Tony Luna Creative- Update- 8-31-2021
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…AND HERE ARE THE COMPLETE STORIES…
Come join in the fun! Our next Zoom-SchmoozeFest! is Thursday, September 9, from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (Pacific Daylight Time).
A Zoom-SchmoozeFest! is our online session where you get updates on what is happening in our creative community, have an opportunity to present your work, practice your pitch, and network with other professionals and creative entrepreneurs.
Be ready to be inspired by the magnificent work of others. And with our Zoom online presence you can be anywhere in the world and have an evening of free wonderment with like-minded creatives!
Tony Luna is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting by simply clicking on-
https://artcenter.zoom.us/j/4615644020?pwd=RDZBcjEraGhJMnFmNmlxRy94U3pCUT09
Meeting ID: 461 564 4020
Passcode: 0008856
Some happy ZoomSchmoozeFesters! from a previous event.
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- Register for the Art Center Extension Fall classes…
Sign up for now for the exciting class offerings through Art Center Extension. Registration for Art Center Extension classes is ongoing .
Many of the Fall classes begin the week of September 13 and end the week of December 13.
Check out the Course Descriptions and find the classes that will enhance your life, and possibly your livelihood. Sharpen your skills, learn new technologies, or take that class you always wanted to take by checking the catalogue of intriguing classes that will expand your world and your creativity at: https://www.artcenter.edu/acn/coursedescriptions.jsp
Then follow up by contacting Art Center at Night, 626-396-2319 and talk to one of the informative counselors.
The general link to ACX is https://www.artcenter.edu/acx/
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- “CRAFTING A MEANINGFUL CAREER” classes begin September 14 through Art Center Extension…
If you, or someone you know, is feeling the urge to change a career move then consider taking “Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part One- Discovering the Dream,” a Zoom remote learning class, taught by instructor Tony Luna.
And now you may take this class online anywhere in the world.
Our classes are three hours long during which you will be presented with assignments designed to help you create your own career destination. This class is fourteen weeks long ending on Tuesday, December 14.
But that is just the beginning as you will become a part of our creative community for the rest of your career which can provide support for you to live your dream.
Follow-up courses, Parts Two and Three give you an opportunity to create your own Life Plan/Business Plan designed with step-by-step guidance on how to achieve your life goals.
For more information on how the “Crafting a Meaningful Career” course has helped others you may contact Tony Luna directly at tony@tonylunacreative.com.
For the Course Description, click on this link > scroll down to Photo & Imaging > then look for ACX-481-
https://www.artcenter.edu/acx/index.php?page=courses
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(Editor’s note: Former student, and now professional Music and Travel Photographer, Sal Ochoa, was invited to send in some examples of his recent work for our blog. We are proud to feature his artistry as Sal is an inspiration to all emerging artists.)
- Sal Ochoa, Music and Travel Photographer- “Greetings Tony, Please find below a short description of each image (written below) and how I captured it. If you need further info, please let me know and I’d be happy to elaborate. Looking forward to creating more exciting images.”
Sal Ochoa (C) 2021
The portrait of Billie Eilish was made during one of ASCAP’s Music Expo in Los Angeles back in 2018. I didn’t really know who she was back in 2018. She was in the green room, waiting to go onstage for her panel discussion with the expo attendees and I had about less than five minutes to do a few portraits.
I have always loved to photograph people using natural light. I just love the way the light diffuses under a doorway with a dark interior and the subject is coming towards the light.
Sal Ochoa (C) 2021
The portrait of Sting & Shaggy was done in Kingston, Jamaica. This was photographed during a five-minute break on the set of their music video “Don’t Make Me Wait”. The artists had just wrapped filming the musical performance and before moving on to another set, I asked Sting & Shaggy to sit on the motorcycles for a few portraits. This shot ended being selected as the cover of their Grammy Award collaborative album “44/876”.
Sal Ochoa (C) 2021
The portrait of the laughing Indonesian kid was taken in Bali, Indonesia. One particular aspect of traveling that excites me the most is getting to meet different people, learn about their cultures, and experience the local sounds and tastes. I was taking a biking tour through one of Bali’s towns and there was a funeral procession with hundreds and hundreds of people. The mood of this funeral was festive and this kid in my photograph was having fun participating in the event.
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(Editor’s note: Ezekiel is a CMC alum and he developed his job title of “Car Culture Consultant” as a result of taking our Crafting a Meaningful Career class. He recognized the unique relationship people have with their automobiles and the instant kindred spirit between people who share a passion for car culture, and has turned those relationships into an entrepreneurial venture. Stay tuned to the development of Auto Conduct.)
- Ezekiel Wheeler, Car Culture Curator - Auto Conduct, The ONLY curated nomadic monthly pop-up car event in the country.
“Hi Tony, Thank you for the chat this morning. Below you’ll find the breakdown of what we are doing.
Auto Conduct is a multimedia car culture company distilling the spirit of motoring culture into a brick and mortar experience for anybody to enjoy. Our first facility will be the AC Bunker, a car storage facility where customer cars will feel like a private collection at an affordable price point. We’ll also have available amenities to accommodate personal care preferences as well as content capture packages to document your car and share with friends and family through social media.
Our second facility, AC ARCADE, will house an automotive inspired micro retail floor plan that startup and established brands can utilize to showcase themselves in front of both car culture aficionados and car curious consumers all year round.
Finally, Auto Conduct has developed a monthly self-published zine, DRIVE ALL THINGS, to help document stories and experiences from the community that occur at our facilities. Everything from our monthly roll-in events, invitationals and stories directly from the shops and people that keep us motivated to motor on.
It’s a brave and bold time to be in this position and developing a conceptual and immersive retail space inspired by the automobile is a dream come true. I hope you can join me for a coffee, a show, or simply a dazed and awe inspiring gaze at our monthly rotating exhibition of vehicles as you visit one of our properties in the near future.”
This our main wall closest to the Santa Fe Ave. Exit off of the 10 West.
Inside our main retail and exhibition building.
Google map overview of Auto Conduct!
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Thank you,
Ezekiel Wheeler
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- PasadenaPhotographyArts
Pasadena Photography Arts invites you to attend Open Show-Pasadena/East LA #39 on September 14th, 2021 at 5:30PM PDT.
About this event: Our ZOOM event is ONLINE & FREE! Please RSVP today!
This Open Show Pasadena/East LA will be co-hosted by special guest Granville Carroll and Pasadena Photography Arts Advisor Debe Arlook.
Our format for this OPEN SHOW is 2 + TWO: 2 Artists from California and two from beyond our CA borders
All online and all free!
Our Featured Artists are:
• Abigail Teodori presenting “In Passing”
• Cassandra Klos presenting “Mars on Earth”
• Michael Jantzen presenting “Strange Attractors”
• Larry Browns
THEME: BETWEEN FACT & FICTION
The photographic medium can depict truth telling, fiction or storytelling. All of which invite the constructed internal and external worlds we experience collectively. Share a project that relates to your perception of photography’s ability to demonstrate beliefs or blatant fabrications. We want to see what resides in the deep recesses of your mind and something only you can make. Show us new worlds, imagined futures, reframed pasts, and everything in between.
MORE ABOUT GUEST CURATOR/HOST GRANVILLE CARROLL:
Granville Carroll is an educator and Afrofuturist photographer whose work focuses on cosmic identity, constructed realities, Blackness, and representation. Carroll was named on the inaugural Silver list, has shown work in the United States and across various photographic online platforms such as: Humble Arts Foundation, Lenscratch, Phases Mag, Float Photo, Artdoc Magazine, and more.
LOCATION: Zoom Video Conferencing Instructions to join us on Zoom will be emailed to you prior to the event
This online event is FREE! Please RSVP- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-show-pasadenaeast-la-39-tickets-163529462023
For more information:
www.pasadenaphotographyarts.org
Pasadena/East LA Open Show strengthens our photography community and brings together the public and artists in discussion centered around photography.
Sponsored and produced by Pasadena Photography Arts a project of Fulcrum Arts / EMERGE Program.
And we would like to extend our gratitude to the Pasadena Arts League for their gracious support.
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Tony
Tony Luna Creative
A Creative Consultancy
819 North Bel Aire Drive
Burbank, CA 91501
Home office: 818-842-5490
Email: tony@tonylunacreative.com
http://www.tonylunacreative.com
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Adjunct Professor, Senior Faculty: Art Center College of Design
Author: "How to Grow as a Photographer: Reinventing Your Career" Allworth Press and
"Mastering the Business of Photography: What the Pros Do When They Are Not Taking Incredible Photos" Skyhorse/Allworth Press
Providing support, inspiration and networking for mid-career creative professionals
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