Distractions

Got caught up checkin out the Walrus blog while I'm trying to write papers. But this one is definitely worth sharing. Took it from the Upper Playground Blog. Estevan speaks the truth and I've never met the guy, but he seems humble as fuck from this interview. Catch him on the Run Up.

"Everybody thinks you just focus the lens, and you push the button. What's so fuckin' hard about it?" - Estevan Oriol. Estevan hits the nail on the head with this interview about photography and the hustle.

Fort Funston Hang Gliding Multimedia

The Fort Funston Hang Gliding multimedia project is finally up. I have to say I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Hang gliding photos were done by me. The video was shot and produced by Phil Marshall and Dave Miers.

Chiaroscuro

This looks like a great show. I wish I was in LA for it.

Photos up...

from the past couple shoots on OhDangMag.com and 24KaratMilkcrate.

Hollywood Holt
Curt@!n$

Its Curt@!n$ for All You Other Rappers

Another photoshoot for OhDang/24KaratMilkcrate today. I had a simple light set up planned with the 580ex II, a light stand and a pair of pocket wizards, but I forgot the light stand with the flash attachment. So I pulled out the dyna light kit with the soft box and made these images. Curt@!n$ was extremely easy to photograph. The guy was a natural character. These were shot in the Fifty24SF gallery. Artwork by Hush. More photos on Flickr.

Catch him performing tomorrow night @330 Ritch w/ Mickey Factz

24Karat Milkcrate Presents...

Took some photos last night at the 24Karat Milkcrate Show. Hopie Spitshard, JBillion, and Hollywood Holt performed. The lighting was bad for photos as most concerts are, but I still managed to get some good shots in between the drinking and the dancing. Props to everyone that rocked the show.

Here is one of my favorite shots of the night. Hollywood Holt brought some mad energy. Check the rest on Flickr.


Check out http://24karatmilkcrate.blogspot.com/ for the aftermath.

Lighting Set Ups

Lately I've been stuck on playing around with lighting. It's the foundation of a great photo IMO and when you can control the light you're one step closer to making a better photo. I found this on the Flickr blog and decided to steal... err share this this link. http://www.flickr.com/photos/polvero/

I've been pretty stoked by the prospect of getting more lights and gear. I helped my roommate Patrick in a photo shoot for J-Billion and http://24karatmilkcrate.blogspot.com last Friday. We were struggling with the flash when I noticed live plugs in the area we were shooting. Luckily I brought the light kit I borrowed from school, set up some strobes and we were able to rock some great shots.

Check out the 24Karat blog for the full set, and Patrick Kawahara dot Com for some great photography.

Photo by Patrick Kawahara


Also check out J-Billion this Thursday @ the Rickshaw Stop