My subscription is over in a few days so I though I'd scrape in one more feature and tell of what's been happenin' in my world.

I quit my job at a coffee shop a few weeks ago to start a full-time job at a camera store to keep me busy and the cash(hardly) rollin' in.

I never realised how fucking boring selling cameras is until recently, the talking is not so bad, but the process of finding price quotes, typing up insurance claims and a number of other things on a myriad computer system run by DOS is, well, go figure. It's an interesting experience though, I've learnt how much I DON'T KNOW about cameras, and how materialistic some people are.

"Like how many megapixelzzz is this one? Do you have it in pink?"

Now I know that *ridethespiral1 agrees with me.

I should have a couple of new little gadgets to experiment with soon, should be taking my photo's in a new direction, I'm excited to see what will happen.

Other than that, I've been taking as many pictures as I can when time permits, but haven't had the want to open up photoshop to edit them. Soon.

P.S - Ray LaMontagne is a legend.

Update:

I tried to publish a news article the other day, but I couldn't get the thumbs to appear, only the link, so I'm wondering if anyone can help with that?

Recently I've been inspired by a number of street photographers.

It's amazing what you can find if you just browse and read, click links and watch videos.

Inspiration is a fundamental ingredient to improvement, giving the motivation to grasp your capabilities. With photography, it's an individuals approach to their style that takes me personally, one step further, widens my eyes to how something can be done.

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Click the link, watch the video and you'll find one of the craziest old guys on the planet. Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden. I think that if I never watched that video his images wouldn't have the effect that they have on me now.

Since I started photography I knew about street photographer 'Boogie' [link] and loved his stuff, but recently I dug up a video that interviews him, puts a face behind the pictures.

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Watch the videos, have a meander, you won't be disappointed.

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I figure I haven't written a journal in ages, and it was time to do so.

I was going to do a long photoblog about my recent shenanigans, but I'm lazy, and I can't yet be bothered learning how to do one on dA.

I'm getting around to making a photoblog for all the shots I don't want to post on dA and all the nonsense that goes along with them, so I'll send a link to that soon.

My words aren't flowing well tonight for some reason, I'm stuck between hesitant-but-driven--but-can't-be-fuuuuUUuuucked. Which in the end creates indecisiveness.

I really can't wait to travel, the whole money thing pisses me off, and no doubt, everyone else that struggles for sufficient funds to fulfill the whole desire thing. Funny word, desire.

I'm not complaining though, I'm doing better at saving than half the people I affiliate with.

When I do save enough money I'm going straight to CAAAAANNNNAAAADDAAA for some rustic Canadian loving. No, I'm not speaking of a distant love interest, but rather figuratively as I want to meet some crazy people, watch some crazy bands, do some crazy things without getting myself killed. I love to live life in all it's twisted ways.

Before I go to Canada though, I'm going to the Eastern States of Australia to photograph my family and some particular elderly members before they 'carc-it'.

One of my cousins died recently by getting hit by a truck, he was only 23 and still recovering from a motor-cycle accident before it happened, it came as a big shock when I first heard, but when I put it in perspective there is nothing anyone could or can do, so the only way to feel is happy, happy that he lived for the time he did. He loved cars, motorbikes, travelling, maybe it was only fair that he died on the road?

In brighter news, I saw a fight last night.

Was pretty intense, one guy got completely dropped with one punch.

Only to realise the guy who through the punch had one arm.

Got photo's too. And a portrait of the guy who got punched.

Like some Aussies would say "If you've only got one punch mate, make sure it's a fucking good one, cobber."

Hope all's well for those who sit at their computer and care to read this journal!

Tending to your visual pleasure, here's some photo's to look at.



This is my favourite photo I've found recently, a good ol' fashioned testimont to the era he grew up in.

There's some error in my computer, or a bug in photoshop or some crap 'cause I can't even edit photo's now without my computer completely turning off, it used to just crash and bluescreen every now and then for unknown reasons, but now it just completely turns off.

Mmm yes, a problem.

I'm gonna uninstall it and then re-install it, so I'll see if that helps, but if it doesn't I'm just going to cry and then see what the compu-bullshit-er-nerds can do for it, no doubt they'll try and rip me off, but hey, we'll see first.

If anyone has any tips or help they can give me just hit me up with your suggestions, they will be appreciated .

Seriously, go and check this shit out.

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A friend sent me the link, I've known about the little drummer for ages, but the rest...wow...I'd hate to be that violin gettin' shredded to pieces.

Ahh crazy kids, gotta love em.

Just a few photo's for yall to look at.

Go and check out ~NOSTARWARS gallery and say hello, you won't be disappointed.

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I would usually write something, but today I see bee eff, the pictures should say more anyway.