Chad Cheverier Photography

Here is a little half page advertisement for THE PORTABLE PHOTOBOOTH that can be seen in the latest issue of LOCALE Magazine.

The need for speed. I have a love for driving fast, specifically, fast acceleration or drag racing. I used to own a pretty fast car, but now it belongs to my father due to negligence. I one day hope to have another vehicle to catapult myself towards a horizon. My father has recently taken interest in fixing my mess for himself and I want my own again. Being on a tight budget and limited space, a motorcycle comes to mind. My friend Brandon Montoya has some toys of his own he tinkers with and mind’s eye starts wandering. It will be some time before I get started, so here are some photos of Brandon and his toys.

This is my brother holding a palm frond in front of some big palm trees in an oasis on an indian reservation in Palm Springs, California, thats all. I like old looking vacation photos and my brother.

I recently went out to see my friends from “Indian Burn” play. Since I had a roll of high speed black and white in my camera (which I desperately wanted done) I decided to take some photos. The opening band “Gantez Warrior” put on a good show as well as my friends however the lights were only on for their set. All of these shots are of “Gantez Warrior.”

After a night out in Long Beach, my fellow friends and I returned home to take part in some target practice. Which continued until 4am. No shirts were allowed.

Haven’t made one of these in a while. I recently moved and signed a year lease, to me that means enough time to do some serious decorating. I painted my walls and it took about three days. Here is the time-lapse of it in action.

Sometimes you need a break from the work week, really, I prefer little work in my break week but I am still figuring out how to do that. Along with an escapee, Tashena Burroughs, we made a pilgrimage to Salvation Mountain for a night of camping in Slab City. Then, after evading border patrol officers, we made it back to San Diego for a dip at Wind an Sea. These photos are from my Yashica TLR with really old Fuji Astia cross processed. A little much, but I think they turned out ok.

In the world of photography, I was not blessed with the skills to naturally acquire the images necessary in the action/sports realm, good thing I have no interest in that. Occasionally, I will try my hand at photographing friends doing their thing. I do not skate, I do not follow skate magazines, I surf but I no longer follow any magazines of that nature either. Here is what I found most interesting of the few shots taken at the Oceanside skate park. I really like the way the light falls off and shapes the cement park, I also like that these images lack the climax of most sports images and leaves you to fill in the blank. Agree or disagree but thanks for looking.

Digger

Brandon

Brandon’s son, Cannon, showed me his bike too but the little guy was too shy for my camera.

Here are a few photos of friends Digger and Brandon Montoya riding their bikes for my camera.

Digger

This is the first time Brandon has attempted this.