This past weekend I attended a concert thrown by a well known radio station in LA whose target audience consists of tweens. As disturbing as it was to see a pack of young blonde tweens (and their mothers) in trampy outfits singing about going down and getting low, I did manage to find to ways to past the time on the festival grounds until the show started. I’m sure you know where this is going, so just enjoy the scenery that brought me countless minutes (Ok, 45 minutes) of pleasure.
-iwst99
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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 5:54 pm. Add a comment
Happy Cinco de Mayo to all my gringo friends that celebrate the holiday even if they have no idea what it represents or that it’s barely even celebrated in Mexico! It’s not like we really need an excuse to drink and eat Mexican food, but it doesn’t matter, eat and drink up! This subject is doing just that, plowing away at a delicious taco salad while enjoying an oversized margarita. I like to imagine that her friend on the left is holding an imaginary stopwatch and timing how long it’s taking her to finish her delicious meal. Man, now I want some tacos. Then again I’m Mexican so I always want tacos.
Not so interesting fact: I was the only Latino out of our party of 14 at that Mexican restaurant. I always feel obligated to pick up everybody’s plates and refill their drinks when this happens.
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Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 2:24 pm. Add a comment
I couldn’t decide whether this subject was in pain or enjoying her California Club Croissant Sandwich. Then again we were at Coco’s so I’d go with the former. I kid I kid, Coco’s is known for its delicious…waters. Except that time I found a Jungle Red lipstick print all over my glass. It wasn’t even my color! I’m more of a Red Sinner shade type of guy.
Fun Fact: This Coco’s is located in Compton, CA. It now closes at 4pm due the the amount of robberies that occurred after said time.
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Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 1:39 pm. Add a comment
I’ve always been fascinated with pictures of people. One’s family could be getting mauled by a cute pack of swines, or really any ungulate of the suidae family (Except maybe boars. Stupid boars), in front of them and this would bring a look of horror to one’s face. But flash a camera in front of said person and their expression goes from one of horror to a cheesy fake smile. What is it with cheesy fake smiles? If at that moment in time we are feeling sad or depressed, why do we lie to the camera with our smiles tricking everyone looking at the picture years from now into thinking we were having a good time?
Random Person (RP): “Hey, where is this picture from?”
Us: “Oh, that’s the time that my family got mauled by a pack of swines.”
RP: “Oh….But you look happy.”
Us: “Yeah.”
RP: “…”
Us: “Let’s go get some hot pockets.”
RP: “…ok.”
Anyhow, the point of this part of the site is to show people being themselves. What better way to show people being themselves in front of the camera then by taking pictures of people when they do not know it’s going to happen? Well, I have an answer to that. It’s taking pictures of people being themselves in front of the camera when they are eating and do not know it’s going to happen.
I have noticed throughout my short lifetime that people love food, at least they say they do. People can say they love certain foods with their voice, but it’s the expression on their face when they are enjoying that food that really says it all. There is a catch, however. People will eat differently when they are being watched than when they think they’re not being watched. That’s where I come in. iwst99, people eating when they are not being watched photographer extraordinaire. I wanted to put a © at the end of that, but I could not afford it…yet.
I have a curious fascination that involves just that. If I can take a picture of someone when they are about to bite into a food item without them knowing I am doing it, I am happy. Some people think it’s rude, other’s do not understand it. What I mean is, they will pose for the picture of them eating and want me to photograph them. That is not how it works. Example below:
Bad
Although to the untrained eye this might look legit, it’s not. A clear giveaway is the fact that the subject is looking straight into the camera. The expression on his face is also not common for someone that is digging into a delicious piece of ice cream cake when no one is looking. The exaggerated expressions should be another clear sign. There’s nothing left but a delicious piece of cake that should be genuinely enjoyed.
Good
This subject is one of my favorites. There are so many things right with this picture that I’m puddling just thinking about them. This is someone that is thinking of nothing other than the piece of food in front of them. See how the subject cannot wait to shove some more of that cake in its mouth, even though there is still some cake already in there? Also, the dead look into space is another clue that they are thinking of nothing else but what they are consuming. Since the subject does not know it is being photographed, there is no reason to suck in that gut for anyone that might be seeing this picture on the internet in the future (the future is NOW).
I am planning on making a gallery on here for all to enjoy. Just like all of the subjects are enjoying their items, all you readers will hopefully enjoy their expressions and maybe enjoy a little of what they are enjoying just by looking at them. I’m not sure how I’ll categorize the pictures yet, but I’m sure that will work itself out. Stay tuned!
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Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 3:19 pm. Add a comment
