PHOTOGRAPHER:
Omar's life starts in Central America, in 1978. In
1984 he arrives to Los Angeles at the age of 6. Throughout
his childhood his interests are drawing, painting
and photography. What little number of photo cameras
were available to his family are given to him to make
him the dedicated photographer of any snapshots desired.
In 1997 he shows interest in film and decides to purchase
some analog video editing and filming equipment, which
enables him to create some small movie shorts that
unfortunately have since been lost. With this new
interest in all things Hollywood he decides to attend
Santa Monica College with the purpose of transferring
to UCLA. Once at Santa Monica College he is asked
to attend a photography class in order to go into
a movie editing class. Falls in love with photography
and decides to pursue his new found passion and make
it his life career.
In 2001 he becomes a paid intern for the spanish newspaper
La Opinion and is given his own assignment. The job
calls for a picture that shows the " new latino
". The experience gained from the small internship,
studying photojournalism and from participating in
the school paper afford him the experience to become
what he is today. An event and portrait photographer
located in the South Bay area.
His approach to an event and a portrait session is
that of a photojournalist. To create a compelling
image that tells a story,each job is approached with
creativity and quality in mind.
Call Omar and visit his office. You'll see for yourself
why you need a professional photographer to help you
create lasting images.
MANAGER:
Marvin J Casasola is our office
manager at Casasola Photography. He joined the company
Oct 2011, Founded in 2001, with a background in financing
Marvin is responsible for the day to day operations
of the studio as well as developing strategies for
business development, marketing and technology.
310-973-0020 Text / Cell
310-353-5000 Studio Line
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