I Heart Faces Photojournalism Photo Challenge

Photojournalism:  Using an image (or images) to tell a story.

Earlier this year our family was blessed to welcome a new member, Jayden Maze Nacu. I think my little nephew has more pictures of him than I have of myself and he's not even a year old! It was so exciting to capture his first moments, especially the amazing change I witnessed as my older brother became a father.

I Heart Faces Week 33 • Got To Wear Shades Photo Challenge!

I love reading photography blogs because I can get some great tips and advice from photographers across all skill ranges. Seeing other people's work, creativity, and art is really inspirational. The fun thing about photoblogs is how interactive they can be. Not only do they have tutorials, but also challenges where you can share your photos and get friendly feedback.

I've been subscribed to digital-photography-school.com and just recently I came across iheartfaces.com. I got sucked in through an Epiphanie Camera Bag Giveaway and was happy to find something new to subscribe to! I missed the boat on entering my photo for their "Got To Wear Shades Photo Challenge!" but these are some perfect shots I could've entered from my weekend with the Shenanigans girls. It was super sunny down in SD for Alicia's Sky Diving 30th Bday Celebration so everyone had their shades on!

My husband is crafty! - Business Card Holder

I'm super excited about my new business card holder that my husband made for me last night! I've been itching to get a new card holder and when I checked out Etsy there were a bunch made out of fabric. We have a bunch of really cute fabric that we didn't end up using for our wedding invites and I figured they looked easy enough to make.

I searched for some online tutorials and decided to go with the project posted on Schlosser Designs. I know Cadman would have rather focused on his online poker tournament, but he obliged me and my impulsive need to do this craft project! He busted out our sewing machine, showed me how to make patterns and cut fabric. After I got all the prep work done he quickly ran it all through the machine and we ended up with a great final product!

Taking a Sick Day

How many sick days do you have accumulated? I've been saving my sick days & using them so sparingly that I've got plenty banked for if I really need them. Knowing that, I decided to take a sick day...for my mental health. Its summer, being in an office without windows (technically there are windows, but they are too high and are blocked by panels from the outside...so really they should be considered a wall. In fact they should just paint over them instead of teasing us) I was going crazy knowing that I was freezing my butt off while its 75+ outside. I think we should all remember to take care of our bodies as well as our minds & souls.

Of course my sick day just happened to coincide with the day Bedouin Soundclash was playing a free concert during the US Open of Surfing. 

  

Shade tattoos TL

Concentration - Shade working on TL

My husband and I share a love of art and often we'll trek up to LA to check out a gallery opening or drive around taking pictures of street art. This trip was a little different because we got to see an amazing artist at work, Cadman's old friend Shade. Shade does some amazing portraiture work, but this time around he drove out from the desert just to do a bit of lettering for Cadman's buddy TL at Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood. Shade let me be a fly on the wall and sit next to TL so I could take pictures. They're posted up on my flickr. One thing I wish I could've done was taken a picture of Shade and his dad. It was the first time I'd met him and I could tell how much he adored his son and was so proud of the amazing artist he had become. If you're interested in seeing more of Shade's work check out his blog.

Summer is happiness...Concerts

One reason that I love summer is because of the multitude of shows in SoCal. I was a little bummed at the end of May due to my empty concert calendar & expected empty pocketbook. But with the recent $10/no fees Verizon deals and local free concert offers...WOW has it been getting filled! Today I got the best news yet with a date for Bedouin Soundclash in HB!!!

Here's what on deck:

7/16 - Slightly Stoopid @ Verizon/$10
7/29 - Aerosmith @ Verizon/$10
7/31 - Sublime w/Rome @ OC Fair (tickets still not bought, but I'm crossing my fingers!)
8/4 - Bedouin Soundclash @ HB US Open/ FREE
8/7 - Weezer & Hot Hot Heat @ HB US Open/FREE
8/21 - Weezer @ Del Mar Race Track/$10
9/23 - Muse @ Honda Center (yes I know, this technically a fall date)

See you on the lawn and in the back row!

BLINK-182 @ Verizon 09/18/09

Honeymoon Picture Overload!

Rome/Vatican - Our excursion group...& Cadman

The one disadvantage to having 20+GB of SD memory while on our Honeymoon is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to many pictures to sort through! Yet, while I'm slowly chipping away at my pictures, I'm wishing I took more! I imagine one day I will have an amazing vacation video to show people...

In the mean time, here's a link to my Flickr where I'll be posting all my dslr photos: www.flickr.com/photos/hahahippoo/sets/72157624123681227/