R
olando Gomez, a Lexar Elite photographer, transitioned from combat
photographytoglamourandfashionphotographyin1999andstillfree-
lances as a photojournalist. Known for his “flamour” (fashion and glamour)
styleofphotography,he’staughtover450workshopsandseminarsinMexico,
Canada, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. He also
provides private photography instruction and private glamour photography.
Rolando has had photo assignments in thirty-nine countries. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Texas, San Anto-
nio,wherehegraduatedsummacumlaude.In1994,hewasnamedoneofthe
top-five military photographers by the Department of Defense. In 2007, he
conducted a three-country European tour for Calumet Photographic.
A former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, he was the personal photographer for
General George A. Joulwan for four years and spent twenty-six months doc-
umenting the Latin American drug war in South and Central America, for
whichhe was awarded the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal
(DMSM) as a buck sergeant.
Rolando’s work was the subject of a September 2006Rangefindercover
story, “Mysteries of Lighting.” He was honored as a lighting master at Photo
Plus Expo in 2004, 2005, and 2006. He has written three popular books:
Garage Glamour: Digital Nude and Beauty Photography Made Simple(Am-
herstMedia,April2006),Rolando Gomez’s Glamour Photography: Professional
Techniquesand Images (Amherst Media, 2007), andRolando Gomez’s Posing
Techniques for Glamour Photography(Amherst Media, 2008).
In2009,helecturedatPhotoPlusExpoon“InternetStrategiesandGuer-
rillaMarketing.”Thatsameyear,Rolandoreleasedhisfifthphotographybook,
Photographic Therapy: The Power of Photography to Help Build or Rebuild Self-
Esteem.The book is free for download at http://www.freephotographybooks.com,
and in the first three months after its introduction, it was downloaded over
30,000 times.
Rolando lives in San Antonio and is the father of five beautiful children, in-
cluding four gorgeous daughters and one handsome son. To learn more,
please visit him at http://www.rolandogomez.net.
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