Sidenote: I just made a twitter account, so for those interested in my gallery postings, model shoots, photography events, or random musings, come follow

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Here’s some of the standouts.. click on the last shot for the full gallery!

Here are some of my best shots from the day:

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Some favorites.. click the last pic for the full set!

I know it gets sooooo hectic when I’m shooting at the parties, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I am very much appreciative of your kind words and praise for the photography I shoot.  In the four months I’ve been shooting the underground SD party scene, I’ve made more friends than I can remember, but I appreciate each and every one of you who have taken the time to pull me away for a few brief seconds and tell me your thoughts. My inspiration comes from the scene and all of you, so thank you

Full Gallery: Heroes – 08/06/2010

In a nutshell, these Ultimate Shootouts are one-day events where we all come together for the sake of networking, gaining hands-on experience, and building our portfolios with various themes and venues.  This is not a typical workshop, but rather a creative development event where you can start out as a beginner (as many of our members have) and work with a whole TEAM of people to create beautiful photography.

Not only are these events highly productive, but they will expose you to a whole new world of interaction with like-minded artists who are fully driven to produce.  If you ever had an interest in modeling, photography, or beauty, this is pretty much the best opportunity to do so.  Everyone is incredibly helpful, so even if you have absolutely no experience whatsoever (in any field), others who are more experienced are willing to lend a helping hand.  Many of our members come from as far away as Orange County, Riverside, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. There’s a reason why they enjoy coming out here.. there’s nothing else like it

Our next event is US5, which will be held at UCSD’s The Loft at the Price Center on Saturday, July 31st, and tickets vary based on the role you choose.  Most of the presales are sold out, but there are still tickets available.

Click here to come check out our group page on facebook, and click here for US5′s event page and ticket information. If you’d like to check out our website, head on over to TheSCPG.com!

Here are a couple videos from the last event, which was US4:

Here are some images taken by yours truly:

I’ll also be combining my blog and events into this format, so I don’t have to double post when I do gigs or events.  This may give you some dead-end bookmarks, but I’ll try to minimize that as much as possible.  You can always go to the main site at ryanllora.com for updated links.

On another note, as technology progresses, photographers must constantly keep on the cutting edge if they wish to differentiate themselves from one another, and I am no exception.  So, with the rumored release of the Nikon D3100 (via nikonrumors.com), I am definitely looking at adding video to my gigs in the near future.

However, this will only be applicable if the noise levels (graininess) are acceptable.  Shooting super clean shots as I have in the past couple of months has spoiled me silly, but I am definitely eager to see what’s in store

Some of you have started asking where are the pics less than 12 hours after the party ends.  I upload more images in a shorter amount of time than any other site, so just relax and let me focus on what I need to do to get these out ASAP.

Patience is a virtue, and if I spent all my time answering emails instead of working on the photos, you’d be waiting much longer.  Please understand that when I cover events like Scream, I literally shoot thousands of images that require time to sort, organize, and edit so they look as good as they possibly can.

In the three Scream events I’ve covered thus far, I’ve heard countless people voice their opinions on slow turnaround times, from five days to even WEEKS (wow).  You can be confident that if I take pics of you, I’ll be busting my a** to get them out on the ‘net, and I take much pride in being able to produce the volume of work I do in less than 48 hours.  Honestly, the less time I spend on a project, the more I can focus on others. So please believe me when I tell you that I do have incentives to work fast (without compromising quality, of course).

With that said, here are some of my favorites of the night. Thank you to everyone who was patient as I worked to get everyone’s shots, and ESPECIALLY these guys for helping me find the battery cover for my flash.. lifesavers!

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OK NOW GO GET YOUR PICS, THERE’S 1,284 on 36 PAGES: