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2011-12-20T16:36:00.000-08:00

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Get to Know Carlos

2007-11-19T19:25:00.000-08:00

Pic for Today, We are the birds and God is the provider ;)

Hello, I'm Barley getting to know myself, ...
I did this personality test thing .
and here is a brief paragraph

you're true to your beliefs and you hold yourself to the same expectations as you do with others.
You are critical and tough with yourself, which gives you a consistency when you are critical and tough with others, And even when others don't agree with you, people are likely to admire your frankness,. You say what you believe, even if what you believe runs counter to the motives and beliefs of others.

When Someone needs your help or wants you to do something you think before you act..
You think it is vital that people learn to take care of themselves... You Believe actions have consequenses, and people need to accept the consequences of their actions if they want to learn and grow.

I think this is close to accurate, People who know me, what do you think?
Anyway I'm a nice guy even though it seems I'm a hard core fellow.

Have a Good Day.

Family

2007-11-13T16:17:00.001-08:00

Noe, my brother inlaw got married early this year.

I found this pic in my library, nice family.

Good job Reggi

2007-11-07T16:38:00.000-08:00

Football season is over for the waldo mustangs.

I'm proud of Rogelio. my brother inlaw

He actually is involed in school, not like I was.

You know, I'm noticing a new generation of young latinos who
are more involved nowdays.

or

Maybe when I went to school. I just didn't notice because I hanging with the wrong people.

If you surround yourself with succesful people , you will become one of them,
same thing, if you are surrounded by nothing good, you will be nothing good.

Just a thought.

Rogelio is the third to the right

Pic taken with my Iphone- not bad for a phone pic

A couple of shots we shot in the rain. It was Cold

2007-10-31T09:44:00.000-07:00

We had to stop, shooting but we got a couple in this road.
with the sky so grey looks cool.

This Was Fun and Crazy

2007-10-25T14:33:00.001-07:00

Rachel Senior Pic

2007-10-23T21:11:00.000-07:00

Rachel you have a great personality and this image reflects that.

I love this image.
Thanks for going with my crazy ideas.

I found this on another blog. Its Pretty good.

2007-10-22T15:24:00.001-07:00

The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, "Only a little while." The American then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs." The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my chil

dren, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life." The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you will run your ever- expanding enterprise." The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" To which the American replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" asked the Mexican. The American laughed and said that's the best part. "When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions." "Millions?...Then what?" The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos." - Author Unknown

JJ SENIOR PICS

2007-10-21T19:02:00.001-07:00

JJ, Senior Pics.
These are some optional effects that I provide.
Sometimes effects are fun!

Senior Pictures

2007-10-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

When I made my brochures, I was going for a designer photography look.
upscale, artful, and simply just good lighting.

Here are my first Senior Pics this year.

I'll be sharing more

Live Photo Workshop

2007-10-11T15:42:00.001-07:00

As you mas know , I'm doing some workshops about photography and lighting
and today we went outside to test out the lights.

Right now is just me , ABe, and Brenden,

but we welcome who ever wants to learn for free!

These workshops are meant for who ever is interested and has no-or very little knowledge
about photo,

They will be pretty kicked back, relaxed and fun.

We might get some models later on to practice
for now we'll practice on ourselves

ABe Pic.--

Brenden Pic--

Carlos Pic---

FREE PHOTO WORKSHOPS

2007-10-02T18:50:00.000-07:00

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

I'M GOING TO BE DOING SOME COOL PHOTO WORKSHOPS FOR WHO EVER
IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

THEY ARE FREE , THEY ARE HERE AT THE STUDIO

IF YOU KNOW ANY BODY WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED LET THEM KNOW

THANKS

More of our trip

2007-09-25T18:00:00.001-07:00

the streets of SF. i love it

the buildings are the best, man this city is inspiring.

We got to china town

Patty caught me in action

I saw this chinese man and he look very interesting, so i snapped a pic really quick

I really like this building , it reminded me of something I would see in Mexico City. (where I'm from)

Patty is a better photographer than me( so she thinks)

We hit up Six Flags.. First time ever there. It was cool.
we got to see this elephant very close up

Check out the tricks she did

this was cool

Oh man, I remember this, I would have never done this if it wasn't for patty.
patty was laughing all the way through while I was trying to hold myself together.

It was a hot day.

I will share a little more about our trip

2007-09-21T23:11:00.000-07:00

Finaly now i have time to post something.

Well , Patricia and I had a great scenery on our way.
Check this out.

photo by Patty: ( iwas driving)

My creative side was telling me ," what a waste, I wish I could do a photo shoot with this backgrounds". We really didn't have time to stop in the middle of the HWY to do a shoot.
besides we were not prepared, But to think we could shoot here was awesome.
this is one of the piers in SF,( we had just gotten here)

photo by patty( iwas in the car looking for another camera battery)

Ok, Ok, I havent blogged in a while

2007-09-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

Been a little busy, I got my flyers, started to pass them out. They turned out awesome.
I've also been taking care of design clients, trying to finish my photo clients.
and when i find time I go over to strobist.com to catch up on my reading on lighting.

Oh yeah and also I've been moving out of my apartment. So its been a little hectic .

San Fransico-- For Labor Day Weekend. It was a Fantastic Trip
Patricia and I went down there for our 1st year anniversary.
Can you believe it one year already. Wow

Can you see Patty?

I'm working on photo brochure

2007-08-20T14:46:00.000-07:00

Check out my photo brochure. It will fold at the middle.
I will print 2500 brochures

I"m gonna be giving everybody these to pass out.

I need photo-clients.

inside of brochure. again, it will fold at the middle.

Andrea and Brett

2007-08-07T11:04:00.001-07:00

Patricia,, Our new photographer is awesome,

check these out.

photo by patty

photo by Patty

photo by Patty

Check mine out.

MySpace.. Check me out

2007-08-03T19:43:00.000-07:00

Everybody has a myspace, so I decided to get one.
Great idea, a place to network and meet people,( prospect clients)

Thats the idea, so tell all of your friends to check out myspace
MySpace click here

Projectmultimedia.biz

2007-08-01T11:36:00.000-07:00

Check it out.
Its still not done completely,
But this is how our new site is going to look.
We'll get it done soon.

Project Multimedia new site

Check me out on Flickr

2007-07-28T22:25:00.000-07:00

If you havent checked me out on flickr here is the adress.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectmultimedia

Photo shoot of Saphira

2007-07-26T18:30:00.000-07:00

Here is just a taste.

I'll share some more next week,

I gotta catch up on vickys wedd.

Thank you.

Enjoy your day.

Vicky and Ian

2007-07-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

It was raining and we all got a little wet. But it was fun.

I 'll be sharing pics soon. for now here are the girls

Look at the bad weather

2007-07-20T11:17:00.001-07:00

I'm going to be shooting a wedding tonight.

Its going to be interesting.

Its Vickys and Ian's wedding at the oregon garden,
If it rains we're going to get soaked.

I'll post pics on this one one monday.

have a great weekend.

URBAN ART FEST

2007-07-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

I designed this flyer to help promote this event.
It will focus on graffity as an art from, ( not tagging onwalls)
and there will be Local hip-hop artists coming.

So spread the word around.

My pitch, check it out

2007-07-09T11:17:00.001-07:00

My name is Carlos Landa and I am a Photographer/Graphic Artists specializing in Visual Communications. I provide solutions for clients requiring services in Photography-
Wedding Photography,
Portraits,
Senior Pictures,
Music and Promotion Photography,
Product Photography

Graphic design-
Promotional Material
Print
Identity design

I'm a visual expert, I have the ability to recognize aesthetically pleasing situations. Knowledge and use of the latest digital tools enhances my vision. Call me, lets work together, let me envision your photo-shoot.
Let me help you design your promotional material.

This site helps you create your pitch
http://www.15secondpitch.com/new/index.asp

Music Photography

2007-07-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

Hey , I also shoot pics for alot of different artists.
from hip-hop , to mexican-spanish, to rock, to whatever.

these pics will be used for promotions and stuff, ( cd covers, posters, flyers, ect...)

Lighting for Portraits

2007-07-05T14:00:00.001-07:00

Yo check it out

I've been playing around with light.
These pictures were done outside with two flash strobes.
Takes a little longer to setp up the lights, but the end results are awesome.

Shadows are not bad, they actually make the photos interesting and give them depth

Silly Me

2007-06-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

Here Iam

just testing out he light here. Looking to shoot on location photography.

A couple of pics

2007-06-17T23:24:00.000-07:00

This one was a short one, last minute

Some pics from Chris and Katies Wedding

2007-06-07T13:27:00.000-07:00

Thank you guys. You look great!

Someone came to visit

2007-05-29T12:24:00.001-07:00

ABE THE MAN

2007-05-18T09:18:00.001-07:00

Me and Abe are very similar , we both play music, we both have an appreciation for art.
We both love photography, and we both have charm with the ladies,(not me anymore, Patty)
But, Abe, Man, I would have never done this in high-school. I was too full of pride I guess.
so I give props to Abe the Man.

He actually only had one line in the whole play, but he danced alot.

Studio Photos

2007-05-17T10:14:00.001-07:00

Hey, its been a while since I had a photo session.
I feel good when I shoot photos.
This is another free session, so keep them coming.
I 'm almost done with this, I just need enough for my portfolio.

WE DO INVITATIONS TOO!

2007-05-09T18:50:00.000-07:00

I designed Vicky and Ian's invitation.
They are going for a Chinese theme, very cool.

Here it is, it's not finalized but its a draft.

Miguel and the family

2007-05-07T20:10:00.000-07:00

Miguel Baustista wanted a portrait of his brothers and sister,
he is going to frame one as a gift for his mother this mothers day!

ITS CRAZY OUT THERE, LOOKS LIKE WINTER

2007-05-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

Another pick of the day

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Pick of the Day

2007-05-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

Not your school photography

2007-04-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

This is another free photo session
I wanted to tell a story with this shoot,
A girl in distress, with a pretty dress,.. make your story up.

Isabel's Free photo-shoot

2007-04-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

Hey. Isabel is the first one to take my offer of free photo shoots.

Keep them coming. All kinds of people.

I'm offering Free photo shots and a 8x10.

Wed shoter article

2007-04-17T19:17:00.000-07:00

this is a part from David Beakstead's article. He is one of the highest paid wedding photographer out there.

This is what I have found: when you are different, the vast majority will not understand it and will not follow down your path. But…there are a few that will. Those that follow or walk alongside you will ‘get’ what you are about. A great relationship can happen when you both have something in common. Take this to a business level: some brides will pay more for photographers willing to be different. They will place a higher value on photographers that take their photography and customer service to higher levels. Or if not higher…further away from the norm in a horizontal direction.

Joe Buisink

2007-04-15T19:45:00.000-07:00

If any of you are interested in getting into wedding photography. Joe Buisink tells it like it is here.

Listen here

He is one of the top professionals in this industry.

Vicky and Ian

2007-04-13T10:18:00.000-07:00

Vicky and Ian are getting married in July at the Oregon Garden.
check out some pics

Andrea and Brett

2007-04-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Andrea and Bret are a cool couple. Bret is a Musician and Andrea is a Photographer.
I'm really excited about shooting these guys in August for their wedding.

Some Engagement Pics.

Hey Free Photo Sessions!

2007-04-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

I'm offering free photo sessions starting next week.

You will receive one 8x10 photo print from me.

I will choose the backgrounds, I'm looking for fun and creative pics

only One person or two person(couple)

I will use these as a portfolio

So spread the word around!

contact me direct (503) 507 3610 or email me projectmultimedia@gmail.com

2007-04-09T19:34:00.001-07:00

Customized Cards

2007-04-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

We offer Custom Greeting-Invitation Cards.
This is also another alternative to the wedding Invitation.
They come in different sizes. Flat cards, Folded cards, Accordion Cards
They all come with Envelopes and come in packs of 25

Desiree Engagement Session

2007-04-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorite from Fridays Session.

Sessions should be fun and natural and these are a great example.

Katie and Chris Guest book

2007-04-05T12:09:00.000-07:00

Katie had this awesome idea of having a guest book with pictures of them. We'll here it is
She's going to have a really nice book with awesome pics.

This is one of the many reasons why we do Engagement Pics on all of our Wedding Packages,
there are multiple uses for these pics.
Here are some spreads of the book.

The book is 8x8 and will bleed to the edges.

Cover

Katie and Chris Engagement

2007-04-02T10:38:00.000-07:00

We headed to Portland for this one. I like to tell a romantic-sexy story with the pics.

Sessions

2007-03-29T20:12:00.000-07:00

I'v been pretty busy, I'll try to keep up with the blog.
I shot Katie and Chris' Engagement Session on Tues.
I'll be posting some pics soon.

I'm going to be shooting Desiree's Engagement Friday.
I"ll let you know how it went.

test for me

2007-03-23T17:41:00.001-07:00

This is just a test dont pay attention. Its for me.

Adobe RGB

Apple RGB

Car photo shoot

2007-03-23T14:14:00.000-07:00

Man, its been a busy week. Sorry I haven't updated my blog.

Check these out. they are from wednesday photo shoot of Leos Car.
It was hard finding a good open spot to shoot. We started shooting at 3:pm and the alleys
were still pretty full of parked cars, It wasn't until after 5Pm that we found an open spot

This one is on the top of the Mervyns Parkade

This one was in West Salem Hills

This one was Downtown behind the Rescue Mission

Downtown somewhere

The alley on Court St.

same place

Think about this quote

2007-03-19T08:49:00.000-07:00

"An Intellectual is a person who is so smart that he can't understand the obvious."

Boat Pics

2007-03-14T17:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some images I got at Newport

Color

After: B/W

Color

Sepia

Some inpiration for all of us

2007-03-12T19:20:00.000-07:00

These are a few I got from a book Hamil had around.

WE HAVE THE MEANS
God gives every bird its food, but He does not trow it into the nest.
He does not unearth the good that the earth contains, but he puts it in our way,
and gives us the means of getting it ourselves.
J.G. Holland

WHAT YOU HAVE
"Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as
on what you have already. Of the things you have, select the best; and then reflect
how eagerly they would have been sought if you did not have them."
Marcus Aurelius

"Common Sense would avoid many divorces and also quite a few marriages."

"The Mosquito that buzzes the loudest gets swatted first"

"If you are trying to kill time, always make sure it is your own"

"If you feel that you have no faults, that makes another one."

"Nowdays we spend so much on luxuries we can't affod the necessities."

Some Images of Thursdays Photo Shoot

2007-03-09T10:38:00.000-08:00

Shout out to Exodo Latino ( Roberto Barraza)

2007-03-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

Hey, Exodo Latino visited us today.

if you want a Dj. Call him up he's the man.

Mexican, American hip hop , and everything in between

www.exodolatino.com

Hamil B-day on Sat.

2007-03-07T09:16:00.000-08:00

Some pics from Hamil B-day

Check out the cake

a lot of good food

friends

of course, me and abel

Wayne

playing games

Busy Weekend

2007-03-07T09:04:00.000-08:00

Some pics from the weekend
Rogelios B-day Party

Rogelio - brother inlaw

Christian- nephew

the brother inlaws, Noe , Rogelio

little Diego

Photo shoot with the "gang"

2007-03-02T16:50:00.000-08:00

Its March already, wow.

Well we started the month with a photo shoot of these guys/ Cool guys
We got some awesome pics . I'll posting them later.

I wanted a distorted , grunge background , so we headed to the basement. (Yeah the basement. )

Motivation --Do you have it?

2007-02-28T18:57:00.000-08:00

1. It's all in your head: Do you think about your business on a daily basis? Are you consumed with ideas for growing, marketing, expanding it? Do you do something, no matter how small, toward growing your business at least every other day.

Then you have the fever -- the desire.

If you are constantly thinking about your business and taking some type of consistent action -- no matter how trivial -- then that means that it is a part of you. This is the most important part of growing your business. Why?

Because motivation is a desire that can't be taught. You can learn marketing, advertising, web design, product design, etc. But, you must first WANT to do what it takes. That has to come from within you -- no one can teach you this.

Job Shadower

2007-02-27T09:57:00.000-08:00

Cool. today I have a job shadower, Brenden Ruiz . He's into photo and illustration and he does paintings and stuff. We're going to make his artwork digital.

I'll tell you how it went today later!

More Before and Afters

2007-02-23T11:55:00.000-08:00

Ok here are some more before and afters for you viewing.

Original

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

Color, Contrast,Sharpness Adjustment

B/W/punch

BEFORE

AFTER

I like this interpretation of Advertising.

2007-02-22T11:35:00.000-08:00

This is Advertising Expert Jan Jacobs critique about advertising:

A print ad is not a funny line on a somewhat relevant background(headline embossed on rubber for a tire company, headline burnt into leather for steak house, etc.). This was a trend in U.S. advertising in the '80's and is sadly still very prevalent--especially in student work.

YOU ARE PUTTING FORWARD AN ARGUMENT AS TO WHY I SHOULD BUY OR DO SOMETHING. THAT ARGUMENT WILL WORK ONLY IF IT IS BASED ON A REALLY STRONG INSIGHT INTO EITHER THE PRODUCT OR HUMAN BEHAVIOR. And even then it will get my attention only if its expressed in a truly unique way.

CMYK magazine. Inspiration

2007-02-21T17:26:00.000-08:00

CMYK is a magazine for student designers, photographers , and illustrators. It features some of the best student work in the US.

Sometimes I feel the need to sit down, relax and get inspired.

Garbage in, Garbage out

2007-02-20T16:50:00.000-08:00

"GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT" For those of you wanting to get into digital photography remember this quote.

I really like this quote I always remember it, and it applies to everything I do. (Photos, Video, Audio, Design, Printing,)
What it means is you can't take a bad picture , think you will photoshop it and it will look brilliant.
The truth is that a bad picture will always be a bad picture even after photoshop.
You'd be surprise how many people don't get this idea. (for example some clients will ask to blow up a 3x3 photo with low resolution to an 11 x17 print. You can do it, but it will be blurry and pixalated as heck.

Anyway enough of that, just remember GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT

Before and After Pics

2007-02-20T08:29:00.000-08:00

Its been raining all week and I felt I needed to shoot some pics. So I thought, "What a perfect time to do some indoor studio shots."

I wanted to show how I retouch photos. So here are some before and after shots of last nights photo shoot with the beautiful Patricia.

BEFORE

What a beautiful pic, but it has some imperfections in the eye, its the make up.
other than that there wasn't alot to fix since Patricia's skin is flawless.
But I always enhance the look of all of my photos.

AFTER

Not a lot of retouching but enough to enhance this image and make it more powerful.

Alot of the time the amount of retouching I will do depends on my taste and what I'm feeling for that photograph. Some images will get retouch a lot more than others specially if the lighting captured is not perfect. I also experiment a lot and try all kinds of photoshop tricks.

AFTER RETOUCHING "ARTFUL"

Here are some more pics. I will post more before and afters later!

Stay tuned!

COLOR

BW/ART

Clolor with a blur.

_____
Color with a blur/then grunge

Teachers! .....I married one

2007-02-16T19:26:00.000-08:00

I was observing every move he made.
It was really hard for him to understand.
I couldn't understand why it was so hard for him.
But she didn't give in. Finally she got him to put his plate on the sink.

Diego, our nephew was throwing a tantrum, he didn't want to put his plate away in the sink, (he is very spoiled and wants to do what what ever he wants all of the time) Well aunt Patty was around and she found it was a great time to show little Diego a big lesson.

Anyway I was just amazed at how Patricia handled the situation.
I give props to my wife Patricia because she is awesome at what she does.
She is an Early Childhood Educator.

I have a great wife that will make the best mom one day!

(I said one day, not today, or tomorrow, or next year hahahaha maybe in 6 years!)

[In case you didn't know I chose Patricia's Career the day before school started.
Its funny but its true, Early Childhood Education was the only department that had available classes, and well I think it worked out!]

CE MAGAZINE

2007-02-16T09:20:00.000-08:00

We've had this idea in our head for about 2 years now. Because of things we haven't been able to publish it. But we are not loosing hope, in fact I think we are going to push it even more this year. Hamil is been working on the content for this magazine.
It is a magazine targeted towards Entrepreneurs, that is why its called "Creative Entrepreneur"
We visualize an aesthetically pleasing layout, simple , direct, with lots of visuals and high end
printing.

Check out the video, if there are any venturers out there, Lets do this!
Video Here

Congrats to Andrea Wright

2007-02-15T18:28:00.000-08:00

Andrea got engaged last year. She is a photographer for the Statesmanjournal ,She came to photograph us for the article.

Anyway Congrats to Andrea , she is getting married this year in August and she chose us
to photograph her wedding.

Tha'ts so awesome we are going to photograph a photographer what a challenge!

Before and After of the Studio

2007-02-15T08:50:00.000-08:00

This is the first time I show pictures of how the studio used to look like.
I mentioned before that it was a tough year, well yeah it was tough because
we had to take care of business , clients , pay the bills, ... at the same time we were fixing the studio. We are so grateful we have friends and family who supported us and gave us a hand on fixing things.

There was times when we thought it wasn't going to get done, problems and problems... but, hey we did it. "Now take a breather Hamil" Let's do this!

Long hard working nights

My dad puttings some "masa". Working it!

The Studio Now!

If you want to check us out. Come by the studio, we are always happy to see people
1785 Capitol St. N.E Salem, Oregon, 97301

Abelito

2007-01-27T08:28:00.000-08:00

Hey, its hard to take pics of little kids, I don’t do it often but when ever I can I steal some candids.

Abelito is the son of our long time friend Mr. Precise Touch Painter Abel.

(If you need your house painted he’s the man to call. )

Looking for Artists

2007-01-26T21:16:00.000-08:00

Hey if you have talent, we want to display your artwork, photography, paintings , drawings, ect…. whatever you consider art. Lets hang it up, We get alot of traffic here at the “Project Studio” so, you can even put a price tag on it, and sell it.

We want to hear from you!! projectmultimedia@gmail.com

Carlos Landa
(503) 507 3610

Hey!

2007-01-23T08:27:00.000-08:00

“Pursue your love and the money will follow. Pursue the money and the Love will rarely follow.”

David Johnson-

Man I’m still processing this.

Type Design I love it!

2007-01-23T08:26:00.000-08:00

As a Graphic Designer I have to master the world of typography. Although it’s not my expertise I really enjoy working with type. You can do really cool stuff.
I did a type book in school here are some pages of it. It was a fun project

Gill Sans one of my favorite fonts. Gill Sans is smooth
The most elegant of the sans-serifs; Gill Sans is pure and simple.

Bodoni, sophisticated, daring.Bodon is known for its famous thin hairlines and contrasting strokes. Very similar to Didot. Perhaps is considered too beautiful for its own good, but if used correcty it will impress any type face that gets in the way.

Baskerville is one of a kind typestyle. No typeface fits into its classificaton. Its a transitional typeface.

Bembo is a Classic type-face. Carries some heritage of calligraphy.
Excellent type-face design for bodies of text . I love bembo its so,,, Classy.

Garamond old style type-face. Claude Garamond is generally credited with establishing the first type foundry. He was the first type designer to create faces, but had little success in his business, he died owning nothing. Eventually his typefaces were used throughout Europe. And now I used it all the time for type!

Franklin Gothic-Transitional of the sans-serifs considered a grotesque sans-serif
Is good for headlines in advertising.

I thought I’d share some type info. Maybe type can be appreciated more this way?

Ok, If you want to see some of my Wedding.

2007-01-22T08:22:00.000-08:00

We had a friend take pictures of my wedding, although I was wanting to be behind the camera all of the time.

but here is a video of some pics we shot when the day was ending.

Click here to see the video

Yeah you’ll need quicktime to view this

get quicktime

This i pretty deep. Read on

2007-01-11T21:52:00.000-08:00

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee. After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.” “Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it ’s just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups…and then began eyeing each other’s cups.” “Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, houses, cars, things, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. God brews the coffee, not the cups … enjoy your coffee. “Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect, It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections”

Images from Cancun

2007-01-11T21:23:00.000-08:00

Man, we saw some cool stuff in Cancun, “Xcaret” a beautiful park. After sundown they have a show like I’ve never seen before.

these are some images I got.

we are super dorks…. hehehehe

Los Viejitos, man I remember this from when I was 6 back in Mexico.

The Flags of the world
They are playing a ball game who ever wins gets sacrificed.

I think they are conquering Mexico.

Engagement Sessions

2007-01-11T21:11:00.000-08:00

An “Engagement Session” is a photo shoot before the wedding. We go out to a place , usually somewhere meaningful to the bride and groom, we just kick back, have fun and shoot pics.I’ll post more later.

Shout out to Benji Orozco

2007-01-11T21:06:00.000-08:00

Benji posted a comment on my blog under the article section, cool, He’s a cool guy,

Hey Benji I don’t know your web-site , if you have one, post it here.

….”hey, good looking guy”…

We came out in the paper cool!

2006-12-14T20:52:00.000-08:00

If you didn’t see us in the paper well here it is..
The statesman journal did a story on us (project multimedia) not so long ago, They featured us on the B2B Magazine, they also put us on the Sat. December 9 2006 issue of their paper. That’s really cool. this is the first time I’ve had some real exposure, YES that’s me on the computer. That really is a bad picture of me,. I’ll be posting a good picture of me later.

TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | STATESMAN JOURNAL
Carlos Landa edits photos in the Salem office he will share with his business partner, Hamil Poton, in the former Planned Parenthood office on Capitol Street NE. Landa and Poton have been remodeling the building for their own business and for space to lease out.

One of the changes as part of the renovation was the addition of a small audio-recording room.
Multimedia firm targets Latinos
Two men open a new office in northeast Salem

JODI KERR
Statesman Journal
December 9, 2006

Sometimes, new ideas come to some people in the middle of the night. For friends Hamil Poton and Carlos Landa, ideas came while working in the garage. In April, the two transitioned from promotion hobbyists to businessmen with a building and a future.

Poton and Landa bring a fresh perspective based on Latino culture and a flair for all things artistic. Coined “Project Multimedia,” their project specializes in advertising, photography, music recording, and Web and graphic design for area clients.

Besides being part of a new generation of young Latinos starting their own business, they have created a niche market for other Latino business owners.

“We definitely have narrowed down a target audience,” Poton said. “The Latino community is tight; referrals get handed down very quickly. When someone says, ‘Hey, I like the work you do. I am going to tell people about you,’ they do it.”

Success has come quickly, and Project Multimedia has moved the think tank from the garage into a building that they are renovating on Capitol Street NE in northeast Salem. “It was getting a little difficult to bring people over to the garage,” he said. “We are now able to have the best of all four worlds all on a quarter-acre lot. We have a photography studio, a recording studio, a graphic-design office and an art gallery,” Poton said.

Building a business and setting up shop has been dicey, but switching from working with clients and making time for the paintbrush has been rewarding.

“Some moments, it has felt overwhelming, but we keep reminding ourselves that there is a real need for what we are doing,” Poton said.

The need they hope to fill is a place where Latino art and culture can mix between the non-Latino audience and everyone can gain an appreciation and an understanding for the two cultures.

Although 30 percent of customers are Latino, all types of business and cultures are benefiting from the fresh talent. Poton said advertising is not something that the Latino community puts a lot of stock into.

“In our culture, most Latino proprietors see advertising as a liability rather than a positive thing,” Poton said. “And because they don’t promote their businesses properly, they do not grow.”

The artist’s enthusiasm is contagious. Matthew Lind, a broker with Coldwell Banker Commercial, hired the design duo to help with a logo for his real-estate development business.

“I like their concept. I am excited for them,” Lind said. “I think they have a niche market that should not be underestimated.”

Salem is growing, and so is the enthusiasm for new markets.

“Hamil and Carlos are poised for success,” Lind said. “Business like this can help bridge the culture gap that exists. New businesses are coming into town every day, and they are going to need help. Project Multimedia can do that.”

Poton started college with a focus on a career as an optometrist.

“I just could never get away from the arts,” Poton said. “Carlos and I just decided to go ahead and really learn what we were doing. We are just going for it.”Satisfaction came on the street one day when Poton saw one of their band-poster designs displayed downtown.

“I called Carlos on my cell phone,” he said. “We went crazy. It was like being little kids again. We went all over town looking at it.” That enthusiasm draws a steep contrast between 23-year-olds and the businessmen who have saddled themselves with a mortgage.

“We live for contrast,” Poton said. “On some of our wedding photo shoots, everyone might be elegantly dressed, but the background is grunge.” Blending culture and contrast is a significant part of the business model.

A portion of the office will be an art gallery. “We want to promote an appreciation for urban art,” Poton said. He said the concept has been tried but was not successful.

“Latino artists have a different story to tell,” he said. “They are passionate people, and they have stories to tell about immigration and family struggles.” Project Multimedia is going to help tell those stories. “I want to teach customers to express their feelings in a positive artistic way,” Poton said.

The business has met their expectations. “We are in the game, and there definitely is a need for what we do.”

This story first appeared in B2B magazine.

Congrats to me and Patricia

2006-12-14T20:23:00.000-08:00

This year was a good year, it was a tough year , but it was good, One of the many things that happend was my wedding, I finally decided to get marrried ,, these are our Engagement pics, We headed to portland one day. We parked I was getting my tripod ready, then suddenly the tripod head just broke on me, we were supposed to take pics together but I couldn’t anymore because I needed my tri-pod.,, so, anyway, we ended up taking pics of each other, and well here they are