The Culinary Arts in Tijuana, Mexico by Cesar Rodriguez
Culinary Art School a place where I learn to understand that art is not only paintings and sculptures, art comes in many different ways of a person expression in this case from a single plate to creating a unique experience and everting in between.
I first was invited by Javier Gonzales to Culinary Art School back 2014 to create a photo book that describes Culinary Art School.
The book was a success and we instantly started working on a magazine that will be a thank you gift to the chef that welcome one of the students to do their international practice before they graduated.
I learn trough the years covering different competitions inside CAS (Culinary Art School) like 360 competition that involves different groups Salt and Sweet, also mission la baja a sea food focus competition and lastly the biggest one Baja Culinary Fest, in this one are a total of 2 Categories Professional and Student
Una Tijuana muy colorida
Hola mi nombre es Cesar Rodriguez y estas son algunas de las tomas que mi bella Tijuana me ha permitido retratar en los últimos años. Espero sean de us agrado para mi Tijuana es el punto culminante de cientos de culturas que dudad a día se van sumando a llamar Tijuana su hogar.
The Final Frontier Tijuana Mexico
I’m a Tijuana local I have lived here for 28 years I have seen how rapidly and suddenly Tijuana has become home for a lot of different industries and cultures, I know Tijuana is associated lot to a dangerous city but the truth is the media don’t want you to see for your own eyes, yes Tijuana can be dangerous if you are looking for that but the reality is a lot different then that, Tijuana is a beautiful developing city that will home a lot of people from all over Mexico and Latin America, we have a culture so rich you can taste it in the street food and restaurants of course but also in the amazing craft beer that you can enjoy. Tijuana is quickly grown as well in the Helth Care Industry bringing a ton of newcomers that want to get a little makeover and a nice and unforgettable vacation.
Let me tell you a little story of Tijuana…
How to photograph Animals (Dogs, Cats, Tigers, Macaws & Leopards)
A super cool photoshoot at Profauna Vet Hospital in Tijuana, B.C. Mexico
Introduction
This amazing photoshoot started as a chat with a friend about ideas for cool photos that show the new gigs of the Hospital and the variety of patients that come and go through the doors.
The Logistics
Before every photoshoot you need a clear idea of what the final photo will look like and list of 3 things basically:
1 List of Subjects, locations, and time management.
2 List of Equipment needed
3 List of shots with descriptions
4 Food and treats for the animals
5 Patients!!! a lot of it
This photoshoot took place in a super cool and extremely nice veterinary hospital in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico, its called Profauna there are located in front of Cerveceria Tijuana 8 min from the border.
The concept was to show the amazing new gigs but at the same time show all the diversity of pets and animals they work with every day.
So I went to the location to get a better feeling and understanding of the endless potential to get that perfect shot, then we started brainstorming a couple of ideas, we knew that this was going to be incredible in every way incredible cool but at the same time hard.
For a photoshoot like this, you definitely need a professional trainer in the exotic animals like tigers, have treats, and a first aid kit just in case.
For the equipment I use a Sony A7 Flash and a 28mm f2.8 or an 85mm f2, Fast shutter speed is a must if you are not using flash I recommend at least 1/1000 if you are using flash try to use a short flash duration to help you freeze the moment this one where shott at 1/32 of full power on a 360w flash.
Enjoy, for me the best part was been able to work with amazing animals and the awesome family of people that help on the photo shoot, I still constantly get surprised by what photography brings to my life, and for that, I’m super grateful.
Get more out of your Airbnb rental
Get more out of your Airbnb rental, this tip will make a big difference in your rentals.
I started working with Airbnb San Diego in the summer of 2018 when they started a new category in the San Diego and Tijuanan Region name Airbnb plus, this was a service that included a professional photographer for your property or experience.
The work with Airbnb was always a cool and good experience, it helps a lot that they take care of arranging the appointment schedule for the photoshoot, it’s my job to make an easy and wonderful experience of getting great pictures that will definitely make your property in this cases stand out from the rest and get up to 80% more clicks and 35% more conversions.
Thanks to the experience that I have learned, allows me to get it done quickly and efficiently so the customers get their top-notch quality pictures in fast delivery time (2-3 days) and an easy download process (Google Drive).
