Documentaries

So awhile back I emailed the Los Angeles County Fire Department and asked about doing a documentaries series there. They emailed me back and told me to contact my local representative. I called a few times but no answer. So I went down to a nearby fire station and asked them. They asked me a few questions and gave me (another) number to call. Said that the people I will talk to just want to know if it's personal or school work, if I want to make money off it, what exactly I would want to do and so on. So far none of them said I can't do it so there's hope.

My goal for this project is to document for 5 years.

A project I am going to start on is one based off Larry Sultan's The Valley. I met another P1 and turns out he produces fetish porn. He agreed to me tagging along and documenting the shoots. Sadly he films in an area about an hour (and a half with traffic) away. Due to bus and trains routes, it only makes sense to drive. But I only have my permit, so I have to wait until I get my license. After I get porn checked off, I'll have TV, movie, YouTube and possibly radio and podcast left. I want to show all the hard work that into all these form of entertainment.

My goal for this project is to finish within 10 years.

Photography Goal

Lately people have been asking what type of photography do I want to do. On a more professional level, the main thing I've done is take pictures at live events. Though fun, it is also a bit nerve racking. A lot of things are out of control and I do not want to disappoint the people who hire me. Through various classes, I've learned about different forms, techniques, and methods of photography and find most of them fascinating. I'm still trying to figure out what type of photography I want to make a living out of, but there is one thing I know for sure: I must do something on/about the LGBT community.

There are a lot of misconceptions about the LGBT community. Some people think all gay men are super flamboyant, all lesbians are really butch, that there is no such thing as bisexuality, and that all transgendered people are prostitutes. These stereotypes are not only wrong, but really harmful. They are giving homophobic assholes an excuse to keep gay marriage illegal. We have come a long way since the Stonewall riots, but there is still a good ways to go until we are equal.

I want to show all the sides of this wonderful community to the world. My end goal is to publish a book, but two mini and more realistic goals are to post a documentary on YouTube and later have an art show dedicated to this cause.