When my friend Sarah said she bought a Digital SLR and that she wanted me to teach her a few things, I got pretty excited. I love sharing the art of photography with anyone willing to learn. This is probably one of the main reasons I’m the photo editor of the Santa Monica College newspaper, [...]
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Pro Photo Expo in Pasadena, California on March 22nd.
Posted in Contests, Personal Work, Photography, tagged awards reception, college, contest, Pasadena, Photography, Photography Expo, Pro Photo Expo, Pro Photo West Competition, Santa Monica College, SMC, winner on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I received a call about my entry into the Pro Photo West Competition, and I am happy to say I have won 4th and 5th place!!! The prints will be displayed at the Pro Photo Expo in Pasadena California on Saturday March 21st through Monday March 23rd. Entry into the Trade Show is $20 [...]
Kollaboration hits it big with #9!!
Posted in Event Photography, Journalism, Personal Work, Photography, music, tagged Afterparty, America's Best Dance Crew, Boo Boo Stewart, California, Dancers, Dancing, Event, Fanny Pak, Heroes, Hite Beer, James Kyson Lee, Jane Lui, Jinro Soju, Joy Koy, Kaba Modern, Kollaboration, Lanny Joon, Lilybeth Evardome, Los Angeles, Paul Dateh, Photography, PK, Red Carpet, show, Shrine Auditorium, Team Millennia, The Shrine on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I photographed the non-profit organization event Kollaboration Acoustic 2 last year, I couldn’t wait for the next show to begin. Finally, after a huge organizational effort on the Kollaboration staff and with tons of big name celebrities signed up to attend, the day had arrived. I packed up my photography equipment and headed up [...]
Pro Photo West Competition Entries
Posted in Contests, Personal Work, Photography, Portraits, tagged art, California, college, contest, entries, exhibit, gallery, LA, Los Angeles, Magazine, Photo, Photography, photos, Portraits, PPC, Pro Photo Expo, Pro Photo West, Professional Photographers of California, Santa Monica College, show, SMC on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Professional Photographers of California and the magazine Pro Photo West are holding a student photo contest for 5 California schools including, Santa Monica College, Brooks Institute, Palomar College, Tri Community, and San Francisco Art Academy University. The winner of the contest will get a scholorship to the 2009 Professional Photographers of California’s West Coast [...]
Almost a White Christmas
Posted in Personal Work, Photography, Travel, tagged Christmas, christmas tree, cold, colorado, decorations, denver, fun, Holidays, ice, ice skating, landscapes, lights, Loveland, macro, Photo, Photography, Portraits, santa, smiley, snow, snowman, travel photography, trees on January 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As with every holiday season, I headed back to Colorado to see my parents as well as attend a wedding of an old college buddy. With my girlfriend agreeing to attend, but reluctant to face the cold, we boarded a plane and headed out to chilly Colorado. Within 2 hours of landing in Colorado, snow [...]
Who needs free portraits? My friends do!
Posted in Personal Work, Photography, Portraits, tagged Assignment, B&W, black and white photography, black on black, Bud Raymond, college, funny pics, goofy, LA, Los Angeles, Marc Sherer, Mike Gadow, motorcycle, Photo, Photography, Portraits, Santa Monica College, Simpsons, SMC, Suzi Raymond, white on white on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Big thanks to Mike, Marc, Logan, Noreena, Suzi, and Bud for lending their time to help me out for some portrait photos. My finals for my portrait class was coming up and I used them for models on 2 of my projects. They were all so perfect and helpful! Thanks again for particpating and [...]
Not Your Grandmother’s Roller Derby!
Posted in Journalism, Personal Work, Photography, Portraits, tagged Photography, Los Angeles, Derby Dolls, skating, DIY, Portraits, project, Roller Derby, Doll Factory, skates, quads, punk, tattoos, Kubo, Paris Killton, Sulfuric Astrid, sport, competition on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For my a portrait project, I decided to photography the great sport of Roller Derby, as Los Angeles is filled with options and even a custom made track. The Los Angeles Derby Dolls play at the Doll Factory near downtown where sold out crowds cheer, scream, and even dance to the live bands during halftime. [...]
Older already? 32 and unfortunately still counting.’
Posted in Personal Work, Photography, Portraits, tagged babies, bbq, birthday, fight, kids, Nowack, parties, Photography, photos, pinata, Portraits, spongebob, water balloons on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As my 32nd birthday party started, I didn’t feel old, just “older.” I was surrounded by not only friends of all ages, but babies and kids now. As I get older, my friends have babies, which they later turn into kids. I have more then a few friends with kids as old as 4-5 years [...]