.....if time stop, i take a break

Chris Ortega The Seventh Calvary

Ill blog about the remembrance tomorrow, i have hundreds upon hundreds of photos to sort through; Juggling that with work and school at the moment is hard. All i know is im lacking sleep. The picture to the left is over exposed but i love it. That took place at the even for Jon and Aaron.  I am actually quite happy, i thought i never say this but i love El Paso, and I am still pondering about making my move to AZ in january, either way i have to move out, or in summer....or idk. I havent blogged in awhile so ill blog something else besides photography. Me and my friend Walle(Elisa) weighed ourselves and well we came out pretty bad  -_-  i weigh about 141. My body fat is at 31%. It also stated that my i have even below poor health and that my ideal weight is 98 pounds. Eeeek. So at the end of august i want to be at 131 or 125. Mornings ill do my Insanity workouts and nights hip hop abs. cuz i love Shaun T<3 So im gonna have a diary thing going down what i eat and ill blog about that once in awhile in a month c: Anyways i put up a photography page www.facebook.com/angelbennettphotography. Its been up for three weeks not and its had 98 likes!!! Yes im actually proud and happy about that c: I cant wait to  hit its one year anniversary. Right now i can say nothing exciting is going on until i get my license. I been trapped at work, school, home and its not bad but i need a vacation. I should be heading out to Phoenix, Arizona to do a shoot on legend and killers and other locals and shows. Im happy to reunite with Frank, Stephen, Abel, Jasminne and more. Well im about to get up and get ready again for work...then work on all photos and pull an all nighter. I really needed to blog to get stuff out of my head. Just have you ever cared about someone that was literally going to the wrong person and you know you are the right one....idk. I guess there is not much i can do. Time to get up and have some fun c: I think this post is full of scribble scrabble of thoughts lol

5 of the most influential Photograhpers

Growing up, I took photos and admired it like the next person, perhaps, even more. I actually grew curious later...(long sad story why i couldnt. Short story, struggling in my life) when i did a photoshoot on my "adoptive" sister Marisa. We glanced at our photos and my adopted mom encouraged me to take up photography. So i kept taking pictures on my friend Ricky's Kodak camera of shows and more. It was something i loved and i just wanted to capture the beauty of the world behind the lens. When i had a photoshoot with Colby Moore and Celina Kenyon i went out and bought a canon because they both used the Canon model. Celina had her Nikon stolen so she used her Mark d...idk which one she used at the time. Anyways, i loved their photos that they took of my band at the time..except me cuz i was a fatty cake at the time, but just amazing how beautiful the photos came out and that was something i knew i always wanted to do since i was a wee child. I really want to connect with the world, people, cities, its cultures and more and just capture the beauty of it all. The way I see it and they way we all see it.

5. Colby Moore

4.Gage Young   

3.Ellen Von Unwerth

2. Tom Barnes            

1. Roberto Chamorro     

This is just a taste of their work, if your interested look them up on google, facebook, magazines,.... i first fell in love with  most of them on magazines. I have a lot more favorite photographers but these are the ones i always come back to, that continue to inspire me c: who are your favorite photographers? And if not photography, who is your favorite in what you aspire to be? Music, Art, Dance, business, etc c:

 

Angel Bennett put your socks on!

Im crazy staying up this late, but its easy if your laptop is deceiving you into believing its 10 but really its about to hit midnight. I have two photoshoots lined up, right now speaking to two of my future clients. One an aspiring model and the second a local big shot rock n roll star and his band. Needless to say, I'm stoked. In all honesty, i pondered for hours while messaging my clients what blog site i should use to share my adventures, behind the scenes, random reviews, and more. I already have a tumblr and i love it, but i wanted to try something new. The second was wordpress, but as i traveled further in its jungles (rawr) it seemed to be filled with well literate new yorkers. Not they are new yorkers and some well, not literate. So i chose a blogger! ta-da!! Which I will be blogging all my photography journeys, favorite photographers, works, and as i get better at school, i will give away tips, tricks and answer questions my readers may have for me. Of course, it will be filled with random adventures when i travel, hang with friends, talk about foods, my losing weight struggles, movies and more so i hope you all enjoy it! smiley face.

Ancient of Days from Left to Right Jon, Mark, Ryan, Aaron, Austin photo taken by Sarah

    Im not going to lie, this month has been hard trying to make ends meet and i've never been really been open to talk about it, because well, i been trying to be strong and support my friends. Two of my friends passed away July 8th, Jon and Aaron, i wasnt close to them as some of other people, however, i talked to them alot, joked around, etc. I first met them at shows when i would do vocals/vox/screams for the fall of catalina and it just went from there. You get what im saying. Jon, Mark, and Ryan got hit by a junk driver. Aaron died instantly, Jon died later in the hospital and Mark survived. I visit Mark at the hospital, i got him a huge present with a big teddy bear, a star wars storm trooper, two powerrades, panda cookies, a card, and air heads candy. Mark I was way closer to, and i cried for days hoping he was okay and I thank God he made it. I cried at night thinking about the late night facebook IM with Aaron and i would read back my text messages with Jon talking about photoshoots, music, life, eachother and more. And what hurt was they were only 16 and their families, i could only imagine. I would break down reading the newspapers and the news, where my friends cried promoting this months benefit show, where they go to the memorials, and seeing Jon and Aarons parents in tears. I know they would want to see their friends and family happy so i stay strong for that. If anything their death did not go without them making a change, they brought a whole city together and had enemies set aside their differences. It was so powerful how everyone was brought together, at the hospital when all of Mark's friends watched as he laid in bed, i hugged strangers and everyone supported eachother. I wake up hoping Jon will text everyone and say haha you guys are punk'd, that this is all some big cruel joke. But its not, hes not coming back and I know that hes in a better place watching everyone. Especially his loved ones. His friends and family. Ill be back on track tomorrow, today was the funerals for both young men, i couldnt go due to work but i told myself i couldnt see them like that in the coffin, hoping they would just be sleeping. So ill visit, talk to them, and leave them a present. I love those boys and I will miss them. So thats how this starts off, ill be blogging pretty soon c: I've learned to have a bigger appreciation for everyday, people, life, family, friends, and more. Im back on track and ill be doing awesome photoshoots, music, adventures, and more. i need to travel soon, I love traveling and I just need a tiny break from this city. Thank you for reading and blogger has a new...well blogger.