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The man behind the camera

I am Ricardo, people call me Ric or Ricky.  I live in Delaware but I am very familiar with Philadelphia, Wilmington and Maryland. This is my blog where you can find my recent work and also learn a little bit more about me.  So stay awhile, and check back frequently. 

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Category Archives: Portraits

Vonetta & Lee : Philadelphia Engagement

One word: HOT! This word describes the temperature outside, as well as this couple. Vonetta and I go waaayy back and I was happy to do their engagement photos for them. They chose Newlin Grist Mill for the session, and it was the perfect backdrop for the pictures. They were naturals in front of the...

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Papas Family Portraits

Meet the Papas Family. I traveled to Newark to shoot the family portraits. I was really impressed as they were color coordinated and had no guidance from me, seriously. When working with kids, you only have about 30-45 minutes before they get restless. On this day, we had to bribe the girls with countless M&M...

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Wilmington Delaware Maternity Portraits

Over the holidays I did a maternity shoot for my wife. It was very interesting because usually people want to suck in their gut for pictures. In this case, I think she was poking it out. We did some in front of the backdrop and a few “christmas” shots in front of the tree.

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Daly Family – Alapocas State Park Family Portrait Photographer

I had the pleasure of photographing the Daly Family last week. The family likes rock climbing and wanted rocks to be incorporated into their portraits. I stumbled upon Alapocas Run Park in Wilmington, DE. It was very tricky to find the exact spot,talk about off the beaten path. At any rate, thanks to maps and...

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Savage Mill Portraits – Eley Holiday Portriats

I have been doing the Eley Holiday Portraits of Ryen and Myles for a few years now. This year we went to Savage Mill to incorporate the fall colors into the pictures. Ryen likes to take pictures but only in short spurts. Myles is not a fan of the camera at all. I had to...

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Here’s Petey

Here is Peter, the little man. Its amazing to see him transform into a big man. We share the same birthday and we are nothing alike :-p. During this shoot he exhibited a range of emotions and even a few wardrobe changes. Oh yeah and when toddlers are done taking pictures..they let you know. Here...

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Not Too Academic

I had the pleasure of doing a portrait session for an up and coming author. Tisa Silver (Remember the name). The name of her book is the Time Value of Life, sort of like the time value of money. “Much of my book is pretty personal and I’d like to avoid looking too academic, etc....

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