Francisco Alvarez

06/10/2026

What if you could tell your culling software exactly how many photos you want to keep?

That’s exactly what Aftershoot’s new Cull to Target feature allows you to do.

Set your target number of images and let Aftershoot intelligently narrow down your selection.

No more guessing when you’ve culled enough.

No more spending hours manually trimming thousands of images.

For wedding, event, and portrait photographers, this means a faster, more consistent, and more predictable post-production workflow.

Less culling.

Less guesswork.

More control.

Honestly, this could be a game-changer. 📸

Comment “Unicorn” or hit me with a 🦄 emoji and I’ll DM you a link to try it out FREE for an entire MONTH!

05/10/2026

😻 MEOW!

Let's get married: www.francisalvarez.com

05/10/2026

BLOG: The Top 10 Places To Propose In Puerto Rico

BLOG: Los Mejores 10 Lugares Para Proponer En Puerto Rico

Planning a marriage proposal in Puerto Rico? Discover 10 of the most beautiful places to propose, from Old San Juan and El Yunque to beaches, resorts and hidden gems.

03/10/2026

Why did I stop using zoom lenses for wedding photography and switch almost entirely to prime lenses?

After years of shooting weddings and portraits, I realized that primes give me something I was missing with zooms: a more intentional approach to creating photographs.

In this Reel, I break down the 5 biggest reasons I made the switch:

1. Environmental portraits and actual portraiture — prime lenses encourage me to think about composition and perspective rather than simply zooming in or out.

2. Low-light performance — wide-open apertures make a huge difference when shooting weddings, receptions, ceremonies, and portraits in challenging light.

3. Shallow depth of field — fast prime lenses make it possible to create that beautiful subject separation and cinematic look in almost any situation.

4. Lightweight and compact — despite their wider apertures, many prime lenses are surprisingly small and easy to carry throughout an entire wedding day.

5. Overall image quality — in my experience, modern prime lenses deliver an incredible level of sharpness, contrast, rendering, and character.

If you’re a wedding photographer, portrait photographer, or simply someone trying to build a more intentional camera and lens setup, this is why I think primes deserve serious consideration.

Do you shoot primes, zooms, or a combination of both?

01/10/2026

This may very well be my favorite photograph of 2026 so far.

I photographed Mike and Erica during their marriage proposal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, right around Golden Hour.

I placed them inside the beautiful decor they had chosen for the proposal.

Then I handed Mike a black umbrella, asked him to hold it with his right hand, and embrace Erica with his left.

But the umbrella wasn’t just a prop.

I placed a GODOX LIGHTING AD200 Pro II on a light stand, pointed it upward toward the inside of the umbrella, and used the umbrella to bounce the light back down onto them.

That simple little setup completely changed the photograph.

The warm light on the couple, the colors in the sky, the architecture, the colors on the ground, and all of the details surrounding them somehow came together perfectly.

And honestly, that’s what I love about photography.

You can have an idea that sounds incredibly simple, make a few intentional decisions, and suddenly you’re looking at a photograph that becomes one of your favorites of the entire year.

For this one, I used the Sony | Alpha A7V paired with the brand-new SIGMA America 35mm f/1.2 II DG Art lens.

Sometimes you don’t need a complicated setup.

You just need to see the photograph before you take it.

📍 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

30/09/2026

💑 Erica & Mike

📷 Sony - Alpha Universe / Comunidad Sony Alpha Latinoamérica A7V

💐 I Do

www.francisalvarez.com

28/09/2026

Let’s hear it for the boys!

While the ladies were upstairs getting ready, the gentleman came out to play.

Vendors:

Planner: Destination Event Planner
H&M: Arquímides González
Cake:
Video: Raphael Quiñones ~ 📽️
Entertainment: Island Events Solutions
DJ: DJ Eric Puerto Rico Wedding Dj
2nd Shooter: Puerto Rico Photographer | Carola Cruz 🤎📸
Decor: HS Events & Designer
Venue: Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort / Isla Verde Weddings

26/09/2026

Yesterday you turned 68.

If you know us, you know that one of our favorite things to do is compete over who loves the other more.

It’s a competition neither of us has ever been willing to lose.

For years, we’ve had our own little language for it.

143.

One. Four. Three.

“I love you.”

But there’s an unspoken rule.

If I send her 143, she comes back with 1434.

“I love you more.”

And naturally, I have to respond.

Then Italy happened.

Somewhere between the beautiful cities, long meals, wandering through streets and making memories together, we decided to make our little competition permanent.

We got matching tattoos.

“Ti amo di più.”

I love you more.

Four words that somehow say everything.

Because as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that my mother has loved me in more ways than I could ever fully understand.

In the sacrifices I didn’t notice as a child.

In the advice I didn’t always want to hear.

In the meals, the conversations, the laughter, the worry, the celebrations, and in simply being there.

That is you.

My mother.

My travel companion.

My dinner date.

My biggest cheerleader.

My partner in this ridiculous, beautiful competition over who loves whom more.

And one of the greatest gifts my life has ever given me.

So yesterday, we celebrated 68 years of Brenda.

And I took photographs, because that’s what I do when something matters to me.

I try to preserve it.

The expressions.

The laughter.

The little moments that will someday become memories.

But no photograph could ever completely capture what you mean to me.

So I’ll just keep taking them.

We’ll keep traveling.

We’ll keep sharing meals.

We’ll keep getting matching tattoos in foreign countries.

And we’ll keep having the same argument we’ve had for years.

143.

I love you.

1434.

I love you more.

Ti amo, Mamma.

Ti amo di più.

Happy 68th birthday, Brenda. ❤️

Shot on Sony | Alpha / Sony | Alpha (América Latina) A7C II w/ SIGMA America 35mm f/1.2 DG II Art.

23/09/2026

💑 Miguel & Mónica

📍Lake Como, Italy

📷 Comunidad Sony Alpha Latinoamérica / Sony - Alpha Universe A7V

www.francisalvarez.com

22/09/2026

💑 Dominque & Marques

📍 Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort / Isla Verde Weddings

📷 Comunidad Sony Alpha Latinoamérica A7V

www.francisalvarez.com