Today we’d like to introduce you to Darryl Garcia.
Darryl, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I ended up in California because I joined the Marine Corps. Once I got out I had no idea what I wanted to do. I played around with the idea of being a cop, firefighter or even re-enlisting. I’ve always loved drawing and taking photos so I decided to go with one of those options. After a few weeks of going back and forth I choose to go to school for photography and literally fell in love with it the first day. Since that day I haven’t been able to stop shooting and don’t see myself stopping anytime soon!
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I specialize in fashion, portrait and beauty photography. I love creating beautiful images. Once I get done with a shoot I sit at my computer and go through to pick the best ones. Sometimes it extremely hard to narrow them down. I can sit there for hours editing the images and perfecting them to the point where my vision starts to get blurry and I’m forced to take a break.
From the shutter button being pressed to the images being edited no one else touches them. I have a great deal of pride when it comes to my work. I can’t let someone else take over and edit the photos or change the lighting. To me that’s like letting someone have the last bite of an extremely tasty sandwich… and that’s not happening!!
I strive to create visually appealing images that make people do a double, triple or even quadruple look. I love when people stare at the images I have produced to try and figure out the lighting, composition, pose and editing. I just want people to enjoy the style of photography I bring to the table and hopefully be inspired to create their own.
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
I think the conditions for artist today are a lot harder and more competitive. I know for photographers it is. Everyone with a camera thinks they are a photographer…lol…so the market is saturated. If you’re not good at networking or marketing yourself you will just get lost in the sauce.
I would love to see cities have more events to support their local artist! There’s quite a few out there but we NEED more.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
You can see my work on my website where you can also buy prints of any of my images.
Contact Info:
- Address: 18085 Yosemite Ct
Fountain Valley CA, 92708 - Website: www.darryl-garcia.com
- Phone: 9493254110
- Email: darryl@darryl-garcia.com
- Instagram: darryl_garcia
Image Credit:
Chloe Hurst
Angel Lin
Shannon Barker
Liv Mathis
Brandi Bondoc
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