Spring Break in Seattle

Hey guys! So for spring break I went to Seattle, WA to visit a really close friend of mine from Guam. he is practically my brother; here he is! Chris Patocka!! This was on my first day there, we were waiting for the bus to take us to Belltown, a neighborhood near downtown Seattle.

Seattle was very different from Houston, well for me anyway since Texas is the only state I've ever lived in since moving to the US. Anyway, it had a more 'city' feel to it. A lot of shops, businesses, and homes/apartments were in walking distance of each other.

My brother Chris is a musician, and is the front man of The Last Great Calvary, an alternative punk rock band that formed in 2011. If you're into this kind of music, check them out! =)

I took the photo above at the LGC's practice studio. The lighting was a little weird since but it turned out OK. I had to experiment a bit before I got this shot. The room was a bit crowded since the shared it with another band but all in all, I think it turned out good. 

After he showed me the studio, we headed down to Pike's Place Market. BUT! I'll show you guys that next week! =) 

The Violinist

Hey guys, so this is going to be a very short post because I'm behind on some work. So last week we need to shoot photographs of people. The assignment didn't require us to take photos of strangers but I decided to ask some strangers anyway. I had the amazing luck and opportunity to meet a violinist named Luz by the Moores School of Music.

She was a wonderful photo subject! I was a lot more comfortable asking her for her photo this time around than I was at the start of the semester. I took my time and asked her about herself. She is from Dominican Republic and is going to audition for a Masters Program with the Moores School of Music. She's played the violin since she was about seven years old and hopes to play for the Houston Orchestra some day.

I asked her if she could play a piece while I am taking photos of her and she was totally cool with it. Unfortunately I didn't write the name of the piece she was playing but it was the piece that she was going to perform for her masters program audition.

 I felt very privileged when she chose to perform that for me and I will never forget this photo shoot. 

On a side note, the photos are very exposed and I would love to fix that. If anyone has any solutions or suggestion to do this please send them my way! I would greatly appreciate any help!