So Here We Are

so here we are, this has little to do with photography, no new videos about whats going on in the photo world, no up coming projects, no equipment reviews, this will be about well....with lack of a better word life. so here it goes, life brings us things everyday that we never expect if your a high school kid it may be the latest drama"who is going out with who" if your a stay at home mom its "why won't the kids just go to sleep" for a business man it would be "man these stocks are killing me today" for the artist it will be "am i good enough,who am i?" wither way it will be some thing. many times these issues will come one by one or in 2's an 3's and 4's they will come at you and they only thing you can do is roll with it. some times theses things get stacked one on top of another until the come toppling down upon you. for me these things have been doing just this, and i have been looking for a way to pull my self out of the wreckage and carnage. many times i had believed that i had done it, i had reached the end and seen the light; how ever this was not the truth i simply just made it through one layer of the damage, until now. so i have been reading VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography by: David duChemin

The Decision

so i have came to a final decision i am not happy with my self as an artist period. i have taken a look back at my work and see that i have been the very person i had pigeonholed in the industry. my work is very....well i don't know how describe it the 1 in 48750239847 million sunset photos and the cool flowers and macro work. dont get me wrong i love my work and im my opinion they are great images i have been told my many people how beautiful they are and how "cool" they look. however i am not in the place that i wish i could be in; i have begun gradually working my way into my more artistic side; i have released my iphone project just a few days ago and i love it. i have also well began my blog and am loving it, I'm glad to finally start telling my own story and discuss whats on my mind. one my actually photo side i have been lacking that creativity. i have ideas and visions but absolutely no way to produce they work. i could probably produce some of the work i have visioned but i fear the final product will not be what i had seen it in my own mind. i am lacking the equipment to produce it the lighting or studio equipment, i don't know if its i have don't have the motivation to try to get a hold on this stuff and start shooting. what i do know is that i am not happy with the place im in right now and i need to pull my self out of this whole i hope this blog can be one medium to do this and my new exploration into dslr video but what every it is i am ready to find it and am ready to fight for it.

IPhone

so tonight i was at the Nickeback concert and took some sweet pictures with my iPhone, for the longest time i have been using my Phone was my visual diary and journal to describe things i see everyday and to make sure im constantly taking pictures to master my craft. so after rocking out to some brain melting rock i decided to release my iPhone work onto my web site Gonzales Photography i have put either a lot or hardly any creative thought into taking these images they are simply things i see everyday there is no post process just an app on my phone for borders and b&w conversions ext. i hope you can enjoy these images and can inspire your self to do the same. use the camera you have to make sure your pounding on your craft everyday. although its usually associated with sports "you practice like you play" or "practice makes perfect" these both support your creative work as a photographer taking a picture or two everyday allows you to constantly be thinking and creating no matter what the situation. so check it out and enjoy. c'est la vie

The Project

so many of you photographers out know of the great photographer Chase Jarvis, if you don't you have been living under a rock for like...ever! but for those of you who don't know him he is a commercial photographer stationed out of Seattle, Washington; a couple years ago he organized a massive project called the flickr photo round up. this was a giant production were he invited many of Seattle's underground photographer to have the opportunity to use pro studio equipment and supplied them with a giant studio(warehouse) to collaborate and shoot as a community. well after seeing this video i started to think on how i could do this at my high-school, for the past week i have been making phone calls, talking to art teachers ext. to organize this sort of event. i am doing it for two reasons 1) i know no one at my school who shows the same love for photography as i do and i would love to find someone; 2) i want to do something to get my community together and establish a solid photography community for everyone. if you have any ideas or hookups to get this thing going please let me know so we can begin communicating and organizing. we could use anyone from stylist to models to helping hands to hold lights. i really hope we can get this going and have a great turn out!

Future

Well my current work is a project I like to call "one in the same" the ideals behind it is the link between suicide and the consumption of energy drinks. I have seen many people in my personal life suffer from both suicide and death by consumption of energy drinks, the idea revolves around to three individual photos all pieced together in a time line to tell the story of the link between the two choices and there identical out come. this has been a very emotional and personal piece. i have been experimenting with lighting from; soft boxes and umbrellas, to reflectors and natural light. background color and lighting choices have been holding up my progress. this project will be one of my most personal works yet and one of my first pieces of true art, i have started to drift away from the commercial and landscape side of things an begun my fine "art" and personal sections of focus. my current work has consisted: of the struggle between black & white and color, countless sketches of different point of view, lighting, ext. although it has been a struggle it had been an enlightening one, from it has come my newly introduced blog, and upcoming web site and other various mediums of media, i have also begun video projects that go along with my ^^^^ "one in the same" project. so if your some random loser out there in the tech world looking at my blog thinking who the hell is this child you can find my website at gonzalesphotography.webs.com or follow me on twitter @gonzo1512 thanks!
p.s-the photo above is a sneak peak at "one in the same" 

Current Work-Aperture 3

Currently working on some images using Aperture 3, I'm giving it a test drive to see if i want to buy it or not. so far I'm loving the quick brushes for dodging and burning. ill have a complete review coming soon to determine my final verdict.