My BOOK!

Finally have my book...a hard copy! I am really excited about it...so much hard work and thought put into the making of it...it's nice to have the final piece. Of course there are things that I could have...and possibly should have...done differently, but all in all I am pleased with the outcome. I can't wait to take more photos and print another book.

Myriam Santos

http://www.myriamsantoskayda.com/
this artist is amazing. she does some incredible work. mainly concentrating on musicians. some really big artists. she actually a book, much like the ones we did in this class, although, hers on a much bigger scale, David Bowie.

The Collection Art Show

April 11, 2008 at the Ivy hotel in downtown. It was an amazing night, and great to see local artists, getting "out there". It is terrifying to begin to put your artwork in the "real world", well atleast in my head, and that might be just in my head, and something I might need to get over myself, but it does take some courage. It was wonderful to see some fellow collegues showing their stuff. I'm sure there was a ton of effort put into organizing the show, and it paid off. The art was amazing, as well as the atmosphere. A fun, young, beautiful night spent enjoying art.

EARTH FAIR

Last weekend, not this past one, but the one before, on April 20...I went to the Earth Fair in Balboa Park. To say the least, it was not at all what I had expected. I knew there were going to be booths set up, as a fair usually is. But, what was surprising to me was that it was more like an information fair, with small areas where there were different types of music playing. The Fair was huge, and covered all of Balboa Park, which is I don't know how many miles. By the end of the day, I can't say I learned too much. There were a few gnarly abortion pictures, which I found to be completely offensive. I mean, the majority of people there were families. If not the majority, there were a ton of families with little children and the posters huge, displaying these horrific images. Some may argue that those pictures are necessary, which is entirely what the Fair seemed to be. One huge discussion. Which I guess, at this point in time, with all these things happening, and the promotion of awareness, blood will begin to boil, and people will begin to discuss. All in all, it was amazing to walk around Balboa Park and take in, not only all the Earth Fair, but the Park itself. I love that Park. There is such character and such history in the buildings. All in all it was a wonderful day, and my feet hurt.

Micheal Tnasuttinmonkol

Native Southern Californian artist, just doing what he loves best. His website exhibits many photographs and interests which have guided him throughout his career in advertising and his life. I really enjoy his photographs because his subject matter is pretty much all over. Well, not really, that might be extreme, but he is interested in landscapes, portratis, still, and action shots. Over this semester, and taking pics for my book, I became really interested in still vs. action shots. And that is what my book is made up of. His definition of things just seem to difer from most people, which I find intriguing. His landscapes, are not what you would think of a traditional "landscape", where, I, picture a beautiful hillside or something of that matter. No, not at all what his idea of a landscape is. Check out his website, he has some pretty cool photographs.
http://www.avisualthought.com/
he also has a blog
http://www.mmmikeyt.blogspot.com/

christa renee

http://www.christarenee.com/www/

beautiful portraits. her photos are so crisp and clean. happy. clear and precise. she uses sunlight as a spot, as shine, in a lot of her photographs. A lot of her works can be seen in the advertising idustry. that is how I came across her website. I was looking into the advertising industry and came across a photo she had done in a pacsun ad. I enjoy looking at her photos. she is an incredible photographer.

March 25th

A great night of family, friends, and music, what more do you need? We headed over to be witness of my brother and his art. My brother has always been into hiphop, as long as I can remember, and to be able to see him get up on stage and perform his music is awesome. I have respect to all of these guys who get up and do a few songs to no more than 20 people. The best part...they wouldn't have it any other way. I mean, I'm sure they would love to be making money off of what they love doing, who wouldn't? but to be able to show or perform your art is a blessing of itself. Minus that little tanget I went off on...the show was amazing and he plays quite frequently around san diego, and his most recent upcoming is at the EARTH FAIR this weekend in Balboa Park, I can't wait to be there.