Author Archives: Elvis Castillo

About Elvis Castillo

Elvis Castillo is a Phoenix, Arizona based commercial lifestyle photographer.

out with the old… in with the new!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

Hey there loyal follower and trusted subscriber!  I just wanted to post up a quick note to let you that my new blog is up and running.  Please take a minute to head over and check things out.  Also, you’ll … Continue reading →

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what’s in your feed?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

After doing an overwhelming amount of “collecting” of blogs in my RSS feed… then downsizing quite a bit… then re-“collecting” even more (I may have a problem)… and then ultimately streamlining the feed to include truly what I want to … Continue reading →

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words of wisdom

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

I’ve always felt that it’s important to seek out the works of others to help keep my own inspirational fire burning.  A couple times a week I’ll make a point to do something as simple as a Google search to … Continue reading →

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t | j | a

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

I just wanted to take a minute to post a quick blurb about an amazing group of creatives I had an opportunity to work with yesterday while assisting for Paul Markow.  Veronique James and her team at The James Agency … Continue reading →

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the city so nice, they named it twice

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

In my last post I talked about really pushing myself to expand my lifestyle portfolio.  So while in New York over the past couple weeks, I contacted a local professional model, Lenara Salcedo, to set up a test shoot.  A … Continue reading →

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steppin’ up my game

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

Over the past few months I’ve really been making a conscious effort to step up my photography game!  In particular I’ve been working with some local commercial photographers to try and soak up what knowledge I can from them.  Some … Continue reading →

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while you were waiting…

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

Ok, so I know I said that the new website would be up by now, but what can I say… I’m a perfectionist.  Doug over at Flaunt Books has been putting up with me and working tirelessly to get the … Continue reading →

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welcome to elvis… please stand by…

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

I’m currently working with the staff over at Flaunt Books to create a completely redesigned website and blog.  My plan is to create an online environment that will be a much more seamless and user friendly experience for my clients.  … Continue reading →

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cell phone friday [take 14]

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

Found these little guys at a local Mexican food restaurant.  Funny thing is there’s kind of a whole subculture centered around them.  WTWF = World Thumb Wrestling Federation?

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the faces of tucson

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

In the wake of the horrible events on Saturday morning, where six people’s lives were tragically brought to an end in a senseless act of violence, President Obama was scheduled to speak at a memorial for the victims at the … Continue reading →

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getting to carnegie hall [a new year’s “resolution”]

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

Resolution: an expression of intention or determining upon a course of action. Goal: the result or achievement toward which effort is directed. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions…  I’m more of a goal kinda guy.  It just seems to … Continue reading →

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cell phone friday [take 13]

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Elvis Castillo

I’m not superstitious! As a matter of fact, I think it’s bad luck to be superstitious. So when it came time to post “take 13” of Cell Phone Friday, did I take the sky scraper approach to it and skip … Continue reading →

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new year’s cell phone friday [take 12]

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

You may remember that last week’s Cell Phone Friday fell on Christmas eve so in keeping with the holiday spirit this holiday season, I give you the very first New Year’s Cell Phone Friday! Raise your glasses for a safe, … Continue reading →

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americana [revisited]

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

In a post I did back in October I talked about those certain images we all remember as a child.  The images we saw through the window of our family car as we traveled on our summer vacations.  The images … Continue reading →

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a very merry cell phone friday [take 11]

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

Here’s wishing you and your family a wonderful and safe holiday season!

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heart your life

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

It’s not everyday that I get the chance to meet strong, motivated, passionate, and inspirational individuals… especially someone who doesn’t even consider themselves strong, motivated, passionate, or inspirational.  Earlier this month I had the opportunity to sit down with Jennifer … Continue reading →

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cell phone friday [take 10]

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

Sometimes the simplest objects around us can represent art.  It all depends on how we choose to look at them.  In this case I was standing outside an office complex, looked up and saw this fence.  A simple object that … Continue reading →

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run

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

You may remember  in last week’s blog post that I mentioned I was working on a project in my Commercial Photography class that entailed creating a series of 5 images based on a singular theme.  After taking in some much … Continue reading →

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cell phone friday [take 9]

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

It’s a real treat to have the old parade fire truck at our house, and unfortunately I think a lot of us tend to take that for granted.  So, I figured, why not share her with all of you! Last … Continue reading →

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everynone

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Elvis Castillo

So, this is the first time that I’m blogging about something that hasn’t occurred yet… let me explain.  A few weeks ago in class we were given the assignment of creating a series of images based around a singular subject.  … Continue reading →

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