and in the silence comes a deafening roar...

It's been too long since I've been away and since I've been busy healing and picking up new equipment and lesson plans along the way. Here are some photos from DNA Lounge featuring Savior and William Control. As much as someone like me invests in speedlights and studio lights, I sure don't like to use them. I just wanted to show this photo for all those up close, flashing bands and artists. This is what you don't see in your little point and shoot cameras. A blinding light. And worst of all, your photos, in the end, weren't even worth blinding them. Learn the limits of your camera's ability to pick up available lighting through you ISO or night time portrait settings. then you can have nice photos that don't have all that mean nasty looking shadows and ugly stuff like wires on stages bands turn down the lights to hide.

basking in the limelight

Congratulations to all the contestants, and a special one for Veronica Sartori for winning Miss Asia Sacramento 2009. Special thanks goes out to the wonderful staff of MAS for allowing me to shoot and showcase my work, Jay Lensch for being one of the photographic sidekicks, Loren Infeld for assisting in my lighting tricks. As you all know, lately I've been picking up photography work on a regular basis and that takes a lot of work in itself. Well, here is the new and improved edge and watermark that I was so raving on about. I hope you like it. M

somewhere just beyond the river

I'm taking a new approach to photography. I'm feeling too comfortable with event photography and am branching out to portraits or head shots. Maybe dabble a little into studio since I've had my lighting in my closet for about 2 years now. What can I say? I like to travel light, talking and interfacing with prospective clients, and creating life long friends in a matter of hours, not days.
So it's going to be a fun weekend with a beauty pageant show for me. I've got some interesting techniques I wanted to try out. Be not who you are, but what you want to be...(unknown)

Been away.. but I can't say where, cuz it's just not fair

I've been busy in life doing other stuff and lately, that's been shooting a whole lot more. Mostly fashion stuff, if you're still keeping up with me in my flickr, then you'll know what I mean. Here's a shot of one of my favorite models in Sacramento. Taken from the Red Cross Foundation at Lounge On20.

reminds me that I still have a crush on Debbie Gibson..

Kind of funny to shoot for a event with the acronyms GHB, but I did. The event, Global Hair and Beauty Expo was a first for me and many others that I encountered. It was fun, rather different than what I'm usually accustomed to. Lots of teens and others from beauty colleges and students of the design. Still like seeing people that I work with randomly bumping into me, lol.

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3 measures Gin, 1 measure Vodka, 1/2 measure of Lillet Blanc, shaken over ice with a lemon twist

Oh how I love the new James Bond Martini, it's so uhmm uhmm good. I got a few shots in for the Sacramento Bartenders Competition at LoungeOn20. It was a blast, not the flare contest I thought was going to happen, but all the same. This contest was based on presentation, originality and taste. Congratulations to Chris Tucker for L Wine Lounge for taking first place.