Week 6 EOC: How has art changed you?

As for how it has changed me, first I have to admit it has always been with me just as it is with every child. Every child is an artist. But unfortunately we lose it mostly because of the disciplinarian trend in education we are subjected too. So it would be fair to say art actually shapes us to start with. Later in life some of re-discover it and I think they are enormously richer for having done so.
As for me, I realized I was artistically inclined after high school when I shot my first short film. Everything that I did prior made me realize how creative I was and thus the dots where connected. Even though I would say Im artistic as in I can draw, paint, ect. Im artistic in a way that I can see things a bit differently and present them to other with very little miscommunication. Thus that lead me doing photography and video work as a career. 
At the moment I am still taking the first hard steps into developing a reliable career but at the age that I am and the respect and good reputation that the film and photo community has for me it is only a matter of time till I am able to be in a position to hire others just as young, talented, and hungry for experience and guide them into the their right directions.
An advice that I remember all the time is that "If your not good at what you do them you must be funny but if your not funny you better be good at what you do."

EOC - Photography Store

This weeks assignment is to take a photo of yourself in a photography store. This image was taken at a bestbuy store located in the SW side of town and in this store location there is small photo department that has a limited amount of gear for consumers. The disappointing thing about this store is that is doesn't have the top of the line cameras such as D750, 1DC, D800,  1DX from Canon and so forth. The good thing about shopping at bestbuy is that they offer a great credit card awards program which if I where to purchase a camera from them as long as it over $1000 you can have 6 month no interest. I did this with a camera I bought from them last year. At this store I was there to see if they have the new apple watch that I wanted to buy. That watch would help me out when shooting nightlife because of the constant messaging and email checking during the event that I am working at.

Paparazzi image

This image is suppose to represent a paparazzi image of me working on a set. A lot of filmmakers have their image taken while filming out on location. Some examples are JJ abram on the set of the new starwars film. In this image you can see a film crew and couple of actors in chairs. I am located in the middle wearing blue and operating the camera. A similar post that is famous at the moment is a image captured on an iphone similar to this of  ryan reynold on set with a film crew working on the new deadpool movie. How I set up this shot was simple since I was actually filming a short film scene I asked my buddy brylle gaviola to take a paparazzi type shot of me working on his iPhone. The positioning of the people one the set was all arrange by me from the actor to the placement of camera gear and crew members. Even though thi shot isnt the best quality but for the most part some of the most famous paparazzii images are taking on iphone cameras anyways.

You Incredible!

This photos is called "You Incredible" the image is part of a weekly assignment for my business of photography course.The goal is to capture yourself in an amazing location. In this photograph I am out taking a break from a long hike up a mountain located at redrock. This hike at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada is a study in contrast. You are always in the Mojave Desert, but it looks markedly different depending on your elevation and the amount of precipitation the area gets. With the White Rock Loop, you see typical desert plants. On the west side of the mountain, hidden from the Scenic Drive. My friends an I decided to start the hike early in the morning and a couple hours in we where at a location which strangely had a lot of grass. I normally dont take hike but this little journey was a uniques experience. Im not a very out door type of person so prepping for the trip I wasnt sure what exactly to bring. For the most part my camera was one of the essential items in my bag followed by some snack and water. It was cold that day so I decided to where my long sleeve shirt which by the time the sun came up it was extremely hot. This image was taken with my 24-70 mm L series canon lense. My buddy william not to familiar with how to use the camera had a bit of a learning curve. But after a short period of trying to figure out the camera I just took the camera and set it up for him so all he needed to do was to press the shutter button. I would definetly go back to this location because there is a large amount of green plants which is rare to see in nevada. Next time maybe Ill bring a umbrella because there was littlery no shade the whole hike.