Who knew I had a muse so close to the island?
It turned out to be a super sunny day before my trip to Vegas but I was able to meet up with Aislinn for a half day of shooting. Fun and funny is what I'd describe it
You can find her at @aislinnmoore
Life with a side of iPhone 7
I'm not really good at keeping up with my own blog. But! I'll try again.
What's wrong with me? Lots of things, kinda.
My motivation towards photography fluctuates depending on who I'm with, where I'm at and if it's going to matter. Most of the time if it won't matter so I'll put the camera away.
Lately, things have began to matter more though. Interpret that how you want, but consider it a good thing. Looking forward to traveling, shooting and experiencing more no matter who it's with or if I do it solo.
iPhone 7 - 1 Week
Ashlee W | East Bay Adventures
Coffee *
Outfits*
Flask *
Locations *
Had an awesome set with Ashlee. We brainstormed a few ideas before meeting up and locked down some cool locations along the way. She knows her stuff and it was super easy to exchange ideas. It was pretty sunny out so dealing with hard light was a bit of a challenge but we got all the shots we wanted except for one look.... The Fur Coat (soon)
instagram.com/uknowash
Nicole Leigh | On the Run ( @thenicoleleigh )
During my San Diego trip I went up to visit Nicole in OC. It was pretty spontaneous but it was a good drive and worth it since we got Buffalo Wild Wings after. I got there a bit before sunset so we lost some of that natural light pretty quick, luckily we found a cool empty parking garage.
EricaLisa | Two in One
This is the third shoot with Erica although according to her she's not a model, lies! The first two sets were super quick but fun and productive, those will be up soon later. For now here are some snaps from the most recent set.
Chelan has Wings
I never thought I'd get to hang out with someone in SF with the same sense of humor as me. The day was cloudy with some rain but we managed to find some spots. Chelan is definitely the coolest and she owes me In and Out.
DJ Konstantina
Took a trip to San Jose to meet up with this talented artist and super cool person. Awesome tunes, Redbull and lots of cool light.
check out her IG
http://instagram.com/konstantinaofficial
Hey Ma
First shoot of 2016. Met up with some friends and did a few looks around the Mission. Jessie was a blast
Enrique OZ Espinoza
May 6 marks my 3 year anniversary of moving from San Diego to work in San Francisco for ASTRO Gaming. Although not a big deal to some, it was difficult decision at the time since I'd be leaving all my friends and family behind to start a new chapter in my life. It's also a day away from my 10 year journey into eSports and my involvement in a growing community. I feel like this is a good time to detail some of my steps into photography and competitive gaming.
GameLordz San Diego
May 5, 2005 - Competitive Player
My first Halo tournament with Team Legends (LGD). I can tell it was Cinco De Mayo because Kyle was wearing three shirts at the time to symbolize the mexican flag...red, white and green is underneath. I met Chase (ChaosTheory) at this event and a this was my connection to becoming an MLG Moderator a few years later.
Oz. Torment. Chaosdaninja.Devastator
MLG Las Vegas
October 12, 2007 - Competitive Player/Coach
This was the first MLG that I had attended alongside Team Legends where they took home 4th place. Around these years I played a lot of Halo, Gears of War, Fear and Call of Duty. I had good placings at some tournaments and I a ton of fun competing with the best.
Blackjack. Desecrate. Oz. Devastator. FiberOptix
MLG Dallas
August 30, 2009 - MLG Referee
After being a moderator on the MLG forums for a few years I was given the opportunity to work at events for their Madden Best Buy Circuit.
MLG Raleigh
September 10, 210 - Production Assistant/ Camera for B-Stream
I became good friends with Andreas Nexy Pierson who was the director of the B-Stream at the time and I joined their production team for events.
MLG Anaheim
August 26, 2011 - Graphics Coordinator
Our viewers per event kept growing and so did our production team. We ran streams for Call of Duty, League of Legends, Tekken from what I can remember. I met some amazing talent at that time even though I was just a guy behind a computer changing name titles.
MLG Dallas
November 2, 2012 - Head Photographer at MLG
This advancement at MLG had a shaky start because Nexy had left MLG to work at ASTRO Gaming which had left me out of the production team. I was able to inquire about the new open position as a photographer and they gave me a chance.
Not only would I do event photos, I felt the need to do recap videos for each event because nobody really captured the audience they way I thought it should. So I quickly became known for my photography and video recaps at MLG
MLG Anaheim 2012
eSports 2012 - 2013
This opportunity with MLG boosted my eSports presence as a photographer and got contracted to cover events for Curse, Blizzard and Riot. I was able to experience being on main stage of the Staples Center to flying across the world at witness the WCS finals in Shanghai, China.
Most of it summed up in this video - E Espinoza 2012
ASTRO Gaming
May 6, 2013 - Present ( 2016 )
While all of this was happening I got offered a job at ASTRO by Nexy and their team to join as an editor and photographer at the time. After two years of hard work and changes around the company I moved on to being the Multimedia Manager of ASTRO Gaming. I'm very grateful for everyone that encouraged me along the way from start to finish.
Since my journey I've been to about 92 events and counting, I hope it doesn't end soon
My love for eSports and visual work enabled me to get to where I've never thought I'd be. I'm blessed and happy to continue to work with such an amazing team in the office and incredible talent within our #ASTROFamily
Catching Up - ( @HannahRayNinja )
Ok! So, I know I said I would update this more and then I lied and didn't.
So now I'm going to try again. Went to San Diego this week to visit friends and family. Got a chance to shoot again
Weekend - May 30
No real updates, just getting in the habit of posting more often. Will be ordering new prints for motivation, I've got to go out with my camera more.
Here's a few photos, have a great Saturday.
Day 1 - Kinda
So It's a Monday and I put a little bit more time into this site. Let's see how it turns out.