chazthoughts.com / the photo blog of chaz cruz

my name is chaz cruz and I am a photographer splitting time between san diego and NYC. my specialties include weddings, fashion and lifestyle portraits. this blog is named after my obsession with "the office" and of a lovable character named creed bratton. he writes about his random musings under a blog titled "creed thoughts," so I thought I'd do the same and name it "chaz thoughts." so please, browse around and don't forget to leave me a comment or two.

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June 11, 2011

I’ll be out of town from June 11th through the 20th, the first half of my trip will be to Hawaii for the wedding of AJ and Jelynna then the second half will be to New York City. I will do my best to respond to all emails and inquiries in a timely fashion. But till then, I wanted to introduce you to Refix Magazine, a new online publication created by one of my best friends Andrea. She has been working hard to promote green living and fashion and this magazine is a product of months of hard work! Check out the magazine as I have a spread of photographs starting on page 36 and another one of my amazing photographer friends Emily Sandifer has some of her gorgeous work featured as well!

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May 5, 2011

I’ll be in Puerto Rico from May 5th through the 10th, so I’ll return all emails and calls when I return. Until then, here’s a pic of photographer James Law that I took a few days ago.

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January 3, 2011

I compiled a collection of my twenty favorite photographs I took during 2010. When I looked back over my work at the end of the year, these were the images I were drawn to the most. I can still remember the feelings I had when I took these, it ranged from euphoric to heart-wrenching. I decided to pair them with twenty of my favorite songs from 2010, while all the songs were not created last year, these are the songs that were my biggest inspirations to keep enhancing my life and my photography. A lot of this work I haven’t blogged yet, so look for the full sets coming soon, enjoy the photographs and enjoy the music.


Houstatlantavegas – Sonnymoon


Summer Holiday – Wild Nothing


Zebra – Beach House


Wet Cement – The Morning Benders


It’ll Be Better (Francis & The Lights Cover) – Alex Winston


Feel it All Around – Washed Out


Blessa – Toro Y Moi


This City Ain’t the Same Without You – The Foreign Exchange


All Around – CEO


Silver Tiles – Matt & Kim


Island, IS – Volcano Choir


Awake My Soul – Mumford and Sons


Unforgettable Season – Cut Copy


Two Doves – The Dirty Projectors


You’re Going Back – The Tallest Man on Earth


Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap


Who Knows Who Cares – Local Natives


I Remember – Yeasayer


High Hopes – Onra


To the Lighthouse – Memoryhouse

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June 2, 2010

A few weeks ago, I created an artist profile on one of my best friends, painter Jordan Josafat. This is one of my first forays into video with my 5D Mark II and it was a test to see if I was capable of creating documentaries for what is to be a a lifelong personal project of mine. I thought it would be fun to showcase Jordan’s art as well as practice with video and audio, something that is very foreign to me. But what we created was exactly as I envisioned, so now I can discuss my personal project.

In the future, I am going to be creating documentaries of my most inspirational friends, normal people who inspire others around them to break from the status quo. These are individuals who take life by the horns and live their lives according to their own doctrines. These are the people we need to surround ourselves with to grow with positive outlooks, I believe that everyone can be inspired by people around them and in turn, become inspirations themselves. I have friends all around the country who I will be profiling, not in the same vain of how I did with Jordan’s artist profile, but something deeply personal that when they themselves watch their own profile video, they will realize that just by speaking about their lives, they can be an influence to everyone.

So please enjoy this documentary on my friend, Jordan Josafat.

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  • HP says:

    off to a good start my bro…keep’em coming! I’m also starting to do video with the 5dII…it’s a whole new world

    HP

  • Great job, Chaz! You with many talents definitely inspire other people. I can see how you incorporate your photography style and turn it into more than just a frame. It truly is a masterpiece.

  • Emily says:

    Great job, Chaz! You with many talents definitely inspire other people. I can see how you incorporate your photography style and turn it into more than just a frame. It truly is a masterpiece.

  • James says:

    Each shot is well thought out. The lighting is great!

May 11, 2010

welcome to the new blog design! I’m currently redesigning my websites and blog to match and am also using a new blog content management system, so to view archived posts from 2008-2009, please click here. I will be re-posting all 2010 blog posts on this new design, so thanks for visiting!

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