CounterShock

CounterShock, originally uploaded by greggarciaphoto.

Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan, originally uploaded by greggarciaphoto.

@ Red Rocks

Einstein & Marilyn Monroe

When you look at this picture you see it's Albert Einstein

But, if you stand 15 feet away it will become Marilyn Monroe.

Now what do you think of the reliability of eyewitness testimony?

Sunday Funday!

On sunday we take a look at rare, vintage, cool and sometimes odd photography.  We take that day to view, celebrate, critique and appreciate photography new and old.  Feel free to comment below and visit again next Sunday.

Images posted on Sunday Funday are not property of, nor were they created by Orange County Photographer, Greg Garcia Photography.  Most of the images have been circulated around the internet and to my knowledge, free to be shared and appreciated.  

Crutch

Crutch, originally uploaded by greggarciaphoto.

Alice Cooper

Maggie

Maggie shot with shoe flash in a parking garage in Santa Ana

American Flag

Images posted on Sunday Funday are not property of, nor were they created by Orange County Photographer, Greg Garcia Photography.  Most of the images have been circulated around the internet and to my knowledge, free to be shared and appreciated. 

War is Hell

War is Hell

Comment Below

Images posted on Sunday Funday are not property of, nor were they created by Orange County Photographer, Greg Garcia Photography.  Most of the images have been circulated around the internet and to my knowledge, free to be shared and appreciated. 

Sunday Fun Day Comment

I'm playing with a new series on my blog.  Sunday Fun Day!  It's to open up discussion regarding photography and it's impact. How the image not only records but also creates history.... Or, merely the appreciation of the image, the craft or the capture of a fleeting moment.  In this age of digital photography and 7 frames per second or still images converted from video capture, the photographer's instinct of the decisive moment is dying.  It's like the tuna fisherman that cast a huge net and so what if they kill some dolphin in the process.  The creative image is turning into something that is created in post rather than the camera.  For most, the image has turned into a commodity and they have resorted to the "numbers game" as opposed to creating and capturing a special moment in the camera.  The game, the business has changed.  This series is to appreciate, applaud, critique, and admire the works created primarily before technology got it's grasp on our art, craft  and industry.  

Today's images are not "Fun" so the title of the series may not be appropriate.  The title is merely named so because these posts do not have anything to do with work.  Today's posts being quite editorial in nature are here as a memorial on  the tenth anniversary of 9/11.  Even though the subject matter does not have anything to do with 9/11 directly, they a simular in nature.  Feel free to comment.

Feel free to submit images to be part of the discussion too if you like.  greg@greggarciaphotography.com I'm not sure if you can post images in the comment section but you can email them to me directly.

Enjoy!

American

Images posted on Sunday Funday are not property of, nor were they created by Orange County Photographer, Greg Garcia Photography.  Most of the images have been circulated around the internet and to my knowledge, free to be shared and appreciated. 

Sunday Paper Headline

Sunday Funday!

On sunday we take a look at rare, vintage, cool and sometimes odd photography.  We take that day to view, celebrate, critique and appreciate photography new and old.  Feel free to comment below.

Images posted on Sunday Funday are not property of, nor were they created by Orange County, Greg Garcia Photography.  Most of the images have been circulated around the internet and to my knowledge, free to be shared and appreciated.  

Colorado First Time Home Buyer

Another video day!  Today we are using a small camcorder to follow around a potential Colorado First Time Home buyer as her realtor shows her prospective properties for the afternoon.  We are hoping that she'll make her selection and make an offer at the end of the day so we can capture that on tape too. No fancy rigging for this one.  I'm excited to see how this is going to cut together.

Colorado First Time Home Buyer

Today were shooting stills of the Colorado First Time Home Buyer Team and individual head shots.  This was a little be of an after thought but we figured, since I'm out here....


So, I needed to come up with a portrait lighting rig with the materials I have on hand.  I ended up making it work with some light stand adapters, two shoe mount flashes, a few Pocket Wizards and an umbrella.  I was tempted to shoot with the video lighting set up but I was worried that I wouldn't have the depth of field needed to shoot the group shot.


The rig and rigging worked out fine and we have another happy client!

Colorado First Time Home Buyer

Today we're in Centennial Colorado shooting testimonials and web content for Colorado First Time Home Buyer.  We are set up in the training room of Home Real Estate.  Clients, New home owners are scheduled to dropping in about every hour.  
Today's shoot is totally unscripted, zero prep and we should catch some authentic reaction and testimony from our new Colorado First Time Home Buyers!

Ford F-100

It's Labor Day weekend and what does that mean if you live in Old Towne Orange by the traffic circle?  The Orange International Street Fair!  It's a sweat fest of international food and the smell of spilled stale beer.  There's plenty to eat and drink if you are not concerned about the International part.  Thousands of people attend every year and I kinda have an annual tradition of at least making it over there to have my customary bratwurst.  Feel free to click the link for info and check it out!

So, this afternoon I'm standing in front of my house assessing the tons of yard work I should be doing but it's just too damn hot so I'm procrastinating.  The yellow Ford above drives up to the curb and the passenger asks if they can park in front of my house.  I immediately fall in love with the truck.  This truck is perfect for a few upcoming video projects I have stirring in the mill so as they get out of the truck, I ask if they would bee interested in letting use the truck for a video project.  The driver was enthusiastic about it and gave me his contact info.

As an independent filmmaker on a small budget, there are a lot of compromises and decisions one must make.  Do you hurry up and make your video in haste and end up with a diluted lack luster remnant of what was once a great idea, or do you stick your guns and vision and take the time to execute it correctly?  Truthfully, I think it's a balance of both.  It may be a balance of both at any level.  I think it's a matter of where those lines will be drawn in the sand.  Today, I'm glad I waited.  This truck practically fell in my lap.  Keep an eye out for it.  I'm sure it will be featured in at least two upcoming projects.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Chargers v. 49ers

The surf was big today in San Clemente.  We saw it on our way down to San Diego.  Ron had tickets in the first row on the field of the Chargers v. 49ers game and gave them to Jz and I.  We took off around 5pm.  

It was pretty much a comedy of errors...  We weren't planning for a trek yo San Diego so we were far from prepared.  We both needed money...  the car needed gas...  So we had many pit stops before we got stuck in traffic.  The stadium is nestled in low rolling hills.  You can't even see the stadium until you're almost on top of it.  You come around a small hill with what looks like a rock quarry on one side and apartments on the the other then there it is.  By this time, you're committed to your lane and you must go with the herd.   Of course we parked on the opposite side of the stadium than our seats and once we found our gate, it was closed.  So, we needed to back track until we found an open gate.  Jz needed to hit the head but we couldn't find a restroom.  Finally after walking almost back to where we started we found one.  Jz almost got into a fight in the restroom for yelling at a guy that took cuts and said guy continued yelling at us even after we left the restroom...  something about 619!  You can check in but you can never leave...  I don't know if he was a Raid fanatic or forgot the words to Hotel California but he sure seemed pretty angry.   

We finally found our seats but since we were on the field you couldn't see the game because all the players were standing in front of us.  That was ok,  we had the Jumbotron for an occasional peak.  We mostly just watched the cheerleaders.  This was fine with me because I barely understand how the game is played anyway!  We ate at Chevys afterward and I had chips and salsa, and an andouille quesadilla.  My stomach is in knots and very pissed off at me right now.  I just got home. Luckily.