Photos By Eric
Hey everyone! My name is Eric Kim and I work as a tech support for UCLA Undergraduate Admissions. I am also the Admissions staff official photographer, which allows me to contribute photos to the Admissions website and other publications. I also do a lot of photography outside of work, which can be viewed on my personal photo website: http://www.erickimphotography.com. I am originally from Northern California but decided to come down to UCLA for my undergraduate degree. When I first arrived in Los Angeles, I was amazed by the variety of urban landscapes as well as architecture. One of my favorite places to go is the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. It is just a bus-ride away on the #2 Big Blue bus line, which Bruins can board at the Ackerman turnaround on campus.
On the Promenade, there is a huge stretch of street closed to the public that is lined left and right with stores of every type. Whether your style is urban, preppy, hip-hop, you will find a store that has clothes to fit your palette. In addition to the variety of stores, you will find a variety of people from all over. If you go on a Friday or Saturday night, you will see students, tourists, couples, and street-performers aplenty. There is definitely something that feels magical about the place, especially in the evenings. The flashing lights as well as the fancy storefronts make me feel like I'm truly in the heart of LA.
The photo I took of the Third Street Promenade was made with my DSLR camera (Canon 5D) mounted on a tripod and processed with an “HDR” technique. More can be read about at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging. I hope to explore more of LA and deliver you these images as well as writing about them. Stay tuned!
Hi Eric,
I really like your photograph, they are really nice, it reminds my old memory of UCLA.
Marie.
Posted by: Marie Tan | February 09, 2009 at 02:36 AM
good ideal!!
Posted by: nike dunk | February 18, 2009 at 03:40 AM
great memory
Posted by: uki | March 09, 2009 at 02:43 AM
Nice photos. Good luck with the contest. I voted for you.
Posted by: Patricia | March 11, 2009 at 07:46 PM
Hi ,
I very much like your photograph. They are really nice. Hope to see more nice pics from you.
Posted by: link building services | May 11, 2009 at 11:43 AM
I don't know what it is about HDR photos, they just make night shots glow in such a mesmerizing way.
Posted by: Simon | July 17, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Hello Eric Kim! Very nice to know about you and your idea. I like your photograph.
Posted by: | July 18, 2009 at 05:25 AM
You know - you do some pretty good photography. You ever thought about submitting photos to stock image online companies like dreamstime.com or istock.com? I think people would really pay to use these quality images.
Just asking...
Posted by: christine | July 18, 2009 at 04:30 PM
I lived on that street! nice to see such bright photo, at the day it's not so nice
Posted by: gamer | July 24, 2009 at 03:09 PM
What a fabulous photo! So glad I found your site!
Posted by: Jess | July 27, 2009 at 02:12 PM
That was really fantastic, nice shot out there!
Posted by: Reefs | July 28, 2009 at 06:56 AM
Very good photoshoot.
Posted by: | August 02, 2009 at 07:51 AM