A Different Point of View

One of the things I love most about photography is the fact that even a child can shoot a photo but in a different perspective,

One - Theyre not as tall so they dont see the world the way we do

two - Theyre kids so they can never even hold the camera still giving it some motion

three - Their photo subject decision making skills are pretty quick since they usually want to shoot their favorite toys, people, things.

(to name a few...)

I made a list for my little friend Dean (5 years old) and showed him how to use a camera application on my phone, taught him how to turn the flash on and there he went with his ten item photo assignment.

These 10 items were chosen by him and photographed with no influence or direction from anyone but himself.

Assignment List

#1 - Mom

#2 - Candle

#3 - Bed

#4 - Flower (Orchid)

#5 - Bicycle

#6 - Toys

#7 - Lamp

#8 - T.V. / Fan

#9 - Door Locks

#10 - Chris

(Photos by) Dean "Deano" De La Torre, 5 Yrs old

Brittany Schlittenhart Hair and Make-up Shoot

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day over at Newport Beach and a great way to start off day light savings.

I did a small quick shoot for one of my good friends Ms. Brittany Schlittenhart.
-Link attached.

(http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=708616073&ref=ts)

Brittany does hair and make up for T.V., film, personal, etc. anyway she does a great job.

Here are some photos and Brittany's link to her Facebook. Thanks to Ms. Ashley Anderson for modeling.

L.A. Local

Skateboarding in L.A. can sometimes lead you to seeing some of the most interesting or crasy looking people you have ever laid eyes on.

After getting flashed by a black homeless lady trying to shoot some photos of the homies sk8ing I ran into Mary.

Mary has not had her photograph taken in a very long time and she was delighted when I asked her if I could photograph her. Mary is homeless living in L.A. and she enjoys her coffee and telling stories of people getting in fights. I tried giving Mary some more coffee money after she let me take her photo but she was so happy to just have someone want to photograph her that she wouldnt take any of my coffee money. Thanks Mary.

Capoeira

It's incredible how many ways of expression are out there and its amazing how fluid the human body can be through some of those expressions.

This past Sunday I was able to attend a Brazilian Capoeira class and for those of you who dont know what that is it's basically an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines, martial arts, music and, dance.

Some of the things these people could do with themselves was truly inspirational.

Below are some images I took. Obrigado!