Photographer Eddy Mendoza has been working as a photographer in the entertainment industry for the past few decades capturing actors, models and other entertainers creating their portfolio and other marketing tools.
I learned a few tricks while in the entertainment industry and now I can share them with you.
Working as a photographer behind the camera taught me to see things in a different way. Today I am able to share what I’ve learned with my clients. Working as an actor gave me the insight on how people react to direction from others, cameras and lighting and the difficulties they bring. It is important to know what your clients are experiencing in order to understand their mental and physical concerns.
Shooting fashion allowed me to learn lots of techniques and especially how quality clothing can make the difference between a good image and a great image. I was fortunate enough to have worked with some of the best fashion designers including a haute couture designer who trusted me with his creative process and artistic designs. I developed new insights and techniques which I will never forget.
One of the most exciting yet scary experiences, and I’ve had many in my life, some I can’t even share with anyone, was when I landed a gig playing a doctor on The Learning Channel (TLC) as Dr. Shaki Saad on Untold Stories of the ER. I remember almost puking in the audition room after watching a scene of the actual doctor operating on someone. I was so nervous, not because I don’t like to see blood but because just a few months prior to this audition I had quadruple bypass surgery and the feelings I experienced was still fresh. The operating room in this scene was a real one and added to the memory of my own operation. Thank God I had two real doctors behind me watching the operation I performed on a dummy otherwise I would have puked all over the dummy and then probably pass out. I don’t want to get too deep in the details which are pretty gruesome but If our paths ever cross I will be delighted to share the story with you.
Note: I had to record the actual Youtube video using my phone because for some reason Youtube decided to pull the plug on embedding this video due to privacy rules or content ownership. I was given permission from the producers to show this video for my own personal reel years ago and it has been available since then. I couldn’t;t tell you what changed. I apologize for the low quality of the video but in actuality it isn’t any worse than the original. Here is the link to the original restricted video if you wish to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNgNYpJy_nY
This video has been blocked several times due to the original content creator monetizing the video. I had to place this video on my website server and not on Youtube in order to show the video. As you can see it is not a good quality video but then again neither was the original which was hosted on Youtube previously. I’m sorry for any inconvenience.
Thanks for watching.
Working as a spokesperson for a Spanish based media company allowed me to practice my Spanish. Hollywood is all a facade folks and it can be anything you wish it to be.
I once played a NY cop in a movie, that was exciting. If they had only let me shoot the bad guy….
Yeah that’s me in a rap video folks! I played a teacher who got thrown over his desk by a not so nice student, HOPSIN himself!