#68 Jaromir Jagr of the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center against the visiting NY Islanders.

Here’s a shot of pro triathlete Arland Macasieb riding on the open road…this is a composite of two shots — one of Arland in the studio on his bicycle and the background is an awesome HDR photo credited to the great Trey Ratcliff that I’ve used as a derivative work. If you have a chance, definitely check out Trey’s award winning tutorials on HDR on his website!

Anthony Terrell Smith against the ropes while Johnson Jajoute throws a jab. Shot on location for Brazen Boxing & MMA.

Had an awesome time shooting some promo shots for Brazen Boxing & MMA today in Old City, Philadelphia. Big thanks to Kyle for assisting on the shoot and to Melodee and Kristine who were put to work on the spot! It was an action packed shoot and the models and fighters were a blast and so patient to work with . I’m very much looking forward to editing the rest of the photos, but in the mean time here is a teaser of some girl on girl boxing!

I got to shoot my first ever NHL game on Thursday and it was rather exciting, given that I’m not that into hockey. Ironic since it’s the only team sport I ever played growing up. In any case, I met a really nice fellow photog by the name of Kevin Burns while at a sports photography seminar in Colorado last May. Kevin is from Boston and shoots for the Bruins and he hooked me up with Inside Hockey to get a stab at a few Flyers games. I was pretty stoked, but quickly realized how challenging shooting such a fast paced game could be. In any case, peep the handful of selects here!

Okay, so I’ve decided to discontinue my failed Project 365 for 2011 — I could only go on backdating my posts for so long in an attempt to resurrect it before I realized I was only cheating myself with the whole experience. I’ll have to save crossing it off of my bucket list for another year in the future, perhaps when I have more free time.

Nonetheless, it’s a new year and I’m back to blogging again (without the added pressure of daily posts for now!). 2011 was an amazing and fulfilling year and quite possibly the best year of my life– I moved to a new city with my fiancé, business grew immensely, married my best friend (!!), got a puppy, and managed to go on a few adventures and cross off a few bucket list items along the way. I could not have asked for a better year and I sincerely thank my family and friends for all of their support!

As we open our doors to welcome in a new year, I’m proud and excited to also open new doors to my businesses. As of yesterday, I am officially moving out of the home office and sowing some roots in a new space. It’s a modest space but looking forward to growing and getting in lots of productivity and creativity flowing here as I’ve got big hopes and plans for 2012.

Going forward, the official address for Kreative Mediaworks, Kris Mendoza Photography, and Iluminada Photography, is now 2424 E. York St., Suite 326, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Stop by and say hello!

Maximus “having fun” at the Schuykill River Dog Park.
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This photo is part of a series entitled Today, a 365 day visual journal

Cory & Tommy got married at the Palace at Somerset. More to come at iluminadaphoto.com/blog shortly….
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This photo is part of a series entitled Today, a 365 day visual journal

Transformed the living room into a makeshift studio! At the time of this writing (12/2011…yes, I know, I’ve fallen behind on this 365!), big things to come in 2012…stay tuned!
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This photo is part of a series entitled Today, a 365 day visual journal

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This photo is part of a series entitled Today, a 365 day visual journal