Fred Fonseca: Hanford Portrait Photography
Homeowners and lenders are the groups I first think of when I see all the foreclosed homes here in California. But sometimes I forget that this problem can affect more people like Fred Fonseca (no realation) who owns a nursery in Hanford, Calif. Spring is around the corner and his sales are slow. His business has suffered because people are afraid to by plants and put an investment into a home they might lose in a year or two. Home builders aren’t ordering because the aren’t building as many new houses. The ripple effects of economics spreads far and wide.
Kings SPCA Calendar
The other day I was able to photograph Holly McKay and Rossi, her 15-month-old chow. This was to promote a great cause, the Kings SPCA. The non-profit organization held a fundraiser for their animal shelter by selling 2010 calendars with pictures of contributed pet pictures. Their story ran in the Hanford Sentinel.
Give them a call at (559) 584-8766 if you want to buy a calendar. Or better yet if you can give a loving home to an animal in need.
Portraits of Joe Gilbuena
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I had the honor of taking portraits of Hanford resident Joe Gilbuena, 83, a U.S. Navy veteran who has been in World War II, the Korean and the Vietnam wars. During World War II he survived Japanese kamikazi attacks against the USS Bunker Hill. You can find his story here.
9five Eyewear and Pedro Acevedo
I did a real quick lifestyle shoot of my friend Pedro Acevedo for his sunglass sponsor 9five. I only shot one action picture, a switch heelflip, during the short time we had. Check out some of his skating in their promo video. This gave me a chance to play around with the two Alien Bee B1600s, which came in that day.
