The Professional Photographer

ARKANSAS PHOTO JOURNAL #1

2012-02-16T02:11:00.000-08:00

Howdy y'all! I've been in Searcy, Arkansas for two weeks breathing in the fresh air while stargazing at a light pollution-free night sky! I've never had a remarkable photography blog during past visits, so I'm excited to show the world what Arkansas is y'all about.

Leaving Little Rock Airport. Time to experience the Natural State and the Land of Opportunity.

I have gone to Walmart almost everyday since I arrived. It's really the only establishment in this small-butt town. Everyone in this community either wears Arkansas Razorbacks shirts/sweaters or Mossy Oak camouflage. When it's really crowed, it looks like a bunch of red razorbacks are running around in a forest. :D!!

I was able to rent season 3 and 4 of Battlestar Galactica on D.V.D. format here at Hastings. Big Lots needs to update their store logo!

I was excited to find out where the CATO Institute is located:

Lighters sell out at a real fast SPEED here. I wonder why......

We can all agree Arkansas is a very religious state. Couldn't even 'take a leak' without thinking about Jesus.

My cousin makes knives and I had the opportunity of watching the process. I asked him if he could make me a "dragon knife" and he said he didn't have the equipment. :(

Here he is sharpening the blade. I could see this digital photograph making it into an issue of Blade Magazine.

I hope he's texting a girl something along the lines of: "Hey girl. Whatchu up to? I'm just sharpening a knife. Getting the blade real nice. Want to hang later ;)?"

This might as well be hung up in a museum of art in a section for photographs that conjure up strong emotions.

Country Corner offers 69cent soda refills. Watch out 711, you might have some competition soon!!!

Frank Myers is the T-Rex of Used Cars, which sounds really cool, but I can't quite figure out if that's a good or a bad thing.

Cruising around in my mom's car. Is 'cruising' legal here? Heh.

These are some houses in the area. I should have taken more photos of different houses, but I only took 10 photographs or so of these two houses. This is the best shot I captured probably. It's always such a tough decision picking between such wicked photos :'(

This is me in Arkansas sitting next to a dog:

I'm glad you could stop by. Hope y'all learned a thinger two 'bout this here state! I have more Arkansas photos to come in PART 2 of this exciting series. I need to lay down.

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

LADIES' CHOICE DVD MOVIE NIGHT

2012-02-11T02:31:00.000-08:00

Koneechiwahh? That's Japanese for "what's up?" Before I start posting the pictures I've been taking here in Arkansas, I thought I'd post about the exciting event everyone on Facebook was talking about: Ladies' Choice DVD Movie Night! A wild night where for once the ladies had a chance to pick which motion picture we would view. And of course they picked Hitch. Check out the photographs from the event below this text.

In the spirit of Ladies' Choice DVD Movie Night, Arslane wore a feminine blue future wig:

We knew picking up a peperoni Hot 'n' Ready pizza would entice the ladies to join us EVEN MORE!!

Lee loves a high quality 'za!

David grabs two slices...

Then poses next to our hero's DVD menu screen. We watched this menu screen for a pretty long time. It's really good.

Is this a lady? You decide!

Hanging out with so many ladies sure can be exhausting :D

A lot of girls showed up and one even let me photograph her. She told me to take this photo of her cleavage because her boobs 'looked really good'. These are Lola's boobs:

Ladies' Choice DVD Movie Night is always open reeeeaaalllll late.

Back massages are a big part of LCDVDMN tradition:

I think somebody is ticklish!!! :D :D :D

I'm sorry if you missed this event, but rest assured many more will come, due to requests by the departing ladies.

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

MY NEW SPACE AGE PARTY

2012-02-10T02:34:00.000-08:00

Hi hi hi hi hi hi hi.Welcome back, JACK!!! Haha :D Okay, but for real, welcome back, everyone. Once a year, something real magical happens- my birthday. Plus something else that's pretty magical happens, the PaRtY!!!!(A few days before or after it.) The theme this year was aliens or space or confetti cake or drinking too much until I cry. I've been thinking about writing a song about crying at a birthday party. Check out the pictures!!

Lola Blanc put an Asian guy design on my confetti cake.

Lee cruised in holding some ancient alien party artifact. A partifact if you will, a balloon even, heavens to betsy, exit... stage left.

I found this framed portrait of an alien at Spring Break inside a Ross store:

Christina Curry, Bebe Zeva, and Abe are partaking in some powdered donuts.

"It's fantastic to finally meet the name behind the man." - Noël (See what I did there??)

Me trying to capture the beauty that glows in creative works:

Feeding my dog: Preston::

You're looking pretty good, Noelle, but I'm a little bit more interested in that girl who's photographing the zebra head wearing a Ninja Turtle mask. Do you think she's instagramming it? Will she post it on Twitter or just save it to show her friends and room mates?

Dave showing some love for the Wild Wild West by throwing up a hand gesture in the form of a 'W'.

Sam is on the right and some other dude is on the left:

Don't act TOO excited to be here, Emily. Jeees la weeez!!!

Never give a Mogwai Tecate after midnight or he transforms into a Gremlin. There's a movie about that happening.

"You can just look into someone's eyes these days and know if they have a good Twitter." Thanks!! (Positive she was talking about my twitter.)

A stoned dog:

Alien streamers are NOT blankets! But to each her own, heh.

George is looking suave and Phoenix is looking fly:

Here's a digital photo of 5 really hot girls:

Barbequete :D

Preston drinking what I can only guess is some banana juice.

One thing Preston and I share in common is that our favorite movie is Austin Powers: Goldmember.

The dynamic angle I put on this photo helps you imagine the amount of fun these Tecate drinkers are experiencing.

Jessica and I had an improv class together back in the day and we have been inseparable since!!

Two-tie Merabet

"That's cool. I want that Toyota Camry parked outside as well, Steve."

This is a photograph of me at my birthday party:

I want to thank all of my friends who could make it to this jammin' party. Some of you know I'm in Arkansas at the moment. I'm taking LOADS of photographs, so be ready for those!!!

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA

2012-01-24T03:02:00.000-08:00

HI!!! Today is my year long awaited birthday!! I figured I'd show you more about my life with some unseen(?) photographs of myself. You all may have wondered: "Who IS The Professional Photographer??" Well, here you go, world, an inside look at the man behind the camera!

This is a photo from my birthday party last year. I will be taking digital photos of my party this weekend! Stay tuned : D

Here's an image of me channeling my inner Lenny Kravitz:

This is for the ladies:

This is a cool picture of me wearing some swim goggles I found on a playground. Do you agree that this is cool? I look like a Martian hahaha:

Here's me dressed up as my blood-sucking stage persona, Vladimir Bloodfist! ScArY, eh?

Here's me posing for a sexy, hip electronic cigarette ad:

Betchu didn't know I could land MASSIVE kick-flips!!!!!! If you're reading this, Tony Hawk, I'm still waiting for a reply to my email about my spot in Skate 4.

This is an action shot of me throwing a smoooooooth strike in a bowling alley:

I LOVE THE BEACH!!!!!!!!

This car isn't much bigger than my Miata. But this car is like an elephant with trunk in the front :D:D

American Ninja Warrior tryouts:

I LOVE PIZZA!!! Does anyone else like pizza? I've always wondered :)

Cheers to another year, big dog!!

I hope this helped everyone see a glimpse into my life. With every year that passes, we all should be learning and growing towards a better self. I hope the world doesn't end this year like EVERYONE says. Remember to follow your heart and if people criticize your goals try to brush them off, unless they pose some good points. THANKS!!

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BUILD-A-BEAR: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK

2012-01-21T02:30:00.000-08:00

Hello mah people!!! We all walk by the Build-A-Bear Workshop in our malls and we think "What the hell is that place?" Well, I've put my fears aside and entered that weird place. My findings were astonishing! I have a very strong feeling you'll agree. BUILD-A-BEAR WITNESS!

This bear was obviously built to be a 'cool as a cucumber' bear. He has a sick hoodie, skull and cross bones graphic t-shirt, and some stylish Ray-Ban-esque shades. But for real, what's he doing with that cell phone wallpaper? His love for puppies might blow his cover with the sk8r fan girls at the skateboarder park.

OH! Of course the male bears are part of the workforce. The ESPN fishing show TV host bear, the maul cop, and the professional skateboarding veteran skateboarder. Let's take a look at the female stuffed bears...

Build-A-Bear should be SO embarrassed about this!!! The female bears (and a rabbit) all dressed up as beauty pageant contestants. C'mon!!!!

You can build Professor Monkey Dork to help your kid understand that knowledge is power1!! He comes with a homework packet and a calculator :)

"Well, it's one for the MONKEY, Two for the show, Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go!" LOL

This is the aforementioned cat. NOW GO, YOU MANGY SUNGLASSES CAT!! GIT!!!!

Would you bang this bear if it was your prom date? If so, please send me an email describing what you'd do to her in vivid detail. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are no clothes for this helpless seal. In Canada it comes with a free club though.

You can buy Disney themed clothing for your creations. I am still looking for investors to help fund my adult film idea: Morning Woody in Butt-Lightyear. Again, email me if you're interested :)

Young Monkey loves jamming to his BearPod:

As does Young Cyber Koala. You can read her blog at CYBERKOALA.TUMBLR.COM It's loaded with nostalgic 90's .gif images and pictures of upside-down crosses.

She's listening to Bear Rockin' Beats. One of my starred songs on Spotify. : D

I took this digital photo as a reminder to you that my birthday is on Tuesday, the 24th of January. I'm looking forward to all of your gifts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad I could enlighten my audience to the doings inside the Build-A-Bear Workshop. I'm going to go stuff my face, not a bear :):) Have a great weekend!!!! <3

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

███████ ██ SOPA ███ PIPA!!

2012-01-18T01:53:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I remember the first day I used to the internet to check out the things I love. If the internet was censored back in middle-school I would have never got see Nude Raider, Tokemon, or print out Playboy photos of Jenny McCarthy. Imagine growing up without access to such amazing things. We have to fight censorship of the internet for us and for the future generations. Please go here: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ ,if you haven't yet, and sign this petition! I thought I'd give you a little preview of how my blog would look if SOPA and PIPA passed.

Here's an amazing photograph of ███████ with a really funny ████ hat on his head!

"Garsh, ██████, I didn't know this was ████ hat!" - ███████

"I choose you ███████ plush doll to finish eating all of my ████ cereal!" - ██

I knew █████████████ would be a smash hit at the █████! Somebody crack a window!!! :)

Stop SOPA and PIPA: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CARL'S JR w/ THE DEATH QUEEN

2012-01-16T03:13:00.000-08:00

Whazz up, my ninjas!(LOL) Welcome back to The Professional Photographer's Blogspot digital photos blog. As promised, here's The Death Queen post. But what's a Dethy post without Carl's Jr.? So, Dethy, Stryder and I headed down to the Burbank Carl's Jr. for a little midnight snack. YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE VERY HAPPY!

This is Jose and he runs things around here. Who says a manager can't have a subtle mo-hawk while he's on the mo-clock. I'm all about the rights for an employee to express himself as an individual in the workplace. Keep fighting the good fight, Jose!!!!

Dethy ordered a ton of food. She got herself a Western Bacon Cheeseburger on sourdough bread, some Chilli Cheese Fries and big ass drink. She does Carl's Jr. THE RIGHT WAY!

I ordered a Teriyaki Turkey burg on wheat bread. I'm trying to lose a few pounds :/

The guy cooking up our burgs is fueled by this magical blue drink. Is it mana? How fast is his cast rate?

Stryder said: "My soda is a bit smaller than both of y'alls. Why do you need such massive soft drinks?" The Death Queen's middle-finger tat answered that!

This Turkey burger doesn't ride the short bus, but it sure is special. I guess they try to make you feel better about ordering a normal ass 'plain' burg by labeling it as special.

Stryder's burg pre-bite:

Dethy downing some Fried Zucchini. I'm glad Carl's Jr. offers healthier choices like this.

"JUMP! JUMP!" - The '90s are back with Kriss Kross Cut Fries. I hope no one dies from laughter...

I would like to see some Chilean miners get out from under this Chilli Cheese Fries mess.

Dethy digging in:

This is one of my favorite ways of snapping a breath-taking digital photo. I call it 'The Helicopter Shot'.

A close-up of this all American meal:

Carl's Sr. would be proud of the happiness his son brings to the millions of Americans everyday. I know he's looking down from heaven saying "Keep it up, Jr."

Evidence of a good time!!!

The Death Queen's leftovers. Time to leave this joint!

This photograph fully captures Dethy's personality:

Or maybe this one does????

Time to work off those calories with some good ol' fashioned indoor rollerskating. Oksana Baiul over here!

I sure am a goofball!!!!!!!!

Thanks for checking out our adventure. I suggest you and your friends eat more Carl's Jr. I'm positive it's the best food on the market. I'm going to go take a nap!!

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BE RAYMOND DAY 2011

2012-01-10T03:06:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!! Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I was pretty much traveling the world during December. A very much needed vacation away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Now it's time to get back to business.

My pal Tyler brought our best friends together and me formed Be Raymond during high school. BR is a group of dudes who celebrate the greatness of Raymond. Some of you know that I was raised a Jehovah's Witness, so I grew up never celebrating holidays. Thankfully BR has been celebrating the most important day of the year since 2002: BR Day. A day where we all try to match the attributes of our friend, the great Raymond Sanchez III. A man who only drinks beer out of a boot glass and trains to be a MMA fighter. Here are the HD digital photos from the last BR Day!!!! :-D

Some excellent visors a member made for the event:

A trip to Rite Aid before the festivities was in order. Here are some very high ranking BR members Jon and Kenny with my co-founder and co-leader, Tyler, on the right:

Tyler and Kenny partaking in the ritual of drinking a beer in a van before we get to Raymond's house:

We got our Nerf guns (my gun isn't a Nerf gun :(... ) locked and loaded!!

"If this van drives below 60mph it will explode. So you better floor it, buddy!" lol

Here's the man of the night: RAYMOND!

Most of the BR members having a really fun time together:

Tyler proving why he's a leader. This is his legendary 3 Nerf gun grip:

He shot this Budweiser beer can with that legendary grip. 2 out of 3 ain't bad :D

BULLSEYE!!

Now you know where the third dart went. The Nerf blast didn't even phase the boot glass drinking animal:

Jacob arrives with some expensive champagne and a white thing. Is it a plastic bag or a Depends adult diaper? You decide!

Max arrived with the Coors Light and displayed his strength in an attempt to impress the great Raymond:

Lee doing his thang:

Jason, the newest member who had to take two Nerf darts at point blank to the face to join, and Jamie enjoying some Jack In the Box. Have you seen a more racially diverse group of guys????????

Evan, the Master of Ceremonies, made fliers:

Max shirtless with a flier under the hat making Raymond proud. Raymond has a beer pong table, which is cool?

Now the flier is in the basketball shorts??? Damn!

Azns:

Be Raymond

Some dudes probably chanting: "RAYMOND! RAYMOND! RAYMOND!"

Evan, the Master of Ceremonies, getting everyone prepared for the Fight Of the Year. Some members dare to challenge Raymond to a traditional MMA fight to become the next 'Raymond'.

Raymond calling out the azn to fight. He didn't dare to go toe to toe with the champ. :)

The winner of the Fight Of the Year would win this expensive WWE toy along with becoming the next Raymond:

Jamie tried his luck against the Spanish animal:

Max failed again this year to take down the Raymond:

I get pretty into it :D

Raymond wins all 4 matches and claims his prize and keeps his title as Raymond:

Who would challenge this man?!

Me congratulating the champ. No one really thinks they can be the next Raymond, but it's all part of the good ol' time:

The two girls that showed up ended up having an intense girl fight. This fight is probably featured on World Star Hip Hop:

Me being ZaNy!

Thanks for stopping by and again I'm sorry for the delayed post. It took many moons to recover from my attempt to be Raymond for a day. Really looking for the 10 year anniversary of BR Day this year :D My next post will feature The Death Queen, so be prepared!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

A FUN NIGHT WITH KENNY

2011-12-15T05:09:00.000-08:00

Hey what's up, mah people?! Last night my pal Kenny took me out on a dude date in Paso Robles, CA. It involved Walmart, Ugg boots, Tech Decks, and a bar. I hope you enjoy this post vicariously, dawgs! ( :) )

This is Kenny posing as a character I created off the top of my head! Meet Heater Cool:

Perception is everything:

MAKE 'EM SAY UGG!!!!

Kenny trying on some new work boots. He didn't end up buying them because his dad might hook him up for Christmas.

Did Kenny shrink?? lol. Real good deal on this chair. I wouldn't mind getting a few of these for my extra-large log cabin up in Tahoe.

What do we have here...?

TECH DECKS!!!!!!!!! You have a variety of board designs from many different popular sk8 companies at the local Walmart:

Kenny doing his best to pick out his fav Tech Deck. You'll see our choices soon! ;)

The power of scientific design and human ingenuity are displayed with this device. Next stop, human cloning toys at Walmart.

We decided to hit up our favorite bar, The Pour House, to test out these Technical Skate Decks while we sip some fine IPAs. We both bought Tech Decks with sick skulls on them. Straight from the designs of Powell Skateboards. Thanks!!

Bad Boy Beer & Finger Sk8 Club:

Finger pumping and scoping the new skate spot:

I'm doing a really wicked crooked grind on my beer glass. A lot is at stake with this trick:

Kenny tail sliding down an electrical wire:

K grinding some metal tubing:

I made this beautiful ramp out of the cardboard backing of the Tech Deck box. Time to get gnarly at The Pour House:

Kenny busting a crazy grab over my deck. How much do you LOVE this angle??

Close up of our skull decks and IPAs:

Time to replace the wheels with the graphically better designed ones that came with the product.

Kenny and I sure can have a blast. Who says Wednesday night can't be off-the-chain fun? Hope you enjoyed and saved some or all of these photos. I have some really exciting ideas coming up for posts. Keep on the look out for those MOFOS!!!!!!

Here's a sweet little video we made at the bar:

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

POOF THE HAMSTER

2011-12-02T17:38:00.000-08:00

Great NEWS, everyone!!! I purchased a new pal. Yes, you can buy friends and money solves all of your problems. I went to my local pet store in Beverly Hills and picked up this GORGEOUS long haired Teddy Bear hamster. I named him Poof for obv reasons. It's hard NOT to photograph this adorable creature. Here are some amazing digital photographs of my new pet: POOF THE HAMSTER!

Poof likes to carry pieces of cardboard up to his attic. This is one productive hamster. He's up at like 5 am working on his place, getting shit done.

Check out the physique on this fine animal!!

This is the tube connecting the cage to his 'petting area'. Poof and me like to call it his attic :)

Exiting the tube:

Poof chewing on something:

Here's a close-up of his dinner:

Now for desert, Poof and I shared a delicious Quaker Chewy Granola Bar. I have a feeling we will be doing this often!

*nibble nibble *

Poof checking his Facebook.com account (JK!)

Looks like we share a lot in common!!

Look at that lavish coat!

MTV Cribz: Poof's Crib

An ext. shot of his crib:

Poof isn't my first hamster pal. Before Poof I owned another Teddy Bear hamster named Best. Best lived with me for 5 years before he passed away. I hope you guys will take a moment of silence and look at the two pictures below. Best will live forever in our hearts and memories. I pray allll of the time hoping he hears how much I miss him. I read in the BiBle that all dogs go to heaven... I hope God was talking about 'dogs' as in 'friends' and my dog, Best, is kicking it with the BIG man upstairs :)

*~*~RIP Best~*~*

Thanks for viewing my blog once again. You should send this blog entry to your parents/grandparents so they can include my photos in their next chain email. I hope you all enjoy your day. Remember adopting and taking care of a pet can be a lot of work and costs $$$$. I suggest you all use protection so you don't end up with one of these things accidentally!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

THE WEDDING OF TOLGA & CHRISTINE

2011-11-13T17:11:00.000-08:00

1-11-11 is a day to remember for many reasons. The movie 11-11-11, Skyrim was released, and Tolga Katas married Christine Marie. The beautiful and entertaining wedding was held in Las Vegas, NV. It was jam packed with delicious food, cool tunes, and belly dancing. I had the honor of photographing this magical event and share it with the majority of the Earth's population. LOVE IS IN THE AIR, BABY!!

The wedding cake:

Tolga and Christine saying stuff about love to the crowd:

LOVE!!!!!

A great group of men came: Kevin Postal, Adam Powell, Adam Faletti, and A-List screenwriter Clay Ayers (Listed from west to east... I THINK??)

The wedding was filmed in HD. You can order your Blu-ray disc copy soon ;)

Christian and his lady:

Bacon and some other substance pierced with a toothpick so when you obtain the morsel you don't get your hands greasy:

JUMPIN JAVA AND WILL YOUR GONNA JUMPIN JAVA ( swing dancing ):

Bebe Zeva and her sister Rachel holding a chihuahua with a very formal dress on:

Dave Shelton having a wild time:

Adam meeting some very fine ladies:

"Hi, I'm Sagittarius."

John Galiszewski and Tolga doing the 'shocking' which was made famous by Dane Cook:

Computer Security Consultant extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick laughing because he feels like a tux in a penguin suit:

A couple of Hawaiian men showed up in their formal Hawaiian wedding tuxedos: Hackers from back in Wozniak Camp

Lacheln and a guy named Jeremy showin' some love B-)

Clay Ayers Hug

Bridesmaid doing a 'gangster' pose: Lily Antebi:

Tolga's brother, Kutan, and me looking extremely good~~~

Bebe, Rachel and Leanne with dog:

Bride Christine Marie with dog Bambi:

"This is juice!" -Tolga Katas

A belly dancer showed up!!!

All of the girls got crazy and started belling dancing. I think they were trying to attract suitable males:

Captain Crunch filmed the whole thing on his iPad so he could practice the moves later:

Suitable males?

An instrument belly dancers use to lure in men. Like rattlesnakes with big honkers and a belly movement thing my friend Paul used to do when we were younger.

Hat jingle

Bebe caught the bouquet ::::

There's nothing like watching two people come together to display their acceptance of love's terms and agreement in front of friends and family. We wish you a lifetime of happiness, Tolga and Christine!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

HALLOWEEN DETH OPHIS

2011-10-31T03:33:00.000-07:00

SLAPPY HALLOWIENER!!! I have some VeRy scary photos for you to freak out to. I hope you're wearing diapers because you're going to pee you pants when you check these spooky photographs. I traveled into Dethy Qunt's DETH OPHIS, the most frightening place in Los Angeles, CA.

Monster.com doesn't mess around on Halloween. He's out to hire some poor suckers to his most recent job listing: Dead Person

On Halloween, The Deth Ophis comes alive and gazelles start smoking chronic out of bubblers.

I fancy your Taco Bell hat, DEMON FOX!!!

Ricky the skull hates Halloween. DON'T DO IT, RICKY!!! There's enough ghouls in this office already!!!

The Death Queen has taken up a painting hobby. Stay tuned for your opportunity to purchase these pieces of art!!

The Paint Queen:

"Hey, could I bum a... MINIATURE BABY?!"

This SCREAMS creepy... this photograph sends chills up my spine D:

Paranormal Ducktivity:

This a gold sculpture of an ancient pyramid that The Death Queen stole from a haunted museum in Egypt:

Stryder in the belly of the beast!!!!! WooOoOOoooOOOo

The Death Queen killed an angel and every Halloween she puts its angel skeleton up on her wall:

I hope everyone survived this blog post without peeing their pants TOO much! I love Halloweeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

U.S. NERF MILITARY

2011-10-24T01:41:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I've been in Iraq. Here are the photographs of the US Nerf Military I followed around:

"Nerf or Nothin'" -Commander Jackson (1986-2001) R.I.P.

Master Sergeant Longshot Jones checking the perimeter:

Master Sergeant Longshot Jones and Sergeant Major Sanchez III infiltrating a military base:

Sergeant Major Sanchez III checking if the Reacon CS-6 is functional and ready to go:

Sergeant Major Sanchez III doesn't mess around. Especially when he's had a few Budweiser beers.

Master Sergeant Longshot Jones doing what he does best: Being incognito.

Corporal Johns takes a load off:

An excellent photograph of Master Sergeant Longshot Jones storming a hill in Iraq:

Master Sergeant Longshot Jones up close and personal!!!!

Private Holland is still practicing his gun skills on local bears. This is one bad man:

"I wish I was the man who Nerf'd Osama Bin laden." - Longshot Jones

Terrorism doesn't sleep, why should freedom?

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Aragorn Bearhat is a tough dude to get a picture with...

Until you get him drunk!!!:::

After the US Nerf Military infiltrated the terrorist base Longshot Jones waved an American flag in the faces of the oppressors:

It feels great to be back in the states. Looking forward to updating my blog more often. Love you guys! Thanks for loving the photographs!!!

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS

2011-10-03T04:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome back, everyone in the WORLD!!! I may appear to be all business sometimes, but at heart, I am an artist. I pretty much have red acrylic paint flowing through my veins. I think you guys get the point. I'm an artist and as a fartist I like to show off my artistic photography skills. So, here are a slew of conceptual photographs for you to try to wrap your minds around.

Jewelry Looking-Glass Self:

This digital photograph is a representation of life:

String Tesseract Droid Lucas Theory:

Inanimate Objectification:

Matryoshka Zeva:

We have to come to terms that robots will do our menial tasks like 'cooling a hot area', but in the future they will most likely be fluent in hundreds of human and alien languages as well. This photo is a demonstration of what robot head shots will look like someday:

I'm pretty sure we all want to be like our idols, and most of us want to be like Justin Timberlake.

Jim Carrey or The Death Queen?

"A goal is a dream with a deadline." - Napoleon Hill

Messing With Reality:

The Cobrasnake battling overpopulation:

Arslane / Rhett Mirror Illusion:

This is a great example of someone doing their job!

Here's a photo of me trying to give you yet another glimpse into the future. I have thought long and hard about what trends will be prevalent in the future. I have come to the conclusion that men will have long pink hair and smoke electronic cigarettes.

Thanks for taking a gander at my more artistic work. I hope you saved these files to use as inspiration for your next (community) college art project.

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BEAUTIFUL VENICE BEACH

2011-09-16T05:05:00.000-07:00

I am very, very excited to show you these summer time Venice Beach shots. I found these gems in my labyrinth of amazing photos and had to show them! With weather like the weather in the photographs, how could anyone not envy California residents? I bet you're going to head over to Travelocity and book yourself a one-way ticket to paradise (Sunny California) after checking these out :):)

You have to respect the Asian business-casual man who picks his kid up from school then heads straight to the beach. No need to stop by the house and pick up beach attire, that's not time efficient!!!

Here's an exquisite photograph of a local surfer dude leaving the wavage:

This fellow is here today to get a suntan on his scalp:

These people definitely aren't going to get skin cancer:

It takes a true professional photographer to capture such sleek watermelon motion:

"Bring it on, Pacific Ocean!!" - Bebe taunting the big blue:

Could you imagine if a little crab crawled up this Italian guy's shorts? Oh man! Then pinching his Italian sausage :D!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a rude awakening. I can see it happening, CAN YOU?

Tim throwing a Spider-Man football spiral. He has a great body.

Me making an unbelievable catch ON CAMERA! I hope you're reading this, dad. I know you always wanted me to play pigskin back in high school, but I was too busy playing Diablo II :( I forgive you for slapping me when I showed you my level 99 sorceress.

I got my camera all stoned before I took this photo! Than man in the beach hat is a doctor. "DO YOU SUFFER FROM BOREDOM? COME ON IN AND GET A CARD TO SMOKE WEED LEGALLY!!"

"Today sure has been a ruff day." -Dog

I made this sandcastle:

Bebe playing Baywatch lol:

"Why did you bury your phone?" - Lola
"Because the battery was dead."- Tim
"Good joke!" - The readers of this blog

"Really funny joke, Travis. I can't stop laughing" - Bebe

This is truly a stunning photograph of a backbone:

Great advertising! Coca-Cola

I'm the boss California

Thanks for stopping by! I hope this blogspot post has inspired you to go out and buy a frisbee and head to your local beach, lake, pond, above ground pool, or bathtub. We only have so much more time before global warming makes this all impossible without wearing some weird UV blocking beach suit.

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

IDENTITY FESTIVAL - LAS VEGAS

2011-09-08T04:04:00.001-07:00

Que pasta, mah noodlaz?! To celebrate the labor movement and its dedication to the social and economic achievements of American workers, I went to a rave with some buddies. We hit up Identity Festival in Las Vegas, NV at Mandalay Bay Event Center, USA and heard some great electronic computer dj tunes. Enjoy!

Steve Aoki's set had big ass letters spelling out his last name. This photograph is a great representation of the energy that filled the room.

Here's Mark the Cobrasnake playing some Skrillex on Spotify to get us pumped for the rave action. Because of my photographer abilities you won't need to ask what hotel & casino resort he's in. :)

Cryptozoologists should probably attend more raves to find the elusive creatures they want to study:

"Is that The Professional Photographer taking our picture. omg!"

"Hey Becky, does this hat look big on me?"

This deaf boy is having his assistant sign out the wobble noises being played by Rusko:

An excellent photograph of a raver's eyes flipping out trying to focus on the maelstrom of fluorescent lights.

"I love boobies. I like my boobies the same way I like my martinis, 1 isn't enough and 3 is too many." (2 fingers up!)

No one gets more laid than the adult males who suck on pacifiers. C'mon ladies, imagine if that pacifier was yo clit, or even your lactating nipple!!!

Niko the Ikon taking a picture with an iPhone of a cute young couple at the Mandalay Bay beach area Advent Stage:

I love it when I get the chance to photograph such beautiful situations such as this. "Friends"

This dude had a great attitude about the Las Vegas heat. I know you guys are going gaga over the cool arm frame I achieved. Maybe the next time you create your own YouTube upload of your favorite dance song, you can use this static image for your viewers:

The 'gang hang' while a bored lifeguard checks his watch to see the time. He must not be doing something he loves, because if he was, he wouldn't be bored? If you love your job, you're not working, you're living.

Here's a great picture of D.A. on a great casino beach:

This is Bebe Zeva holding a beach ball:

This is Bebe Zeva tossing the beach ball up in the air and maybe forgetting it shouldn't frighten her? Cuz she look scurr'd!

"No, you go call mom!"

This woman's favorite electronica album is "6:66 Satan's Child" by Danzig

Looking good!

A very dynamic photograph of Bebe and Madeline in the catering room:

A wonderful shot displaying the large amount of Steve Aoki fans! I see a lot of orbs in there. Are these rave ghosts caught on tape?

A fan dancing to Steve Aoki's remix of YMCA:

Isn't Jonny Makeup cute!?

RAGING BRO

Most of the girls in this 'front row' shot seem like they wished the audio guys would turn down the volume a little bit.

Crowd rafting on the raving rapids:

A stunning photograph of excited bro getting out of a raft:

IdenTITTIES Fest:

It's tradition for Mr. Aoki to smash a cake into a fans face. I hope he brought some face wash because sugar can really clog your pores.

The best photo of Skrillex anyone has ever taken:

I gotta get me one of these hats!!!! I don't usually wear fur, but this can be the one exception!

Bebe and Jonny doing an EpIc Planking!!!

Steve Aoki and the drummer(?) from a System of a Down in the dressing room.

"You guys are number one!" -A guy talking to these people.

Ring around the ravey:

Rave butt

Niko looking smooth as hell in a TRAP-MAN shirt:

Dancing by yourself:

Bebe vogueing:

It's time to go home, everyone. Did you have fun?

Mirror shot! :D:D:D:D:D

Identity Fest sure was something you could rave about :):) I hope they make a Dubstep Up 3D movie soon!

To see more photos, check out thecobrasnake.com !!

- The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BABIES DOING STUFF

2011-09-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

Hello, WORLD! I have a special treat for you guys. I had this amazing epiphany; "babies doing stuff." Hence the name of my blog post!!! I made a craigslist ad offering a large sum of money to anyone who would allow me to photograph their babies. Despite my massive cash offer, no parents allowed me to photograph their babies. WHATEVER!!! I found some very realistic dolls that suited the shots I wanted. ENJOY :) Also seen in SUPERSUPER magazine!!

Before the shoot I told the babies to prepare for the shoot and do their makeup. They told me before hand I didn't need to hire a makeup artist because they could handle it. I took a pic of one of the babies hehehe:

Here's a baby reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice:

Unlike these babies' young soft skin, these shirts are seriously wrinkled. This baby is taking care of that!

This baby is taking care of some chores in the kitchen. "Do you have a step stool? I need to put these dishes up in the cabinets." - Baby

After taking care of some chores, these babies were dying of thirst. I gave them some change to grab a few Coke Zeros.

The soda machine was in the gym, and upon seeing the dumbbells, this baby had to get his flex on:

Here is an amazing photograph of two babies getting real sweaty while working out:

Baby on an exercise ball:

One of the babies had to leave and I got a shot before she left in her everyday clothes. She is very fashionable!!!

The other baby stayed for a fantastic bad ducky photograph. You bad little ducky baby ;)

I hope everyone enjoyed seeing babies doing everyday things. We can't forget that babies are people too and will grow up, and when they do, it won't be as extraordinary to see these humans do this stuff. ONE LOVE!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

HARD FEST

2011-08-20T01:55:00.000-07:00

I was given the opportunity to attend HARD Summer Music Festival a few weeks ago. (SORRY, I'VE BEEN BUSY) I was CrAzY excited to see some of my FAV artists (Skrillex mainly!!) crank out some loud computer tunes. After seeing most of the people's almost non-existent clothing, I understood why they called it 'HARD'! (boOoooOiNg) So, dubstep this way and check out these killer photos!

Pharaoh Phannypack feels ashamed as Tie-Dye Azn tells him his 'tomb' looks a bit small for his spandex pyramid.

This young Hispanic girl, who is sporting Dr Suess' swimwear line, is pointing out to Cargos Locos that "those lights are pretty tight, right?"

It's HARD to focus on this girl's amazingly toned body with those awesome white fury leg boots(?)

"You get that angle and I'll get this angle, babe."

This sign foreshadows her future career.

The female HARD attendees are easily impressed. Shirtless dude is about to get laid in a porta-potty for touching a leaf that is "pretty high up there."

Juan Buzzcut is a shameless attention whore! Move it, dude! I'm trying to check out the ladies!!!

This girl got disrupted by a phone call from her dad. It's HARD to explain to your pops where his missing fanny pack is with such loud jams playing. "Dad, didn't you read the note I left?"

A cool flash a effective I've been working on :) Do you like it?

I'm really digging the bra and Fruity Pebbles tutu :):):)

"C'mon, Rosa, you know I can't dance all good like you and shit."

After a long day of work doing road construction, Steve can finally have a good time with his buddies at HARD FEST.

Moe Hawk, the famous gay porn star, came to HARD wearing his costume from Chode Warrior. It's nice he brought his sister along :) Family is important.

An excellent photo of friends having a good time together.

A fellow photographer capturing some snapshots. I know photography is a dying art, so I am happy to still see other photographers out there :D But for real though, I have been trying to figure out what's going on with her boobs.

Here's a photo of the very famous Poison Ivy. She sure has let herself grow lately :/

"Wait a second, Mark, this isn't a luau!"

This is Dancing Vest showing off one of his ancient native-American dances. Check out all of the native-American spirit orbs circling around this majestic display of a culture that once flourished in this area we now call Los Angeles, CA.

Time to go home!

These photographs should give you a pretty good idea of how awesome HARD can be. At HARD it's EASY to have a pretty GOOD time. I love music festivals!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR

2011-08-06T22:28:00.000-07:00

Yeee HAAAAAA!!!!!! Hey y'all! I'm fixin' to show yah this here blog post about the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA. The fair is packed with carnies, livestock, cowboys/cowgirls, corn dogs, and carnival rides. It's the only place (in California??) I've ever seen a girl wearing a cowboy hat, sporting some face paint or a siq henna tattoo, and walking a styrofoam lizard attached to an aluminum leash. So grab a beer, heat up a corn dog and focus on these professional photos of cowfolk enduring the summer heat to show off their new western wear while waiting in line for food/rides/beer/the bathroom

A photo of 4 girls sitting on quarter fed outdated foot massage chairs while enjoying their overpriced food and drinks. I'm pretty sure the blonde one is my ex-girlfriend's sister :s

A landscape photograph of the fair's most beautiful sites; a ride called the "Rockin' Roll", the ferris wheel, and the swing ride far off in the distance:

This corn dog I was purchasing was not only big as hell, it also cost me a big as hell couple of dollar bills. I googled some math tutorials in an attempt to make a HILARIOUS math equation for figuring out the price of carnie food and after a few minutes of utter bewilderment, I gave up on that idea. MATH >_< !!!

"Hey, Randy, sorry to keep leaving voice mails, but I've been waiting by Ye Olde Shoppe for, like, an hour... If you could please tell me what's going on, I'd really appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing you hopefully." - Fair goer who has finished her second funnel cake waiting for Randy. She's been talking to Randy on Facebook chat for weeks and was really looking forward to meeting Randy IRL.

A demonstrative display of ability outside of a face painting tent. She told me I couldn't take this picture because the photos were of her "daughter." It's cool to see a time lapse of her daughter through the years of her face painting business.

Why do people give a shit about Jesus walking on water? These kids are walking on water and playing some future sport called: Ball Ball.

This sheep was kind enough to allow a 'close-up'. Cool earring.

Makeena wasn't about to let her parent's money go to waste at the fair this year. "Hey mom and dad, check out what I spent that 20 you gave me on! :)" I hope she really gets this tattooed someday so the guys she meets at the local honky tonk bar will know her name while they 'wrastle'.

Tyler and Paul smile confidently as they are strapped into the "Crazy Mouse", a scary spinning roller coaster:

This sheep doesn't let her living conditions effect her fashion sense. Hype this look over at Lookbook.sheep !!!

"Take a whiff, sheep. This is what freedom smells like." -Paul to the caged animal.

Nothing says "bling" like a vinyl banner illuminated by Christmas lights nailed to a barn.

A neon sign enticing visitors to ride the famed "Zipper":::

Two excited Latinas embracing each other after having engaged in a very sensual celebration of movement:

Two Latinas with nearly identical shades of hair performing a new millennium dance move known as "the grind":

These middle-aged adults of Mexican descent are dancing provocatively in the lot of an amusement park:

3 cow butts:

You can thank me in the comments section for this new desktop background I've given you:

A pig:

No? Ever heard of a MALL?!? That's where I wanna chill :)

Crazy Mouse in all of its crazy glory:

Tyler modeling a vintage Doctor Doom t-shirt for the cobrashop:

This is a crown... Actually its the part of the ride that spins around and around:

The interior of a cyclical ride that turns at 7 Gs as terrified passengers are mercilessly pressed against the cushioned seats:

Tyler raises his arms in the air, further immersing himself in the glory of the backwards flying 'Himalayan ride'

Tyler plays carnival ride:

A very stoned banana representing the Rastafarian culture prevalent in the Caribbean islands; as made popular by reggae icon Bob Marley.

Bart Simpson hanging out:

Crushed cans of Pepsi cola in a tasteful purple bucket:

Paso Robles' annual celebration of country music, livestock competitions, meth-addicted carnie built rides, and fried food really bring Americans together. There's a lot of problems in the world and this event isn't one of them. America has 99 problems and a fair ain't one!!!!!!!! :D:D:D

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

DAVID & ALYSSA'S BIRTHDAY BASH

2011-08-01T17:32:00.000-07:00

VrooooooooOoOooOmmeeEEEERRRRRKKKKKKkkKK!!! *CRASH*

Thanks for crashing your eye Ferraris into my bloggy. I hope you're okay :) David Schilling and Alyssa Moore celebrated their birthdays together AND invited me. Enjoy these majestic photographs!!

Alyssa is grabbing an all American Budweiser out of a crab's mouth in this photo. Some people would argue that this crab is somewhat of an alcoholic, so, it does him well to take a few brews out his mouth.

David doing his 'WELCOME' pose or trying demonstrate how big his donger is??? Keep dreaming, guy!!! I would have to hold a yard stick in each hand in this pose to show you how big my Johnson is. TMI lol?

Jesus!!! How tall is David/How short is this girl????

Jacuzzi smoking:

Bebe Zeva trying to be 'one of the guys':::: D

Why so unhappy???

Everyone hug the birthday girl!! Looking good, everyone!

"I don't want to get in! I can't swim... don't you remember??" -Azn guy
"You're right. Better safe than sorry. :)" -Alyssa's sister who is in the pool

I wish this sign existed at this crazy party I photographed in Belize. See those photos here

I know you guys were have been itching for a new desktop background. WELL, HERE IT IS!!! I call it "Bebe's Hand In a Pool."

Somebody is lonely chilling by the pool :(

Joseph Larkin showed up all grumpy because the pizza had been consumed by party goers prior to his LATE ASS arrival :):):):)

These peeps in the jacuzzi weren't a part of the party. I talked to the two guys and asked them what they do for a living (this apartment complex is swanky!) The dude who looks like he's playing it 'cool' while he pees in the water, said he plays the stock market. I think you can buy that game at Wal-Mart?? Is it better than Black Ops? Download free money here.

Somebody has been hanging out with the crab too much!! :D

This guy told me Twiggy was his biggest inspiration in life and that's why he wears a shirt with her face on it.

Meryl with her BoooOooOoyFriieiEEEndnd

I broke all of the rules and peed everywhere on this building (I'm a rebellious big dog!!!)

I had FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Travis McFarland

Thanks Dave and Alyssa for inviting me to this fabulous event!! Getting older is a tough feeling, but as long as you have close friends and all American beer cans inside of an inflatable crab's mouth, shit's okay.

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

FREAK CITY, HOLLYWOOD

2011-08-01T15:37:00.000-07:00

YooooOoOoooOO! The Pro Pho here, ready to hit you up with another extraordinary blog entry. I went with my buddies to Freak City to catch some siq bands playing some killer tunes. Take a seat (why are you standing???) and check out these photos :):)

This is Andrew Mixon, he's my dawg even though he's wearing my Hawaiian shirt he 'borrowed(!!!)' a few years ago.

The Death Queen looking for some flame to light up that smooth C:

Stryder just remembered he left the oven on. "Those croissants are ruined!!" :(

Bebe Zeva posing in front of a Gatorade vending machine.

Oh hey, Peter :) The girl next to Peter is definitely showing off her killer dagger tat to some hot punk dudes.

Only in Holly'WEIRD' LOLOLOLOL

It's like Bebe is holding the sun indoors to illuminate the shot :D

This is Lisa, she used to be the Freak City bartender before her tragic death at the age of 26. Her death story holds some great advice to all of us; never use a plugged in curling iron to mix your drink. RIP LISA

SMILE!!!

I love how mirrors offer the ability to take a picture of someone even if they're facing the opposite direction!!

Chill pose:

Cory and Mario showing some serious 'tude.

Rhett is the only real vampire/demon in Hollywood. I know a straight guy who said if he had to make-out with any guy, he'd choose Rhett!

BJ Panda Bear probably pooping his pants a little bit???

Judy Attitudey:

Judy, Frank and Jonny Makeup discussing how good semen tastes :)

Zeva's got dat magic!

:)

Rhett buying tickets for the Freak City roller coaster. I don't know why they call it a 'roller coaster' since it's buying tickets to bounce up and down on some fat guy's knee in a dressing room. I'm sorry, I know it's not that funny. Sometimes I get tired of this shit.

I don't get it.

Girls will be girls!! Niki & Bebe having girl talk gossip time about celebrities in this weeks issue of the Globe.

Sandy Pussy playing some sick surf rock!

Me:

Thanks for cruising into this blogospace. You should check out Freak City; where all of the freaks go at night!!!!

Here's a video of what The Professional Photographer is doing when he's not taking photos.

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

STAND-UP: BIG FISH

2011-07-14T01:20:00.000-07:00

Hello Errrrrbody! I just finished eating a bowl of Crispy Rice cereal. I hate how it absorbs all of the milk. I like to drink the milk at the end!! :( I decided to take the professional camera out to the stand-up show I was performing in. I wanted to show the world how magical comedy can be. The show was at this seedy bar & grill nameth Big Fish. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the comedy world.

Here's an excellent shot of Stuart Thompson telling some jokes on the big stage at Big Fish:

Comedians; Joseph Larkin and Dave Schilling picked me up at a 711 where I was purchasing a Thor Super Big Gulp. As we drove to the show, Joseph couldn't stop talking about how he j/o'd into a Carl's Jr. wrapper while driving one time. Joseph said that, not me, I SWEAR!! ;);););)

Dave had on a cool Keith Haring tee shirt. Joseph thinks Keith Haring is a shitty artist and only likes Walt Disney's creations.

Joseph was the host for the night. I took this photograph during his "stop in the name of the love, before you break my heart" bit. It's a funny and touching bit about how his mother was going to leave the house one night without telling Joseph she loved him. You know the punchline because I put it in quotes, he sings it though. Great voice that guy.

An exuberant and attractive crowd at Big Fish:

A comedy fan:

This is the Big Fish the bar was named after. The signs under him and above the piano read: "No sitting on or putting drinks on the piano please." & in hand writing (just in case you can't read typed words or grammar good words) "Please no drinks on piano."

Dave jotting down some joke ideas about fish probably:

Sean Hart looks like he's steering a boat straight towards the Big Fish comedy dock!

After reading this...

You'll understand why this dude got kicked out. Someday I hope the USA will pass a bill stopping dog segregation :( Until then, this pooch is going to have to stay at home and drink beer out of his doggy bowl.

What's this pregnant lady going through chemotherapy doing at the bar??? :s

Great shot:

Big Fish may be segregating dogs, but here is a great example of their abolished segregation laws for 'non-whites'. They let Dave perform every week as long as he slaves over a broom and dustpan every time. The table in front of the stage also became the new stage after a few drinks. Yeah... it gets a bit wild!!!

Inebriated Jeremy Martin telling some jokes on top of the table.

Dave telling some jokes on the stage because he didn't have table privileges. I mean he barely has stage privileges.

Here's the robotic member of the band Tarter Control:

Here is the robot with its human counterparts; Robert Selander and Sean Hart.

Tarter Control is a really unique band that consists of two Mormon missionaries and a robot. You couldn't think of a better combination to rock 'n' roll with!

The Death Queen made an appearance???!

After a few more drinks the parking lot became the stage. Really digging Joseph's spring/summer collection he's wearing:

Pat Regan only told a few jokes outside before he went back inside to the 'real' stage. He was sober I'm guessing :/

The bar owner also owns a Porshe.... CALENDER!!!! I bet you didn't see that joke coming :) Was that a joke? Hello? Can you hear me now? What about now? D:

Here's a shot of my Thor Super Big Gulp next to a helmet. When I was buying this Super Big Gulp at 711, I saw an ad that promoted my ability to get a Big Gulp for 49 cents if I bought some big ass hotdog. So, I brought the big ass hotdog and and my soda to the cashier and he tried to charge me full price for my soda. I was confused until he pointed at the ad and yelled "BIG GULP!" then pointed at my soda and yelled "SUPER BIG GULP - FULL PRICE!" Needless to say, he was sort of a dick. I made him put the hotdog back. I didn't even want that goddamn hotdog.

This is very confusing, how could no one return The Beast with a reward like this?!!

A photograph of me trying to give some beer to mini-Jay Leno in his Lamborghini:

Comedy! What a wonderful and magical world! Thanks for hitting up yo numba 1 fav blog, dogs! See you next time!!!!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

THE FUTURE: THEME PARK

2011-07-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

You guys are going to flip your WiG when you see what photos I've posted in this blogspot. Something fascinating, fantastic, and futuristic (FFF) happened to me yesterday. I was hacking into the internet and I found a worm hole!! Upon its discovery, I was sucked into the hole and it twisted my time-space continuum causing me to transfer myself into the year 2012! This was more than shocking and I knew I needed to document the experience through professional photography. I saw a sign for a theme park and I was on my way. I hope you guys enjoy my futuristic findings.

This is the interior of the future theme park. So marvelous!!!

Can you believe that in the future people will think that riding these crazy rides will be fun?? I don't know what sort of technology they are using to make this a safe experience, but count me out! :s

After documenting the zany upside-down flippy ride I looked to my left and saw some sort of space shuttle preparing for lift off! With normal civilians on board??? Amazing!!

After leaving the ride area, I cruised into the market place. The people of the future are much different than the past. So many people are against gun possession, but here, you can just buy them off the street! For 200 space dollars you can purchase your very own Cyber Mission Gun :O!!! I hope humans are smarter and safer in the years beyond ours, because this leaves a very bad taste in my mouth about mankind's future.

Hmm... Waste disposal doesn't seem to have changed much... At least to the naked eye!

I'm glad to see Nike is still in business and producing some very high-tech space shoes. I bought a pair and am wearing them now as I blog :)

I was afraid to photograph these 'girls' faces. I don't want to scare the general public when it comes to the future of makeup. You've been warned, world!! Great butts though :D

I couldn't really tell what this young adult was up to. But, it seemed as if he is doing something very suspicious. I'm guessing he's some sort of drug dealer or maybe a future pimp? I steered clear of this individual:

The portions of alcohol have definitely increased for your ordinary person. This is something they call a "Mega Bottle." I'm not a big drinker myself, but this guy sure is!

Sorry vegetarians/vegans, but it looks like animal cruelty is in mass effect. This man was playing a carnival game where he has to whack this helpless live chicken into a pot of boiling hot water. If he accomplished this task, he won the boiled chicken and was able to take it home to his, I'm guessing, starving family. (The economy doesn't seem to have gotten any better :( ) Hurley is still doing its thing I can see. Mad props, Hurley!

String puppets still suck in the future lol I bet Jeff Dunham is still kicking ASS though!

The sign above this live creature for sale was described as being a "Mars Dodo bird." I'm not even going to try to begin to explain this phenomenon...

Space tree:

In the future, vegetation is very scarce. Here's one of the only ferns I saw on the walls of the theme park:

Findings show that Coca-Cola's secret recipe is still in tact and delicious. The water at restaurants is no longer free though.

I tried to bite into this food and found it was plastic. The crap they can do in the future is mind boggling. Looks yummy though! I ended up only ordering chips and salsa.

I don't mean to scare you Christians out there, but in the future, that religious belief is kaput. Future people follow this prophet; Queen Zonkerette. Not really sure what their core beliefs are but most people peed on this statue while speaking in tongues. Maybe it was in Spanish... I don't goddamn know!!

I know y'all are mind blown! Sorry to show you what the future holds. But as a professional I feel as if it's my duty to perform such documentation. Don't fret though, everyone seemed happy, except the women who had that terrible makeup on! EEK! I didn't like the future as much as the present, so luckily I was able to find another worm hole in the big water slide (a story I won't bore you with.) Thanks for stopping by!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BEBE & KANDICE HIT THE TOWN

2011-07-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

What's up what's up what's up? Sorry I haven't been posting blog posts as frequently as I used to. Ever since I posted 'babies doing stuff,' my phone hasn't stopped ringing! Soooo busy omg -_-! So, I was going through my archived images on my 10 terabyte internal hard drive, and I found some photographs from a night Bebe Zeva and Kandice Melonakos painted the town neon red!

Bebe and Kandice in their extraordinary garments:

"Strike a pose!" That's what I yelled before snapping this perfectly aligned photograph of the two ladies:

I think the garment theme of the night was "the ice & fire elements." Good job, girls!

To fend off undesirable males, the two held hands and talked about their periods:

I call this pose the: 'Just paid for parking on Hollywood Blvd. to go to Famima!! and finding out it no longer exists at this location'.

Here's a close-up photo of Kandice's 'necklaces':

Bebe and Kandice ended going to Cha Cha Lounge, where they saw many friends like the glamorous Annika:

Bebe thought Kandice's handshake was hilarious. I personally don't get what's so funny :/

"Wow... Travis McFarland is looking really really good tonight..." - Caitlin (red hair)

This is Caitlin:

This half man half wolf thing just finished filming for a new Brokencyde video before coming to the bar:

A pack of ~~wolves~~ dorks:

"...and the baby started to grow in this region of my body..." -Blazer guy

Here's some of the locals playing some sort of ancient European game:

Pete Wentz was there as well :D

Is this one of those gay 'bears' I've been hearing about?

Bebe and Kandice posing in front of some weird vending machine that sells mouse sombreros:

Bebe in deep thought while Kandice and Annika discuss politics.

Kandice gave this guy her number and wouldn't quit talking about how hot he was all the way home:

Beware of Dogs

This was a really fun night and I hope all of y'all guys enjoyed the professional photographs!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CARL'S JR

2011-06-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

I hope you guys are hungry! Today I'm posting about a delicious adventure to Carl's Jr. with The Death Queen and Stryder. We had some coupons with really AMAZING deals. My stomach was really growling and I knew CJR would be the place to stuff my face. I thought I'd test out some of my 'food photography' skills and bring along the ol' professional camera. Don't bother me, I'm eating.

Here's a glamorous close-up of my Teriyaki Burger. I like my burgers pretty plain, so it only had a yummy pineapple, meat, cheese and teriyaki sauce. This picture makes me want to lick my computer monitor... how about you guys??

Here's the Carl's Jr. we went to in Burbank, CA. It's also a Green Burrito, which I like to call Carlo's Jr.

Stryder parked the death-mobile like a goddamned badass. Don't bother me, I'm parking.

"beep, click" -Death-mobile car locking noise. The death queen loves that noise. Just look at the joy in her eyes!

Somebody's hungry!!!! :D

A close-up photograph of a Carl's Jr. Salad. If you're using a laptop, be careful not to drool into your keyboard. It might short circuit!!!

The New Nacho Taco Monster!

We used these coupons to get our sweet deals on the food we wanted to consume. 2 Teriyaki Burgers for $4.00 and chicken wrap thing for $1.00.:

Savory!!!

I'm guessing this is a new installment because there ain't no salsa in this here bar!!

This 28 is on the edge!!!

I was a bit irritated by the fact Stryder put our order number on Dethy's head. It says to put it on the fucking edge of the table!!!!

Regardless of our number not being on the edge of the table, the Carl's Jr. waiter(?) brought our order to us.

Stryder showing off the goods and Dethy is unimpressed. Sorry, we're not at Satan's Jr. where you normally eat LOL!!!

I didn't think a Teriyaki Burger was enough food for myself. So, I ordered a Western Bacon Cheeseburger as well :)

A close-up of my Teriyaki Burger with some bites taken out of it. Sorry if this is making some of you hungry :/

Stryder liked his Teriyaki Burger to have everything on it. Looks a bit less appealing if you ask me. Why would anyone want an onion with their pineapple???? Shit sickens me.

Dethy fingering her finger food. Does anyone else have a boner?

Gotta stay hydrated!! There's quite a bit of sodium in fast food. Be careful :)

Half cup full or half empty? Seems like it's a little above half full :)

After eating we got into a heated argument about whether Carl's Sr. actually existed. I was positive he existed at some point. I mean it wouldn't make sense to call it Carl's 'Jr.' without a 'Sr.'

Dethy thinks it's a big scam like Andrew W.K. (read more here)

Stryder hates when people argue. "Can't we all just get a long???" -Him quoting Martin Luther King Jr.

A Carl's Jr. cup just hanging out :)

I wanted to toss in a photo from the aftermath of the tornado in Joplin, Oklahoma. It's really sad but I feel like we deserve to know how strong Earth is:

Man oh MAN am I full!!!! Those were some great burgers. I'm glad I was able to fill my belly with such high quality food. Thanks Carl's Jr. coupons!!

ALSO....

I think it's really sad Carl's Jr. thinks turkeys are worthless in the real world of jobs and thinks they're better off dead and eaten by us humans. I don't think I'd be a good tattoo artist either, Carl's Jr. DO YOU WANT TO EAT ME???? Watch the video below if you don't know what I'm talking about:

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

HOLLYWOOD NIGHT LIFE w/ FRIENDS

2011-05-26T14:57:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. Fancy seeing you guys here :) I'm enjoying a 64 oz. Coke Zero fountain soda. What are y'all enjoying? I put my feet into the photography waters of the super fun Hollywood night life. Let's just say, if I could get my hair wet, I'd jump right in? I mean I did theoretically jump in since I danced and drank a beer. Maybe that's more like I stood in the kiddy pool and peed a bit. Where am I?

A great example of the magic that happens within the walls of a Hollywood night club. This is a classic club courtship dance:

We began our night with Night Swim outside by the pool at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. This is a beautiful photograph of the pool and some people having a blast.

Stryder and Earl were offered $25 dollars each to kiss. This is a photo of them discussing whether or not it would effect their home life if the news ever got out.

The Death Queen was telling a joke she read earlier on jokes.com to Hayden and this girl. All I heard was "...GIRAFFE IF I KNOW! GET IT?"

Bebe and Glen posing for their chance to be featured on the PRO PHO:

Bebe found Michael Shirley himself! WHAT A NIGHT!

They exchanged Twitter URLs and astrological signs then disbanded:

Me telling Dethy to check her Formspring. I'm sick of getting questions on mine telling me to tell her to.

Some people (this lady especially) feel like Night Swim is a drag and should be called Nigh Swim.

Monet trying to party hard while managing her mortgage company. A tough task!!!!!!!!

A great friend photo of Dinah, Chad and Madeline arriving:

Bedros giving the 'hello hand'::::

I don't know who the rock star looking dude is, but the gay black guy is Sean.

Here's some dudes with the most wanted career in the scene. These muther fackoos spin your favorite jams at your favorite Hollywood night spots. I think the guy on the far left is DJ Tiesto:

Rony's Photobooth and Eric(?). I know Rony's photography doesn't quite match up the level of skill I bring to the table, but he's a good pal. Keep up the good work, man!

God bless America! Never forget 9/11 or 4/20!!! (LOL! Like anyone can remember 4/20)

Stryder cutting loose in front of the lens:

Bebe and Dethy stealing some luggage:

My good friends and me headed over to Cinespace on Hollywood Blvd to hit up the dance floor and hang out inside away from Father Cold (cold weather.) I think this is the owner of club who doesn't really enjoy having these wild nights, but a man needs to make money :D If he's not the owner, he might just be some dude taking a dump in his pants. Sometimes a man needs to poop his pants :/

Frank pointing at a chair he really likes:

This is the chair:

Stryder, who takes photographs from thecobrasnake.com, taking an important photo of Bebe and Atlanta:

I cruised into the VIP section of the club to get some photos of my friends:

Bebe Zeva and BJ fucking Panda Bear. BJ really mastered the ability to hold a lot of essential night life items in just two hands. Bebe has a lot to work on :D

Dethy doing a massive wink ;) She really takes winking to that next level shit.

BJ looking ADORABLE! Love yah, Beary!!!

Cory Nixon with his roommate AKA DJ Fisherman's Hat:

Lizette and her friend JaMarcus Russell:

AJ doing his famous Jack Nicholson impression:

Ian Markell posing in his chic new shades:

Bo Barnes is all about west side:

A glimpse into the secret world of the 'past 2am' Hollywood night life:

Friends dancing to the new hit song by Lady Gaga: JUDAS

A modern day Bonnie and Clyde :D <3

I asked Rob Zombie(?) for a picture, but he just 'fast walked' away from me towards the bathroom. Look at all the spirit orbs that surround this rock legend:

THE Bebe Zeva:

Styder, Caleb, Dethy and Bebe practicing Zumba techniques:

DJ MacBook spinning your favorite Gaga tunes:

Bebe and me (from: http://ronysphotobooth.com/)

Hollywood can be a dangerous place filled with drug deals and scary homeless people. But, in the clubs, harmless youth/adults can stay up really late experiencing a really good time. I hope my professional photographs helped my loyal fans see how even though America is usually at war with some other country, we can still have a good time. Freedom, baby!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

COOL PARTY AT KANDICE'S

2011-05-18T12:48:00.000-07:00

Yoooooo! Whassssuuuppp? How's are you guys doing? I'm feeling pretty chill. But, for real, like, reallly chill. I'm inside of a Starbucks and their air conditioner is blowing some gale winds onto my goddamn body. This blog post is of photos I took before the last blog post. I was too excited about the Ke$ha concert to save that one. Kandice Melonakos had a super cool hospitable party for Bebe Zeva on her last night being in LA or something. Maybe it was so Kandice can meet Mr. Right? Who knows... BUTT! I was invited as well *phew* Check out these really fun photographs that were taken.

This was the Dominoes pizza delivery man named Sergio. Let's just say, instead of a tip, Sergio received some very generous massaging from these two fine ladies: Bebe (left) Kandice (right.)

Here's an amazing photograph of some of the early arrivals. I'll name them off starting from left to right: Who the hell knows, Bebe, me, Dave Schilling (behind me), Alyssa Moore, Joseph Larkin, and Kandice Melonknockers.

Here's a photograph of some lady that this man brought. This man is Matt, he's Kandice's roommate. He's like the chillest most down to earth guy. Totally cool with having a good time and being hospitable to company.

BEAUTIFUL shot of Bebe playing with Matt's dog; Gustard.

OH YOU!!!

Kandice in her everyday mood:

I can't tell if Alyssa is racist and mocking Dave's Moose colored skin? email me your thoughts to: travroolz@gmail.com

Bebe is ecstatic about partayz!!!

OH DAMN GIRL!! Is that a platinum card up in those leggings? Whatchu gon buy? A YACHT???

Daniel Sway showing off a dog:

Either something really funny happened out of shot, or this dude is pooping his pants!!!!

Party animal and avid Ke$ha fan, Joseph Larkin, knows how to get shit popping.

Here comes Serg dawg with a pizza and a side of beautiful smiles :)

Grab some slices!!!! Save a few for me though... hehe : D

Looks sooooo goddamn good. I'm a tad hard :s

pizza pals:

A big dawgs gotta eat!!!!!

4 U!!!!!!!!!!!

Dominoes has a great slice of pizza. This particular pizza had spinach and feta cheese on it!!

A sick temporary tattoo on my arm that I really like. Maybe someday my dad will let me get it tatted for real! *crosses fingers*

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A beautiful unicorn temp(real?) tattoo:

Bebe was the official temp tattoo artist @ the parlay. Her tattoo artist name was: Demon Dick

This dog doesn't approve of Lizette's appearance:

Jake cutting out some siq tats for his nice body:)

Demon Dick's grand masterpiece:

These people are from Mexico. They spoke terrible English but they were AMAZING kissers!

Oh, some satan dude rolled in? I didn't know you received Facebook invitation notifications in HELL!!?

Me getting down with shorter people:

These two dudes with goatees had real tattoos. They were just in the corner smoking real cigarettes and mocking us 'tat noobz.' I even heard the bigger one say to the smaller one: "This shit is forever HAHA!"

Comedians, Joseph and Dave, telling misogynistic jokes to each other:

This is Jax:

Dave is a big supporter of the Green Tigers movement.

The Mexicans loved this dead zebra. It's quite a bit different from the donkeys they spray paint like zebras for the infamous 'donkey shows.' Which they attend/work for. Well, I'm just guessing most of the information I just typed.

BJ Panda Bear with his guest Eden showed up... Then the party finally started!!!

Me + Mexicans. I haven't taken a picture like this since 2003 when I worked at Del Taco and we all had a big fiesta and took group fotos and stuff. Very nostalgic!!!

A sick temp sleeve on Madeline:

We had to kick these crazy vatos out of the party. We caught the male making-out with the zebra head while feeling on himself. This is funny or no?

My camera's batteries died before the party ended, but a lot of other really cool relevant people showed up. Trust me. I hope you enjoyed these glorious photos. Have a great day, baby!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

KE$HA GET $LEAZY TOUR LAS VEGAS

2011-05-09T23:17:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blogspot. I had a fantastic weekend in Las Vegas with some pals for Bebe's birthday and to attend a Ke$ha party (concert?)! I was able to get a press pass as a professional photographer :) LET'S GET $$$LEAZY!!!

You can tell by this kick ass poster in the Palm's Casino & Hotel that this concert was going to be a bash and a half ;)

We showed up right on time and saw this spectacular entrance by $leaze$:

This photograph shows how good looking Ke$ha fans are. I felt a bit insecure :s

"TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT TiiIiipPpPPpSyYyyyy!"

"Oh oh oh oh oooooh"

Mark getting a great photograph of Niko:

I bet mine is better????

Bebe has never been so excited to party with her favorite musical performer: Ke$ha!

Madeline probably peed herself multiple times during the Kesha experience. Don't be embarrassed... WE ALL DID?????????????????

Johnny Makeup singing some deep lyrics!!

"How the fuck are they not looking at this amazing stage show?" -Guy in the back.

"This is my favorite song, Travis." ( song link ) - Mark

Really digging how this photograph captures love AND fun all in one shot :D

Ke$ha raising the roof with a siq ass guitar:

Whatchu know about being all up in your camera lens with Ke$ha lyrics?

"I can't wait to upload this to my Facebook page! My guy friends back in the OC are going to be so goddamn jelly!" -Guy taking pic with Blackberry

"I knew I shouldn't of eaten that Super Sized Big Mac meal at McDonald's before the concert. I always do this... I want to get $leazy so bad but I'm afraid my pants will get $melly :(." -U KNOW WHO!

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Damn! You've been rabbit eared +bling :D

Ke$ha is a practitioner of greater magical powers and summoned some deceased party animals to get $$$$leaZy with her in VEGAS, BABY!

Party pooperz:

Some super hot Ke$ha fans taking an overly sexual MySpace photo:

SPIRIT HOOOOODS!!!!!! Rok on ;)

This picture is a trip, holmes:

Bebe butt stomping Johnny

The credit card is the new lighter :) This is during her encore: BLOW

After the party (concert) we headed to the food court. Here's a romantic photograph of Johnny and Mark.

Palm's food court:

Looking great, kids!:

Mark's birthday present to Bebe: A shirt he found randomly in South Korea.

Niko getting wicked on a street bike:

Bebe looking sparkly and cute while I tried to look like Mick Jagger so I wouldn't be kicked to the curb:

I had a great time in Las Vegas celebrating Bebe's birthday with Ke$ha and friends. Before you go, check out this cute lil cartoon I made for Bebe's birthday:

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

SANTA MONICA, CA

2011-04-25T20:28:00.000-07:00

Get your board shorts, bikinis, bongs and beach towels ready because we're headed down to good ol' Santa Monica, CA!! I went with some friends to this beach and took some amazing photographs of people and other beach things. I would suggest going to the Santa Monica beach/pier yourself and seeing these marvelous sights. I know my photos make everything look "too good to be true," but I think this place might be the exception. Check this shit out!

A massive Ferris wheel and extremely freakishly fast looking roller coaster!!!

On the beach they have these athletic rings for cool beach people to do really siq tricks on. I was amazed by this man's ability to dislocate his shoulders and do like 20 spins in a row.

This little girl was trying to show up beach monkey-man. Looking at that massive gap in her teeth, I'd say she hasn't always been this talented. Should I ask this little gymnast how sand tastes? Would her mother be bothered by that question?

We decided to ride this giant dragon boat that swung back and forth over and over again. I've ridden on my fair share of dragon boats and this one didn't seem very realistic. It was fun sitting in the last row because it went pretty high in the air though!!! :D

Bebe was really afraid or cold (who can tell these days???)

Alex tried to master the ring set as well, but I think she'll need a few more protein shakes before her next attempt:

"Struggling"

Niko and megryan enjoying some local beach food; Taco Bell:

Bebe went with a rice crispy treat dipped in Nutella. We both agreed that Nutella was that sweet nectar:

"MmmMmMMm... color me happy" -Bebe

OKAY!!! I am well aware of my photographic talents... BUT, this goddamn photograph is the best photo I've ever taken. *uploads picture to istockphoto.com* Email me at travroolz@gmail.com if you want to use this baby, baby. I can send you a bigger version for a poster in your living room?

This girl asked me: "Do you like what you see?" I said yes and asked if I could take a photograph because it lasts longer.

Alex explaining what this blog post is all about with one simple gesture. Or maybe she just didn't want her photo taken? I have no idea what girls want these days :s

A hot little beach girl volleying a massive volleyball serve:

This is seriously disturbing. I could imagine the thought process of the assholes who littered these bags: "Let's head to Ralph's before going to the beach. I want to buy a bottle of tanning lotion to stick really far up my butt until I cry in front of a seagull..." I would continue but I'm getting alittttttle too turned on :)

Bebe holding a cute little ball we found buried in the sand. After tossing the ball back onto the beach a homeless dude flipped me off and yelled at me. WEIRD, RIGHT??

Cool ride:

Was Jurassic Park filmed in Santa Monica? "Get outa my way, you goddamn triceratops!!"

Looks like this guy has been reading The Book of Morefun:

With all the violence in the media today, I could see why this young Hispanic kid would be okay with shooting his innocent sister.

Some really HAWT ladies getting their dance on. The Santa Monica pier is a truly happening place.

Don't be afraid, it's not a real sand dragon, Alex!!

Is this that Geek Squad I keep hearing about?

This is the biggest trash can I've ever seen:

Cool look.

I'm the boss California donuts.com

Me landing a massive ring thing back flip:

I really like the beach!!! I <3 y'all!!!!!!!!!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

ANIMAL: HOLLYWOOD NIGHT LIFE

2011-04-20T09:51:00.000-07:00

I went to this club thing in Hollywood called ANIMAL on Tuesday. I think you guys know I love a good night club and everything, so this was pretty killer. I love getting my dance on with my buds and gals and decided to take some pics of "JUST ANOTHER NIGHT FOR TRAVIS." I received a special professional photographer pass to allow me to take these amazing shots ;)

This photograph just screams: "WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!" A man could only dream to bang all of these fine ladies in a single night... wait... a single LIFE TIME! Holy hell, it's hard not to j/o to this picture. SAVE THIS PHOTO FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!!

As you can see in this photograph, this club is off the chain. People are dancing on top of stuff other than the floor!!

Here's a photograph of some nicely toned legs:

Here's a butt:

Another butt:

Butt again:

It's time to get this party started, guys! A Bud Light is your true bud.

Ke$ha was BLARING & I loved it :D

I'm pretty sure Lil' Jon was poppin' off for real right at this moment:

Work tomorrow? WHATEVER!! Another Bud Light for me, Tony the bartender!

Make that two Bud Lights!

This is DJ iFORGOTmahGLASSES

A real hip crowd was there:

BJ Panda mother fuckin' BEAR!!!

A couple ladies really twerk'n dat:

Chad just told AJ he forgot to pay the electric bill.

Chad more like Schwag'd out

This is Brittany York and her boy friend Todd Herrera. Todd hates how Brittany dances.

ANIMAL, BABY

"I hope Steve sees my great posture."

Night Life is no joke

"Did I leave my curling iron on at home? I want a puppy."

Just be amazed by this glorious foto of technology making the party more vibrant!!

I think Hayden had a few too many that night. I know for a fact he wasn't happy when he woke up next her in the morning. :/

LAX swag

DJ iFORGOTmahGLASSES hard at work

Chett LANG??

Massive C drag:

Let me give it a try... MmmMMMMMmmmMM

Club throwback:

This picture should be the cover of my next romance novel: To Love an Armenian DJ

Nicole Richie showed up!!!

Is this the luckiest man alive?

"Show me sexy!" -Me to her.

I LOVE TO DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you enjoyed these night life Hollywood club fun party photographs!! ANIMAL happens every Tuesday @ My Studio 6623 Hollywood Blvd. I totally suggest you check it out!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

2011-04-13T23:47:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome back to http://theprofessionalphotographer.blogspot.com? I know the last blog post was a bit sad, so I thought I'd liven things up with this post!! I went to downtown LA and took a lot of great photos with a new camera: Polaroid i1237 (photo of the camera) I might use some other cameras too in some of the upcoming blog posts. Pretty exciting stuff :) ANYWAYS... Check out these shots for your viewing pleasure.

wowowowow these puppy flowers are cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute:

I suggest buying this flower arrangement if a family member or friend dies:

Here are some other arrangements to select from for your lost loved ones :)

Here's a photo of the flower crucifix arrangement without any flowers on ;) Just laying on that wood all sprawled out and ready for you ;) ;)

After I took a picture of this amazing piece of art, a lady came out with a pitt bull and told me I couldn't take pictures. Chill out, lady SHESH!

Hello!!!!!!!! (=^+^=)

4 YOU <3

These poor kids!! Child labor laws aren't very effective in DT LA :(

Here's a really cool photograph of some big buildings and a tree surrounded by stones:

If you were real... I would have sex with you so hard ;) I'm talking about the massive beer!!!!!!

Juan hanging out with Shaggy the puppy:

Somehow a man, who is probably Hispanic, traveled from the future to the past and ended up parking in the Flower District of DT LA. Luckily I got a photograph of his car before he made some bets on sports teams and fled back to the future. This caption isn't a reference to anything. "Super Street"!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes there's beauty in destruction:

I found a flower that wasn't for sale, probably free maybe?

Some local designer fashion on display. The price on this ensemble was so ridiculous. I'll stick to thrift stores THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

This is really good though!

He knows what he's doing with that bike. I know what I'm doing with this camera. Do you feel any of this magic taking place? If not, can you even FEEL!? Where am I?????????? Dad?

You CAN teach an old person new extreme green transportation tricks. I want to open a bike/roller blade shop called "Extreme Green Transportation." I think it would make me some extreme green. And by 'extreme green,' I mean a lot of money B-)

This photo is for all the guys out there. Soak in that cuteness!!!!!!!!!!!

"Remarkable"

"Greetings from dorkville!!!" -Them

I hope y'all guys liked this blog post! I know the camera change can throw you off a bit, but you have to remember: "Professional Photographer" isn't some bullshit statement. You could hand me a stick taped to some light bulbs covered in dog shit and I could take amazing photos with it. I love you guys and please never forget HP Photosmart M307 because I know he won't forget about you in camera heaven. Enjoy life!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

RIP HP PHOTOSMART M307

2011-04-11T18:33:00.000-07:00

I have TERRIBLE news for y'all!!! The main camera used for the professional photographer dot blogspot dot com has been KILLED! I'm pretty sure I know who did committed the crime, but she's not admitting it. I would press charges but my lawyer said I didn't have a good enough case. Is this funny? Whatever!!! My camera is dead :'( So, in loving memory of HP Photosmart M307, here's a post of some of the most beautiful new photos I took before its death. Luckily I have hundreds of cameras, so I won't let this blog die until I die. Even then maybe this blog won't die? In the next post I will be unveiling the new PRO PHO CAMERA!!! Enjoy these exquisite photos <3

A lovely photograph I call "A Burbank Sky."

This photo was taken in San Luis Obispo's historic and sort of gross "bubble gum alley." A lot of ABC gum here for you grossies to get your hands on :)

A bathroom with only the necessities!

San Luis Obispo, CA has some amazing statues. This statue immortalizes the day the two founding bears of SLO met:

I found these delicious items at the Shakey's salad bar. "MmMMmMmmmmMmmmMmM"

This is the coolest and most hip picture I've ever taken!!!:

A gorgeous Burbank dawn! Take a gander, fellas!

I found this acoustic pimp serenading a young lady on the streets of San Luis Obispo. Oh, young love, how beautiful you can be!!

A great set of boobs:

"Let me get those knots out"

El Pollo Loco has some excellent sauces to add to any taco. I like the green one. Which one do you like more?

I call this photo: "Angel on Earth."

"Another day, another 40 tacos."

You could grab this texture and paste it into Maya and make some really cool looking asphalt for your next video game or CG Pixar movie, Pixar.

Dethy hasn't always lived in a lair 500 feet under the surface of the Earth. She used to live inside of a house and this is a photograph of her old room's ceiling fan.

I will miss you HP Photosmart M307 :'(

Everything eventually dies and that doesn't exclude cameras. We have to remember to live everyday like it's our last. I hope you are having sex with lots of girls in camera heaven, HP Photosmart M307. One love, y'all 4 ever!!!

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :(

BAD DUCKY'S - THE DEATH QUEEN

2011-04-02T14:37:00.000-07:00

The Death Queen is today's model for my Bad Ducky's project.

Oh, you baaaaad ducky diva you ;)

This bad ducky loves to smoke cigarettes because that's what bad duckys do

Oh yeah! Stick that ducky foot in the washing machine

Loving that duck attitude!

I won't tell anyone ;)

I love seeing a bad ducky spread dat duck ass.

Oh, is lil Dethy bad ducky tired?

MMmmmMmmMmmMmmm sexy licking action

Did that washer taste good, you bad bad little ducky?

Someone decided to take her duck feathers off. FIERCE!

You have a little naughty duck friend? I wouldn't mind seeing some duck on duck action

Quack baby, quack. Show that little innocent ducky how to be bad:

I hope you enjoyed the second installment of Bad Ducky's! The Death Queen really took being a bad ducky to a new level ;) Look for even more Bad Ducky's coming soon.

If any of you ladies want to model, email me at: travroolz@gmail.com

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

ADAM SHENKMAN & SARAH HAMBLIN'S BREAKFAST SHOW

2011-03-30T13:25:00.000-07:00

Sorry there hasn't been a blog post in a week or something?? :( My laptop charger is kaput and I am forced to use a Razr phone to write this blog post. But, I reassure you this professional post was well worth the wait! I was delighted to attend my friend Adam Shenkman's live kids event at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles called The Breakfast Show. Adam-O (Adam Shenkman) boasts "It's the most important show of the day!" For me, the kids and the other adult attendees, we could have seen any other show imaginable and it wouldn't compare to the creative and fun show Adam-O delivered that Sunday!! And Adam gives the kids bowls of cereal! I was too stuffed from eating a sizzling steak before I showed up to stomach a bowl though :)

Here's a professional photograph of Adam-O with some of his young fans:

Adam packed this place full of eccentric kids and their adult counter-parts who were enthralled by the masterpiece called "The Breakfast show."

This is Ralph Vincent, my pal and fellow comedian. He played the milk man! I showed up a taaaaad late, so I didn't get a chance to see him perform, but I know he was amazing! We talked for a second before I walked into the theater to take photos. I told him I was depressed and he gave me advice. I hope I'm okay :(

This lady with a nice blonde afro named Carhop Dolly was on roller-skates. She gave the kids their bowls of cereal. It looks like the kids were given Fruit Loops. I just ate a bowl of Fruit Loops and really enjoyed it.

This is Cereal Chef Kushi who was in charge of making sure there were plenty of Fruit Loops to go around. I like his shades B-) !!!

By the time I showed up Adam-O had begun the spontaneous Olympics! This is a photograph of him looking superb in a ref shirt telling the audience to stand for the national anthem of The Breakfast Show:

Personally, I found this to be a beautiful shot of the stand sign with a jug of milk surrounded by spilled cereal.

She played instruments to set the mood for the show. She also sang for the show. Really great girl!!! I don't know her name though :(

The first competition for The Breakfast Show Olympics was the contenders ability to draw. Their test was to draw Adam-O. Check out the cool drawings!!!

I have this cool effect option on my high-tech professional camera to make people look like they are morphing around the stage:

After the shows actors showed their drawings, Adam-O had the kids in the audience draw a picture of him. When they finished he invited these hopeful younglings to the stage for a competition of their own.

HAVING FUN!!! :)

This young lass won first place AND I can see why!! Check out that drawing!!

Adam-O confronting the young winner. She was very humble about the success of her drawing. I bet I could have done better. This is one of the reasons I curse GOD for not allowing me to remain as a little kid forever. Does the fountain of youth really exist? Is it really just filled with a bunch of kids peeing in the fountain all gross? I bet it's gross... NEVER MIND I'll stay an old man.

Adam-O in awe of the drawing.

The next compition was the classic battle of "tug-a-war." The battle was between a centaur from the past vs. the strength of a black robot from the future. Adam-O invited some kids from the audience to help each of the competitors. These kids must have nerves of steel. When I was a little kid I was scared as hell of costumed freaks. I remember I always wanted to ride Star Tours at Disneyland but cried every time I was in line. I remember before you entered the 'spacecraft' they had a video above the doors showing various aliens from the Star Wars series sitting with the human riders. I was very frightened by the idea of an alien sitting next to me. Now I would do ANYTHING to sit next to an alien. Are you guys still here? Hello?

The centaur began to sing and commanded the audience to sing a long with her. I didn't sing a long because I'm very insecure about my singing voice. But, in the shower, I'm a regular American Idol!!! :)

The black robot from the future refused to sing as well.

Disrupting the battle, Uncle Chickster came in ranting about how the future sucked and was scary. He has just left a time machine located in the back of the stage I didn't photograph. Believe me, the time machine looked cool!

The Japanese chef talked about how he was raised in Pasadena and spoke perfect English. This 'shocked' Adam-O!

An amazing photograph of the black robot from the future:

After the show, Adam-O invited the attendees to hang in the lobby and meet the performers. Here's a great photo of Adam with another good buddy of mine, BJ Averell.

This young dude was really excited to meet his favorite character: Cereal. I would be too, I LOVE cereal!!

This is a photograph of some guests with another performer, who I didn't photograph performing, (far left) David Lunch, World Famous Storyteller.

This is the black robot from the future without his costume on. In real life his name is Dave Schilling. He's posing with another friend and comedian named Joseph Larkin. Looking really smooth guys!!

Upon leaving the theater big shot Dave signed some autographs for some kid's poster.

It's probably a fact that most kids don't care about being earth friendly. Why can't they understand today's trash is their tomorrow's trash???

I'm really proud of my dog Adam for putting up such a fantastic show and pack the theater with adoring young/old fans. He will be doing this show again April 24th and I suggest all you goddamn people check it out for yourselves.

Here's a promo video for his show:
http://www.vimeo.com/21215270

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

CREEPY GHOST TOWN, CA

2011-03-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

You take a beautiful drive, not even rivaled by Highway 1 near Monterey, and you reach a little town called New Cuyama. I'm really not sure what New Cuyama is, but I think it's some sort of ghost town. The sign says the population is 562, but there's no one to be found..

New Cuyama math equation sign?

Whoever made these tractor tracks sure wasn't around anymore. I'm guessing these tracks could be hundreds of years old?

I saw some horses outside and they looked pretty confused. It was like they were seeing a person for the very first time. They started bucking wildly and then just teleported... into another dimension probably??

Yeah, right!

I was hungry when I arrived, and the only option to eat was the Burger Barn. Perfect! I went inside, and there wasn't anyone there. I could smell food, and there was even a plate of food on the table, but again, no one was there.The hell is this place? I ate the burger, which definitely wasn't the best burger I've had, but it was free so WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO? I was a little scared so I left 2 bucks on the table, just in case. In hindsight I regret that choice; IDK what demons are gonna do with cash. This was a goddamn weird situation so I thought it was a good idea. The funny thing about that call was the amount of cash. I mean, either the demons use cash and 2 bucks isn't going to suffice or they don't need the cash, which is more likely (especially since I survived) and I should've just kept it:

This tree is very well watered. A little too well maybe? Are ghosts/demons not good at ornamental horticulture.

On my way out I noticed a motel. I really wouldn't have gone near it except I heard the Cassidy/ R Kelly song "Hotel" playing. I really like that song, so I thought I might find some friends, but once again there was no one to be found. At least I had great outro music.

This is the interior of room 666. Yikes!

This is the interior room 69. I would love to have sex with a demon in here:

NO LIFEguard on duty:

Here's some gross ghost stuff that probably floats around when no one is looking :s

This is 600 years old and is also an illusion:

I really liked these tractors :)

Here's an extra creepy photograph!!!

When I took this photo there was definitely no seagull on top of this flag pole. Scares me sort of D:

Thanks for checking out this creepy-as-hell little town. I never want to go back and I don't suggest you ever go there either. But, enjoy the photos and maybe show your kids the photos as well. That way they know what real fear is.

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

THE DEATH QUEEN

2011-03-19T08:50:00.000-07:00

Hey what's happenin' captain? I decided to dedicate a blog post on The Professional Photographer.blogspot.com to The Death Queen AKA Dethy Qunt AKA Tina. You can check out her zany yet mind blowing tweets here. She is the epitome of avant-garde fashion. She created DGAF (Don't Give a Fuck) and is so DGAF she pretends like she didn't. Once you say you're DGAF you're no longer DGAF. You GAF2Hard to denote yourself as DGAF. ANYWAYS! Check out this cool down to mars chick named The Death Queen.//~_~

Dethy Qunt is such a mother fucking badass she is filling up a Del Taco soda cup at El Pollo Loco. What do they expect for people not to be Loco and fill up different fast food soda cups there?

Here's Dethy not giving a fuck smoking some weed in the drive thru. I've always wondered why they spell "through" wrong. Maybe it's because it looks cooler or no?

Styder and Dethy eating some El Pollo Loco seriously not giving a shit!

Stryder put on the anarchist clown mask because he knows it makes Dethy go WYLD! He knows how to treat a lady ;)

This is the The Death Queen's Lexus. She calls it the Deth Mobile. Probably because she hits too much shit with it. But, it suits her well.

This is Dethy's room inside of her parents house which is only used to store clothes. She rather sleep in the Deth Office on a couch with hella buds smoke.

Here's The Death Queen making her best 'sex' face. Looking good you dead son-of-a-bitch!

Great goddamn angle of The Death Queen and me :D

Me and Dethy in front of a painting of Mt. Ararat. Tina looks upset because the Armenian Genocide really brings her down. Mt. Ararat is within the Turkish border. I also heard Noah's ark is lodged up on top of the mountain. But, god will kill you if you try to find it.

Being from hell and all, The Death Queen was a tad chilly at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena, CA.

Dethy has a driver's license for some stupid reason. She came in last place in Cruz'n USA.

Here's Tina with her weed buddy in the Deth Office smoking so much damn weed. Look at those shades though!

The Death Queen doing the 'lifer' pose for all the h8rz!

I want to do another post on this intriguing character who goes by many pseudo-names. I hope she allows me to! Sorry for the short post. It's a weekend or something????

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)

BAD DUCKY'S - BEBE ZEVA

2011-03-15T01:02:00.000-07:00

Bad Ducky's is a photographic art project that aims to capture the sensuality of women through the comfort of adopting a separate persona. The duck represents the majesty of intimacy and provides my subjects with a separate, more suggestive skin. Once the girl puts the duck hat on her head, she becomes a woman of paramount provocation. Everything from the duck's bill to the subject's toes will captivate you. Enjoy...

Bebe Zeva is the first model for my Bad Ducky's project.

Bebe is a naughty ducky. Look at her giving that Twizzler a little ducky nibble:

Spread those ducky wings for me, baby.

You're a bad lil ducky aren't you?

Don't worry lil ducky, no one is looking. Show me more...

u r sooo bad!

Lil bad ducky likes Twizzlers doesn't she?

Oh yeah, you love being a bad ducky.

Looking so naughty:

Bad Ducky getting a little overheated? Lil bad ducky want to go in the refrigerator?

You're so bad sitting in that fridge. You're such a bad little ducky. I want to hear you quack for me.

Bad Ducky sad The Professional Photographer is done taking photos?

I hope you enjoyed the first installment of Bad Ducky's! Bebe Zeva really spiced it up :) Look for more Bad Ducky's coming soon.

If any of you ladies want to model, email me at: travroolz@gmail.com

-The Professional Photographer ( Travis McFarland :)