Daniel Kudish – ISPWP Photographer of the Quarter – Winter 2012
Montréal, Québec
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Product Prizes will also be awarded to the top finishers depending on the number of prizes available
Kubota Fully Loaded Action DASHBOARD Set (value $799) Kubota Image Tools, fueled by “Idea Guy” Kevin Kubota, is constantly churning with new products and educational materials that help photographers move their businesses toward success. They offer Photoshop® and Lightroom® products to speed up a photographer’s workflow and help them create beautiful art for their clients. More information… |
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ProDPI Photo Lab Gift Certificates (value $200, $100, and $50) ProDPI is providing print certificates in the amounts of $200, $100, and $50. Winners can redeem their certificates for any ProDPI product!
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Gura Gear Bataflae 18L Photography Backpack (value $349) The Bataflae 18L is unique in its ability to easily tote multiple full-size professional and medium format camera bodies, a 300mm lens, or up to a 70-200mm attached to a body while maintaining the small compact style is what makes this bag the ultimate camera backpack for any level of photographer. It’s full 6.5” interior depth allows for larger lenses, bodies, and other equipment that does not fit in traditional small backpacks. The Bataflae 18L also touts the ability to carry up to a 13-inch laptop in a dedicated padded compartment. This compact and full-featured bag fits worldwide carry-on requirements. More information… |
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Two Zen Layflat Hard Cover Books, 10×10, 20 sides (value: $136 each) AsukaBook creates exquisite coffee table books for photographers. Their selection offers a wide array of press-printed books with beautiful finishes and multiple sizes to choose from. AsukaBook also provides free design software to photographers to help make the design process simple and fast. More information… |
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Willow Album Design – Album design up to 30 pages with layered Photoshop files (value $250) Fresh, clean album design is what we offer to photographers that want to focus on the their imagery. Willow Album Design can help you spend more time creating photographs and less time attached to the computer afterward. With three different design styles, there’s a perfect album design solution waiting for you. More information… |
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Triple Scoop Music – Lifetime song license to 1st – 4th place winners (value $60 each) The 1st – 4th place winners will each receive a lifetime license for any single song from Triple Scoop Music. TSM offers award winning music by an impressive list of independent artists, including Grammy & Emmy winners. You can select from thousands of hand-picked royalty-free songs by award-winning artists and composers. Easily find great songs and use the music legally for marketing and promotion. Hear why the world’s top photographers grow their business with music from Triple Scoop Music. |
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ThinkTank Photo – Retrospective 30 (value $179) The Retrospective shoulder bag is created for the professional photographer that wants to blend in with the crowd and remain inconspicuous in any situation. Our product designers have blended the look and feel of “old-school” camera bags and infused it with “new-school” features and technology for the digital imaging age. More information… |
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Fundy Software – Fundy Dollars Gift Certificate (value $150) 75% of surveyed users say they’ve cut their production time in half (or more) using Fundy Software Products. The Fundy Dollars may be used on any product or combination of products. More information… |
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ProShow Web Premium Subscription (value $150) ProShow Web turns your photos and video clips into beautiful video slideshows in minutes. Choose from tons of stylish effects, themes and royalty-free music for all genres.Create a free video today! More information… |
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Annual Membership to Graph Paper Press (value $125) Graph Paper Press provides beautiful minimalist WordPress themes for photographers and artists. The annual membership prize includes all of our 37 themes and 15 plugins. More information… |
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Proofmaker by ISPWP Member Mike Dickson (value $75) Proofmaker is a Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 script that will generate bordered proof images with the image name, or copyright information — or both (or neither) — into your photos, in one easy step. Easily turn your photos into bordered, labeled proofs! More information… |
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Classic White Album Template (value $60) Red Boot Design is a service for photographers who want to provide their clients with the utmost quality in album design. We specialize in custom design and also offer album templates. The Classic White is a clean and modern album template with 40 sides. Template set includes 7 sizes, and may be used for any album company. Versatile layouts are perfect for wedding, portrait, commercial, etc. More information… |
Hi! My name is Daniel Aguilar, I’m a 1981 vintage model made in the city of Puebla, Mexico. I moved to Texas when I was an 18 year old teenager to pursue what I thought was my dream back then of becoming a Computer Scientist.
Little I knew that I was destined to hate Computer Science and to live some of the four toughest years of my life trying to finish a degree I didn’t really like; however, it was during this rough university years that photography came into my life.
I will always remember the day I developed my first film picture in a dark room, I was surrounded by the smell of weird chemicals and all I could see was red light. After a few attempts and a few seconds soaked into the developer, my picture came to life and instantaneously fell in love with photography. I knew I wanted to become a photographer.
I started out as a photojournalist for the University's newspaper and later on I worked and a graphic reporter for another newspaper once I graduated from Computer Science and thanks to some small coincidences in life, I started shooting my first weddings back then.
It's been almost 16 years since I shoot weddings and all that I can say is that Wedding Photography changed my life and changed my perception about what is really meaningful in life. It is because of wedding photography that I now understand the importance of living in the present and not taking a single moment in life for granted.
I now know that my mission as a wedding photographer is to capture meaningful images that can show you all the blessings that you have in your life right now, so you can look back and always be thankful for them today and in the future.