Today we’d like to introduce you to Jose Perdomo III.
Jose, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
My grandfather pioneered photography in our hometown of Moca in the Dominican Republic in the 1940s, and I grew up around my father’s movie theaters. Images and cinema were in the air I breathed as a kid.
I started professionally in 1998 in the Dominican Republic doing graphic design and commercial photography. Then in 2008 a friend asked me to shoot her wedding and that one day changed everything. By 2010 my wife Sheila and I relocated to South Florida and built Boogietek from scratch in one of the most competitive wedding markets in the country.
Over 15 years later we are based in Pembroke Pines operating as a husband-and-wife cinematic storytelling studio serving couples across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. What started as wedding photography evolved into Boogietek Photo+Cinema, full cinematic photography and videography, 100 plus verified five star reviews, and a brand that finally reflects the level of work we’ve been delivering all along.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Not even close to smooth.
South Florida is one of the most saturated wedding markets in the country. When we arrived in 2010 we were starting over completely in a place where nobody knew our name, going up against photographers who had been here for decades and budget shooters undercutting everyone just to build a portfolio.
The hardest part early on was convincing couples to invest in quality when the market was flooded with cheap options. A lot of people shop on price first and you have to earn the right to change that conversation.
Building a reputation from zero takes years. There are no shortcuts. Every five star review we have was earned the hard way, showing up prepared, staying calm under pressure, delivering beyond what was promised, and doing that consistently for 15 years.
The other challenge nobody talks about is the physical and emotional demand of this work. Wedding days are long, intense and completely unforgiving. There is no pause button and there is no second take. You either get the shot or you don’t. That pressure never fully goes away but it does sharpen you over time.
What kept us going was the work itself and the trust couples placed in us on the most important day of their lives. That responsibility means everything and it still does.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
We specialize in cinematic wedding photography and videography for couples across South Florida. Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade. That is our market and we know it well.
What we are known for is a style we call Cinematic Style and Candid Capture. We move through a wedding the way light moves through a room, quietly, without disruption, catching the moments that actually happened instead of manufacturing ones that didn’t. The first look that caught someone off guard. The laugh that came out of nowhere during the ceremony. The quiet moment between a father and daughter before she walks out. Those are the frames that matter and those are the ones we are always positioned to get.
What sets us apart is that Sheila and I do this together as a husband-and-wife team. Couples get both of us fully invested in their day, not a lead shooter and a stranger. We communicate without words on a wedding day after 15 years of doing this side by side and that shows in the work.
We also shoot both photography and cinematic video under one roof which means the two tell the same story. Same eye, same aesthetic, same emotional language across every deliverable.
What I am most proud of is the consistency. Over 15 years in South Florida, over 100 verified five star reviews across platforms, and every single one of them earned on a real wedding day. No shortcuts, no filters on the experience, just showing up and delivering at the highest level every time.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
Sitting in one of my dad’s movie theaters in the Dominican Republic watching films on the big screen. Most kids my age were outside playing. I was perfectly happy in a dark room watching how light and sound could make a room full of strangers feel the exact same thing at the exact same time. I didn’t have the words for it back then but I was already obsessed with the idea that a single frame could stop time. That never left me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.boogietek.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boogietek
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boogietekphotography
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@boogietek
- Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5446745
