I learned a lot last weekend. A LOT. I did a one-on-one workshop with Rinzi Ruiz. I met Rinzi when he was assisting Eric Kim at a workshop held at Think Tank Gallery in Oct 2011. Then in 2012 I attended a workshop that Rinzi hosted along with Bellamy Hunt. I really have great feelings…
Continue Reading →Last weekend I went on a bus tour tracing the final days of Elizabeth Short … as known as “The Black Dahlia.” If you have an interest in true crime in general, in the Black Dahlia case specifically or the unsavory history of downtown Los Angeles itself, I highly recommend this tour and its producers…
Continue Reading →One of the areas in Downtown LA I love to shoot is Santee Alley. I can also hate shooting in Santee Alley due to the crowds but, its a great gathering of people from all walks of life. Overall, its a fun place to shoot. Santee Alley is the place to find all of your…
Continue Reading →One of the areas in Downtown LA I love to shoot is Santee Alley. I can also hate shooting in Santee Alley due to the crowds but, its a great gathering of people from all walks of life. Overall, its a fun place to shoot. Santee Alley is the place to find all of your…
Continue Reading →Check out the Holiday Card from Itoya … Using one of the scooter shots from the Skutr Bags session. It looks like the scanner stretched the image a little bit, but that’s OK. I like how this turned out.
Continue Reading →On Saturday, December 9, 2012 – I was invited to meet up with a group of photographers at a workshop reunion. Although I didn’t attend the actual workshop, I was happy to be able to attend the reunion as I love getting together with street photographers, walking the streets and hanging out. The best things…
Continue Reading →On Saturday, December 9, 2012 – I was invited to meet up with a group of photographers at a workshop reunion. Although I didn’t attend the actual workshop, I was happy to be able to attend the reunion as I love getting together with street photographers, walking the streets and hanging out. The best things…
Continue Reading →I was pawing through some images from a year ago. Kinda re-looking. I found some pix from the first street workshop I participated in … Oct 2011 – Eric Kim at Think Space gallery in LA. I still like some of these. I have to say that I have become a lot better in my…
Continue Reading →Yes, the title is a reference to “The King of Queens” Shots from our recent New York trip. This was a weird trip for us. Not only were we stuck in NYC during the hurricane, but our flights were canceled, we stayed in Queens for a few days, the subways were flooded. It was just…
Continue Reading →i bring my camera with me everyday, everywhere I go. Usually I bring the Olympus E-P3 because its small and convenient and still takes great pictures. Lately, even though I have my E-P3, I’ve been leaving it in the bag and just bringing my iPhone. When I say “bringing” I mostly mean on dog walks…
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