I'm a film and digital photographer living in Costa Rica. I mostly photograph events, such as concerts, and lifestyle.
My other passion is computer technology, mostly in the system administration area and little in the software programming area.
Event and lifestyle photography on film and digital
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Casa 927
Planned a day of shooting portraits with a couple of friends and Karol suggested that we pay a visit to this place that she had heard of in Facebook called Casa 927 and how it's all about national artists. Lucky for us they allowed us to spend an hour taking photos anywhere in the house that we wanted which is awesome because this is an old house that has been converted into a cafe and also a place where local artists can display and sell their work.
Pictured above is Marisol in the bathtub of the women's bathroom. Because this used to be a house the bathrooms have a bathtub, no longer used of course, and we found it quite excellent to use it to take photos. Really love the photo above.
Because of the low light situation in the bathroom we decided to break out the flash to continue taking photos. The bathroom also doubled as the dressing room for the girls.
There are some resident artists in the house who sell their art which is made, in some cases, out of recycled materials. Anything from jewelery to knit hats to scarfs to paintings to sculptures can be found there and they also have a cafe and restaurant. Often times they host events at nights such as having local chefs come in and cook for the night or other events relating to local artists.
We then went outside the house to take a couple more portraits. Above is Karol, who suggested the place, posing with one of her designs. She took some courses in clothing design and has been making several pieces of clothing.
The Casa 927, located in San Jose, is open to photographers coming into the house and taking photos, like we did, but it's required to be mindful of other guests that are there to eat at the cafe, or purchase anything from the various stores in the house as well as those just visiting the house to see the paitings on the walls.
The owners of the Casa 927 are warm and welcome all local artists to visit them and have a chat with them. I know we did talk to them about the house and the initiative. Will definitely pay them another visit sometime.
Be sure to visit the Casa 927 Facebook Page for more information about their initiative and activities being held there.
-LM
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I'm a film and digital photographer living in Costa Rica. I mostly photograph events, such as concerts, and lifestyle.
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