Photoshooooooot!

The past weekend was really mellow for me, and I definitely enjoyed it..I didnt have to look for much to do because..well just because :)..

Yesterday was a huge day for me though; I did a photoshoot for one of a homie’s (Angelo) car from Stockton. I had a great time, especially they were really good people and most importantly patient! I really do enjoy shooting projects with good people, and how they actually cared about what I was doing and try to work with me. There are times when people just say..”just shoot it for me and make it clean”, I ask why, and they say because you are the photographer. That's just not me, because I don't know your story, how do I capture something so lifeless and dull? I shoot things with meaning or try to at least, so I can tell stories with my photos, and being able to look back to them and know I’ve done something that inspire others and myself, its worth every second of my life.

Despite this photoshoot is for a magazine, what really inspired me was that Angelo, a father, who told me that he was eagar to show his kids, especially his son who survived cancer, what he had dedicated his life to after being injured from an accident that resulted to his disibility. Angelo spend a lot of time, money, and work on the car that he had built from scratch, and I thought this shoot was definitely worthwhile.

Rocking the Disable Armed Forces License plate, I brought the ex-Navy and his buddy to the Alameda Naval Base for the shoot. I thought it would be an ideal location since he was in the Navy, and was also training to be a Navy Seal. The shoot went really well, there's always ups and downs but I have to say I was happy with most of it. Racing against time, we had to leave around 6 to catch the sunset @ Marina SL, it was getting chilly and we had to setup fast to catch the sun before it switches shifts with the moon. It sucked because there were so many people there for Labor Day Weekend, the spot I originally wanted to shoot at was packed with people fishing, watching the sunset, or getting drunk and high. Forturnately, we drove around and found a pretty empty lot and was able to catch a good amount of sunset. Angelo was complaining how it was freezing, but i didn't feel a thing..maybe because stockton is like usually 200 degrees out at that hour. hahahah well I have to go back to work..I love killing time typing :)


This car is right hand drive for god sakes


Special Thanks:
Kenny
Jason
April
& God













Evidently, some artists like to paint with their hands, I like to paint with my eyes.