John Esquivel

Wednesday, March 23, 2011


John Esquivel


About a few days ago, John and I had this idea to photograph him in a busy street of Fresno with his Religious Appeal logo drawn on a piece of poster board. We had a little debate about it insulting the homeless community, but I convinced him that it would not insult them in any way. The photo took place in between Shaw Ave and Blackstone, possibly one of the busiest streets in Fresno.

Check out his blog.
Religious Appeal


Arthur

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Friends in the City at Night

Monday, March 21, 2011


Jordan Emily Mike
Mike, Tim, Bobby

It's always nice to see some hometown buddies at different places. This particular night was captured at some small venue in San Francisco. It was a tour kickoff show for Joey Cape and The Weird Party. Mike Adame of Grand Canopy is currently playing keys with them, so I had to check it out.

Jordan, Emily, Mike
Tim and Bobby

Seeing these guys made me feel at home again. They are fun people to hang around with whether sober or drunk. I wish most of my friends in Fresno would come up and experience the city with me. I'm very lucky to have them around my life. They are very positive individuals that carry unique characteristics. Quality, truth, and good times... that's what you need in a friend.

Arthur

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Street Modeling

Saturday, March 19, 2011


Donna


My girlfriend has a good eye for fashion and had inspired me to do more fashion photography. Every time she visits me in the Bay we would go out to Union Square and shop around. If she saw something she liked she would buy it. Her closet is full of these couture designs and I'm pretty jealous of that. I want to have a collection of clothes, too! Her perspective in fashion along with The Sartorialist, have helped me develop a great interest in fashion. I now am looking for these individuals in the cities or towns. Believe it or not this picture inspired the whole blog to change. I thank my girlfriend for that.


Street Walkin'


While walking around the city, I noticed this guy walking towards my direction and couldn't believe what he was sporting. It reminds me of the old days when I used to see some of my brother's friends breakdancing in the backyard. Thanks for supporting the 80's buddy. Keep rockin' it!

Arthur

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Street Walkin'

Friday, March 18, 2011


Street Walkin'


Over the past few weeks I've done nothing but post portraits. In between those shoots, I would sneak some candid moments while walking around the city. It felt nice to finally post something different for a change. Just yesterday I had decided to do more street photography and hold off on the portraiture for awhile. Don't get me wrong, I love doing portraits, but since it's been a prominent thing I haven't given myself that opportunity to just be invisible for a change. More of them can be found on my Flickr Account.


Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'
Street Walkin'


I have also been doing some rearranging and designing, so, the layout of the blog feels a little more solid. It's still under construction so there may be a few changes done after this blog is posted. I also took a different approach on watermarking my images. I wanted to make my photos look like they were on the front cover of a book, magazine, or album. It took me hours trying to figure out how to do this... AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD'VE BEEN DONE IN MINUTES! AAAAAAAAHHHHH. Overall the design feels more solid to me. Welcome to the new look everyone. Enjoy!


Arthur

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Theo

Wednesday, March 9, 2011


Theo



This is image was taken this week for my Quality of Light class. I just met this fellow at the studio and he helped me work on this shoot. Thanks Theo. Check out his website.


TheoSlavin.com


Arthur

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Fashion Street


Fashion Street
Fashion Street


Picked up these images yesterday before class. Enjoy!


Arthur

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Fashion Street

Monday, March 7, 2011


Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street


It's getting warmer in the Bay Area. That's all I got to say..

Arthur

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Fashion Street

Wednesday, March 2, 2011


Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street
Fashion Street


These images were taken last week and today. I'm currently in class doing an update as we speak. I see that I am getting more comfortable with the city than last semester. I'm able to go up to strangers and take a photo of them with no problem. I'll post more images later, but in the meantime, enjoy the ones you see and comment!


Arthur

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