RENEE

Cinematographer, Photographer, and Boss

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Yazmen's 1st Phorm Submission from RR on Vimeo.

December 22, 2017

A shorter version of a longer film piece for Yazmen Nuño, a passionate athlete with an aspiration to motivate and influence people for the better through fitness. Her discipline to the sport of weightlifting means so much more than a physical gain but a mental one as well and I got to help her tell her story.

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Mushrooms with Maddie from RR on Vimeo.

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cut 3 from RR on Vimeo.

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Grandpa Cooks from RR on Vimeo.

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The Foreign Exchange - Title Theme from RR on Vimeo.

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Roots from RR on Vimeo.

A portrait of my great grandparents living in Elysian Valley, Los Angeles.

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In Loving Memory from RR on Vimeo.

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I like the look of your photos, which camera and lenses do you use if i may ask?

hey, i use a canon 6D with a 35mm 1.4!Edit with lightroom and photoshop.

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4:08AM Not striving for consistent happiness this year...that isn't realistic. Just looking to push myself when it matters most. I respect your hustle. Also, fuck what everyone thinks. *2016

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Female Artists

“In the traditional view, every person possess only one identity, a character that is as irrevocably attached to the self as the gender one is born with. And the fact that we even tend to suppress impulses in ourselves which do not conform to the character we think we have may serve as a reminder of how thoroughly internalized the idea of a single identity is in our culture.  Woman are particularly susceptible to this pressure to adjust, since what is considered acceptable character behavior is much more narrowly defined for them than for men. And this has made the staged presentation of the self a strategy of choice for female artists in particular.” -Michael Kholer

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You're a kickass writer, Renee! I super enjoy reading your posts (and looking at all your photos, those are also pretty fucking cool). I hope you're well! :)

Thank you so much. It's funny because I was literally thinking the same about you earlier this week. I love what you're about. Hope you're great as well!

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14 years ago today-

9/11 was a month before. I was ten years old and had just become the Vice President of student council at Allesandro Elementary. I only won because I had the coolest poster to show off to the student body during our ‘campaign speeches.’ They were illustrations of the PowerPuff girls with bold letters reading: “Vote For Renee!”  Every year is different and this year I feel a bit cynical about you being gone. Cynical that such an important date in my life is downsized to a less than epic Instagram rant. Cynical that, with each passing year, I discover more and more truth about you to which I am now understanding that you were no angel. Your truths, by default, are inevitably embedded into my blood. Finding out about who you were is finding out more about me. But it still doesn’t change anything -you’re up there and I’m down here and now at least one of us has wings. 

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richmond, california baby Medrano at it again.

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"Waiting" 1. While waiting in line to buy a Greek salad with grilled chicken. 2. While waiting a couple of streets over for your girlfriend to leave. 3. While waiting for the red light to turn green. 4. While waiting for your call. 5. While waiting for Triple A Roadside Assistance.

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Nicole Lewis, 2015

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“i am surrounded by so many strong woman.”  Jacki Lewis, 20, is straight outta San Diego. She dances for The Company in Daly City, California and is a Bio Major at the University of San Francisco. Please don’t bother her when she is tired or watching Parks and Rec...she is busy. The big/little sister i never had. it is truly a rarity that someone can understand my thought process...i hold on to those people that seek to understand my mind. the way she believes in me is so ‘matter of fact’, she doesn’t even question whether i have it in me but rather speaks about my future success as if it is a given. i just hope i can reciprocate that support in which ever way i can. she is both logical and rational, yet passionate and eccentric...she knows how to let go of herself and surrender to the moment but is self disciplined enough to get through the toughest of semesters with flying colors. I cannot wait to see what you’re like when you are my age.