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42/365 Little Patriot

My son told me that they were going to say the Pledge of Allegiance today and sing a couple songs at school this morning. Little did I know he was going to be the announcer for a President’s Day performance in front of the school.

41/365 Guess who?

Ok I give up.

Graffiti is interesting to me. But I think this guy may be trying to take it to the next level.

Amanda and Jessica

So today was my first photo shoot since I started my “Andy needs photogenic models for his portfolio” group on Facebook. I’ve been wanting to do a shoot in the stairwell of the Art Center at Orange Coast College (OCC) and I finally found a model that I thought would go well for that location. Amanda was in my photo class last semester so I figured it would be fun to revisit. She also brought her friend Jessica which made things more comfortable and I feel like they learned from each other. We had a great time and I got a bunch of pics that will help me update my portfolio and get my name er… work out there. And Jessica and Amanda will get some pics of themselves that I hope they’re happy with.

Model: Amanda

Model: Amanda

Model: Jessica

Model: Amanda

Model: Amanda

39/365 Murder in the Alley

Lots of talk about murder today. Michael Jackson’s doctor was arrested on charges of manslaughter. My take on it is that he took unnecessary risks at the urging of MJ. Although MJ did alot of great things, he was a drug addict. Nothing material could make him happy. He was the king of pop and he lived like a king. But as the street preacher at Centennial Park said on Sunday, a rich man can’t buy his way to heaven.

38/365 Outline

Time to step out of the shadows

Today was the Super Bowl with the Colts vs. the Saints. My son and I went to watch it with my dad. Before that I had an interesting conversation about fame and fortune. It’s a very dangerous road. There’s a famous quote that says it’s harder for a rich man to get to heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. Another one says that you should store up spiritual treasures instead of materialistic ones. Yeah they’re from the Bible in case you didn’t know. Still, I’m addicted to a life of action. First I was a martial arts teacher, now a photographer. I can’t stand working in cubicle world. As a teenager, my thirst for fame got me arrested once and I landed on the front page of the Orange County Register. Long story.

Anyway, I’m really excited about my first photo shoot tomorrow which was a result of my facebook group “Andy needs photogenic models for his portfolio”. For today’s photo, I was playing with my LED flashlight again. Maybe today it didn’t show, but I was inspired after visiting the Santoro building in Santa Ana’s Artist Village. I’m coming up y’all. And soon, I believe things will start paying off for me. That being said, God is still first to me. I won’t need to sacrifice my values. I want my son to learn that from me by my example.

36/365 Uncle Tony

My Uncle Tony came into town today. He’s also a photographer. Actually his photography was very influential to me. We have many of his photos in albums and in picture frames. So today, he asked me if I wanted to go shooting with him. We went to Los Angeles and although it was raining, we got some good shots and had a great time. Thanks Uncle Tony!

35/365 Album Cover

I was a rock star today.

I asked this kid in my martial arts class the other day what his dream was. He told me he wanted to be a professional millionaire. He didn’t know how he would get there but that was his dream.

I went down to the Santa Ana river bed for today’s photo. My buddy Jonathan let me borrow his guitar and I pretended I was a rock star. I would love to be a rock star someday except I’m not sure how I would get there. I have no idea how to play and photography takes up all of my spare time. But it would be nice. Below are some more from this shoot.

I was a rock star today.

34/365 Straws

33/365 Wings

Why did they have to make Red Bull taste so good and load it with mind-altering amounts of caffeine too? I had to start slowing down my Red Bull addiction when I developed a twitch in my eyelid which always started after I drank one. Yeah not good. I wish there was a creativity-increasing drink because I had to pull my hair out for an idea today.