Play Nice

I don't think photography will ever be more than a hobby for me. I might even take a break from it; way too exhausting. The more you shoot, the more people come asking you to shoot.

The Medusa

I had the amazing opportunity this evening of shooting pictures of the Medusa, a fire-spewing muscle car that was used in the movie Bellflower. I also got to meet the writer/director/lead actor, Evan Glodell, who built tons of cool gadgets and camera lenses that were used in the movie.

Check out Bellflower on IMDb.

Sideways Ladder

I drove to Denver with my brother. Then to Nebraska. Then I flew to New Jersey. Then back home.

ISO-50

This photo series makes me smile. The photographer (Irina Werning) recreated old photographs several years later using the same people and locations.


Pictured is Nick McCallum.

Aussie

I've been taking a much needed break from everything, and today was the first break from that break since late January. I think it went well; the girl (Cathy) I did pictures with was really nice and super pretty, plus she had a super neat Australian accent. It was the positive sort of experience I needed to become motivated again :)

Pictured is Catherine Velarde.

Prendre une Bouchée

"Every new beginning comes from another beginning's end.."

Some very big things have happened in the past week, and it's so hard to open up and say what those things are. None of these things would be considered "Good" in anyone's book, but in a way they feel wonderful. Almost as if my life has been pushed into motion because of them. Really hard! I can relate so well to this picture right now, which is fitting because it was taken in the midst of all that's been going on.

All Aboard

Garrett's and my birthday party last night was a lot of fun. We hung out in Garrett's pad out in Silverlake and played some games, ate some meatballs, played some guitar, accordian, and apples-to-apples box (drum). And had a very fun headshot session with !Evan Jennings! this morning. I'm crossing my fingers for her to get cast in a McDonalds commercial so she can hook me up with some chiggin nuggets.

There are a lot of exciting things happening in the near future! I'm going to be starting my Music Appreciation class with a teacher that my friend's brother claims is the best teacher ever. I'll also be applying for an independent study photography class with John Grey, which would give me a lot of freedom to do my own projects. I don't have to work this coming Monday, I've got a photo-job meeting Thursday night, an Adam and Eve themed photoshoot Saturday, and a fun night of board games on Sunday. Fun engagement photoshoot next weekend for my longest-time friend, Danica and her fiancee Ian! And behind all of this, my younger brother is adding me to his flight plan thingy so I'll be able to travel all over the world.

Pictured is Evan Jennings.

Unfamiliar Ground

First day of class for the semester!

Cow Pies

Getting this shot was fun, and I got to hear Ryan's crazy talented music skills.



Check out Ryan's EP here!

San Francisco - Take 2

I did my first shoot with a stranger from a far off city last week on Thursday. She had BLUE hair! The weather forecast said it would be overcast all day, so I thought it would be fine if we planned to shoot around noon. It turned out to be a very cloudless, sunny day however. The original spots we had planned to shoot were terrible because of the sun's location and the direction we -had- to face for the locations to be worthwhile. Since those didn't work out, we went to an abandoned greenhouse and shot some nice pictures.


We had very limited time to shoot there. Two days later, I went back with my friend Jordan. She had PURPLE hair! We added a bit more of a theme to the pictures, but took forever getting ready and driving out there, so we ran out of light much too soon.


Now I have a cold, and have almost no desire to edit any of the photos :( I somehow managed to do 3 yesterday before going to bed at 7pm.

Not Sure..

I'll think of a title and write something here tomorrow.

Momentum

I was one of four photo assistants for my friend Jon's photo project. For these photos, two of us were in a jeep rigged with a strobe while the rest of us were in a hatch-back with the camera set up on a tripod, controlled via live-view on a laptop, and shutter triggered by a pocket wizard. Here are a few of the unsuspecting motorists we encountered:

Ecclesiastes

Second to last class for the semester. Almost....

I took this picture during my friend Hannah's photoshoot. She did all the incredibly creative makeup and wardrobe.

A Flurry of Strings

I was planning to do a few shoots over this past 4 day weekend, but none of the personal ones seemed to have worked out. I did some assist-shooting for a friend, but that was more her project than mine. Since I've got class Wednesday nights and needed something to turn in this evening, I threw together a shoot last night. Luckily, my friend Erika helped me out by not only letting me use her Cello for the shoot, but modeling in it too!

I absolutely hate daylight savings because it gets dark before I leave work now. Since I have to either shoot with artificial lighting (or very little available light), I decided to play around with mixing strobe colors. It turned out to be pretty fun and interesting.

Drifting Through a Sea of Change

Life will throw some unexpected jabs at us every once in a while. It is our job not to fall; to stay standing through it all. My grandpa used to say "Just roll with the punches", so I do.