So Many Babies!!!!

All my friends are having babies. Am I ready for one? FAAAAWK NOOOO!!!!! HaHaaa. But they are definitely cute and fun to hang out. They're all getting ready for their first birthday party, so they're all asking me to photograph them. I find it fun and challenging. It's not easy. Babies do not really follow directions well and their moods are very unpredictable. They are usually on a tight schedule with their eating and naps and the weather! OoOoOOoo the weather. Babies don't like the heat, easily cranky when hot. I don't blame them either. So when I see the oppurtunity, I have to hop on it ASAP!!!! Here are just a small sample of what I did for the family.

It's always fun to be challenged. As always, thanks for stopping by. I need to find more photos to post since my main computer crashed on me. Starting to build a new bad ass computer, but that will take a while. High priority, but still a delay.

#James_on

YO!!! I have a traditional state of mind at times. So when Jess and Al told me they're throwing a baby shower, I instantly hated the thought. I always thought baby showers were for women and family. Nah BRAH!!! This was another reason to throw a party. Celebrating Jameson's coming. He's a big deal already. Not even born and people, including myself cannot wait for him.

Jess and Company did a great job with the party. Alcohol, food, family, and friends is usually a formula for success, but Jess had to class it up. It's all about the details about the party. Headbands for EVERYONE, snacks inspired by Pinterest, and everyone getting in the spirit. No way somebody can be too cool for this. I feel so proud to be part of the party and hoping to be an influence on Jameson's life. There are so much more to the party, but its more personal and cute, something Jameson will appreciate when he gets older.

Here are some of my own personal favorite photos from the photo booth yours Truly set up. Visitors came and gone throughout the day. Remember the people and the moments are always special to each person. I'm glad to have helped captured with the help of awesome music provided by DJ oH SH!T and the Keg and shots of Jameson whiskey. Hahaaa. Check out the rest of the photos on my picasa web album. I just wanted to share the pictures with y'all. If there is a special photo you need/want, let me know so I throw more TLC and proper setting for prints.

Check out the rest of the photo booth pictures here.

As always, Thanks for stopping by. Can't wait to meet you Jameson! If you share any pictures, be sure to use the hashtag "#james_on"

Disneyland

Both videos are major influences on this Disneyland trip!! RIP MJ aka Captain EO!! Batman couldn't be funnier. Hahaa.

This was seriously one of the best trips to Disneyland. We went after season peak time, weather was awesome, and went along with friends. The last time I went to Disneyland, Find Nemo was still being built. So coming back to Disneyland/California Adventures with Cars Land present was certainly a treat. Even though I strayed away from the group and did my photography thing, I'm happy with the results. The only thing that bothered me was carrying that 25 lb bag around with my tripod. If you're military, good for you, you're trained for that stuff, I'm not. Leave me alone. Hahaa.

We hit up Tomorrow land and first thing we did was Star Tours with R2D2 and CP3O, Space Mountain, saw Michael Jackson's Captain EO Tribute. Which is the first video above. Later we stopped by Toy Story 2 Astro Blaster which bottom 3 lowest score had to do a 5 minute beer, which included me. Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean then straight to California Adventures. There we ate an drank while they hit up Tower of Terror. We did a lot, I kinda don't want to list everything. Hahaa. But Cars Land and Radiator Springs was there. I also stopped by to see the Play Parade. A lot of things, I'm sure the pictures will remind me later.

My favorite part of the trip was Cars Land. Probably cause Cars is my favorite Disney movie, actually Toy Story 3. I was just so amazed with Cars Land, I felt like I was on Route 66. I saw everything I remember from the movie from Flo's Cafe, the lone street light, Cozy Cone, I saw Lightning McQueen and Mater. Even the road was freshly paved by McQueen. I wanted to drive Aimee through the streets and get some new tires from Luigi.

Highlight...churros there were amazing!! I had like four of them there. Churro bites with chocolate dip, original churros, can't mess with disney churros.

Photo Info: I flipped between 50mm and 28mm lens. Shot wide open indoor and f/5 outdoors usually. Tripod for the long exposrues after sunset. To check out the photos individually, look at this link for my Picasa album. Disneyland Album.

Like always, thanks for looking. Let's go to Disneyland again!!!
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NYE 2013

I love hangin' out with my friends that I call family. We don't need the a ball to drop, fancy drinks, high end hotels to have a good time. Put us all together with some alcohol and we always make good times. Holidays man, bringing everyone together.

One of my favorite things to talk about is life. Everyone has their own life experiences and willing to share to others. We all reflected on 2012 and said some good and bad things of the year. We are all extremely proud of what we accomplished in the past year but are never satisfied. I was talking to Albert, Mando, Virgil. One common thing each of those guys said was to be happy and follow your heart. Sounds corny, but the ego always gets in the way of things at times. I don't know if I was buzz'd but it

Another thing that was cool this past night, I don't think I touched my camera as much as I normally do. I think everyone is use to having my camera around where they don't need to bring theirs. Of course people will upload to IG/FB from their phones. But I was too busy talking and drinking where everyone else handled my camera. They know how to use it from watching me. So its odd finding myself on the other side of the lens. I really need to practice my smiling. I tend to squint a lot. Hahaa. I guess it can be a near years resolution/goal. Hahahaa.

The highlight of the night was Jess transferring her slap to Malas to slap Jason. Jess had a bet she wouldn't eat a single fry for an entire year. Guess what...she won. I'm sure shes eating fries as she watches the slide show. Hahaa. So Jason manned up and got was coming. Hahaa.

Like always, thanks for looking. 2013, lets do it big. Health, Spirit, Mind, Wealth.

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Charger BLACKOUT!

Happy Thanksgiving from FLOW FOTOGRAPHY aka just me. Hahaa. I hope everyone gave thanks for things we take things for granted, like awesome photography provided by FLOW re:MIX!!! jk jk. On the real, I'm thankful for a lot of things and I thank God every night for my own personal health, my job, food, roof, family, and friends. My blog is basically 90% of my friends then 10% my own photography. Whatever, I don't call myself a photographer. I'd like to think of it as a celebration of my people. Hahaa. I like to share my own private photos on this blog. Not on fuckin' facebook, but the true people who know my blog.

Anyways....this past Sunday was cool as hell. There were like 3 different tailgating groups meeting up. It was basically all esco. It brought back a lot of good memories from middle school to high school. I don't have to describe it, it was bad cool!!! Here are the pictures. This is strictly tailgating. Probably cause I couldn't afford the game so we just drank in the parking lot. LETS GO BOLTS!!!!!

All pictures were shot with the Canon 20D with the 20mm prime. It's growing on me. I can't remember the last time I shot with the 50mm. I think for events like this, the wide is a great choice. When I want to be artistic and focus tight, I'll bust out the 50mm. No complaints. I love all my lens in different ways. It's like picking your favorite child. You just can't. You love them all the same but for different reasons.

To download individual pictures, feel free to download off my picasa  I just ask you not to put them on facebook. I HATE facebook. AHHH!!! Follow me on Instagram though @flowremix. Like always....Thanks for looking.

Esco Charger Tailgate from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

Vacation: Oregon Trail Once Again

It's been nearly a month since I left Oregon. Finally had a chance to edit some of the photos from the trip. Great trip. I loved every moment of it. Real fun. So many memories. I'm glad I was able to capture a lot of it via GoPro/dSLR. I was able to do some site seeing in Oregon. We did everything I wanted to do in Oregon, given my wallet agreed with me. LoL!

We went snowboarding at Mount Hood Meadows of Timberlake. First time experiencing powder, empty mountain. I literally felt I was the only rider on the trails. I started to get scared because I wasn't sure if I was near civilization. After a day of boarding, we hit up McMenamins. A local bar that was featured in "Drinking Made Easy" with Zane Lamprey. Walking around the bar creep'd me out with all the scary paintings and knowing it was haunted. I don't know. Something about that place rubbed me the wrong way. I just drank more until that feeling went away. Hahaa.

During my visit, it was also St. Patrick's Day and did some site seeing to downtown Portland. I knew Portland was weird and nice, but didn't realize it was that NICE!! Like too nice. I'm not use to it. I feel like no one can be that nice without a motive. Seeing all the green made me sad that I didn't wear a green shirt. The next thing I know we went to the HQ of Nike. Yeah, I bought a grip of gear. It was awesome!! I was so overwhelmed, I needed Steph and Pete to do most of the shopping for me. So much fresh gear. I like I know what I'm doing when I hit the gym.

Another night of drinking was ahead of me. It was amazing to visit Rogue brewery. Grab some amazing beers, like "Good Chit". Hahaaa. Steph's favorite. After the drinks, hit up the coolest strip club I ever been too. Casa Diablo, meeting "Naomi", one of the hottest girls there. That place has built amazing images in my mind. I'll never forget. That's something that's staying with me. Hahaa.

Go Visit the Trans in Oregon with me next time!!

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Mini Vacation: Oregon 2012 from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

You're Talkin' to a GROWN A$$ MAN!!!!!

Happy Holidays from the Revolution and Kuya.Klick!!! This is 2011's Grown A$$ Christmas party. We had a huge venue for a close circle of friends. If you're not associate with anyone here, you're not a big deal in my eyes. Hahaaa. Jk. Kinda...Hahaa! Keepin' it fancy as we pull out only the finest attire for this joyful night.

This holiday party was about bringing the old to the present. We're getting at the age where people are stabilizing their life and it isn't always in San Diego. Pete Roq and Mrs MegaTRAN came all the way from Oregon. Francis from "Everything is bigger in Texas, including Asians!". I don't know. Sounds right. Hahahaa. Paradox serving his country proudly from Florida. Mando and Malas is together for the holidays. John and Laura finally in the mix again after years of MIA in my life at least. Can't forget Ate Jill. Where was she!? I'm glad she came out!! I miss her! But she's been doin it. Then along with the regulars of slums of e$co. Not to sound like Dre from the League, but good friends, good food, good times. This venue was so big, we every was scattered throughout the place. So it wasn't hard to talk and catch up with our friends.

Of course, being the drunk passionate guy I am, I end up talking about photography like it's my life for a minute. Hahaaa. Unfortunately, not all the pictures were on my camera. Mr. Pete Roq had some awesome shots with his camera...so you'll have to wait for Mrs. MegaTRAN to upload some the pictures on her own site.

I personally had a great time!!! Thank you for everyone who helped make this night possible. Laura and John for hosting. Malas and Jess for planning the whole thing!! To all the Boyfriends and Girlfriends and making the night special and coming together.

Camera Info: same set up as always. Check out Steph's blog for more photos.



Like always, Thanks for looking.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!

Just F**kin' around.

During Halloween, I wanted to take some pictures of some murder scene. The image would of been cool if I had a model. I bought some gels for my strobes...so clutch. I just set up my camera and lights around the living room. I just wanted to practice on using some gels and balancing out the different light sources. I think it'd work better in a deeper room. Cause the Red strobe and the bare bulb kinda mixed. Didn't really want that. But it's just a cool idea. Don't mind the clothes too, I was getting ready to play some basketball. So next time I'll be sure to dress up a little better and when I'm not on a time constrain.

 I dropped off my roommate and soon to be ex-roommate at the airport. So while I was there, might as well take advantage of the sunset across San Diego. It was beautiful. It was cool seeing people fish on the side, coupes walking the island, runners and bikers doing the same. It was very peaceful...shooting at my own pace with the serenity of the water crashing on the shore. Pretty cool.

This shot is composed of literally 11 different shots and merged together to get a nice giant one. I shot it with my Canon 75-300 f/3.5-5.6 lens (which is garbage). Shot it vertically and shot it from left to right. I realized I need a better tripod too. It was frustrating editing the photos when they were all skewed.

Of course, I had to take a self portrait. This was shot with my Canon 50mm f/1.4 shot with the aperture of 2.8 to get a subtle bokeh of the skyline. I'm holding Jive's film camera. It's just collecting dust. But I figured I can use it as a prop since that's how most people see me, looking at life through a lens. Hahaaa. I think ALL my self portraits are gonna be like that now.

On Location: Halloween Wine and Cheese

Halloween, the one year when you can be anything you want. I always appreciated girls who slut it up. When good girls can be sexy something, cop, nurse, whatever. They're not sluts on a daily, but they want to say 'I can be slutty' which is awesome. Good for them.

I can be something I always wanted to be. It took a while until people caught on, but I was getting a fever...a Beiber Fever that is!!! Hahaa. Nothing too crazy, dressing up in costumes, acting a fool, drinking, staying classy. Mando and Mel were Ash and Misty from Pokemon which was very cute and done very proper. But in my honest opinion, the best costume was J's costume of being Weezy F Baby, Lil Wayne. It had the dreads cause long hair don't care. He was tat'd up from the blood tears on his cheek to "Blessed" tattoo on the neck, skinny jeans, wife beater, and most importantly the attitude. He stayed in character throughout the night. Hahaaa.

Hopefully you can enjoy the photos. It was a good time with good friends. Always a good time.

Camera Info: Canon 20D with Canon 50mm f/1.4 with Carbon Fiber lens hood along with the Canon 430ex. Most shots were shot at ISO400 with f/5 and a slow enough shutter so the flash can be synced. Longest shutter was 1/40 while the flash was pointing towards the ceiling. All edits done in Lightroom 3. Boosted saturation with a HEAVY vignetting to try to capture the Halloween feel.

Always, thanks for looking.

Bates Nut Farm

I haven't posted in a while, long over due. But I think I have my new favorite model. Baby Joss!!! As I was listening to Rick Ross feat. Nicki Minaj-You the Boss!!! Joss is the BOSS!!!!

I come across a lot of interesting people, I guess a camera brings a lot of attention to yourself. I love talking anything photography, but I always have to stress the fact that I am not professional, strictly an enthusiast. People ask me, what would be my dream photography job. If I had a dream job, I'd want to be a traveling photographer and do National Geographic work or travel with a close family. The Galimbas is just a glimpse of that dream. I am following this little girl, Joss throughout her young life. When she grows up, if she picks a debut or a car, she shows off pictures of her childhood, I know my photos will be there. Capturing moments in a fraction of a second. That's real time traveling.

Funny story, when i say funny story, it usually means I was drinking. Anyways, a good friend, Jess was reminding how much of an honor it is to shoot Joss. I am one of the few lucky ones where I am able to photograph their pride and joy. Because Joss is an angel, adorable from head to toe. The Galimbas and future Galimba aka Jess were pumpkin searching. I came along to photograph Joss' first fall season. It sounds like fun in theory except EVERYONE decided to go to TODAY!!! I think it's because the Chargers are on their bye week. So it took us literally 2 hours to get there.

As soon as we arrived, we went straight to business. Enjoying the scenery. We just basically walked around the property and posing Joss. I had Jess be my assistant. She was holding it down. Handling the reflector like a pro, providing shade and a good fan for the model Joss. She made my job a whole lot easier for the given situation. It was not a cool day at the farm. But by the end of the day, I'm happy with my photos. I never appreciate the pictures til later. But I definitely had fun, from the car ride with Aldrich watching youtube videos, photographing the Galimbas, and ending the shoot with some shaved ice. Success!!! Joss is very fortunate to have great parents, awesome uncle and aunt, and a great photographer. Hahaaa.

Photograph Info: Canon 20D with Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens with Canon 430ex bare. Most photos shot at f/8 or f/11. All edits were in Lightroom except for the Trio picture, that was in CS3 (I know, OLD!!!).

Like always...thanks for looking.

On Location: Foot Clan Debut

You'll find the Foot Clan every Saturday at Kit Carson's indoor soccer fields terrorizing teams. HaaHaaa! Nah. I'm gonna be real, it's more reminiscent of kids playing in a recreational league as their parents watch. That's what the environment was like. "Just do your best. You'll always be a winner in my heart." All that was missing were CapriSuns and orange slices. Hahaa. It was a good game for everyone. Danh was getting fired up and pushing on bitches. Omar was making girls eat shit, Tyler and Jive playing tough to the point of vomiting. Omar and Mando were leading the charge, but since there are rules, it limits guys only scoring 2 goals per games. Girls can score all day. Everyone played a huge roll on their first victory. Come by and experience the thrill of Indoor Soccer!!! I just realized this was one of the few events that didn't involve alcohol. Correction, we had a victory beer at BJs. Hahaa.

Thanks for checking out the photos.

Set up: Canon 20D with 50mm f/1.4 pre and post game photos, shot in aperture priority mode @ f/8. Canon 75-300mm f/3.5-5.6 for in game shots with mono-pod. Shot majority in shutter priority mode @ 1/500 with Ai Servo.

Ron and Cheryl's Spring Tour Stop

My best cousin, Ron is finally engaged after so many years. I don't even know. I couldn't be happier for him. He is preparing for the wedding. He has a few photography friends ranging from professional photographers, professional videographer, to photo enthusiast(ie. me). Their plan was to have four seasons incorporated into their wedding book. I don't know which one. It sounds like a great idea. They already have a winter and fall session completed. While he's in San Diego we stopped by Carlsbad Flower fields to capture spring. It was amazing with all the colors surrounding them. One thing I love about friends and family, it's easier to get along with. I think thats where I lack as a photographer, telling people. I like to blend in the background and capture the moment that comes naturally. I'm very honored that the engaged couple picked me.

Before shooting the couple, I measured myself up to them. Man, they have some awesome photos already. Let me know how I did on the comments below. Like always, thanks for looking.

The British is Coming!!!!

My FIRST friend EVER, Mr. Nick Wong was holding a "British" party, can't really tell besides the flags and the Newcastle beer. Whatever!!! It was a dope party! Nick got SMASHED like he never drank before, people were all cool except for this one ho, but that didn't slow anyone down. hahaaa. Here are a few pictures from the night. Like always, thanks for looking.

Mt. High has SNOW!?

I just came back from Mt. High with Cait_dgaf. We both had free lift tickets from SnowJam. I've been itching to go for a minute. If you haven't heard of Mt. High, keep it that way. Hahaa. Mt. High is the closest snow resort to San Diego, literally less than a two hour drive to get there without any windy roads and chains. That being said, you won't expect fresh powder (something I still have not experienced). So its no Mammoth. Lately, its been raining, so I had to take advantage of the moment. I was fortunate enough to have decent snow, no ice patches on the mountains, nicely packed snow. Here are only a few pictures of the mountain. I didn't take as many pictures because I was enjoying the snow too much with my friend.

Pink and Grey Snow Bandits! What up!!!

You can sense a storm is brewing in the air. Conditions exceeded expectations.

Cait_DGAF, pretty in pink.

WEST COAST!!! My track jacket was more than enough to keep me warm.

I just like this photo Cait took on the way back from Mt. High

I'm ready to ride again!