The waves picked up today! But before i went to the beach, i met up with people at Neuro drinks.
They got cool drinks for any occasions. They are not energy drink company but lifestyle drinks company.
They want to reach out to surf scene, specially young surfers, so they hit me up. So stoked i linked up with them! They hooked me up with bunch of their drinks when i left and you know what happens at the beach... kids went wild over the Neuro drinks and i had to keep refilling the cooler. ha ha.
Here's Derek stoked on Neuro Aqua.
Here's Keana and Nahe loving Neuro Bliss.
Thanks Neuro! The way kids were loving the drinks, i'll be stopping by soon to steal more from you guys! ha ha.
I jumped in the water to take some stills today. I've been wanting to get some shots of JPSA Pro surfer, Nick Mita, and he is a regular footer. only problem was that in the afternoon, the lighting is just good for lefts. BUT i didn't want bunch of butt shots of Nick! ha ha.
So i decided to shoot with flash. it's hard to shoot with flash because i need to be close enough to the surfer and i can only shoot one shot per wave. (if i had more expensive setup, i can shoot multiple photos per wave but i have a ghetto setup. ha ha.)
Brady Oshiro was there taking photos and video. He was THE surf photographer some years ago but now he is THE wedding photographer here in Hawaii. so if you need a great photog, Brady is the man you should talk to.
I can't post the best shot of Nick yet... so here's one of the throw away shots.
I love how Nick surfs really smooth, yet powerful.
When i'm in the water shooting, kids come out to get some shots of their own too. ha ha.
Josh Moniz
Josh surfs so good. It's like something clicked a few months ago and now he is surfing like a full grown man now.
EJ Mitsui
I think EJ is the least recognized young surfer right now. Better remember his name tho, he's going to blow up soon.
She was one of the first kids i started driving around years ago. now she's in college, owns her own jewelry company and still find time to surf.
Last time i was in Cali, i ran into my friend Parker who is in the band "Say Anything" and we talked about Alyssa because i took her to Say Anything show here in Hawaii years ago.
Here's one of their music videos.
Alyssa is a big fan of the band and at the time she has never gone to a live show before so i thought it'll be perfect to take her and let her hangout with the band.
Look how Alyssa was a kid still! Oh, and those extremely white guys (far left is Parker) are from Say Anything. an amazing thing is, i took them out surfing the day before so they were whiter than that when they first got to Hawaii! ha ha.
She was so chill when we were at the show, but as soon as we were in my car to go home she was screaming her lungs out. ha ha.
Today I was telling her how Parker was asking about her and look what she was wearing!
That's right, Say Anything shirt she got from the show!
Thanks Parker and the rest of the band members for being really cool to Alyssa when we went to the show. i know she will never forget that.
I got so tired shooting today because the peak kept shifting the whole time i was out there shooting. i think i was swimming the whole time trying to position myself.
See that, that's the look of a guy who's thinking "i better got some shots cuz this is hard work". ha ha.
Kaz
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