Bryan Villarin Los Angeles-based photographer and musician

The long version

Bryan Villarin is a photographer, musician and blogger out of Los Angeles, California¹. He happens to be decent with computers and most things electronic.

Photography

Outside of work and school, Bryan is a budding photographer.

He’ll go almost anywhere his friends will accompany him for photowalking and street photography antics, but it’s usually around Downtown Los Angeles².

Bryan is also fond of concert photography. His growing portfolio includes several bands: Finch, Rx Bandits, Portugal, The Man, El Ten Eleven, Five Mile Town, and The Breakup.

There’s a wedding under his belt, along with a few portrait sessions.

Want to see a list of my equipment?

Music

Bryan was forced to play viola in second grade for four years. After a gap, he picked up the electric guitar at 17-years-old, mostly self-taught with guitar tabs from various bands. From 2005-2008, he played with Phantom Scream.

When his guitar was stolen, he switched to bass guitar³. He currently rocks out with the band, The Scarlet Paradigm.

Technology

When Bryan finally got a Windows 98-based computer, he was hooked online. After a couple years, and many attempts streamlining his Packard Bell computer, he gave up on it. With the help of Tom’s Hardware Guide, he built his first computer.

That’s how Bryan got his part-time job at Public Counsel.

On the internets, Bryan started out creating a small Windows XP help website by hand⁴. Then, he had his own [now defunct] forums.

Now, Bryan writes and posts photos at All Narfed Up, sharing random bits of knowledge.

Currently

• IT Assistant — Public Counsel (Los Angeles, CA)
• Photographer — Bryan Villarin Photography, Flickr
• Bass guitarist — The Scarlet Paradigm (2008 to present)
• Blogger at All Narfed Up — my personal blog for photography, tech stuff, music, and other shenanigans
• Student waiting to transfer from Citrus College to Cal Poly Pomona (or Cal State LA)