Name: Erik Atienza
Location: San Diego
Before I grow old & decrepit, I figure I should document my various galavantings because photography makes my life more exciting than it really is.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I’m going to be an uncle!
Haha, and I had no idea my friend Dana was pregnant until she needed some photos taken to be used for her baby shower invites. Congratulations you two!
Birthdays
I haven’t been to Dave & Busters in years! Our friend Ray was turning the big three-zero and wanted to celebrate at a local favorite.
Ratchets
There’s really nothing else I can say about this night.
Downtown SD
If there’s two things that me and my friends like to do it’s this: 1) hookah & 2) eat
Seaport Village
A friend and I wanted to goof around at Seaport Village and definitely saw some interesting things.
And I suck at blogging. Let’s make that clear. But I just read an article about how photoblogging helps you become a better photographer, and this sounds like something I can do since it doesn’t require me to really write anything.
Photography is a new hobby of mine and I’m pretty open to anything that will help me progress. This blog will be dedicated to my various galavantings (I’m pretty sure that’s not a word) and will document my journey into photography so I can look back one day and see how much I sucked.

I had the pleasure of shooting one of my best friend’s engagement. Am I really getting that old now? My friends are getting getting married already?
BFFs
I had a blast shooting for Lucy, Kerry & Donna at South Mission Beach here in San Diego. Thankfully it was a beautiful day providing us with the perfect lighting. It was my first time shooting at this time of day and I’d like to do another set like this sometime soon.
Fast Cars, Fast Women
I had a crazy time at Extreme Autofest 2012 down at Qualcomm Stadium. It was my first time at this event, and my 2nd time ever shooting at a car show. I learned one lesson though: apply more sunscreen around your sleeves and neckline on super hot days like this. I have a funky tan going on right now…
haha of course not :)