East Oakland,Santa Monica & Downtown Oakland from a 4,000 dollar canon to a 5 dollar disposable to a 100 dollar lomo lc-a
it really doesn't matter what you shoot with as long as you shoot with your heart.
And if i hadn't promoted it enough yet the first volume of my book of out and available for purchase!
I did go a little over board by making it 60 pages but, i wanted to come out big at first. I have already finished two other volumes that are smaller and more reasonably priced but, i won't publish them until i see how the first one goes.
check it out by clicking the image below
An early night tonight...i really hate when i hype up a situation i'm truly excited about and it turns out all sour.
Hit a new mexican spot round 6:00 then realized i was flying solo after i hung up the phone and it was over to telegraph to fight the murmur crowd near rock paper scissors. I don't think that all the dramatic hipster extreme art crazies ever really bothered me but, tonight they made me wish i had a 9mm instead of my 5D. I think because it was my first time going stag and usually i'm so happy with my company that none of that seems to phase me. I mean you can't even look at any of the art cause it's like a sweaty overpacked rave in every gallery and there is a ton of oaklanders that don't bathe so it makes for a intresting symphony for the nose!
Either way i made the best of it and headed down to west grand and sat in the medium in between traffic and watched projected indie clips on the side of a building for about 45 mins..checked out a few more sweatshop galleries and then headed down to the museum to catch the rest of runners high at the sunset cinema.
Sometimes i think it would be great if i was this incredibly good looking guy and everyone wanted to be a friend so i would have people to share my company with but, as soon as i think about it those are exactly the people i don't want to be around.
cause there only in my company cause of the outs and not whats in. If they only new how great i am!
but, for now ..no more art murmurs for me!
Rarely any photographers showing work there anyways..sometimes i don't think oakland has love for us photogs
there always tommorrow!
love,
-j
On the real, life's lessons hit deep and leave scars that will last longer than time itself. now, I am a dramatic person .. and i am an emotional cat because of my scorpio blueprint that's permently imbedded in me.There are ups and downs to everyones values and personalities and sometimes we just can't make that other person quite understand just "who we are".
to make a long story short i refreshed my memory on the background of my zodiac sign just now.
and for relationships and friendships it's a trip being born under my sign.
"Relationships with Scorpio are always complicated, just like the person, their relationships are a series of extremes, they can even be downright moody for no apparent reason. Scorpios are known for their possessiveness and jealousy but on the other hand, they are extremely loyal. Scorpios have an excellent memory and combined with an inability to let things go, they can hold a grudge against someone who did them harm forever, in fact a Scorpio rarely if never forgives and forgets. They will even go as far as get vengeance on the person. On the other hand, they will always remember a kind gesture forever and repay it. Any kind selfless gesture done to a Scorpio will gain trust and respect which is extremely important to them in any relationship, either romantic or not. The best advice is to be honest with a Scorpio friend and in return, you will gain an amazing friend you will never forget and who will be loyal to you and never make false promises. Their truthful and shocking sense of humor if different than that of any other zodiac sign and the Scorpio makes an amazing, powerful interesting friend that can be trusted."
and about the image...it was taken at the art & soul fest as well.
little man didn't hear one word his mother was saying , his eyes just lay on this pretty little girl with his jaw hanging in the breeze.
I was like "i know the feeling"
gnight
-j
I released the first of three volumes i have been working on tonight.
It can be previewed and purchased here!
http://www.blurb.com/user/jjcphoto
Email me or comment me and let me know what you think
thank you all so much for supporting me and my passion
much love,
-jjc
Never do you find me quoting others because i find it better to make my own quotes but, after watching domino again the other night the quote she used seemed so appropriate for life right now.
" I decided to never invest too much emotion in one thing. It's always a set-up to the pain of losing them."
no nonsense no complication very real simple and plain quote..and thats what i like about it.
now on to some of the clicks from this incredible past weekend.
Tonight i put aside my after work routine of eating healthy shit and spending 2+ hours at the gym tryin to get my fat self in shape. instead, i sat on my ugly ass couch and watched Barack speak to the world while suckin down a few pacifico's.
I am very happy to say that i voted for this man and i believe that he will be our next president and do amazing things for this country.
Although only time will tell how well he sticks to his word ,i have nothing but high hopes that he will make that difference and he will make that change.I kinda wished i went to the parkway theater to watch it with fellow supporters but,i didn't have the motivation tonight. It was pretty warm today and it kinda sucked out all of my energy otherwise i would have been there.
After watching him it reminded how important i am in this world and how short life can be.It is a very monumental time to be alive right now and as i watched the crowd in the mile high stadium i saw so many little kids on the shoulders of their fathers with their families and between them and Obama it made me cry.
I have always been so self-less and it's time to make a change in me and my world.Time to network and get my photography out to more than just the bay area , time to pull my dreams close to my heart and find out where i want to plant my feet or where i don't , time to get over my fears and insecurities and let people into my life instead of shying away from interaction.
I'm gonna take a nice long vacation soon so i can clear my head a bit and look inside to see if i can find out where to go now that my life's plans have changed.
Starting from scratch couldn't be anymore difficult but, i know that god has his strange ways and i have to respect that.
this image was taken this time last year on one of the most memorable trips of my life.
-the big island of Hawaii 07'
"Just like vanilla sky, every passing moment is a chance to turn it all around...
I'm a gifted,caring,dedicated,dependable,positive human being and i have a lot to give when it comes to this world.
My unique persona will be appreciated and respected."
these are a few snaps that were taken in San Francisco within the past 2 years.
I think imma head out to Oakland's art & soul fest this weekend
won't be the same but i will make the best of it and i'll post images when i can.
I was excited to see Bambu of the native guns last night, he is an amazing performer and speaker.I was lucky enough to be there thanks to my good friend Zoneil Maharaj of oh dang magazine.
Unfortunately, being a good photographer and open minded avid supporter of all hip hop artists still leaves me quite unnoticed because of my skin color.
but, i will continue to shine as my lens leads me to great things irregardless of my ancestors.
