“Do what you're good at”, ‘there aren’t enough jobs for that”, “that doesn’t pay enough”. These words not only haunted me, but put unfair pressure on me to accept a future that I did not want. Endless hours studying with my mom just to fail a math test or upsetting my father for not having that macho attitude all Mexican sons should have. I was terrible in school and I would not give in to outdated stupid hispanics ways. My way to escape was by picking up a camera and filming anything that moved. As the years went by I graduated from the “Art Institute of Sacramento” and received my bachelors degree. Still no job in film and still no money. So I moved to Los Angeles thinking I was gonna make it big and show all my haters what I’m really about. The complete opposite happen. I hated living in LA and only lasted nine months. I ended up moving to Sacramento thinking to myself that everyone was right and I should have listened to them. Taking a good hard look at myself I realized I was going about it all wrong. In the film industry I was being told what to work on. So I started filming what I wanted to film even if didn’t pay. One video led to another video and another and so on. People started by buying my photos and I became busier than ever. My passion turned into a business where I create videos and photos of whatever I want in an area of my choosing. “Do what you’re good at” turned into “do what you love”. “There aren’t enough jobs for that” turned into “make a job for that”. “It doesn’t pay enough” turned into “do because you love it.” I wake up everyday proud and ready for my next adventure. I have gone beyond my own expectations without even realizing it.

-Sly