Happy New Year Everyone 2008 baby!!!

This has been an Awesome 07 for me lots of traveling all over the World just to start all over California about 9 times, New York about 3 times, PR, Canada, Monaco, Paris, Atlanta Georgia, Las Vegas, All over Florida, great Destination weddings... 08 is looking Good to so far 10 weddings and 3 of them are destination weddings starting in April to the Islands. To all you great photographers out there that have been to my site and blog to say hello, have a Happy New Year and a Awesome 2008 with your weddings!!!
Stay tuned for something so Cool for Wednesday it's a surprise!!!! A special thanks to Grace Ormonde from grace ormonde wedding style magazine yanni and the girls you guys are the Best....And of course Unclemike for thinking of me calling and emailing me at all hours of the night for these Awesome celeb weddings all over.Thanks for thinking of me, means so much and by the looks of it 08 is gonna Rock!!!

NEW! On Location With Mike Colón: Toronto

I got my hands on this Awesome DVD a couple of days ago...If you want to pick up some Amazing Tips!!! Get It!! It is by far so cool it's like your there shooting this Incredible Destination Wedding with Mike Colón this is Priceless. If it sounds like I'm pushing the DVD I am because I believe in it for a descent dinner out you could pick up some Major Major knowledge not sure if there are any DVD's left for this time around but keep on trying the next batch should be in shortly. I saw the entire DVD over dinner with my wife yesterday the video and photographs are so Beautiful wow...I even picked up on something very important just one thing that's all it takes to take you to the next level the little things.The Amazing cover shot he has there is just a taste of the most Beautiful Footage of photographs of a wedding I've ever seen. Enjoy...

Amazing DVD footage of Mike working at a real wedding - packed with tons of images and voiceover explaining the thought process and technical camera settings behind each situation. Running Time: approx. 1 hourFeel as if you are shadowing Mike Colón as he goes on location in Toronto, Canada. Follow Mike as he photographs the fabulous wedding of Veronica, the daughter of famous gown designer Ines Di Santo. This amazing behind-the-scenes footage of Mike in action is packed with tons of images and voiceover explaining the thought process and technical camera settings behind each situation. The wedding posed interesting challenges due to rain which makes for an excellent learning experience for aspiring and seasoned professionals. Watch as Mike and his staff turn these extremely damp nuptials into a feature in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine.

Check out a clip from the new DVD!!
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Beautiful Keys Wedding at Pierre's

What a Beautiful wedding this weekend I have to give a Big thanks to Tracy and Roger for and Awesome time there friends and family members were so much fun and nice to be around. They could not have picked a better place for a wedding. Just a couple of shots from the beautiful wedding day... Two shots above was so funny because they blind folded Orlando The Man at Univision
He had no Idea what was going on goodtimes.... If your ever in the Keys drop by Pierre's the best filet mignon I have ever had and I've been to alot of places...A Big thanks to AR for giving me a major hand at the wedding. First Nikon D3 Wedding!!!
Just wanted to say I shot this wedding with my New Nikon D3 bodies. These cameras are so Dead on it's not even funny thanks Nikon you guys are the best!!!

All Fun LifeStyle Session #2

This has to be one of my favorite shots for the year below!!!

Here are some of the shots I got on Sunday late in the day... We had a Blast!! This should be my last lifestyle shoot for the year. Next Florida Keys wedding yes with the Awesome Nikon D3...
Special thanks to AR and gilcelia for help in the shoot.

FOR SALE!!!

Early Christmas Gifts. I have 2 Nikon D2x bodies for sale they are in Mint condition at a great price. For more info on these Awesome cameras that have shot Amazing weddings this year email me at info@raysantanaphotography.com

The Nice-N-Easy Yacht

Last week I had and  Amazing time with the Rosatti family on Fisher Island

Just wanted to show you his little 157 ft Christensen Yacht  ten man crew you are in your own city here waited for the sun to come down a little for this cool shot!!!!

All Fun LifeStyle Session!!!

What a blast today Deise and Herly were the best just a taste of whats to come. Stay tuned for more cool shots...

Nikon's D3 First wedding

I got the Nikon D3 two weeks ago thru some major connections unclemike and some Really cool people at Nikon. Gonna put this incredible baby to the test and I think she is going to pass with flying colors...
In a week I have my last wedding of the year but first with the Awesome Nikon D3
Can't wait sunset wedding in the Florida Keys stay tune for some sweeeet stuff...goodtimes

6 a.m. wedding

A little video clip of the day...

Have to give T the Brit a huge thanks for coming down from the UK London England to give me a major hand and also AR from Miami thanks so much guys you were amazing!!!
This is my last wedding with my Nikon D2xs , now I have a wedding in the Florida Keys in a week where I'm gonna try out the Monster Nikon D3 I got it last Wednesday been playing with it a bit can't wait for the keys wedding going to try to shoot almost all natural lighting lets see what happens stay tuned...

Nikon D3 at the Movies

Well it started back in Sendai Japan last year when Nikon and I spoke about having a Nikon D3 made for me. As she was being built for me and recieved her 12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor/brain/heart the emails started. She was totally ready to become my work horse here in the US!!! One thing her and I had in common other than getting those killer dead on exposure shots was going to the movies so be it. I promised her as soon as I got my hands on her she got first pick of the movies so we caught a flick this weekend she just wanted some popcorn she was totally into the movie anyway thats that. She is ready for a Awesome wedding I have coming up in the Florida Keys this month so I can't wait. Below are some shots of us in the movies myself in the Apple store in the Falls with my Genius friend Ben he is a Certified Apple Final cut studio pro guy he was Awesome. Just playing around a little with final cut studio 2.0 I got the software last week I'm not a video guy at all but I like technalogy so just learning a bit. Above are shots from inside the Nikon factory as the NikonD3's are being built...
Have you ever tried shooting this purple color flower I recieved a couple of emails from photographers around the US how the D3 would do so here you go right out of the camera it's a bit of a funky color to shoot the D3 I think did a hell of a job!!! The white balance on this camera is dead on. This Nikon D3 is so Sick it's not even funny unclemike and I have emailing and calling each other for the last three or four days about the D3 if it has this do you know about that did you set this or that how funny like kids with a new toy. Nikon you guys are to much thank you for putting out an incredible camera out there...

Nikon D3 // Downtown Miami shot

Just a shot of downtown Miami Thursday morning with my New Nikon D3 NO photoshop done at all shot at 2.8 wide open, 200 iso, prob, 5000 of a sec quick...more to come.
All kidding aside the camera is SICK!!!!