Heaven On Earth
Kauai Sunset
I just came back from spending a week on the island of Kauai. It was indeed the most beautiful place that I’ve ever seen. Coming back home was like waking up from the best dream I ever had. Haha. Anyways, enjoy some of the photos.
Waimea Canyon
Until next time.
Stop Throwing Away Images
Looking back through my photo catalog, I found this image I shot of Do D.A.T., Oakland based emcee. The man is a natural in front of the camera. When I was first editing files from this shoot I passed this one up. I remember in my earlier days into digital photography I would often trash the shots that I thought weren’t usable immediately. If I had kept that practice up, I would’ve lost many photos that I now love.
Adventure Time
Where have I been as of late? Well, these days I’m beginning to embrace the outdoors a lot more. I’ve been taking my camera to the woods, the beach, on hiking trails and back to the studio! I love having weather-sealed equipment.
Hiking in Marin
I went on a pretty great hike today. Figured it would be a perfect time to really test out my wide angle lens. Long story short, it’s great. As for today? I can get use to more of this.
Shooting Yesterday with Dope City Saints
What’s up folks? Just sharing some photos from a shoot yesterday with rising Oakland based hip-hop duo, Dope City Saints. The independent team of Kasi Rocswell and WORDUP have made quite the buzz, providing Oakland with Spark the Ls, a monthly artist showcase of talent on First Fridays. Be on the lookout for their upcoming projects and be sure to listen to WORDUP’s mixtape HERE.
Re-visiting Older Shots
Visiting old photos can be pretty fun. I really like the improvements that Adobe made with Lightroom 4. It is one of the fasted out for editing images. At this point all I want in the next update is a true dedicated healing brush instead of the stamp tool.
The Attik
If you’ve ever followed my website or my Flickr account, then you’ve probably seen many images of Do D.A.T. from The Attik. He’s been a mentor, friend and big supporter of my work for years. I’ve known him since I was 18. He makes music as a solo artist, but also apart of the crew, The Attik. My first time seeing them was an in-class performance during a high school class. They visited to invite youth to an open mic event that would be happening on a Friday night. I would see them perform a few times at different all ages events while I was in high school. It was great. When I graduated high school I got into a music program. Do D.A.T. was the artist mentor and since then I formed a close bond with him. Throughout the years that I’ve had to photograph him and the rest of the group during separate performances, last week I finally got the chance to photograph them together. I was very proud to be apart of capturing this image. I.Ameni, Sand Man and Do D.A.T….they are The Attik.
