i have become a nigga that doesn’t like just ordering flowers for my ol lady, instead going pick them & arranging myself. still a la shaky, but i’m getting a lot better..
peonies, sunflowers, white cotton bushes, mini hydrangeas and a few star of bethlehems.
this nigga
@torylanez
droppin’ a song trying to capitalize off this situation?! 😂 aight son, i see you and i raise you one.
1. finds song on apple music
2. hard press on iphone
3. view full lyrics
4. never press play to stream it.
😊😊
i really don’t think going grab the flowers myself and arranging them is/was a big deal.. i just like doing it myself. and bee likes it. but thank you all for appreciating the arrangement and letting me know it is in fact a big deal. ♥️
if you don't know, i hate retouching photos.. so when i do, it's very minimal. just to remove what i feel are distracting elements to clean things up. and this one? whew shit..
photo, b&w grading and retouching by me.
again, i know love is love.. it finds you however and with whoever. but how i’m gone fall in love with somebody who i can’t say nigga with? who i can’t make cultural references with and they just KNOW? sounds very ghetto to me.
exactly two years.. each of us were on the way to being late to our 1st date. lol, the timing couldn’t have been more aligned. what we thought was a feeler, quickly turned to a sure thing. i am floored and enamored with your entire being.
happy 2!
@iAYoshie
🐝🧡🐻
that’s if y’all want to hear what son has to say.. personally, i don’t need to hear exactly how you shot this woman. and no explanation is viable to me. 🤷🏾♂️
a loosie from yesterday's grad shoot..
@odotkay
, shot by me.
hair, makeup, styling, client, photographer, production assistant, lighting, studio, EVERYTHING came together so well!
sometimes, happiness doesn’t just find you.. you have to create that shit by choosing the right things and the right people. even more, by deciding what you won’t do and what people you won’t allow in your space to protect what you’ve created.
Couldn’t just give y’all the record and then bounce. Dropping the music video on Friday 7/21. Big Shout out to my team, Anderson .Paak &
@latto777
for making this happen!!
#ESJ
#TDE
from yesterday's shoot w/
@_jackfreeman
.. had no idea what he was wearing beforehand, nor location. we just winged it to see what we'd come up with while helping
@Mr_Forrest_Pump
.
if y’all are in houston, i highly suggest taking a trip to check out amoako boafo’s exhibit, ‘soul of black folks’ at the contemprary art museum.. absolutely beautiful work!
grabbing sneakers in store on their release date is still the best experience when it comes to buying..
shout out to
@TBGeneration
for the store run.
wmns nike air force 1 ‘07 lx
‘grain’
i realized a long time ago, i'd never be a "popular" photographer. that never stopped me from trying to be great at it. whatever you're doing creatively.. i hope you keep creating, despite of.
dates, baecations and all that are dope & make for great memories.. but i think love being able to enjoy your person during the moments of nothing the most.
gotta take the L on those IVs in stride.. still excited about these air max 1s that arrived yesterday. word to
@KIMMISKI__
on the design. no fancy setup, but i took the photo.
even tho we love them differently than our intimate relationships, make sure you pay attention to how your friends (REAL FRIENDS) need to be loved and nurtured too..
the older i’ve gotten the more i understand the importance of financial literacy & stability. it would have been great to been taught before the mistakes, but i learned nonetheless..
again, those brandon blackwood bags look dope. i spent some time learning about him and his sourcing for materials. makes it even more dope..
buy your ol lady one.. or your friend ol lady that you fuckin'.
i haven't been taking many personal bookings, but i did a birthday shoot recently because gloria had long expressed wanting to shoot. these are my favorites from our session.
shot by me on location in new orleans, all digital.
being able to be in love and love someone intimately requires a lot on vulnerability and transparency.. doing that in a day or whatever short time period? bitch, is you crazy?
.....yea, i am. 😃
i know this year has really been shit for most of us in different aspects.. but honestly, this has been the best year of my life when it comes to my mental space and personal growth.
you know what’s even more funny about those tiffany air force 1s.. the diamond supply dunk that dropped in ‘05 is more like what that shoe should have looked like. and it was only $65 retail.
this year has been teaching me not to feel bad about losing people/attachments.. not only that, but not to question them further when there’s no closure or absolution.
start being intentional with what you want for your life. whatever that is. that starts by aligning your actions with the thoughts & speech you pour over your life. we can talk and think about things all day.. but what are you DOING and NOT DOING to get closer to your life goals?
friendship breakups are the worst. you confide in them & be there for them in ways you usually reserve for family/partners, sometimes more. you just never think y’all NOT gone be friends. just for it to end. even if it’s for good reason, that sucks. but believe me, you’ll be ok.
So, we talk a bit about friendship breakups, but not enough. One of the most painful things that ever happened to me in my LIFE was when my best friend of 20 years completely ghosted me. Less than 2 weeks after I served as the maid of honor in her wedding.
my best friend sent me the local floral shop. went and picked the flowers. did my first floral arrangement for my ol lady. i know it’s not all that, but i wanted to put in a la more effort & have a la fun. i plan on getting way better. before & after.
they had some hiccups for the first day, mainly that parking & shuttle situations.. but i think honeyland is a dope festival. with some improvement, it could be THE festival for black people.
debated on if i should share this, but fuck it.. i said i need to work thru my anxiety with sharing my work. and it’s late so, 😅.
unedited selects from the shoot in the desert.
@ExavierTv
@BLXST
😂😂😂😂😂 no lie.. i got suggested one song on apple music and when downloaded EVERYTHING! lol, one of my go to people when i’m editing photos.
oh.. i didn’t show y’all on here, but these kobe hoodies i have are FIRE! i copped one from each of the runs
@bluethegreat
had. the purple one might be my favorite.
let’s assume just 80% of this is from streams to be safe.
mj best selling album = thriller (40M)
first week sales = 140K
country carter = 350K x .8 = 280K
1 unit = 1500 streams
280K x 1500 = 420M individual streams
even if just 1% of that is physical copies = 4.2M
shut up.