blech. i think i'm getting sick.
surprise! I'm still alive. I think so at least.
For those of you wondering, yes, mortgage lending is in a bloodbath right now. My company is just fine, in fact we're reaping the benefits of all these prime and subprime lenders going under. 33 to be exact as of today. I can't say it's a beautiful thing b/c the internal people all have families to feed and what not, but the housing bubble has officially burst. housing values are taking a dive thanks to crooked appraisers from the last 3 years, investors are no longer buying/servicing 100% loans and people are seriously just walking out on their loans. I heard one lady foreclosed on her house, didn't make a single payment b/c she didn't like her loan and when the lender asked about payment, she asked where to mail her keys.
Amazing. We'll see what happens. I've been a very busy boy. Day job is crazy b/c of all the fallout. All those loans are now making their way to us. And photography is doing great. I had a moment where I completely burned out. I was getting no love, I felt used and abused and I didn't feel validated. I tore down my MySpace, my Model Mayhem and Glamour1 profiles. I was just tired of it all. But I got over it. And I'm pleased with the way things are going. I can't expound on everything, but here's what's up:
- I'm the official photographer of the 2007 Central Valley Tattoo Expo. April 28-29, if you love tattoos, if you love Kat Von D, you have to come. I'll be there snapping, and I'm just jazzed at the business potential that will come from this.
- I'm represented. My friend and photo assistant Megan and her friend Tonya started a marketing company. I am their first official client and they have done great things getting my name out and handling my bookings. If it weren't for their connections I would not be where I am. Watch out for Luma Marketing!
- Don't tell my mama, but I might be shooting..ahem. adult pictures. I've been contacted by some industry peoples. Won't say more b/c I don't want to ruin it. We'll see. I LOVE and IDOLIZE Suze Randall. Her photos and videos are so technically sound for porn. She makes it beautiful.
- I will be shooting my first catalog soon. :) Details are still a little sketchy, but you just might see me shooting for a popular local store.
Anyhow, I'm feeling like poo, so I'm gonna step away, but if anyone local wants to wear a swimsuit for moi, I wanna practice for an event that I'm doing in May in Pismo. I wanna shoot swimsuit on the famed Blossom Trail, where rows and rows of crops have their blooming flowers. It's really pretty.
I really do miss you all and reading as much as I used to. When I'm not at work, I'm working on pics or shooting. I get on maybe for 30-45 mins a day, and it's normally on MySpace b/c they allow 300 pics. Speaking of that, wanna see my work? go there: http://www.myspace.com/csoriano I have a slideshow right there. Add me if you haven't already! :)
I've had so many great lil shoots since the 1st of the year. I'm pleased with what I've done.
This is Nicole. she's hot mama.
This is Krystal. She did a cartwheel in front of me. wearing a naughty schoolgirl outfit. She's like my little sister. except like. hot.
This is Adult Star Sicky NiXxX. Cool guy, I'm shooting his stuff for his upcoming thing, The White Trash Project. He's actually a really accomplished musician and nice guy. With a huge wang.
My Valentine's Day Card. B/c it's fun to tie someone to a chair.
Amanda the Muse:
Cody as my spin on Foxy Cleopatra, and my take on a MAC ad, kinda:
Recent Chris sightings (i've been on a diet and have lost weight! go green tea go!)
sarah-rochelle and I
Krystal and I
Sicky NiXxX and I
Anyhow. enough of that. hope you enjoyed and i'll be back again soon. much love to you all, and God bless anyone who's overseas fighting wars. My sister's fiancee Alan just left the other day. I pray that he comes back to her good as new. Other than that, please pray for my knee and my taint. I fell off a chair taking a pic of Amanda doing a backbend in 4" heels. the chair buckled, the bottom smacked the inside of my knee, and I fell and took the majority of the back of the chair? In my junk. More specifically. my taint. Don't know what a taint is? Google that shit. It's a word, to quote Dane Cook. love you all.
For those of you wondering, yes, mortgage lending is in a bloodbath right now. My company is just fine, in fact we're reaping the benefits of all these prime and subprime lenders going under. 33 to be exact as of today. I can't say it's a beautiful thing b/c the internal people all have families to feed and what not, but the housing bubble has officially burst. housing values are taking a dive thanks to crooked appraisers from the last 3 years, investors are no longer buying/servicing 100% loans and people are seriously just walking out on their loans. I heard one lady foreclosed on her house, didn't make a single payment b/c she didn't like her loan and when the lender asked about payment, she asked where to mail her keys.
Amazing. We'll see what happens. I've been a very busy boy. Day job is crazy b/c of all the fallout. All those loans are now making their way to us. And photography is doing great. I had a moment where I completely burned out. I was getting no love, I felt used and abused and I didn't feel validated. I tore down my MySpace, my Model Mayhem and Glamour1 profiles. I was just tired of it all. But I got over it. And I'm pleased with the way things are going. I can't expound on everything, but here's what's up:
- I'm the official photographer of the 2007 Central Valley Tattoo Expo. April 28-29, if you love tattoos, if you love Kat Von D, you have to come. I'll be there snapping, and I'm just jazzed at the business potential that will come from this.
- I'm represented. My friend and photo assistant Megan and her friend Tonya started a marketing company. I am their first official client and they have done great things getting my name out and handling my bookings. If it weren't for their connections I would not be where I am. Watch out for Luma Marketing!
- Don't tell my mama, but I might be shooting..ahem. adult pictures. I've been contacted by some industry peoples. Won't say more b/c I don't want to ruin it. We'll see. I LOVE and IDOLIZE Suze Randall. Her photos and videos are so technically sound for porn. She makes it beautiful.
- I will be shooting my first catalog soon. :) Details are still a little sketchy, but you just might see me shooting for a popular local store.
Anyhow, I'm feeling like poo, so I'm gonna step away, but if anyone local wants to wear a swimsuit for moi, I wanna practice for an event that I'm doing in May in Pismo. I wanna shoot swimsuit on the famed Blossom Trail, where rows and rows of crops have their blooming flowers. It's really pretty.
I really do miss you all and reading as much as I used to. When I'm not at work, I'm working on pics or shooting. I get on maybe for 30-45 mins a day, and it's normally on MySpace b/c they allow 300 pics. Speaking of that, wanna see my work? go there: http://www.myspace.com/csoriano I have a slideshow right there. Add me if you haven't already! :)
I've had so many great lil shoots since the 1st of the year. I'm pleased with what I've done.
This is Nicole. she's hot mama.
This is Krystal. She did a cartwheel in front of me. wearing a naughty schoolgirl outfit. She's like my little sister. except like. hot.
This is Adult Star Sicky NiXxX. Cool guy, I'm shooting his stuff for his upcoming thing, The White Trash Project. He's actually a really accomplished musician and nice guy. With a huge wang.
My Valentine's Day Card. B/c it's fun to tie someone to a chair.
Amanda the Muse:
Cody as my spin on Foxy Cleopatra, and my take on a MAC ad, kinda:
Recent Chris sightings (i've been on a diet and have lost weight! go green tea go!)
sarah-rochelle and I
Krystal and I
Sicky NiXxX and I
Anyhow. enough of that. hope you enjoyed and i'll be back again soon. much love to you all, and God bless anyone who's overseas fighting wars. My sister's fiancee Alan just left the other day. I pray that he comes back to her good as new. Other than that, please pray for my knee and my taint. I fell off a chair taking a pic of Amanda doing a backbend in 4" heels. the chair buckled, the bottom smacked the inside of my knee, and I fell and took the majority of the back of the chair? In my junk. More specifically. my taint. Don't know what a taint is? Google that shit. It's a word, to quote Dane Cook. love you all.