The F Stops Here PHOTOS BY BRANON E US E BI O Branon Eusebio calls himself an amateur photographer. Not surprising for a Westmont College student majoring in neuroscience. What is surprising for his amateur status is the number of accolades: 9,000+ Instagram followers, the prize-winning photos in campus contests, and a photo essay in a glossy magazine. (He didn’t solicit us; Carpinteria Magazine tracked him down.) He describes his general style as surreal. “I think it’s really cool to distort reality with my long exposure techniques,” he explains. The long exposure is an average of two minutes. The photography bug bit Eusebio in his junior year of high school when he started taking pictures with his iPhone. The Nikon D3100 birthday gift in 2013 got him to take his craft more seriously, and he started to follow other photographers on social media. Along with his camera, which he used for all the pictures in this essay, he depends on three tools to create his style. They are a shutter release remote, a tri-pod, and a neutral density filter. Guess it’s time for him to set his lens to professional status. — AMY OROZCO
ABOVE, Padaro Beach looks more like a lunar surface than a popular family play area. RIGHT, Branon Eusebio names Jelly Bowl as his favorite spot to shoot pictures in Carpinteria. His all-time favorite photography place is La Jolla, Calif. He is drawn to the water. 80 CARPINTERIAMAGAZINE.com
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