eek! the cat.

i miss this show!!

bose companion 3.

bose companion 3.

a dope early christmas gift from my mama!! lol! she's the bestest!! trust me when i say that this shits got the bass. haha!

redemption song cover by matisyahu.

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THAT TIME OF YEAR..

it has come to that particular time of year where my boy jon and i venture out to see MATISYAHU perform. it has become a yearly tradition for us to catch his show. from berkeley to santa cruz to san francisco. this year he will be performing on november 23rd at the warfield in san francisco and at the catalyst in santa cruz and believe that we've had our tickets since the first day they went on sale.

NEXT STOP...ZIPPY'S CHILI!!

now that's some good food right there!! lol.

DJ CHRIS LAROT'S SOPHOMORE PHOTOSHOOT.

www.myspace.com/chrislarot

been a while, son!

it's been a long while since i've posted. reason for that is because of the insane amount of things i've been doing (ie: working & sleeping). it's all good though because the end result is a great pay check and the fulfillment of moving one step closer to being a grown up (DOT DOT DOT...LOL!!). so this past week has been hectic at work, as i stated previously, having to wake up in the wee hours of the morning to drive 40 minutes to work and then leave work and sit in an hour's worth of that after work traffic commute. i'd say that the biggest highlights of my week were:

-hanging out/getting lost in the city with kayy and then later bringing her to meet some hawaii folks of mine..lol.
-getting my cell phone back (i forgot my phone in someones car, if you hadn't already known)
-getting to see my nelly and helping her go around vallejo to surprise the rest of her family.

so here's to having a well deserved 3 day weekend off from work.
ps. hollur if you're interested in setting up a shoot sometime.

allow me to introduce my talented team. (part duex)

nicole mercado has been working with me since i first decided to get into photography in 2004. originally from the bay area, she has relocated to brooklyn, ny. while here in the bay area, she established an enormous clientele from doing weddings to photoshoots. she attended the cosmetology program at skyline college and once receiving her license here in california, she set her sights out for new york. she moved to new york in 2007 and attended make up designory in soho. she is now working on projects varying from ny fashion week to indie films. if you're in need of a make up artist in the ny area, i highly recommend her for sure.

contact her at:
femieshe@gmail.com

some of nicole's work:

allow me to introduce my talented team.

her name is rachel renae paz. she is an amazing make up artist who has worked with me on various projects. she is now located in atlanta, ga and still working on fine tuning her make up skills. if you're located in the surrounding atlanta areas and need a make up artist, pick her!! she will never disappoint and her attention to detail is impeccable.

contact her at:
renae.rp@gmail.com

some of rachel's work:

MMMMMMMila kunis.

wowzorz! i wanna go back home to hawaii for a week just so i can find me a girl like the one she played in forgetting sarah marshall..lol!

cazal.

another addition to my christmas list. a pair of cazal 607's.

i'm fat.

now open in AMERICAN CANYON, son!! woop!

MM MM MM MM MM..toasty.

legit.

BOWLING.

i am NOT good at it. AT ALLLLLL!! lol!

GOING, GOING, BACK TO, BACK TO...WORK.

so its back to work for me. not much of a productive week off, but it was good to get away from the retail world for a bit. time to get back on that paper chase, son!

BERKELEY, SON!

so here is something different. photographs NOT of people taken by me. haha!

INSPIRED BY A BOOK.

FASHION NOW 2:TASCHEN.

great book to own if you're a photographer that is into fashion. lots and lots of inspiration to pull from this book for sure.

NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM.

kalihi is were i was raised for 18 years of my life. a little area pretty much in the middle of honolulu. went to kalihi kai elementary then to kalakaua INTERMEDIATE (yah, its called middle school now but not when i was there.) and finally to farrinton high school. a lot of people ask "why'd you move from hawaii?" my response has always been "because its boring there." when i take a step back and re-evaluate the situation, its not because it was boring. it was more because i needed to move on to the next chapter of my life. don't get me wrong, i do miss the friends and family there. if i stayed there, i probably wouldn't have found a passion for photography by going to school. instead of going to school, i'm pretty sure i would have just worked pay check to pay check. so this post is to acknowledge where i came from and the place that helped mold me to become the person i am. its kind of corny, but "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS."

HAWAII GIRLS..TO DA MAX!!

this is sort of a hawaiian version of the popular youtube video "unforgivable".

PAYDAYS ARE THE BEST.

i just love those days when i wake up in the morning and find that my direct deposit has gone through and i'm no longer broke. lol!

FRIES..ANYONE?

DITA VON TEESE and some other shit.

this book is going on my christmas list. photography in this book is frrrrrrreeesh! on another note, i do ME! i do not do me as SOMEONE ELSE, if that makes any sense. don't judge me because i have no intentions of judging you. my attitude is not going to change because my attitude reflects my current mood. if myspace were real and we could walk around with current moods above our heads to give people an idea of how we're feeling at that moment, then wouldn't we all just be fine and dandy? ha!

NEW TOYS.

so i don't have to mess around with stupid cords anymore..lol.

TODAY'S OUTLET FROM BEING ANNOYED.

a good day with an awesome person.

TIME IS MONEY.

a big pet peeve of mine is when people are all talk and no go. for example, i've taken time off from work to refocus on my photography. that means if i book a shoot or plan my day around a person, i expect them to be there for it. not answering calls or texts is NOT okay and that just shows he/she has no consideration of my time, the time that i've put aside for the person. if i wanted to waste day and do nothing, i wouldn't have bothered to schedule something in that day.

REVAMPING MC.

i've been MIA from the photography game for about 8 months and believe me, it is NOT by choice. i am now getting myself back into doing shoots and networking with more people because my day job is getting easier to deal with.

so without further delay, here are some recent shots: