Slow Exposure Spins - Pt.1

What up world?! Thanks for checkin' out my blog! In a previous post I mentioned that I was going to be sharing some pics that my daughter and I shot over her Spring break. Also, I said I would explain how we created the images we captured. So here is the first part of that light painting post I was talkin' about... 

I decided to put the "ends" before the "means", on this post, to show what it is I'm talkin' about, before I start explaining what we did to get the pictures. Below are some of the better shots we got out of the couple dozen attempts we made. It's 2 steel wool spins and 2 light stick orbs. In the next post, I'll show you what we did, for those looking to capture some spins and orbs of your own. Check back soon for the second part of Slow Exposure Spins and for more Bsombin'!     

Puddle chasing around City Hall with Ms. Elotes & Mr. A.L.L. - Pt.3

Puddle chasing around City Hall with Ms. Elotes & Mr. A.L.L. - Pt.2

Puddle chasing around City Hall with Ms. Elotes & Mr. A.L.L. - Pt.1

Hello world! Thanks for checkin' out my blog! Last month, we got a lil' bit of rain, here in Los Angeles. We don't see it much, so I get excited when it does come down. Mr. At Last League (A.K.A. my bro Jefroe) was also excited about the rain and the opportunity to shoot puddle-shots. Can't remember if he hit me up or if I hit him up to shoot. But, either way, we found ourselves driving out to D.T.L.A. On the way to downtown, Mr. A.L.L. mentioned that our friend, Ms. Elotes, wanted to meet up with us. We met up with her outside of a bar below the Alexandria hotel. It was funny to me that we met there, because the first time we hung out with Ms. Elotes it was at a rave inside the Alexandria. After meeting up, we headed over to a little bar on 2nd street and had a few drinks while catching up, since we haven't all hung out together for a good while. Ms. Elotes decided to join us on our "puddle-chase", since we were having such a good time. After the bar, we decided to just roam the neighborhood and we ended up shooting around City Hall. I had a great night! ...both, with my friends and with my camera. I got a lot of shots I was happy with, on our inebriated adventure, surprisingly. So, for that reason, I'm making this a three part post...

Piper Tech

Writing with light

Thanks for stoppin' by to check out my blog! As an artist, I am always looking for new ways to create and express myself. For this reason, I love to explore the infinite possibilities presented by mixing different artist's mediums. I also try to incorporate different media, like photo and video, into my work when ever I can. So it occurred to me to try mixing my calligraphy art with slow/long exposure photography to create some glowing letters! My assistant had to go to bed, since it was a school night. So, I had to move quick and think fast, being both the shooter and the light painter. These "B's" are from the first night's batch of illuminated handstyles. It took a few fails before figuring it out, and I still need a lot more practice, but these are the 2 best shots out of about 20 attempts. I had the shutter open for 25sec., to give me enough time to click the shutter, run in front to the camera, & write. And, my ISO was at 400 with the F at 4, in case anyone is wondering. I think the letters would have come out better if I would have had someone to click the shutter for me. But, considering I was solo, I think they came out good enough to share. My assistant was on Spring break this past week, so we managed to find a little time for a father-daughter-light-painting session in which I introduced her to steel wool. I also learned how to spin an orb! So I will be posting those pics soon, and will tell you how I created them, so don't forget to check back soon for more Bsombin'!

Bird watching

I've been doin' some bird watching lately. It gave me a chance to play with my telephoto lens, which was cool. Not sure if they are hawks or falcons, but this pair of predators has been getting my attention lately. I got my eye on these two because they have their eyes on my pet bunny! Normally, I would love for this pair of love birds to let me get closer and take some better pics. But in this case, I hope they don't get any closer than this.

#DTLA #Lurking - Pt.2

Location scouting in DTLA. - Pt.3