My travel buddies.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Travel Buddies Day 1 and 2
March 28:
I’d like to officially say, I HATE ALL TOY STORES. I went to 4 different places to find the basic Star Wars Stormtrooper from episodes 4-6. WTF?! 2 Toys R Us, Target and Wal-Mart. They all had the same fcuking toys! I’m starting to hate Clone Wars because the characters look stupid and it seems they are pushing the original Star Wars characters out of existence.
I need to find a Stormtrooper action figure as my travel buddy. I’ll go into more detail about my “travel buddy” as soon as I find a suitable companion(action figure/toy). I don’t want to order a small 3.75” action figure online because a Stormtrooper should have it’s rightful place sold along with all Star Wars products.
If all hope fails with my longing of a Stormtrooper action figure, I’d also consider an Edward Cullen, Wall-E, Mike Wizowski, Tusken Raider(GOOD FCUKING LUCK) or a Hulk action figure. Random and bad-ass? I’d have to agree. Edward isn’t bad-ass, its just random.
BTW, action figures aren’t as cool as they were before. They’re just lame.
March 29:
Decided to try Toys R Us on Winchester to see if they had my Stormtrooper. As we walked into the establishment, we walked into a marketing trap. An eye catching row of Twilight Memorabilia drew my attention to a certain action figure. There were three different Edward Cullen toys, a barbie doll(the lame photo a few posts down), a blue shirted ass with glitter and the Blade shades. I was contemplating on the glitter or blade shades, so I decided to come back to this dilemma and continue on with my journey to seek the Stormtrooper.
Approximately seven and a half minutes into the store, I finally came face-to-face with the Star Wars isle. I did notice the shelves were fully stocked and had a better selection than the previous stores. Unfortunately, 89% of the toys were Clone Wars characters. I brushed off the doubt and started digging into the lost hope of hanging action figures. I noticed on the edges of the packages there are pictures of the characters which made the search easier. As I dug through losing hope of finding the Stormtrooper, I saw a character outlined in blue on the package and it was the only ‘cool colored’ package in the shelf. I reached out and maneuvered the package off the hook. IT WAS A FUCKING STORMTROOPER. I exchanged “fuck yeahs” and “fuck yous” to myself in glee and ran off.
I went back to the front of the store to the Twilight section. Edward is pretty lame and random so I had to get the coolest looking toy. OMG MY DOWNLOAD FOR MW2 MAP IS DONE!!! I BOUGHT THE EDWARD WITH SUNGLASSES BECAUSE I LIKE BLADE, HE’S BADASS. GRABBED HIM AND PURCHASED THE TWO ACTION FIGURES. I WENT HOME AND HAD FUN. KBAI!!!!!!!!!
I’d like to officially say, I HATE ALL TOY STORES. I went to 4 different places to find the basic Star Wars Stormtrooper from episodes 4-6. WTF?! 2 Toys R Us, Target and Wal-Mart. They all had the same fcuking toys! I’m starting to hate Clone Wars because the characters look stupid and it seems they are pushing the original Star Wars characters out of existence.
I need to find a Stormtrooper action figure as my travel buddy. I’ll go into more detail about my “travel buddy” as soon as I find a suitable companion(action figure/toy). I don’t want to order a small 3.75” action figure online because a Stormtrooper should have it’s rightful place sold along with all Star Wars products.
If all hope fails with my longing of a Stormtrooper action figure, I’d also consider an Edward Cullen, Wall-E, Mike Wizowski, Tusken Raider(GOOD FCUKING LUCK) or a Hulk action figure. Random and bad-ass? I’d have to agree. Edward isn’t bad-ass, its just random.
BTW, action figures aren’t as cool as they were before. They’re just lame.
March 29:
Decided to try Toys R Us on Winchester to see if they had my Stormtrooper. As we walked into the establishment, we walked into a marketing trap. An eye catching row of Twilight Memorabilia drew my attention to a certain action figure. There were three different Edward Cullen toys, a barbie doll(the lame photo a few posts down), a blue shirted ass with glitter and the Blade shades. I was contemplating on the glitter or blade shades, so I decided to come back to this dilemma and continue on with my journey to seek the Stormtrooper.
Approximately seven and a half minutes into the store, I finally came face-to-face with the Star Wars isle. I did notice the shelves were fully stocked and had a better selection than the previous stores. Unfortunately, 89% of the toys were Clone Wars characters. I brushed off the doubt and started digging into the lost hope of hanging action figures. I noticed on the edges of the packages there are pictures of the characters which made the search easier. As I dug through losing hope of finding the Stormtrooper, I saw a character outlined in blue on the package and it was the only ‘cool colored’ package in the shelf. I reached out and maneuvered the package off the hook. IT WAS A FUCKING STORMTROOPER. I exchanged “fuck yeahs” and “fuck yous” to myself in glee and ran off.
I went back to the front of the store to the Twilight section. Edward is pretty lame and random so I had to get the coolest looking toy. OMG MY DOWNLOAD FOR MW2 MAP IS DONE!!! I BOUGHT THE EDWARD WITH SUNGLASSES BECAUSE I LIKE BLADE, HE’S BADASS. GRABBED HIM AND PURCHASED THE TWO ACTION FIGURES. I WENT HOME AND HAD FUN. KBAI!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Haven't Updated
Damn it! I haven't updated my blogspot in days.
Here's the highlights so far..
Sold my Datsun 510 for 800. Not much but its the most I can get out of it.
Purchased a brand new Canon T1i off a slum(sketch).
Made somebody's life worse on Xbox Live.
I dug a lot of holes in the backyard.
More on my Flickr
Here's the highlights so far..
Sold my Datsun 510 for 800. Not much but its the most I can get out of it.
Purchased a brand new Canon T1i off a slum(sketch).
Made somebody's life worse on Xbox Live.
I dug a lot of holes in the backyard.
More on my Flickr
Canon T1i 720p Test from Darren Hirose on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
project Blog Lapse w/Greg Shawver.
I put these off for a while, so I just wanted to break the streak of not doing anything.
project Blog Lapse: #3 Greg Shawver from Darren Hirose on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Can't Wait!
I really can't wait to see the production of the SjF/iMD cycling kits! They look so dopeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
this is how i really feel(no homo):
this is how i really feel(no homo):
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Did Work
Hung out with Bruce his girlfriend and Dan this evening to get some shots on Quimby. I shot a little time lapse of sunset to night time. I'll try and get that up soon.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Cafe Artemis
Last night, Quynh-Nhu and I ate at Cafe Artemis in The Pruneyard. Like all Mediterranean food joints, its nothing too outstanding(in my opinion). The atmosphere was nice, I guess it gives the impression of being somewhere in the Mediterranean. I haven't been to Greece or Croatia or any Mediterranean country. I'm being biased and comparing this restaurant's interior with all the other Mediterranean restaurants I've been to. Point being, its a typical Mediterranean restaurant. Warm-colored lights with Cool-colored paintings.
Quynh-Nhu ordered Kiremit Kofte which is lamb patties in marinara sauce with some cream cheese. I ordered this pizza but I can't remember what it was called. Basically it was minced lamb, vegetables and spices on slices of thin bread. Oh, for the appetizer, we ordered Saganaki which is breaded cheese(the best thing we had there). For dessert, we had Chocolate Tartufo(powdered brownies) and Kazandibi(custard with caramel and raspberry sauce).
4 out of 5 stars, worth trying if you enjoy Mediterranean food. The waiters are nice and your cups are refilled every 13 seconds.
Cafe Artemis
1875 S. Bascom Ave. (Pruneyard- Next to Barnes and Noble/Across from El Burro)
Campbell, CA 95008
Tel: (408) 626-8100
Fax: (408) 626-8116
Open Daily
11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Yelp
Quynh-Nhu ordered Kiremit Kofte which is lamb patties in marinara sauce with some cream cheese. I ordered this pizza but I can't remember what it was called. Basically it was minced lamb, vegetables and spices on slices of thin bread. Oh, for the appetizer, we ordered Saganaki which is breaded cheese(the best thing we had there). For dessert, we had Chocolate Tartufo(powdered brownies) and Kazandibi(custard with caramel and raspberry sauce).
4 out of 5 stars, worth trying if you enjoy Mediterranean food. The waiters are nice and your cups are refilled every 13 seconds.
Cafe Artemis
1875 S. Bascom Ave. (Pruneyard- Next to Barnes and Noble/Across from El Burro)
Campbell, CA 95008
Tel: (408) 626-8100
Fax: (408) 626-8116
Open Daily
11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Yelp
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
3rd Video of project Blog Lapse
Shot a video of one my best friends doing what he does at home. After knowing him and his family for 17 years, his home is almost liking being at my own. Enjoy.
Photography by: Darren Hirose
Editing by: JP Flores
Song: Isley Brothers- Footsteps In The Dark
Photography by: Darren Hirose
Editing by: JP Flores
Song: Isley Brothers- Footsteps In The Dark
project Blog Lapse: #3 Daniel Cortez from Darren Hirose on Vimeo.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Macro with Some Ink
Today my friend Anthony Cortes came over to collaborate ideas about future projects. Since he had his macro lens, I wanted to have my try at ink and water. I've always wanted to try shooting ink in water and I was pretty excited to start. Hopefully, I could spend more time and try other techniques. Not the best captures, but I've got to start somewhere.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Favorful Friday
At this very moment, I feel like I've saved the world from destruction. I feel like a whole new man, ready for adventure. In the next remaining hours of this Friday, I will create. I will create something, whether on the digital camera or sketch book. Today has been such a good day and I feel creating something will open up a new dimension. A still dimension in reality, but with my very own imagination, I can create the world that is perfect for me. High on life and low on time.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Huete ist Dienstag
Today is Tuesday, and I feel like I have a lot of things to take care of today. I'll blog whatever I plan to do today on another day. Let's recap..
Met up with Anthony and Renee to watch them do a photo shoot of a baby(I don't remember her name). It was pretty chill because Renee's mom is the manager of an apartment complex at Avalon Skyway, so they get to use the demo apartments as a studio. Here are some pictures I snapped before I headed out.
After the photo shoot, I headed to Huy Dao's place to shoot the 2nd Installment of my project Blog Lapse. It was the first time I've shoot a time lapse in that style. I don't think its really a time lapse, its just a video with motion blur. I don't really know the term of that, but I was really happy with the final video. I had to shoot on a small cf card(2g) so I had to lower the dimensions(quality) to save space. I should have edited the pictures just to correct some coloring and some details, but in the end, I think the video is fine the way it is. I messed around with my friend Anthony's flash by making it fire overhead. Here are some stills.
Huy Dao and..
Russell Rabanal
Met up with Anthony and Renee to watch them do a photo shoot of a baby(I don't remember her name). It was pretty chill because Renee's mom is the manager of an apartment complex at Avalon Skyway, so they get to use the demo apartments as a studio. Here are some pictures I snapped before I headed out.
After the photo shoot, I headed to Huy Dao's place to shoot the 2nd Installment of my project Blog Lapse. It was the first time I've shoot a time lapse in that style. I don't think its really a time lapse, its just a video with motion blur. I don't really know the term of that, but I was really happy with the final video. I had to shoot on a small cf card(2g) so I had to lower the dimensions(quality) to save space. I should have edited the pictures just to correct some coloring and some details, but in the end, I think the video is fine the way it is. I messed around with my friend Anthony's flash by making it fire overhead. Here are some stills.
Huy Dao and..
Russell Rabanal
Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
So Far So Good..
This week has started off very good for me. For some weird reason, I'm pretty confident to say, this week will be a good week. Sunday started on the sour side, but as the day went on, I finally got into the creamy center and the day turned out to be pretty good. On Monday, Q and I decided to go to Carmel-by-the-sea(near Monterey, just down the highway). Yesterday(Tuesday) I had my job interview at ReMax Real Estate as a front desk receptionist. I thought the interview went well, but we'll see how I did when they call me back(if). Later that night, shot a little time lapse video and made an awesome dinner with friends. Today, I have a telephone-interview with The First Bank. Hopefully, all goes well.
Some pictures from Carmel-by-the-sea.
Some pictures from Carmel-by-the-sea.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nikon d70
I've messed around with my friend's Nikon d70 and as I snapped photos I compared it to my Canon. I can't really say one is better than the other because I had fun shooting with both cameras. I don't know very much about Nikon and it's ba-jillion settings and two different auto-focuses, but I got the hang of it as I snapped pictures of random still-life things around my house.
There are things that I must point out though comparing the d70 to the 20d, xT and xTi.
The only thing that bummed me out about the Nikon d70 is that the lowest iso is 200. I understand that you can barely tell the difference between 100 to 200 in general picture taking. As you start taking photos at night or things that need long exposure, the difference between 100 to 200 can be easily noticed. Other than that, I'm fine with everything else. The Nikon d70 may be a low budget camera(all I've been shooting are low budget cameras), you can still work wonders and create amazing photographs with it. I can get into more depth, but there's really no point in doing so. Here are two photos that the d70 spawned from earlier.
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 38 mm
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 1.6
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
Check out my Flickr for better quality pictures and a special thanks to JP Flores for lending me his camera.
There are things that I must point out though comparing the d70 to the 20d, xT and xTi.
The only thing that bummed me out about the Nikon d70 is that the lowest iso is 200. I understand that you can barely tell the difference between 100 to 200 in general picture taking. As you start taking photos at night or things that need long exposure, the difference between 100 to 200 can be easily noticed. Other than that, I'm fine with everything else. The Nikon d70 may be a low budget camera(all I've been shooting are low budget cameras), you can still work wonders and create amazing photographs with it. I can get into more depth, but there's really no point in doing so. Here are two photos that the d70 spawned from earlier.
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 38 mm
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 1.6
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
Check out my Flickr for better quality pictures and a special thanks to JP Flores for lending me his camera.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
One After Another
I've decided to add to my list of photography projects. Making time lapses of people's life style in their homes. Its very simple really, hangout with them and let the camera do its own thing for a good hour or two. I'll be working on a really short video later today, so I'll get that posted as soon as I finish it.
This little segment is 599 photos long and when that's all put together, its about 1:30. I'm aiming at least around 2:15 videos which is over a thousand photos to put together. Usually it will take me at least 4+ hours to get my time lapses together. Well check this blog out later today/night.
EDIT:
The project is called project Blog Lapse. Here's my first video, its short but enjoy. I'm going to turn my critical thinking cap to make angles and colors more interesting in the time lapses. For now, this will do(that'll do pig, that'll do).
On the other note, I'm going to upload most of my videos on vimeo. I'm having too many problems with youtube.
This little segment is 599 photos long and when that's all put together, its about 1:30. I'm aiming at least around 2:15 videos which is over a thousand photos to put together. Usually it will take me at least 4+ hours to get my time lapses together. Well check this blog out later today/night.
EDIT:
The project is called project Blog Lapse. Here's my first video, its short but enjoy. I'm going to turn my critical thinking cap to make angles and colors more interesting in the time lapses. For now, this will do(that'll do pig, that'll do).
On the other note, I'm going to upload most of my videos on vimeo. I'm having too many problems with youtube.
project Blog Lapse: #1 JP Flores from Darren Hirose on Vimeo.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Continuation
I haven't signed into my blog for nearly a year, possibly longer. I'm guessing blogging is a good way to keep your friends(or strangers) up-to-date about your daily routine. Blogging can also be a digital diary to which you can rant about how much something pisses you off or how Janis is a slut for cheating on Brett. On the bright side, I'll consider updating my blog as much as possible. Depending on how lazy I am to jot useless crap to the world wide web, my goal is to at least blog once a week. It seems to be an easy goal being that a blog a week won't keep a reader occupied on my site for no more than 5 minutes. Doesn't mean that I'll blog only once a week, I'm just saying that will be the minimum boundary I should stay above.
I'm pretty sure many people have seen my Flickr. Lately, I've been interested in different techniques of shooting my portraits. Bokeh(the art of blur) is one example of spicing up your night/dark photographs. Though I prefer black and white photos over colored, I've recently started to shoot more colored portraits so I can mess around with colors and lighting effects. So I'll keep everybody posted on how all that comes along.
I've talked to a few friends about a photo project just to keep our asses up from chairs and get us around and about. I have two projects in mind that seem reasonably doable. First, snapping photos of objects beginning with each letter in the alphabet(A-Z). Second, snapping 100 photos of 100 strangers. Honestly, when it comes to actually doing it, my shyness level goes up and I start to pussy out. My hypothesis is that 75% of the men and women you ask to take a photo of will say NO. Seems logical, but I'll man-up and ask people(kindly). I'm not 100% sure these projects will go through, but like I said before, I'll keep everybody posted.
I can't end this blog without a song to say farewell to the reader. I leave you with The Shortwave Set performing the song: Repeat To Fade from the album: The Debt Collection. Check it out.
I'm pretty sure many people have seen my Flickr. Lately, I've been interested in different techniques of shooting my portraits. Bokeh(the art of blur) is one example of spicing up your night/dark photographs. Though I prefer black and white photos over colored, I've recently started to shoot more colored portraits so I can mess around with colors and lighting effects. So I'll keep everybody posted on how all that comes along.
I've talked to a few friends about a photo project just to keep our asses up from chairs and get us around and about. I have two projects in mind that seem reasonably doable. First, snapping photos of objects beginning with each letter in the alphabet(A-Z). Second, snapping 100 photos of 100 strangers. Honestly, when it comes to actually doing it, my shyness level goes up and I start to pussy out. My hypothesis is that 75% of the men and women you ask to take a photo of will say NO. Seems logical, but I'll man-up and ask people(kindly). I'm not 100% sure these projects will go through, but like I said before, I'll keep everybody posted.
I can't end this blog without a song to say farewell to the reader. I leave you with The Shortwave Set performing the song: Repeat To Fade from the album: The Debt Collection. Check it out.
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