FREE Photography Workshop! June 25 & July 2nd!

Plugging in my free workshop on June 25th and July 2nd! Come and make it if you can!

Date:	Friday, June 25, 2010
Time:	7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:	Liwanag Kultural Center
Street:	222 Lausanne Ave
City/Town:	Daly City, CA

JJ Casas of JC Photography and MotionScope Studies will be doing a 2-part photography workshop series in collaboration with Kalayaan School for Equity.

The first part is covering the foundations of photography (including composition, lighting basics) and I'll move on to more in-depth topics in that workshop for the advanced photographers. The second part of this series is covering the marketing aspects--tips and business advice I've followed to get myself out there more.

Part One:
Photography (June 25, 2010, 7-9:00pm)
- Composition
- Lighting
- "Intentional" Photography

Part Two:
Marketing (July 2, 2010, 7-9:00pm)
- Pro bono vs. bartering
- The "How to's" on how to get out there
- Understanding "value" in photography

Directions are on the flier if you'd like to sign up but you can't beat the admission price--FREE! So if you're interested in learning more register by emailing LKCvargas@gmail.com, leave a message at (650) 641-2891 x573, or visit KSE at kse.liwanag.org for more info.

Please pass this email to any friends, family, and co-workers interested in learning more of the craft of photography and the business side of it.

FACEBOOK EVENT LINK:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129522253735822

Concept: "The Sound Lab" for IQ

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This first conceptual art image is for upcoming rapper and producer IQ of sickasounds.com We met last week with his manager and discussed the concept for the image series we are aiming for.

As usual, I sent out my questionnaire to him prior to our meeting so I have something to brainstorm on. In one of my questions, "Who did you want to be when you were young?" he answered "Scientist" and my mind worked to incorporate who is now and who he wanted to be when he was young.

The image above is to illustrate what I'm looking for in his wardrobe and to assist my stylist who will help piecing this together.

More conceptual art to come! I still have to finish IQ's and also another photoshoot I'm doing in July as well.

Wedding: Gaby + Edgardo (Oakland, CA)

So this is gonna be a longer post than usual since I've been lagging on my posts!! So do enjoy Gaby and Edgardo's wedding day. =)

Pictured above is Edgardo and his groomsmen.


Gaby doing some last minute touches on her eyes and makeup.



One of my favorite photos from the day: Edgardo pictured here asking Gaby and the ladies if they needed to put anything back in the room. My secondary photographer and girlfriend Cherry shot this and made sure too that Edgardo doesn't see Gaby.




Gaby with her Bridesmaid.


The Bridal Party at Morcom Amphitheater of Roses.




Before the ceremony, Gaby was rushed by the event coordinator straight from her limo to her office to wait as the guests rolled in.

The beautiful bride walking down the aisle with her parents.







I love how the entire bridal party was fun and open to suggestions--like chasing after Gaby and Edgardo as they drove off!

The sunset light was beautiful to shoot and work with!



The party welcomes the newly weds to their banquet.

The first kiss as the crowd cheers them on [and for more!]




Gaby and Edgardo were able to get an awesome photobooth for their guests to use and definitely everyone had fun wearing the accessories.



Thanks to Gaby and Edgardo for having me photograph their special day! I definitely had fun and I'm sure you both did seeing your friends and family together for you.

We'll be keeping in touch for sure! =)

Check out the wedding trailer below produced by MotionScope Studies! This is the company I co-founded with Ryan Brown. Enjoy!

Event: LA Boxing 3 Year Anniversary (06/13/10, San Bruno, CA)

Today was LA Boxing's 3 Year Anniversary in San Bruno, CA and I was able to cover the this event. I was also able to pitch MotionScope Studies, the photo and video development company I started to do video and the Assistant Manager Jermaine gave me the green light.

Why not go? There was free food (lumpia, grilled burgers/hot dogs, potato salad to say the least..), music provided by METHOD Entertainment, and the long list of raffle prizes!

If you haven't heard of LA Boxing, it says what it is--boxing as well as kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and muy thai classes for a high intensity cardio class. If you're wanting to burn fat like rubber, this is the place to be.

The photo above is one of the fighters scheduled for the sparring match in the afternoon. I noticed he was there for a bit and I guess he was taking a mental breather before his stretch and ultimately his fight.

Kevin Brown, DJ of METHOD Entertainment. Kevin and I go wayyy back in high school where I actually started photography because he needed a photographer for his teen club events. Yes, you read that right--he started teen parties in high school 2003-2005. He also came with a few shirts for his upcoming athletic line Active Elevation.

Every time I see bulletins to post up business cards I always scan other cards for 1) their graphic design and 2) possible vendors to work with in the future. And oh, I put mine up for sure too =)

Pictured above is the assistant general manager, Jermaine Del Rosario, who basically put this all together [and hired me and MotionScope]. Here he is being interviewed by Ryan Brown and Francis Basco.

One of the fighters prepare for his sparring match.

This neat little gizmo gives the correct 3 minutes fights with 30 second warnings.

Pretty good Muy Thai sparring rounds elicited moves [and shots] like this.

There were no losers today--everyone's a winner!

Next up was a good 'ol boxing match.

Jermaine asked if I knew any business wanting to donate any raffle prizes so I decided to donate two $249 1.5 hour sessions for the attendees. This is the first winner...

...and the second one winner!

One of the other amazing sparring fights was this lady and guy who went at it. Both were pretty aggressive and had some real good shots [at each other].


The last sparring match to be added in was this 11 year old going at an adult fighter. To be fair, the adult fighter was doing about 30% while the kid was having a real sparring match at about 75%.

This kid got tenacity! This photo made him appear larger than life since he is clearly shorter when both are standing tall.

Definitely had a good time at this event with the food, music, and demonstrations from the great fighters.

Did I mention that I get 6 months for free as a member for covering this event? =) You'll definitely hear from me soon as I'll start ASAP.