Looking back. Our Wedding.
I was going through old things today, and found this old Soolip bag in the mix of one of my Calvin Klein shoe boxes. Those shoes are the ones I wore on our wedding day. Inside this soolip bag was the card I gave to Bev moments before we tied the knot. Its not just pictures, but every little momento or detail that can take you back to a certain time. My wife and I are about to hit our 3 year anniversary real soon, and I couldn’t be anymore happier. Growth is an amazing thing. Change is inevitable, and we’re on this crazy journey together doing new adventures, yet still remembering how it all started. There is no one else I would rather be with on this path. I love my wife.
Late night grind.
It’s almost 4am, and I’m working off a good positive rhythm to get some deadlines done. Its times like these that remind me to look at the bigger picture. Sometimes its important to push through mental obstacles and test yourself. When you have good intentions behind your sacrifices, it’s all worth it in the end. You find out what you’re capable of, and confront all your fears. That is when you feel free.
Everythings gonna be all Irie!
I know I’m not alone on this, but it seems like this year is going by like a flash. I’ve been talking to lots of friends lately, and there seems to be a tad of frustration with where they are in the present moment. We all have different stories, and different challenges in life, and I feel like this would be a perfect opportunity to remind ourselves to not get so caught up in the destination, that we forget to enjoy the journey. Try and count the blessings, and everything will be all irie.
I Miss you Mom. Happy Birthday!
It’s been 14 years now since my mom left my life, but I feel like she’s always with me in everything that I do. My mom was a pianist, but I never played seriously. When she passed away, I suddenly started to play by ear a little, and I think that was one of her ways to show me that we could reconnect. Through the music. Her spirit is one of the driving forces behind my photography. Losing her made me realize just how short life is, and that every memory is worth capturing. My mom turns 62 today, and I owe everything to her. I love and miss you so much. Photo by my mentor, Andy Tecson
A Day in the Life.
A Day in the Life celebrates random video edits I’ve recorded in my life. With the amazing technology going on with SLRs, it’s fun to get back in the editing room and cut up some footage. My sister taught me how to use Final Cut Pro back in high school, so it’s always been fun to do these little personal projects that showcase a little bit of our lives, and all the cool stuff around us.
On this night, me and Quoc from Yeah Manh went out to one of the best art schools on the planet: The Art Center College of Design. 2 or 3 times a year, they have a Grad Night, where all the students in their last quarter present their work to industry professionals, as well as friends and fams. The work that goes up is truly inspirational.
We then went to grub at at Ginger Grass. They specialize in delicious Vietnamese fusion. Gotta have dessert! If you’re in the hood, go check out Pazzo Gelato.
It’s just a quick one minute cut, but I really miss editing. Stay tuned for more vids and adventures! Have a great weekend everyone. Peace and Love!
Music by the man, Freddie Joachim
Happy Bday Wifey!
To the most beautiful girl in my life, and almost 3 years of marriage bliss! So excited for today and the future.
The new JATECSON.COM site!
Oh snaps! I am super stoked to launch the new remixed version of my website that features the other side of my work. Jatecson.com will showcase my journey into portraiture, editorial, advertising, and personal work.
I sat down with Joshua of Zero Style a little while back. Working with him has been an incredible adventure. He has made the experience of branding and design an exciting ride. For years I was always searching for the right people to work with, or attempting to do it myself (bad move ja!). For me it was presenting the work the way I wanted to do it. The viewing experience was huge for me, and I’m glad Zero Style was there to make it all come together.
So what is new to the site?? Lets take a mini tour, shall we?! You can see that the I kept the awesome simplicity as my original site, but added some new features.
* Full screen slide show mode! - Large images! Life is good! You’ll notice that when you rollover the images in gallery mode, you’ll see an icon appear. Click away and check out the images individually. You can navigate with your mouse, trackpad, and LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys.
* Social Networking - On the bottom left corner of the screen is a SHARE button. Click on that and POW! A magical drop down window will appear to share either a gallery or image via Twitter, Facebook, and Delicious. Twitter me!
* Deep Linking - Now you can share galleries, as well as individual images with people. Each gallery and picture has its’ own individual ID and link. Sweet! Copy and paste or use the Share tab.
* CMS - This Content Management System is the backend of my site. Zero-Style created a system for me to now share my images faster and with more efficiency. Although you’ll never see this part of the site, the CMS is huge a factor in all of the moving parts.
Please stay tuned for all the updates to the site! It’s going to be a constant work in progress and updating machine! Thank you also to the people who have supported me along the way and believing in what I do. I have been fortunate to meet and cross paths with amazing groups and individuals, and it’s one of the best perks of the job. Have a great monday and keep inspiring!
