Catching up with Reality - LMU Concert

A Hello Goodbye Poster at LMU
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I have been pretty busy this year and after looking through my computer, I noticed I have a large number of photos that I had wanted to blog about. This is the fourth part in a chronological series in which I catch up on the blogs I have missed this last year. So, without further ado...

On March 14, 2008, I attended an exclusive concert at my lil' brother's school LMU(Loyola Marymount University) with some friends and captured some really interesting shots. Wyclef Jean and the band 'Hello Goodbye' performed to a crowd of about 1000 on the lawn, which was very cool, because I got close access to the stage. Also, there were no restrictions on bring my SLR camera, so I was a photo-snapping fool. Unfortunately I wanted to enjoy the Wyclef Jean portion of the show so I was unable to capture any shots of him performing, but I got plenty of cool shots nonetheless. Enjoy!

I'm going to arrange these shots in order of the way they occurred so you can get a feel for how the evening went.

We(Kris and I) arrived at LMU late-afternoon and proceeded to my brother's dorm room.

Kris walking from the Car to my brother's dorm.

My little brother as we arrived.
I ofcourse had the camera all up in his face.

I decided to take a shot of myself in my brother's dirty mirror.

Kris received a phone call from a friend, Al, and we invited him to join us for the show. He called a short while later to let us know he had arrived so we made our way to the parking garage where he was waiting for us. He also brought his SLR with a fisheye lens, so I will be showing some of his shots below.

A shot of me as Al arrives.
Photo courtesy of Al Bueno

A shot of Kris as Al arrives.
Photo courtesy of Al Bueno
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I let Kris snap a shot on my camera as we head toward the show.

Me posing for the camera.
Photo by Kris Zalameda
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Al shoots a creatively composed shot.
Photo courtesy of Al Bueno
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We finally arrived on the lawn and waited, along with a somewhat small crowd for the show to begin.

The infamous Al
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I pose next to a poster for Wyclef Jean
Photo by Kris Zalameda
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The crowd waits in anticipation as Hello Goodbye sets up
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'Hello Goodbye' finally takes the stage

The crowd watches in a trance-like state

I pose for the camera as 'Hello Goodbye' perform in the background

A shot of Kris as he takes a shot of me on his cell phone

Al reviews his shots

We went back to the dorm to put my camera away, so I could enjoy the Wyclef Jean portion of the show.

Me and Al reppin' it during the Wyclef Jean show
Photo by Kris Zalameda
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We watched the rest of the show, and during one point Wyclef came into the crowd which was cool. I was toward the back of the crowd at the time, and all of sudden I see this guy climbing on the table where the sound guys are. At first I was confused, but then I noticed it was Wyclef. I tried to reach out to touch the Superstar, but I could rejected by one of his bodyguards. So close!

We headed back to the dorm room, slightly inebriated, but very happy to have enjoyed such a great exclusive show!

A shot of Kris as he cheers with the bottle

Kris feels his cheers and needs to take a rest

My bro Andi acting a fool

My bro Andi trying to make a statement

All in all it was an AWESOME event and I can't wait for the next exclusive show. It's so nice having a brother go to a rich school that can afford to have these bands come to their school, I will enjoy it as long as I can. Ok gang, 15 more to go. Keep checking back for more!

Catching up with Reality - Behind the Sheets

I have been pretty busy this year and after looking through my computer, I noticed I have a large number of photos that I had wanted to blog about. This is the third part in a chronological series in which I catch up on the blogs I have missed this last year. So, without further ado...

This is going to be a pretty short entry, but I really like the finished product so I have to share. I want to show you all a CD Cover my friend Maurice Ngo created for a school project in which I helped, so I received a spot on the CD Cover artwork.

Around March 2008 my friends Kris Zalameda,Chelton Perry, Nate Wise(I shot the photography on the banners of the page of the link), Maurice Ngo, and Patrick Gorman approached me to help them with a video project they were working on. The project, Behind the Sheets, is a video tutorial on how to make different styles of beds. One of these styles is the Military way of making a bed, which due to my army experience I showed them how to do. They decided to include me on their CD Cover also, which I thought was pretty cool. Check it out!

Front Cover

Back Cover(yeah, that's my mug in the top left corner)

Full Cover(Click for full size)

Here's the finished product:

BEHIND THE SHEETS from Shaka Perry on Vimeo.

Come back and join me for my next blog coming soon!

Catching up with Reality - Photography Class

Hello again ya'll,

I have been pretty busy this year and after looking through my computer, I noticed I have a large number of photos that I had wanted to blog about. This is the second part in a chronological series in which I catch up on the blogs I have missed this last year. So, without further ado...

For this edition of my 'Catching up with Reality' posts, I will be showing you a number of photos that I either shot or turned in for my Photography II class in February 2008. I'm quite proud how many of these turned out, so enjoy!

My brother Toni

The 405 Freeway in Costa Mesa, CA

HDR(High Dynamic Range) Photo of a local theater

These next shots are all part of a portrait project I worked on. Each portrait was supposed to portray a different personality. First off are a group of photos for the 'Longboarder' Portrait.

My models were very cooperative and also great actors

This one is definitely my favorite of the group

Nate looking hard

The next ones are a group of photos for the 'DJ' Portrait.

Kris doing his DJ thing while I get some creative shots

Here I tried a different approach with the use of a snoot which is just a tube that goes on the flash in order to create a spotlight effect

This next shot a photo for the 'Stoner' Portrait.





These last ones are a group of photos for the 'Photographer' Portrait.

I really like how the flowers reflect in the lens

Another one down, 16 more to go. Keep checking back for more!

Catching up with Reality - Kansas Trip

Hello all my loyal blog readers,

I have been pretty busy this year and after looking through my computer, I noticed I have a large number of photos that I had wanted to blog about. This is the first part in a chronological series in which I catch up on the blogs I have missed this last year. So, without further ado...

I visited my friend in Leavenworth, Kansas in December 2007. These are the photos I shot while I was there. Although this is a fairly quick and simple blog entry, I was pretty pleased with the photos I shot of normal things around my friend's home. I never went out with the sole purpose of shooting photography, so considering these are just playing-around pictures, i like them. Enough Disclaimers, check 'em out!

Some sort of cool-looking tapestry hanging on the wall

I have no idea what these things are for. I think it's a thermometer of some kind.

Again, I'm confused, but it makes for some great photos.

My friend was trying to sell her ring online, so I shot a few pictures of it. The artist in me couldn't help but get creative.

A different approach to showing the ring, this time in the case.

A scented candle that was burning on the table.

A different angle of the scented candle that was burning on the table.

This is just the first of 17 new blog posts that I have planned coming up, so make sure to come on back and check it all out pretty soon! (But not until after this weekend; I'm going to Tahoe!)

Summer 2008 Randomness

Hello all my fellow photography enhusiasts,

I haven't been very active in my photography in the last 4 months. I did take a good number of shots for classes and family, but have just not made the time or effort to post process them. After some coaxing from SeptemberSky, I am now processing my favorite pics from the past 4 months. Here are just a few pics, as I am getting ready for a trip to PhotoshopWorld in Vegas next week(Stay tuned for many pics from there), and I have many more pics I want to process and show. So here they are:


Kelsey at the Siggraph Conference



Jimmy at the Siggraph Conference



Me saying goodbye to a friend at an Army BBQ
Courtesy of Seckler Corp. Photography



My lil' bro Andy enjoying Dinner



My lil' bro's friend Christoph acting goofy!



These next shots are all from the Photowalk I attended in Laguna Beach on Aug. 23 2008. Here are some more photo's from other member's of the same photowalk - Photowalk Laguna Beach. Also if you would like to know more about the Worldwide Photowalk that Scott Kelby from the NAPP organized, then check it out here - Worldwide Photowalk. Hopefully they'll organize another one again.:



A couple enjoying the view



Lonely Tree



There's always somebody...



Mysterious man overlooking the ocean



Waves coming in, sort of



Creative or annoying composition, you be the judge



New Age Hippy cult playing patty cake and singing songs together. Very Weird!



Cute couple together by the Ocean. I don't have a telephoto lens, so I had to get pretty close to the couple that was having a very obvious private moment. I felt like a creepy stalker when I took this photo hiding behind the palm tree!



Spider I found by my garage. I almost walked right into this guy. I'm glad I didn't cause I quickly ran to get my camera and got some awesome shots! Too bad it was so hard to focus!