Blank04 Photography 37A
The core basics, ethics
& application
of
street photography.
In my journey as a film photographer, I have come to fall in love with the fundamental nature of photography. It has helped me overcome many fears, helped me promote self-affirmation, represent a neighborhood, travel the world, and many more. I realized that it wouldnt be fair to keep the knowledge I attained, that if it has been able to help me, I can help others.
I wrote the syllabus I am applying to the class with many hands on exercises to emphasize the core basics needed to continue photography on ones own.
The class is called 37A because it is the last numerical frame on a 36exposure roll of film. It is symbolic to the first roster I am instructing to because it ranges to people new to photography all the way to years-experienced shooters. The final to the class will be an exhibit that displays the progression and story telling of each individual.
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The next installment of the Inks of Truth collective will be merging a show with Children of the Funk with an Ode to the locals & the community.
Scheduled during Earth Day, it will be held in the underbelly of the South of Market distinct neighborhood of 6st. Sponsored by the local 'House Kombucha', Native taste is a fusion of all things communal.
Representing a dozen artists & utilizing its resources, Inks of Truth remains a spontaenous but progressive society by providing space for hungry and passionate artists.
This is not one's regular formulated gala.
WEAR YOUR SF HATS for a discounted entry fee.
April 23.
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Purpose Beyond Reach gallery raised 1,010 cans!
Thank you all for attending, our event was a deep testiment to community. It represented the pulse of the city, all ages, all races, all artforms. We were all part to something greater than all of us & that is tending to the wellbeing of each other. There isn't one person that pertains to this victory, but our affiliation is intricately tied by hope. Above being an canned food art gallery that showcased local artists, Patience dropped his album titled, "Chariot to the Sun". Use the positivity of this event to enlighten yourself and go out and support your locals in art & music.
Page 10 Purpose beyond reach is a congregation of talented and passionate individuals. I have structured the gallery to benefit all affiliates, may it be to create a sense of service to community or to 'strengthen our bonds of affliction' past individual measure. Our deeds toward a sense of humility lies in our strives, minuscule or by limitless leaps, 'we are the ones we have been waiting for'. In a society conditioned to prioritize self, we have burdened ourselves with a responsibility to reach far beyond our purposes.
nov. 20, 2010.
support local art&music.
& bring your canned foods.
Page 3 running on patience.
by: reynaldo cayetano jr.
8.16.10
It is common to find city locals of the 49-mile area of San Francisco embracing many aspects of everyday life through artistic affirmations.
Amongst these San Franciscans, many are highly overlooked, when in reality, they are the best candidates for speaking the story of a people.
Richard Olayvar is an individual that springs from the core of such population. He is a proud San Francisco native, born & raised within the fabric of the society.
Under the emcee name, Patience the Virtuous, he utilizes his experiences from daily life to portray an important message for all audiences. One can identify his humble conviction as he spoke with foretelling eyes fixated into the distance, "I want to make timeless music".
Above being a street intellect with a
c o n scious m e n t a l i t y a n d righteous theology, the backbone of motivation for the emcee
P at i e n c e d e r i v e s i n
the great responsibility lying in clutching the mic.
Currently working on his highly anticipated release "Chariot to the Sun", Patience remains vigilant towards his syntax and content. Feeling as if he faces a corporate polluted mainstream, his aims to be a rapper are clearly selfless.
" there is still hope for hiphop. Especially the younger generation, I want to be a voice for them "
As his journey continues, you can catch Patience walking the streets of San Francisco. One should never hesitate to spark conversation with him for he is
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"patience" by busca pe
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Rey: What is your name?
Patience : Rich aka patience the virtuous.
R: What do you do?
P: I emcee, rap, poetry, write my days away.
R: When did it start for you?
P: It started at a really young age, around 13 or 14. I was really fresh to hiphop. I call those the golden days. I know older people have different perspectives on what the golden age is, but for me I got the last glimpse of what hiphop used to be.
R: Whats the purpose of music for any genre at all?
P: The main goal or priority should always be to touch the people and be for the people. Always engage fans or those who appreciate your music to a sense where one is not
above them but equal to them. Always make music that is relatable. That is what a lot of artists forget nowadays. People are so big headed that they forget there are struggled people who need music because it is liberating for the soul. It is a musicians duty to liberate minds.
R: What is your goal as an artist pertaining to music?
P: At my age, I am 21, and im very fresh to the scene I bring a fresh perspective to the table. What I want to do in terms of my music is to create to share with my folks. My everyday people who I hang out with. To let them know there is still hope for hiphop. Especially the younger generation, I want to be a voice for them.
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...one individual who can dissect a fellow peer with outworldly conversation.
With steadfast poise draped in local city wear (Upper Playground) topped with a tilted San Francisco fitted hat, Patience emphasizes the responsibilities of a practicing city artist who composes music to unite audiences at all scales, ultimately attaining balance.
Maybe then, we may all be able to practice patience.
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Page 6 R: Why do you stress hiphop so much?
P: Everybody always got a different understanding of what hiphop is and what it should be. As long as youre righteous and lead a good path, the music could speak for itself. I push hiphop so much because it always gave me a sense of community growing up. Its just always been a free way of expression.
R: Whats going on out there that shouldn't be going on out there (hiphop)?
P: Everything cliché. My little niece can turn on the radio or what is playing on tv and they follow that, and they love that. I feel like that's how the system tries to cage you, it starts off with the youth. Thats why I stress the youth so much cause they are important, they're our future. You gotta turn off your radio. That booty shaking music, in the club music, and party music, which
is cool and all but there is much more to music. Music should pack a message, so if you were to do that kind of music, there should always be a balance.
R: So do you feel like there is a sense of control in music?
P: Definitely. In terms of corporations especially from what I learned, it starts early. We gotta break the chains.
R: What do you bring to the table as an emcee to divert from everything you just explained?
P : To San Francisco hiphop, Im different just because I have witnessed it growing up. I am a part of that city element. Im different because I love it, and I never lost sight of that. My music is for those close to me and I carry that weight on my shoulders. I want to bridge the gap .
R: ...bridge the gap between who?
P : People who dont understand hiphop, who got a dim light or a dim perspective on it. There is a lot of talented cats even just within in the bay area, and Im not even talking about world.
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Page 4 R: what are you currently working on music wise?
P : Im working on an album titled Chariot to the Sun. With the theme, Im kinda inviting people to take a ride with me. Get away from all that hypocrisy and the trendy stuff. And bring it back to the more organic stages of what it used to be. That in the park hiphop, ya kno? pounding on tables and beatboxing. I really wanna bring it back to the essence. That sh*t is that important to me.
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Page 1 closing the generation gap.
by: reynaldo cayetano jr.
An overwhelming excitement overcame me when asked the chance to do a shoot with Equipto. Reza Harris, also known under the alias Dregs, had offered to have a walk through and shoot with bay elite Equipto. As an upcoming bay area music genius, Dregs1 explains to great detail the fruition of his hard work. As a member of the Gas Mask Colony, Dregs found himself expanding to music production, where he met the acquaintance of Equipto himself.
Upon arrival, Queezy. stood at the same stature as me. I forget they are still people at the end of the day. He whipped out a power bar & water from his little brown bag, and it began.
I stood from feet away, bedazzled, that I was in the presence of someone who has worked with names such as Mac Dre, Bored Stiff, San Quinn, the Jacka & many more. I quietly took photos diligently, entrusting what I knew of photography, free-handedly measuring light, measuring distance by eye, fixing aperture, and even precision timing.
Above the photography taking place, there was much enthusiasm in the conversation of future projects between Dregs & Equipto. I couldn't help but be grateful for such established individuals to be heavily indebted to the game which they have gained their platforms in. "To always give back" as Equipto puts it. Even in international countries he finds himself in great responsibility to help flower consciousness to the birth and proper continuation of hip-hop.
... MORE
equipto
Page 2 ...generation gap. (cont.)
Many years deep in the game and still making honest and sincere music. I was learning english by the time Equipto had started making music.
Today, the project at hand is going to be thematic to "Generation Gap". A works in process highly resonating a clash of old school with the new. In a sense, a gesture of passing the music torch.
I must admit, I haven't been the most knowledgeable underground music follower, but with my radio constantly off. I have been venturing off to find self-affirming music, and this is it.
Being in the Solidarity Production Studios, it was humbling to still see that two members of the Bored Stiff, Equipto & Mint Rock plus F-DOG and JC can still chase their dreams.
Let us not be victims to anymore commercialized and corporate music. As much as it is important to support, we need to emphasize local artistry, not just in music, but in all aspects of art. Gap closed. - end -
