.com/c/ryanbowen

The Boondocks Season 3!

Cant tell y'all how excited I am that the most poignant politically charged cartoon is back!
Blackness is as confused as ever in this pseudo postracial Obama Era, and my man Aaron Macgruder brings it on this episode! And Will.I.Am... you was definitely dick ridin' obeezy during the campaign!

Haha, if you confused, you just gotta watch!

Check it out here:

Promo Video- Semana Santa

Heres some live action from Semana Santa earlier this month.  A short promo to show what happened...

Santiago Ciudad Corazon

Santiago holds one of the most famous monuments in all of the Dominican Republic.
"El Monumento" or The Monument, is a tribute to 30 Heroes of the Revolution.  It is also a cultural hotspot of activity, where families and couples go all day and night to pass the time.


Some other nice sights in the DR:

Ron Bermudez promo in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a beautiful place to shoot, naturally.  The eye bears witness to such spectacular green's and blue's you just don't see in other places outside of the Caribbean. Check out the flora and fauna of last weekend where I spent shooting a promo for the rum company Ron Bermudez.

The four beautiful models I worked with were Noemy Batista, Marjorie Goimez, Angeli Abreu and Jenny Checo. Each one gave me so many great looks, here's just a few of my favorites.

Photos with the Easter Bunny

Hempstead Boys and Girls Club and United Methodist Church in Hempstead hosted an Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast for the families in the community.

a lil lighting experiment

A couple of studio-style shots from this weekend in brooklyn.  Featuring two photographers (including myself) as models!









I'll definitely be using a setup like this in the future. For the photo geeks out there, here's how we did it: 50 mm lens with 2 strobes, umbrella on a stand, as well as a disc Sunshield to bounce off the strobe for the high intensity light.

La Republica Dominicana

Some of the best shots from last month in the Dominican Republic.

Jenny Checo

Cabarete




Hotel Kaoba, Cabarete






Chantal Espinal

Cabarete, República Dominicana

Spent the last week and a half taking tons of pics in the Dominican Republic.  Here's some of the most wild and fun ones from this last weekend at a nightclub on the beach in Cabarete.




Roger Zayas, famosa cantante de Los 440 el grupo de Juan Luis Guerra, y increible fotografo tambien.

Colorful brothas in Brooklyn

gotta show love to some brothas who are willing to let it all hang out.
props to the Etaniel, Asadullah, Kamean and the rest of the brooklyn crew in East NY.