Caught Between Two Worlds

So, things have been a bit quite busy lately. I've been switching between my love of photography and music. I have two possible upcoming music gigs in Jacksonville. One gig will be this Friday at Maggiano's at the Town Center, thanks to Mhikaella! Thanks for getting us the show! I will be singing two songs, "In My Life" and "Maging Sino Ka Man." If choosen, my other gig would be with American Idol Finalist, Ramiele Malubay on August 15 at Ridgeview High School. I'm really hoping that I am able to book that gig because that would just be awesome, plus it's paid!

Other than that, I was in Orlando last weekend with some friends for another attempt at American Idol. My attempt was failed, but Idol is always a fun experience. I love meeting new people who share the love of music, as I do. My judge said that, "I had a good voice, but it wasn't fit for this season." Oh well...I say it's better to try and fail, then to not try at all and regret on what could have happened.

Lastly, I've been focusing more on the job search while doing my photography on the side. This job market is pretty tough, isn't it? Oh well, I know when the time is right I'll get a pretty awesome job. Suprisingly, the photography stuff has worked out really well and I pray that it continues to grow and get more exposure in Jacksonville. I'd love to have my own business in the future, but right now I'm looking for a stable job while continuing doing the photography. It's also been fun collaborating with local photographers, Wendel Garcia and Anthony Rosales a.k.a. ftw! productions. We collaborated for my first wedding shoot and we hope to do more weddings together in the future. They do amazing photo and video work, you should definitely check them out on Youtube and Facebook!

My most recent shoot was with Anastasia Haney. She was a former classmate of mine at UNF. She's a Delta Gamma and she has a great personality. We had a really fun time shooting in San Marco! We we're going for more of a colorful glamour oriented photoshoot. Well, here are some of my favorite images from that shoot:

2 AM

So here I am awake at 2 am. It's probably due to the much needed afternoon nap. The past week has been great. California was amazing, even if Hollywood wasn't as I pictured it to be. For your information, Hollywood is ghetto and the American Idol studio is small. I guess it's true that everything is smaller and ghetto in real life. Las Vegas was another story. The buildings there were beatuiful and as the saying goes "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." But, did we really even do anything in Vegas? Not really. Haha. I remember we were supposed to go clubbing and ended up playing cards in the hotel because we were too tired. Good times! Anyway, this weekend was photoshoot-filled and this week will continue to be as well. God has been opening more doors and opportunities for me to delve deeper into the photography world and I love it! It's been great doing freelance photography on the side. The past few days I had the opportunity to work with Celia, John and Jadee. They all did an awesome job modeling and they helped me create some great images.

Here's a sneak peek at some of my favorite images from the shoots:

Oh and I am excited that my freelance photographer business cards are coming in the mail soon. So, stay tuned! Have a great week!

Back To Photography

So, I've been getting back into my photography lately and it's been something to do while I'm waiting on the whole employment scene. Over the past months, I had the opportunity to shoot a wedding with Christine (http://www.integrityphotography.net/) and Brandi (http://www.branditphotography.com/). They are wonderful and inspiring photographers. They inspire me to just get better and improve on my photography skills. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with Crystal Blanche, a JU student. She was awesome to work with and had a great energy about her. We worked to come with ideas and poses for our shoot and came up with some great ideas. We worked with an "Angelic" and "Modern Native American" theme, which resulted in some pretty interesting images. I'm looking forward to the next photoshoots...

If you want to see more of my photography, please visit: www.myspace.com/rednersalongaphotography