Depression is a major problem in the world. We think that we can drink it away, but somehow it comes back around. I tried to turn the song title, One Man Drinking Games,  into a photo. The song is mainly about a breakup. 

The photo is a long exposure, there was a flash involved to freeze the subject then to light up the alcohol, I shined a flashlight to essentially, put a spotlight on the glass and the alcohol. There was a ton of trial and error.

This photo is about the people who have done, did, and reflected on their decisions. The people reflect negatively will most likely become vulnerable and innocent. Although on the other hand, the people that reflect positively will see the light and succeed in anyway, shape, or form. Many people have done both reflections, but one is better then the other.

This photo was taken in my closet. In addition to the photo, I had to shoot with a mirror and a flash. I had issues with focusing and a lot of other problems.  With this photo, I had to black out the rest of the mirror and the inside of my closet.

When you feel alone and hopeless, you try to find that one light. To find that "one light" either you go to your friends or you go to your phone and put your headphones on. This photo makes me feel like I have one last hope, and that's where the light is. I think of the song One More Light by Linkin Park when I see this photo. The sun setting is making me feel like that this sun is my last light of hope.

Then again, a picture can tell a thousand words. but really, it tells a story. One persons view of a photo could be different from the next person.

I took this photo outside on the side walk of SR-111. It was freezing outside and I wanted to get a photo of the sun setting on the other end of the road. This came out to be a long exposure then a landscape picture, then again it is a landscape photo.

That moment, where you catch that "Kodak Moment", this is it! This was an interesting shot, I saw a couple of guys doing tricks on a skateboard. I thought to myself, "I want to shoot that." And I did. I just wish I had a wider lens for this. 'Til this day, I want to take photos of someone riding and doing a tre-flip or in general, just tricks.

If you look at the photos I've shot before this, they didn't land anything. But that wouldn't cross your mind. If you're a skater, that's a different story. To me, this was special. To shoot this is like once in a lifetime. I've seen skating photos, but not like this

You can never judge people by their cover. With every mindset, there's judged individual. This is me. I'm wearing a bandana with the name of my favorite band member, Charlie Scene, from the band, Hollywood Undead. I got this bandana from their concert on May 18th, 2016.

For this photo, I used a cord that would link from my camera's hot shoe to another hot shoe so I can place a flash on the hot shoe on the cord. And then, I had to stand the flash somehow, so I used a light stand to hold the flash in place.

Overall, the shoot was amazing! Since I had the L.A. Dodgers hat, sunglasses, and the bandana, it was fantastic.

Music is a big part of my photography. Most of the population is into a specific genre of music. Me, I'm into metal. This is a self-portrait, i tried to get a photo where I look like I'm screaming into the microphone. With this photo, I used a flash light to light my face as well as the microphone.

When I listen to music I usually play Breaking Benjamin, Pierce The Veil, Falling In Reverse and so many others. These songs from the bands motivate the context of my photos. With each song I listen to, there's a meaning to it.

I was considering of doing a photo series with one the songs meanings, and turn it in to a photo shoot.

I occasionally shoot film, but now I have a Yashica Electro 35 GSN. A rangefinder from the late 70's, from what I've heard, has a fantastic light meter. With that being said, a great camera! I haven't shot film with this camera yet. The battery for this camera isn't made anymore. It originally was made with mercury in the battery.

This camera is a great for its light meter, parallax adjustment, and structure. What I've looked up from YouTube was that it as a terrible camera. But, there was one video about the camera that it's a great camera overall. Once I try it out, it will determine if I like it or not. Overall this should be a great camera to use.