We had the good fortune of connecting with Hector and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Hector, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
get paid for something you love to do.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Always helping the customer should be key, always deliver what they ask for and in doing so you will find other ways of doing things and not your own

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
i’ve lived in los angeles my whole life, so the must see places are #1 laguna beach forget the toursit venice and santa monica and go visit the shake shack in crystal cove on PCH on your way to laguna beach and when you arrive head down to pirate cove go see the pirate lookout then head down to montage laguna beach and have a drink or two over looking the pool and the beautiful pacific ocean then make your way to thousands beach and go down the stairs and witness the cleanest water in so cal. but hey you are in the happiest place in the usa so why dont you head down to disneyland and have a drink at olgas cantina and enjoy the spender of chirstmas time on main st usa. but if you have time and are into the hollywood movie thing universal studio during halloween is always spookie, if you like to see that stars and entire galaxy then get your eye over to Griffith Observatory and feel like james dean looking into the stars. i would also suggest catalina island for 1 night and slow things down a little and drive around in a golf cart around avalon. the music scene is huge in la so head over one of the famous music venues and catch your favorite band or dj. catch a show at the hollywood bowl or newly upgrade bellweather. and of course a los angeles trip wont be complete with out catching a dodger game or watch luka and lebron take other teams to school. and last but not least the food in los angeles is a melting pot of splender. go get your self a in n out by the airport and watch all the planes and tourist land, if in downtown the grand central market will give you options from around the world. if its pizza you want then appolonias pizzeria on wilshire is what you need in your life. for the best chicken parm head over to dan tanas and drink with the waiters in bow ties and if its mexican you want then taquitos on olvera street will never disappoint. you want chinese taste on mp in monterey park will give you dem sum and then some 🙂 how about drinks? at the rainbows bar and grill provides lennys bar where you can have a jack and coke like he did or have some grub and ozzys table where he sat and would hang out when in town.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Man Ray and David LaChapelle are my biggest influences.

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hector carmona

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