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St. Patty’s Day

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:28:40 +0000

“This is how we do church!” Our community group was held at Dargan’s in Downtown Ventura on St. Patty’s Day. It was a memorable night indeed!

Photographic Memory

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:31:38 +0000

So I went to a young adults group and saw the guy in the photograph and recognized him. The photo was taken 2 and a half years ago at a concert in Santa Barbara. I also found out that someone else I know was at the same concert. It is a small world after all.

Behind the Lens

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:58:24 +0000

Shots from behind the lens.

Art Imitating Art

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:54:43 +0000

A few photos I shot while shooting video of my friend Art who is a talented BMX rider. Video to follow.

Tucker Boy!

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:32:08 +0000

Here is the before and after of a portrait of my Aunt’s late (great) dog Tucker. The photo was taken at Christmas 3 years ago (3 sessions into my Brooks experience), it was seriously underexposed, and a JPG I might add, which is much harder to save than a RAW file. Any hoo, I did a bunch of fancy stuff, including putting 5 layers of the image [screened] on top of each other which lightened every thing up a ton, but then I had to brush some black over his fur to get rid of the awful greenish noise. Many, many steps were involved, but it was so worth it for such a cute picture and lovely lovely dog.

Work Assignment: Adolfo Camarillo H.S.

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:34:45 +0000

Part of my job at the Oxnard Union High School District is to provide photos for the district and school websites. I was asked to photograph ACHSand these are the photos that I came up with. All but the very last one are currently viewable on the site at www.camarillohigh.us. One thing I have been struggling with is how to balance my current style, which is dramatic light and abstract imagery (at least that’s what I’m attempting) with the glossy, stock-photo look you’d expect to see on a public school’s website.

Hypergraphia Poster

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:02:32 +0000

This is a poster that I worked on for a couple of weeks during July and August. It took a long time and I am glad it’s (mostly) done. I never attempted anything like this before so I think it came out pretty great.

Chicago Reprise

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:53:01 +0000

I haven’t been working on anything artsy lately, but today I felt compelled to make a composite of the pictures I took while in Chicago. I hope to post more fun stuff soon.

THAT’s Chicago: Day Four

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:28:53 +0000

One picture from my last day in Chicago, and it only took me a month to post!

THAT’s Chicago: Day Three

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:24:24 +0000

That’s Chicago: Day Two

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:52:40 +0000

THAT’s Chicago: Day One

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:26:58 +0000

Photos from the first full day of my trip to Chicago!

… Three Years in the Making…

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:43:26 +0000

After three years of intense work and fun, I am proud to say that I graduated from Brooks Institute. This is does not mean the end of my blog, but rather that I am starting a new chapter.

Into the Sun

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:00:45 +0000

At the Beach

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:00:10 +0000

More photos from my portrait session with Edward.

Latest Greatest

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:55:20 +0000

Photos from a shoot I did with my first ever model, Edward Giovani Hicho. This is one of my favorites, but there are many more to come.

emote: Monty

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:17:51 +0000

First photo of a project I am working on, in which I am photographing people who express themselves through music or the written word.

St. Patty’s Day Portraits

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:18:57 +0000

Sports: Multimedia

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:38:22 +0000

“Action as an Artistic Abstraction” is a multimedia piece that I created from some of the images I took during the sports photography class. Click here to watch the full video.

Sports: Track and Field

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:33:28 +0000