Wow… do I like taking long hiatus or what?

 

I won't make excuses, I suck, but life is starting to slow the hell down (so I'll have even less excuses now... yay).

 

Anyway, I got a new job, I got back to my studies (I dropped them for a little bit), and I got a new outlook on life… it is basically the same old outlook, but a little bit less gloomy.

I keep going back to old images and trying to fix them or change them, and I think that is taking too much of my time, so I’m planning on dumping all my images into a couple of external drives, and start fresh.

Also looking forward to July, got a photographer, friend, and sometimes psychoanalyst, coming over to the city (Patty, she was already mentioned HERE, and she rocks), and I’m excited to go out and take pictures with her (B&B Photography 4-Ever, bitches). She just got done with a photoshoot for a kid’s birthday party (a common friend’s son), and her pictures were amazing, here are some I help edit:

 

She has a great eye for detail, and when I’m done with her, she’ll also have the skills with Photoshop.

Also, my lil Rebel body (I’m talking about my camera), is getting a little bit old and I feel like it is time to retire it and move to my next camera. I’m planning on getting a new camera body within the next couple of months, I’m torn between the Canon EOS 50D (Pros: cheaper, Faster FPS, Con: I would have to replace all my SD cards with CF cards, thus negating any money savings, and the ISO performance is below the 40D) and the 60D (Pros: build in E-TTL transmitter, Video, newer camera model, I can use my old SD cards. Cons: Cheaper made body, Video will make me use more space [HDD, faster SD cards, etc], bigger file size will burn my drives muuuuuch faster)… I will probably go with the 60D just because it is newer though (also the image quality, which seems to improve from the 50D).

Well, I’ll keep trying to maintain this blog up to date, and I hope to see you soon.

Andres Trujillo
Horrible blogger

Happy (belated) New Year

Ok, it took me a while to come back and resume posting, lots of things going on, but I should be back to “normal” soon.
This past year was interesting, and I can wait to see what 2012 brings my way, new challenges and smiles are on the way. In the meantime, many thanks to friends and family who helped me get to where I am now, and here are some of my newer pictures.

Happy Holidays

Well, just like every year, it seems like I’m having issues getting into the spirit of the holidays. This happens every year so I’m not too concerned, it will kick in soon enough. I will however stop posting (with the exception of some pictures here and there), until the new year.

Just got done with the renewal of my green card, and I was allowed to stay here for another 10 years. I started to think of the implications and analyzing the last 10 years, and I gotta admit, I didn’t accomplish much, I coasted thru the first round, and although I lost the round (and some other things along the way), the damage wasn’t crippling, I will be able to come out on the second round (the next ten years, come on, keep up with the boxing/MMA metaphor), and make up for the round I threw.

I wanted to say “Thank You” to the Wertz, they have become part of my family here in Virginia, and their suggestion was what brought us here. Kell, for getting me out of Florida and for being a monument to patience (you’re and will always be the best). To my two baby sisters for being there and always making me smile. To friends and family who encouraged me and helped me to pursue my dreams, and for the encouraging words offered along the way (you know who you are), and last but certainly not least, to friends and family who discouraged me along the way, your words are and will always be the ultimate motivation tool to always prove you wrong.

Along the way I have lost friendships, and relationships, but may the light of those burned bridges light my way ahead… It’s gonna be a great year.

See ya in 2012,

Andres Trujillo

Tidal Basin