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Good bye 2011. HELLO 2012!

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January 2, 2012

Ok, here it is, the “2011 wrap-up” post…

2011 is gone and 2012 is finally upon us.  I don’t know if this will be the end or the beginning, but I would like to wish everyone a happy new year and also take a quick look back at the year that just passed.

In terms of moving forward and making progress, 2011 was definitely a good year for me.  I completed all the required courses for my bachelor’s degree (Mass Media Production), so now I just have to concentrate on finishing up my minors.  I almost can’t believe I’ll be done with school in a few short months; just one more semester to go before graduation.

Another major milestone for me in 2011 was completing a documentary film I worked on for a couple of years called Blood We Shed.  It was an official selection at the G.I. Film Festival in Washington DC, which I am extremely proud of.  It originally started out as a class project, with zero budget, however it turned into an amazing documentary.  In case you have not seen it yet you can check it out below:

I also fell in love with digital photography in 2011; I made an 8-legged friend that kept coming back to pose for the camera.  I am planning on purchasing a Canon 7D in the next couple of months so that I can continue taking all sorts of pictures as well as make some beautiful videos.  I have a few projects that I would love to pursue this year, but only time will tell if I will be able to get to them.

2012 is looking to be another good year because as I’ve mentioned, I will finally be graduating.  At the same time, I can’t help but feel a bit nervous about life after college, but it’s a good nervous, the kind you feel at the top of the rollercoaster ride.  Once you are on that ride you just have to hold on.  After all, I spent 4 years in the military, got out for two years, then went back in for another 3 years, got out again, and now that I am almost done with college I am looking forward to another awesome ride.

I hope 2012 will be a great year for all of you and let’s keep our fingers crossed that it won’t be our last.

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San Diego Music Video Shoot

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December 16, 2011

A couple of weekends ago, I went down to San Diego with some friends and shot a music video; the pictures from my grid (previous post) were taken during the shoot.  The artist is AR15, A.K.A. my buddy Aaron…  Anyway, he obviously worked on the music, but we both shot, edited, and worked on the effects for the video.  Check it out below.

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Triptych, Pentatych, and Grid

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December 5, 2011

I have probably taken more pictures in the last three months than I have in my entire life.  As a person who has been involved mainly in video production, I must say that I have really fallen in love with photography.  I will definitely continue to learn more about photography and will certainly incorporate it more into my video projects.  In the meantime, take a look at some of my handy work below.

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Be a good neighbor

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Have you ever wondered who your neighbors are?

Turns out I have some pretty nice people in my neighborhood.

Here’s a short video/slideshow about my neighbor Harry.

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Proposal part 2: My Neighbor

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October 10, 2011

I finally decided to stop by my neighbor’s house this weekend and talk to him about my digital photography project.  As I mentioned in a previous post, we usually wave hello to each other whenever we pass, but I was a little nervous because I had never really spoken with him and I was not sure how he would react to my request.  I decided to bring some cookies along with me and thank him for taking care of my dog after he had escaped a few months ago.  I also gave him a DVD of a documentary project I had recently made to show him the type of work I have done in the past.  I figured that I should share a bit about myself since I was asking him to share a glimpse into his life.

It turns out that I have an incredibly interesting and friendly neighbor.  His name is Harry and he has worked at the San Onofre nuclear power plant for over 29 years.  Being that we just had a major power outage a few weeks ago, I had to ask about it.  He mentioned that, like most of us, he had no power, but went on to explain some of the safety procedures at his job.  After the incident in Japan I felt a little anxious about living so close to San Onfre, but I feel better knowing that there are measures in place to cope with emergencies.

In total, we spoke for about half an hour and I actually ended up helping him with something while we talked.  He was moving his van from his driveway to his backyard to do some maintenance on it, but he had to drive it through a slim carport where there were only inches of room on each side.  It was a definitely a tight squeeze (check out the pictures below).  He also told me that he has been trying to use up all of his vacation days before he retires, which is why he has been working on his personal projects (cars, motorcycle, etc.).   All in all, I am glad that I finally walked over and spoke with my neighbor and now friend Harry.

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