shiela hizon

Seeing the View Around Me

The wheels are turning and I know you probably just guessed where these photos were taken. It feels like summer already in California. I spent a Sunday afternoon enjoying some decadent Chinese cuisine and traipsing through small markets. When it hits the 90s in mid-April, who wants to be indoors? Throw on some sunscreen and you’re good to go for a little adventure in LA.

I quite enjoyed my day ‘people watching’. Some showed the wear of long days at work. Some were glowing with their excitement at shopping from little vendors. Some threw pennies into wishing cups. Others just sat leisurely in the shade conversing rapidly in their native tongue. I walked, observed, then just kept walking. I stopped only for a few photos.

Something Sweet

I feel like I haven’t blogged in such a long time. I’ve been wrapped up in a different world of photography (assisting, the post production, etc.) and I absolutely love it. As a photographer, you realize you love it all because its from your peers that you get inspired by, so assisting or retouching for them is icing on the cake… and going on location. )

I had dinner with my friend in LA and during our meal, we where showing each other our camera phone photos of the latest location we went to. Hers was of modern interior and exterior. Mine was … well, let me just show you:

Majority of the time, I’m behind the scene (or in front of a computer). But of course, I can’t be a photographer and not take photographs! So every now and then, I try to take time to photograph things that I love. With training like mine where portrait photography is mixed so well with commercial/still-life, I’m happy photographing jewelry and food. With that thought, let me leave you with something bittersweet…

Bonnie Springs [Part II]: The Models

These ladies worked it! Las Vegas was suppose to be warm, but not on our day of shooting. It decided to snow that morning and the models were freezing! I felt bad since I got to wear my sweater while most of them had… well, you’ll see. Let me know what you think.

Here’s a behind the scene photo: [Inset, © Gabe]