Apr. 19, 2012

Can't recall much besides a wild goose chase for cheap dinner and ending the night at Grae's haus with Danny.
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Apr. 14, 2012

COACHERRA 2012, Saturday

Danny and Grae are the best for getting me a free one day pass to Coachella. Had my mother's Sony point and shoot with me. Saw the Shins, Bon Iver, and the last five minutes of Miike Snow. Stood for for about three hours being squished by smelly dunkards. 

Awesome.

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Stuffy Stuff

Mar. 10, 2012

Behind the scenes to Lucid series with Cody S. and Carlos I. as my assistant, loool.
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Lucid

The moment between reality and the non existent realm.
Between actuality and the dream state.
You're lucid, you become lucid.

Photobooths Over the Years

Top Left: Cody and I circa 2009. When I was a dyke.

Top Middle: Cousins Tribute circa 2010...

Top Right: Cousins Tribute II circa December 2010.

Bottom Left: Kruiz, Nataliee & I at INDIO Fashion Mall, circa 2011.

Bottom Right: 2012 Date Fest with Carlos & Evelyn.

Mar. 17, 2012

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I spent an afternoon giving myself whiplash.

LOST BOYS: In the Making

Behind the scenes with Danny O., the making of the shirts.

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LOST BOYS

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Did some trade work with my buddy.
Check out his shirts. All hand printed.

Feb. 20, 2012

Played paparazzi with Danny & Kaleigh!
Danny & Kaleign.
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Chinese New Year and the Ricohflex.

Jan. 23, 2012
Spent Chinese New Year with the family. Went to the biggest Buddhist temple in LA (if I can recall correctly). It was cold, windy, and rainy.
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The Simple Days

Feb. 22, 2012
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Byrd & Belle iPhone wallet. Fujifilm INSTAX. New goods.

Shoot Them All Issue Two!

Jan. 25th, 2012
Danny Owens rides a Fixed Gear!
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Feb. 14, 2012

Midnight
Testing out Nicky's external flash.
Pardon my work attire.
Boring edition.
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The Fine Art of Design's Valentine's Concert!

Feb. 14, 2012
The Fine Art of Design (Facebook)hosted a magnificent Valentine's Concert which gave me the honor of being their photographer for the night. The crowd was beyond my capabilities of explaination and don't even get me started on the live performances.

It was a pleasure meeting all of you.

The energy was too good, just too good.

Performances by:

Alex Callego

Dani and the Scarlet Fevers

Jackson Cook

Jessalea Fleischman

Kenneth C. Bozanich

Store Hours:
SUNDAY-MONDAY
11AM-6PM
73717 HIGHWAY 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Jan. 18, 2012

I can't recall much of this day besides hanging out with Tom and Tyler. Cody accompanies during the evening at the hookah lounge.

Yay, under exposed photos!

Business Cards

I highly recommend using Moo.com for business cards. Especially if you're serious about what you do. The quality of their products are worth every dime.

Feb. 7th, 2012

I cannot recall most of this day, but the parts that stand out were...
Stopping by the Fine Art of Design for a little chat, met Danny's wonderful friend, Olivia, and had some holy sub sandwiches from Sub King.

73910 Highway 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260

(760) 776-5468

NOTHING

A self portrait for the Palm Springs Art Museum Contest.
Under the theme of Power.

Jan. 11, 2012

A day with Carlos and once the sun sank, we were accompanied by Cody, Natalie, Katy, and Micheal.

The Assorted Days

Jan. 12, 2012
Lying in bed, snap, snap, snap.

SHOOT THEM ALL

SHOOT THEM ALL magazine, finally out and available.
Visit a Fine Art of Design store in Palm Desert to take a glimpse.

Dec. 21, 2011

Matching Tattoos
Went to get matching tattoos with Jenni and about 8-9 other people accompanied us, hahaha.
Gawd, this batch is beyond horrendous, but it's okay.

Conjuring up what could have been a demise

Nov. 19, 2011
Special thanks to Cody S.!
Behind the scenes, HERE.
Film, 35MM shots, HERE.

Behind the Scenes

Nov. 19, 2011, Messing with a Godlike Preference
Oh my, oh dear.
It has taken me a long while, but I've finally conquered this batch. Put together for my photo final (film, 35mm: HERE; digital shots: HERE), but along came these additional digital shots, as well. I am proud of these. I've gone a long way since I've first started my journey of snapping shots, but I'm getting there.

Special thanks to Carlos I. and Cody S.!

Here's a story:
About a boy encased in wonder, but surrounded by darkness. Through this darkness he finds light and defeats all through sheer will.

Christmas Eve!

Happy Holidays, everyone.

I still got a few presents to attain, but seeing as I won't have access to actually give them their presents, I've postponed those gifts, heh. As for the few here... I didn't get much, just little things here and there. Hopefully everyone enjoys their gifts.

I had a blaaaast wrapping them.
Next year will be a different theme, hehehe.
Enjoi~!

Photo I, FALL Semester 2011

Weapon of choice: Canon A-1 with T-MAX 100

Dec. 19, 2011

Acquired items.
Things I've hoarded through my own gathering with money and stumbling upon to being gifted i.e. the brown camera bag. Shout out to Vannessa! Thanks a shit ton, man!

Jun. 15 & 16, 2011

Seattle, the film days!
I'm about 6 months late on updating this part of my Seattle trip, but whatever! I got a scanner and finally scanned them.

Money is somewhat available to me, now. Therefore, in this next upcoming year, I'll be shooting with film more often and developing, too. So, look forward to those.

Anyway!
Enjoi~!

Celestial Spirit walking amongst the Dusk

Protector by day, demon by night.

TMAX 100 with Canon A-1 SLR
Photo final.
Portfolio shot.
Special thanks to Cody S.

Digital images, HERE.
Behind the Scenes, HERE.

Dec. 15, 2011

West Coast Hookah Lounge

73901 Hwy 111
Unit L
Palm Desert, CA 92260

(760) 779-1749


As a celebration of the semester end, a bunch of my friends and I went to the new hookah lounge near the college. Great service and you definitely get your money's worth. 

I really dig this small series. Despite the grain, I feel it actually adds to the overall theme.
Enjoi~!

Kyle Appreciation Post

Dec. 15, 2011
Looking like a Korean baby.

Oct. 11, 2011

Everyday Rebel Shoot for Shoot Them All Magazine
Order HERE.

Tried to convey the subtle side of being an everyday rebel.
Succeeded or failed, you be the critic.

Thanks to Tyler J. for putting up with me, thanks to Cody for the hair!
Nonetheless, it was fun.

Oct. 03, 2011

the Impossible Triangle!
I don't recall a damn thing..., but Tom and I accompanied Tyler to Body Accents (correct me if I'm wrong), to get a tattoo.

Nov. 23, 2011

The Iceberggg
I had Tom and Tyler "model" for me seeing as I needed to turn in black and white portrait prints for a final project. Did a simple shoot in the LQ Cove and went hiking along with Brenda and Tom's good friend, Ashley (a different one, not my Ashley).

I miss days like these.
Enjoy~!

Nov. 25, 2011

Lily
Krystina's child.

Nov. 13, 2011

Sam's Sushi
Went to eat sushi after work with some fam and friends.
Trying out RAW and I suck, haha.
I plan to get better with practice, so bare with me!

Enjoy~

Nov. 12, 2011

Kyle and Rain
Chill morning and early afternoon with the little beast, then off to work. It rained in the desert for a day and I couldn't resist the beauty of the after glow of rain. So, I took along my camera to work and snapped a few. Nothing fancy at all.

Seattle jar fund!

My next chapter in life has gotten me to set my priorities for Seattle, Washington. Saving up for the next two to three years.

That is where my life will officially begin.

My minimum goal is 5k.
So far, only about $370.
So much more to go, sadly.
Wish me luck!

Oct. 15, 2011

Santa Barbara welcomes, Ivette and I:
Death Cab for Cutie with special guest, Explosions in the Sky!!!
It's almost been a month since then. Work has really gotten to me, but thank jeezus I am finally updating!

The way to SB, I used my D90, but once we made it to the concert, I had to retire my plastic and hunk of metal child. I took with me a Sony CyberShot to capture what I could. Bare with me. They aren't the best but I put some love into 'em in order to capture what energy I felt. It was a marvelous day and night. My friendship with Ivette grew because of it and the experience of being free was spectacular. I couldn't ask for anything more.

We hit the road around 1PM, stopped at Jack after about two hours of driving. Made it to SB Bowl, and I felt alive. Bought two Explosions in the Sky tees. One por me and one por my lovely lady, Ashley. Explosions played right at 7PM for 40 to 50 minutes, non stop. They fucking killed. About a 10 minute intermission and Death Cab came on. They are quite splendid live. It made me appreciate them-- more than before.

Well, enjoy! (:

The Psychology of Hands

Oct. 03, 2011 A great fascination.
I am completely and utterly memorized by the human hand. The bones. The motion. The action. The touch. The appearance. Hands connect you to everything within the universe.

This entire series magically appeared ever so lovely as I was working on my images for a project. This won't be in the print, so I'm allowed to show these. No relation what so ever to the project. They're from the day Tyler went and got his newest tattoo, the Impossible Triangle. Those images shall come in the next two to three weeks, hopefully. Enjoy these as a replacement for my absence.

I was going for the ink blot tests.
Enjoy~

Oct. 02, 2011

The things I do to pass the time. A great stress reliever and self reflection activity.
Paper hearts since high school-- a perfected art of mine.

Sept. 24, 2011

Dogs and Bikes!
I used a lame English assignment to my advantage. Pictures were needed to demonstrate steps on How To's. We chose something simple like, how to ride a bike. I also met Ivette's dog, Emment.

Sept. 21, 2011

HIPSTERLAND
Thanks to Jeremy, I finally found the epitome of hipsterville.
The peeps in charge are hella chill. I just wish I was able to attend the art opening, tonight. Boo.

A beautiful sign,

Here I am flippin' through the pages of my journal when I feel a strange and out of place indent. I carefully strip through the empty pages to stumble upon the most precious leaf. All nice and pressed, perfectly preserved. Is this a sign?

Well, I have interpreted in such ways and it's now forever preserved within the pages of my mind.
Leaf, you're my lucky charm.

Sept. 05, 2011

The return of the Kyle beast.
Kyle and my mom left for Vietnam for an approx of three weeks. It was good seeing them again.