Posted by Kyle Wiebalk on Jan 16, 2009 in
photography,
tools,
videos 
I was out last evening experimenting with some night photography, such as star trails and traffic trails. If anyone is familiar with the Santa Monica/West Los Angeles media district–or even if you aren’t–it’s full of older industrial factories from the turn of the last century. These are all converted now into production and post production companies, often rented cheaper and labeled as “creative space.” At any rate, it’s a great space to experiment with.
At around 8:30pm a police car drives slowly past me, and just past the intersection, they flipped around and pulled up the curb where I stood with my camera mounted on a tripod. I wasn’t sure what I had done wrong, but the enormous spotlight directed at me sure seemed unnecessary. The woman sidekick cop just kept saying “this doesn’t look good.” Thanks, how reassuring…
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Tags: camera, lapd, legal rights, los angeles, photography, police, public, santa monica
Posted by Kyle Wiebalk on Jun 5, 2007 in
off-topic The clock is ticking away until I graduate from college: the morning of June 16th. I will be moving from Santa Cruz to Santa Monica in early July for a full time post production job. Which leaves me with a ridiculous student loan to begin paying back, expensive LA rent to pay (not to mention deposit), and other bills that I’m not used to paying for.
I started this blog to write about something I feel passionate about, and perhaps I will see if I can bring any income in to supplement my meager student/entry-level salary. I’ve been looking around at ways to monetize blogs, but I don’t want the site to become a rat’s nest of ads. I’ll try out services like Blogvertise to see if I can raise any money to help pay for my education. But of course, providing compelling content for readers is my top priority 
Tags: blog, college, santa cruz, santa monica
