Professional Photography at Lindo?

Eileencc · 08-17-2005

Hello, one thing I want to do is to have a nice family portrait taken in that beautiful setting, perhaps in late afternoon on the beach.

I know some hotels employ roving phtographers that go around taking candid shots, and with whom you can contract for something like this. Has anyone done this at the Lindo, and if not, can you recommend a good professional phtographer that might be willing to do this?

Thanks in advance! Can't wait--hoping I get to meet some of you terrific people while I'm there!

October · 08-25-2005

Hi,

Yes there's photographers wandering around during the day, they do have a shop where can look for the photos they've taken. I'm sure you'd be able to commission a photo. Why don't you email the hotel and ask them?

Eileencc · 08-25-2005

Thanks for the response, October. Having not stayed at the Lindo before, I don't know what to expect, although having photgraphers wandering around taking candid photos does seem to be part of the AI experience. I've seen it before at several AI's where we have stayed. Anwyay thanks for letting me know--I think I'll email the concierge to find out how to arrange a family portrait.

OMG am I really leaving in THREE DAYS!!!!???

tbasson · 08-26-2005

I was just go directly to the photo shop and ask them to set up the photographer - they seemed to have all the necessary equipment.

spiffer86 · 08-30-2005

We're staying at the Maya in a couple of weeks and were wanting to do the same thing about having a family portrait taken...I hope Eileen's having a great time and that she'll post a trip report when she gets back!

Eileencc · 09-06-2005

Hi spiffer! We're just back from the LIndo last evening--very sad to be home!

You are going to love the Maya! As you know, it is connected to the Lindo. It's gorgeous. I will post a trip report elesewhere later. We had a wonderful time. And yes, we did have our family photos made and we are thrilled with them. As we had been instructed by the Concierge prior to our trip, we visited the photo shop and made arrangements to meet the photographer on the beach the next day at 6pm. It was a beautiful evening, she posed us for at least 25 shots, printed them overnight, and we went back to the shop in the morning and chose about ten of the best ones to keep. She did wonderful work (I wish I had gotten her name--she was quick, professional, and of the shots she took, there were only a couple that we considered bad for some reason--someone blinking, hair in the face, or the like.)

She charged us nothing for the sitting (though we tipped her for her time) and the photos were $5 each. And now we have some beautiful family shots to remember that trip by. There is no way that you could have such a great photography session in the states for what we paid.

Have a fantastic time on your trip. Look for my trip report in the next few days.

spiffer86 · 09-11-2005

Thanks for the update, Eileen! I hope to read your trip report before we leave on Wednesday...but, even if you don't get it posted by then, I am glad you had a great time and I'll check back in after we get home on the 21st...

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Originally Posted by Eileencc

Hi spiffer! We're just back from the LIndo last evening--very sad to be home!

You are going to love the Maya! As you know, it is connected to the Lindo. It's gorgeous. I will post a trip report elesewhere later. We had a wonderful time. And yes, we did have our family photos made and we are thrilled with them. As we had been instructed by the Concierge prior to our trip, we visited the photo shop and made arrangements to meet the photographer on the beach the next day at 6pm. It was a beautiful evening, she posed us for at least 25 shots, printed them overnight, and we went back to the shop in the morning and chose about ten of the best ones to keep. She did wonderful work (I wish I had gotten her name--she was quick, professional, and of the shots she took, there were only a couple that we considered bad for some reason--someone blinking, hair in the face, or the like.)

She charged us nothing for the sitting (though we tipped her for her time) and the photos were $5 each. And now we have some beautiful family shots to remember that trip by. There is no way that you could have such a great photography session in the states for what we paid.

Have a fantastic time on your trip. Look for my trip report in the next few days.

Eileencc · 09-11-2005

I wanna go with you!

Eileencc · 09-11-2005

Spiffer check out the Trip Report I just posted under All Inclusive/Big Resorts. Hopefully there will be some info that will be useful to you. I'll post the rest of my report tomorrow.

spiffer86 · 09-11-2005

thanks, Eileen! I am heading to your trip report right now! In between packing...(sorry...just had to mention that!)

~tiffany

Eileencc · 09-11-2005

Oh that was CRUEL!!!

You must be so psyched!

spiffer86 · 09-11-2005

All in good fun, my good Bostonian friend!

Who is living in wonderful Boston during autumn! While we swelter in humidity and low 90's in Central Texas!

We've only been to Boston once and it was in September and it is one of our favorite places...

Eileencc · 09-12-2005

OK, I'll remind you how "beautiful" Boston is when we're trudging through blizzards and your lovely Texas is still enjoying nice warm weather. Deal? :p

Seriously, we met lots of great people from Texas down there! Hope you have a blast and come back with lots of stories to share.

bungy27 · 09-24-2005

well there are several photographers at the mayan riviera,
peter van de maele www.d-eye-d.com will be our wedding photographer this comming december, other professional photographers at the mayan are Milissa Marcelin and Sol Tamargo if you try to google her names you may get websites and rave reviews all over the red, or I recommend you to look at other message board since we don't have any seccion here for this kind of matters....

Babaloo · 09-24-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bungy27

well there are several photographers at the mayan riviera,
peter van de maele www.d-eye-d.com will be our wedding photographer this comming december, other professional photographers at the mayan are Milissa Marcelin and Sol Tamargo if you try to google her names you may get websites and rave reviews all over the red, or I recommend you to look at other message board since we don't have any seccion here for this kind of matters....

You can't always get what you want...

Nice try though.
And FWIW - that would be section

08-17-2005	#1 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	Professional Photography at Lindo? Hello, one thing I want to do is to have a nice family portrait taken in that beautiful setting, perhaps in late afternoon on the beach. I know some hotels employ roving phtographers that go around taking candid shots, and with whom you can contract for something like this. Has anyone done this at the Lindo, and if not, can you recommend a good professional phtographer that might be willing to do this? Thanks in advance! Can't wait--hoping I get to meet some of you terrific people while I'm there!

09-24-2005	#14 (permalink)
bungy27 sandflea Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	photographer wanted... well there are several photographers at the mayan riviera, peter van de maele www.d-eye-d.com will be our wedding photographer this comming december, other professional photographers at the mayan are Milissa Marcelin and Sol Tamargo if you try to google her names you may get websites and rave reviews all over the red, or I recommend you to look at other message board since we don't have any seccion here for this kind of matters....

08-25-2005	#2 (permalink)
October lost on fifth Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 18	Hi, Yes there's photographers wandering around during the day, they do have a shop where can look for the photos they've taken. I'm sure you'd be able to commission a photo. Why don't you email the hotel and ask them?

08-25-2005	#3 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	Thanks for the response, October. Having not stayed at the Lindo before, I don't know what to expect, although having photgraphers wandering around taking candid photos does seem to be part of the AI experience. I've seen it before at several AI's where we have stayed. Anwyay thanks for letting me know--I think I'll email the concierge to find out how to arrange a family portrait. OMG am I really leaving in THREE DAYS!!!!???

08-26-2005	#4 (permalink)
tbasson into ruins Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 74	I was just go directly to the photo shop and ask them to set up the photographer - they seemed to have all the necessary equipment.

08-30-2005	#5 (permalink)
spiffer86 ruined Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: central TX Posts: 85	We're staying at the Maya in a couple of weeks and were wanting to do the same thing about having a family portrait taken...I hope Eileen's having a great time and that she'll post a trip report when she gets back!

09-06-2005	#6 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	Hi spiffer! We're just back from the LIndo last evening--very sad to be home! You are going to love the Maya! As you know, it is connected to the Lindo. It's gorgeous. I will post a trip report elesewhere later. We had a wonderful time. And yes, we did have our family photos made and we are thrilled with them. As we had been instructed by the Concierge prior to our trip, we visited the photo shop and made arrangements to meet the photographer on the beach the next day at 6pm. It was a beautiful evening, she posed us for at least 25 shots, printed them overnight, and we went back to the shop in the morning and chose about ten of the best ones to keep. She did wonderful work (I wish I had gotten her name--she was quick, professional, and of the shots she took, there were only a couple that we considered bad for some reason--someone blinking, hair in the face, or the like.) She charged us nothing for the sitting (though we tipped her for her time) and the photos were $5 each. And now we have some beautiful family shots to remember that trip by. There is no way that you could have such a great photography session in the states for what we paid. Have a fantastic time on your trip. Look for my trip report in the next few days.

09-11-2005	#8 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	I wanna go with you!

09-11-2005	#9 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	Spiffer check out the Trip Report I just posted under All Inclusive/Big Resorts. Hopefully there will be some info that will be useful to you. I'll post the rest of my report tomorrow.

09-11-2005	#10 (permalink)
spiffer86 ruined Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: central TX Posts: 85	thanks, Eileen! I am heading to your trip report right now! In between packing...(sorry...just had to mention that!) ~tiffany

09-11-2005	#11 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	Oh that was CRUEL!!! You must be so psyched!

09-11-2005	#12 (permalink)
spiffer86 ruined Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: central TX Posts: 85	All in good fun, my good Bostonian friend! Who is living in wonderful Boston during autumn! While we swelter in humidity and low 90's in Central Texas! We've only been to Boston once and it was in September and it is one of our favorite places...

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09-12-2005	#13 (permalink)
Eileencc añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of Boston, Mass Posts: 4,310	OK, I'll remind you how "beautiful" Boston is when we're trudging through blizzards and your lovely Texas is still enjoying nice warm weather. Deal? :p Seriously, we met lots of great people from Texas down there! Hope you have a blast and come back with lots of stories to share.