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I have yet to feel love and acceptance as I did when I moved to...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:55 -0700

I have yet to feel love and acceptance as I did when I moved to the Bay area. The history of my culture and people just flowed through me, like the breeze that flows down market. It invigorated me through and through.

Gay means happy and I certainly am.

the beginning of an erotic obsession.

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:20:12 -0700

the beginning of an erotic obsession.

I come from a family of horsemen. Barrel racers, rodeo cowboys,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:01 -0700

I come from a family of horsemen. Barrel racers, rodeo cowboys, horse trainers and farriers.

2012 was a hell of a rough year. To put it lightly. At times...

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:03:00 -0700

2012 was a hell of a rough year. To put it lightly.

At times the only peace that I found was during my caltrain rides to the city. Camera in hand I’d forget my troubles with every shutter clicked.

I spent almost 2 years in the San Francisco Bay area, living...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:38 -0700

I spent almost 2 years in the San Francisco Bay area, living downtown then moving to the peninsula to Burlingame. I can walk the streets in my dreams, close my eyes and walk down jones to my stop before heading to I don’t know where to find the little treasures the city had to offer.

Whether you want it to or not time will pass. It slips through...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:02:56 -0700

Whether you want it to or not time will pass. It slips through your fingers like hot sand. The harder you try to hold onto it the quicker it disappears.

This is how I view life, time will pass no matter what. You can spend it wishing for things telling yourself not yet, I’m not ready, nows not the right time. Or you can do it. Either way time will pass.

#colors #makeup #notdies (at Nordstrom)

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:32:59 -0700

#colors #makeup #notdies (at Nordstrom)

CalTrain is another vein carrying souls to the heart of the...

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:01:15 -0700

CalTrain is another vein carrying souls to the heart of the city, northward from San Jose and Gilroy.

In the winters, Orange County has a beautiful fog that blankets...

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:02:46 -0700

In the winters, Orange County has a beautiful fog that blankets our naturally sunny skies.

Getting ready to photograph my first wedding. Using a 5D &...

Sat, 11 May 2013 07:17:55 -0700

Getting ready to photograph my first wedding. Using a 5D & Polaroid 104 cameras #believeinfilm

There are 6 piers in Orange County. The Seal Beach Pier is not...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:01:14 -0700

There are 6 piers in Orange County. The Seal Beach Pier is not the largest pier, nor is it the busiest, but it has a beauty all it’s own.

Whats in a Name?

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:50:21 -0700

Shakespeare said it best.

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet…”

Most of us are given our names by our parents, and rarely do people change that. I however, being a transsexual, got to choose my name. Thats right I choose Ben, not the most creative name in the book but I chose it because it was similar to my birth name.

Confused? Well, if you didn’t know I’m a transsexual, FtM to be exact, and I choose a name that would make it easier for everyone else because of this need to be accepted instead of going with my heart and choosing something I felt really represented me. As usual I put other people’s thought before my own.

Now three years since I’d gone through all the fun of changing my name I’ve decided to do it again. Choosing a name that’s got a bit more spunk to it, something I feel fits me better and that name is….. drum roll please.

Franco Rodriguez de Soto. What a name right?!? I don’t really need to explain why I chose the name but I will explain the double last name. I’m latin, if you couldn’t tell haha, but I was never exposed to my latin culture. My father didn’t feel it was necessary for some reason, but now in my older years I’ve wanted to reclaim a culture I feel I missed out on. Rodriguez, my grandmother’s maiden last name, and de Soto, my grandfather’s last name.

So what’s in a name? Nothing much really and that’s why I’m becoming someone new. :)

Happy Shooting,

Franco

Control Center Down

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:49:42 -0700

Look I’m still alive, but I’ve been spending the last few days trying to re-install the OS on me laptop. Soooo once that’s all done ill be back to posting some beautiful photos for you all.

Happy Shooting,

Ben

What a Weekend!!

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:57:34 -0700

A chapter finally closed yesterday and today’s the beginning of a new. I felt different driving to work today, for lack of a better description, it’d felt like a weight had been lifted.

And what’s a good way to start a new chapter than with a photo? Today I’ll be visiting the Paris Photo Los Angeles event at the Paramount Studios. I’ve never been to a photo event like this before, it’ll be exciting to see what will be there.

Of course I’ll be taking a camera with me, but now the question is which one?!?

A little walk through the neighborhood on a beautiful spring...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:02:28 -0700

A little walk through the neighborhood on a beautiful spring day.

Model, musician, painter and entrepreneur, Nya Dickson is a...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:02:52 -0700

Model, musician, painter and entrepreneur, Nya Dickson is a woman of many hats.

I don’t do many engagement/wedding photo sessions but when...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:01:33 -0700

I don’t do many engagement/wedding photo sessions but when it’s family how can you say no?!? This is my partner’s neice, and her soon-to-be husband.

I’ll be photographing their wedding soon, so check back in June for the latest photos.

There is a dance between surfer and wave.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:02:59 -0700

There is a dance between surfer and wave.

At the edge of Washington’s Salish Sea.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:01:30 -0700

At the edge of Washington’s Salish Sea.

The sun setting on the beginning of many beautiful days here in...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:02:00 -0700

The sun setting on the beginning of many beautiful days here in the OC.

*shot using Heinrich on Kodak Portra 400 film.