Sakura

Last week I was asked to take some pictures for a magazine of the Sakura Brazilian JiuJitsu gym in Dover, NJ.

This is one of the many pictures I took from that night. 

It's an awesome gym, not only to train but to have fun and make friends!

Check them out at : http://sakurabjj.com/v2/

Capturing E V E R Y T H I N G

This a picture from my last portrait photo shoot with my good friend Veronica. 

It's funny how for the longest time I only liked taking pictures of nature and everything BUT people.

To be honest, I think I didn't like taking pictures of people because I was so oh so awkward about it. Like I was afraid of what to tell my 'model(s)' to do.. how to pose, everything.

But, now that I am trying it out more, I learned that I love it. 

I get this energy of excitement and of good vibes. I love it, I love who I am when I am taking pictures.

I feel like my full creative potential comes out. Its awesome.

Anyways, as I was saying... I definitely see myself doing portraits and maybe events in the future.

The more I take pictures, the more I realize it doesn't matter what the subject is but I just simply love doing it. 

Ugh, if I can only capture moments every waking moment.. I think I really would. 

like my facebook photography page at : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gloria-Bloise-Photography/636392309748766

Henry Castellanos

Last night I went to go to see a EFC Fight in person for the first time. 

Up above is a picture that was taken by me of one of the guys that I was fighting last night. 

My boyfriend was training him boxing leading up to the event. 

I must say I never was into this whole boxing or jujitsu thing ever.. but oddly enough I am starting to really getting into it.

Anyways, this guy (Henry Castellanos) did an amazing job! He didn't win the fight because of one simple mistake but it was truly an awesome fight. I would say this might of been the crowds favorite fight of the night. 

Anyways, I wanted to say it was cool how I could see part of the process leading up to the fight. 

I wish Henry the greatest luck and many blessings for his future fighting career.

*This picture was taken by me. Like my photography page on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gloria-Bloise-Photography/636392309748766 * 

“If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse.”

—	E. James Rohn

I've definitely been making to many excuses in life. 

It is because I am partially lazy (ha) but also fearful of what could happen.

I'm too fearful that things wont go the slightest way possible I would want them to.

But gosh darn it! That means I'm barely moving forward.

Fear takes over in my life too much.

I've come to realize as days keep passing that fear is a lie and either way I need to do what i need to. Otherwise whats the point of even being alive?

I'm done with this fear, time to not make steps but to run in full speed into what I have to!

Journeys and All

I'm looking forward to enter my twenties in just about four months or so. 

I hope to accomplish oh so much in that decade of my life. 

I hope that my career really takes off and I continue to follow in the direction of my dreams. 

I hope that I get married, possibly have a child by my late 20s. 

Oh the things to look forward to. I am sure there will be a share of troubles too but it will be worth it in the end. 

I look forward to travel with the man I love; to go out and have a beer if my heart wishes it so; to no longer live in this town; 

I could go on forever. 

But I'm not there yet, I have to make my way. To get to all those things I want, I have things accomplish. So here's a post and shoutout to my journey! 

" It ain't always about the destination, but the journey. "

I want it bad.

I've had enough of the cold weather.. especially the amount of snow we've been receiving in good ole' Jersey. 

I want my emerald forests back.

I want to explore the warmth; with the sun shining on my face. & at the same time getting a horrible farmers tan. 

I want it, I want it bad.

"Every particle of rock or water or air has God by its side leading it the way it should go. How else would it know where to go or what to do?"

- John Muir | July 1890