On telling Wilma about some kind of secret event i was asked if i'd want to help photograph.Wilma: ahhhh. so what's the event?
Zarli: he wants to meet to tell me more
Wilma: interesting. are you going to
Zarli: yeah can't hurt.. not like he's going to Rogue my photography powerz and dump me off a bridge .p
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The quote is from, "The Three Cornered World" (orig Title, "Kusa Maruka"), by Soseki.  As most people that know me know, my photography has gone beyond just an attempt to capture beauty, but for me it is a growing experience.  Every new model i work with, every new theme or technique is explore, helps me to discover a little bit more about myself ( Read more... )

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So Kim wanted me to do this idea for a goth rock band... cept she was going to be the whole band.  I've done these multiple exposure blends before, even though they take a lot of work.  We went to Kaka'ako rather than trying to shoot it on a green screen, because we were hoping for some wind... which never came.  The Key light was an AB800 with the ( Read more... )

I was hired to shoot a new club (The Villa @AlohaTower) for their website.  The owner wanted a good shot of the two bars and the dance floor as a customer walked in.  The difficulty was how to balance all the light coming from the bar with the dark side of the dance floor.  I first thought about doing HDR, but sometimes HDR can be a pain to balance ( Read more... )

I'm one of those photographers that get sensitive when someone assumes the reason why my pictures come out nice, must be because i have an expensive camera. Last year, for a contest i did a set of cell phone pics, just to see how those would come out. They used the modeling lamps from my Alien Bees and softboxes, with my Cell Phone as the camera ( Read more... )

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Just a few quick previews from the Count Dracula Pageant.  1/21/2011 @ the Venue, by DJ Nocturna.
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Kim has been helping me on my shoots for a few months now, but it's usually BEHIND the camera as a make up artist.  She offered to help me with make up if i help her learn more about photography.  Now she wants to be in front of the camera again.  The first time was her Ezio/Assassin's Creed Costume.  This time was an inspiration that just hit me ( Read more... )

This Past Saturday, i was supposed to meet a model, but she got really sick.  As i was sitting aroudn the house bored and just aching for somthing to do, i just happened to catch Candace online and she was bored too.  After some plotting and waiting for her bf to get off of work, we met up and took some shots in a back alley.  One of the ( Read more... )