With Love

Cass_love8, originally uploaded by Cervantes Photography.

Being a Photographer has its ups and downs, but regardless you get to meet some pretty amazing people. Model Cassandra Love, was a pleasure to photograph. Her timidness at the beginning of the shoot was a worry at first, but as the day progressed she opened up more and more little by little. One of the things I always live by, to set a good name for myself, is i told myself i would never do any super risque photos. Fortunately, all the models I have worked with have been super understanding and respect me for that. Cassandra came in with her standards of what she was expecting of me as a photographer. Lucky for me, they were standards i already worked by.

This particular shot was done on an white Muslin, with two strobes with soft boxes on both, which were placed on either side of the model at a 45 degree angle. After getting Cassandra to get out of her shell, we focused on doing some "playful" classic pinup. Which worked wonderfully in this shot.

Hillcrest

Juanita4, originally uploaded by G1GANT3.

Shooting at Fullertons' Hillcrest Park I was fighting with the natural light, there wasnt much left. i decided to play with the apeture a bit and close it up a bit and go with a F16, which darkened up the background in this case the Palm trees. I didn't mind to much because i wanted more of the colors in the sky rather than the palm trees, but i do enjoy the silhouette of the trees. i would definitely try a bigger "F" stop to get more of the detail in the trees in the background.

San Pedro

, originally uploaded by G1GANT3.

Hello everyone, it has been quite a while since my last blog. i have been semi busy with school and Photo shoots. I decided to share this photograph with you, which was shot quite some time ago, but i recently uploaded it to Flickr ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/g1gant3/ ). In just one week, i have gotten 164 views but no comments. I find this very funny, i would rather of had 10 views and maybe 1 comment! Let me know what you think! Check out the original on Flickr, Comment/favorite it what ever you'd like! Thanks for all your support!

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Tarascas

Tarascas 2, originally uploaded by ThinkGigante.com.

When thinking of Michoacan, many think Morelia, which then The Aqueduct comes to mind! But many seem to forget the the Beautiful Fountain of the "Tarascas" (Tah-Ross-Kahs) whichhas been a big part of tourism in the city. Take a moment and absorb the beauty of these three beautiful Women, and of course the Fountain too!

Old Skool

BWcarAfter, originally uploaded by ThinkGigante.com.

Here is a picture taken with my 35mm Film SLR camera, a Nikon N6006 was used with a 35mm-55mm lens. T-Max 100 BW Professional film was used. I printed this Image using an an enlarger with an exposure time of 15 second and a #2 Contrast Filter. Please follow the link below to see specified areas that have been burned or dodged http://www.flickr.com/photos/g1gant3/4653716099/

Chicago

Just received this email through my Flickr account--

Hi Eduardo,

I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo has been selected for inclusion in the newly released eleventh edition of our Schmap Chicago Guide:

Wrigley Field
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Pattern Formation

, originally uploaded by ThinkGigante.

While watching my younger brothers football games i took some pictures of the Bolsa Grande High School football team. Which were later used for the Football team's banquet! Shown here #28, JC Chun, Running back, trying to get the first down!

Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field
Originally uploaded by ThinkGigante

Hello everyone! It has been a while since my las post, but here I am back in action!! On my business trip to Chicago in late January, i had the opportunity to take advantage to get to know Chicago a little more. Being a baseball fan, I had to pay a visit to the home of the Chicago Cubs, the Wrigley field that is!! Even though it was raining a bit I did not let t ha stop me from visiting the field. I also had an opportunity to see the Home of the White Sox, but there was no where i could park, or at least i couldn't find any! well i hope you enjoy! More Pics to come!

#2

DSC_6910, originally uploaded by G1G4NT3.

#2, from Bolsa Grande High School's football team, running the ball towards the end zone on a Friday night game versus Godinez High School!

Breaking News

Check Out the report of a man "shot" down in Santa Ana!! Breaking News!

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2nd BLOG

Well, as part of an assignment for my class, we were asked to make a blog. "But I already have a blog, can I use that one?", guess what the teacher said.... yea she said "No" Well here is my second blog. check it out!

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What is todays date?

What is todays date?, originally uploaded by G1G4NT3.

I hate to admit that while I was taking this picture i was actually a little buzzed! This was taken at a shopping center, Plaza Mexico, in Lynwood, CA, I believe. I am not too familiar with the LA region, anything south of OC is ok but North of OC, im completely lost!

Directly behind me was a Merry-Go-Round. It was really spectacular. It had two floors, so you had the option of either on the bottom floor which had the stationary horses. The top floor had the "moving" horses, which was the one my nephew decided on!

If you just happen to be in the Lynwood area, and want a little taste of the Latin culture, I recommend Plaza Mexico! http://www.plazamexico.com/

Today is my birthday! I couldnt sleep in today, too many phone calls coming in to wish me a great birthday!! God i wish i could fall asleep right now! zZzZzZzZz

B4&AFTR

B4&AFTR, originally uploaded by G1G4NT3.

Shown here is a picture of my grandmother, my mothers mom. this is one of the few pictures that are left of my grandmother. The photograph was is such bad shape, I myself, restored the photo as a gift for my mother. Apart from restoration, I also made some prints for my mother. This is one of my first restorations, which I had to do for one of my classes. I had an awesome time restoring the photograph, i wish i could get a few more to restore! so if any one you have some out there, go ahead and contact me and i will be glad to do it, of course for a small, negotiable fee! Well hope to hear from many of you! Take care and Good night!

B&W Contact Sheet

B&W Contact Sheet, originally uploaded by G1G4NT3.

This one of my first Black & White Contact sheet. I developed/processed my own film, and also used the enlarger to make my contact sheet. Film being used: Kodak T MAX 100
printed on Ilford 8x10 (cropped) RC De luxe Glossy! Taken with my Nikon N6006.