Personality is Amazing
yea thats me!
- East Oakland train tracks June 06'
- Canon 5D
- f 1.4 50mm
- Iso 400
Investments
Taken last thanksgiving afternoon with my Sony Handycam CX-12
I haven't really used the camera on it since i picked it up but, It actually pops off some pretty dope stills and i'll post some with the 0.36X fishy attachment as soon as i can!
Thank you all once again for supporting JJC and i promise to step my game up in the near future and throw up some new sets on the flickr
b blessed
-j
J-Town
Tad rusty but, it was just like old days.
Funny all i had to do was go thru my own work and i got excited to hit the streets again!
I'm happy..it feels nice to have that desire to shoot, back in my life.It also feels nice to feel that warmth when i thought all hope was gone
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Cut Life
Still in a rut with my work,
hoping that shooting the show this wednesday night will motavate me a little and get me back where i need to be.
but, for now i'm still doing the videos..
I must be a really confusing individual to those who don't know me personally.Hopefully one day you will know me face to face and it won't be that confusing anymore.
here are some clicks from early 07' around my town and east bay
Enjoy , be blessed and keep hope alive!
have a great week
-j
Dodgeball days
To trust others is dangerous to me , this goes for loving others as well.I could say this stems from way back in them playground days where you could catch me sitting under that striped maple tree being that anti-social kiddo , trying to decide which of the others i should stay away from and which ones could be trusted as a friend..only bad part is that sometimes "time" is the only way to truly find out who a person is or isn't what you thought they were. Karma will come full circle undoubtedly!
It isn't suprising that i'm weary about others cause, somehow i've seemed to pick the most toxic people since them dodgeball days.There has to be a higher power at work to have put me in these difficult life lesson type situations , let's just pray that higher power guides me to something more powerfull in 2009.I have to give props to my buddy matt for commin' along when you did and bringin' positivity my way..even though i've been in this slump since whatsherface you mos definately have been helpin out..so, thanks a bunch yo!
B-day's on the rise
My amazing sister just had her second child this morning! and i am now and uncle 2x over :)
My best friend Dinyel and i don't talk as much as i would like
The phone no longer rings the way it once did
I haven't picked up my camera in almost 3 weeks
I want a family of my own
Here are some of the last shots i have taken around oakland
Oh and you out there in fremont..thanks for being such a fan of mine!
much appriciated
godbless
-j
Shook
Sometimes i wanna bang my head against the wall.It is 100% my fault for the investments i make in this life and i can't do anything else except learn from the good or bad ones.
I found myself walking the streets of berkeley till 2am tonight kicking fallen leaves around feeling this horrible feeling in my gut that most might go thru in thier lives.I felt that all too familiar emptiness surrounded by all these drunk & happy college kids and i hated it.I am very thankfull for the small amount of folks out there that actually make me feel wanted when they call me and want me to be a part of something but, still it's so hard being happy.
This is really gonna take a long time.
-j
Diversity
I told the woman at the east oakland youth center that i didn't want to participate in the ceremony.
because, there was no point cause nobody would be there i know and that would be excited for me.
she sat me down and gave me so much confidence that afterwards i couldn't believe i even said i didn't want to be a part!
She said i bring diversity to east oakland
i was like "i do..don't i ?"
anyone is welcome to come tonight at 6pm
here are some clicks i took in chinatown the other day
i'm hecka nervous
wish me luck
-j
DeFremery Park
Yesterday was enough to last me for weeks...
It started of pretty slow but, by the time i got to the park and mos def was doin his thing it was nothing less than one of the most memorable days i have had in a very long time.Never have i seen west oakland so alive than yesterday afternoon and between the kids at peoples skate park , the graf writers and the amazing weather i once again fell completely in love with oakland.I met up with my man wordup and also tripped over some people i haven't seen in over a year.I found myself imearsed in life and loving everystep along the way...
here are some shots and also some short video of my day.I am sliding over to doing more video and putting the bigger cameras aside temporarily just to feel it out and to document the cut life series i've picked up from my friends over in france.
I think imma treat myself to a nice dinner and a movie tonight!
hmm sirloin and Miracle at St. Anna
-j
Tragedy
So, Baja California was nice. The vacation factor was there and i enjoyed it to the best of my ability.I ate good and drank good and met some super nice "just married" couples and senior citizens who thought i got left at the alter since i was there by myself.I took the bus back and forth from cabo san jose to cabo san lucas a few days out of the week since they are about 20 minutes apart and got off a few decent shots.I don't think that the reason i went there actually helped at all ..knowing that the only way thats gonna happen is though time and not by taking some expensive trip to mexico.
here are some mixed digital/film from my olympus and holga 35mm
-j
Talent Continued
So, i just got home tonight from my vacation in San Jose mx and i could not be any happier to be home sweet home.
I really can't even really post right now i'm so tired but, i wanted to drop some flicks from the hotel de arts show i scanned right before i left.
it will take some time to develop,edit and post the dozen rolls i shot this past week so, just stay tuned
-j
Tiempo cura
Es imposible dejar pasar.
I lucha con mi corazón cada día más de cómo me siento y lo que sé.
Este amor que he no desaparecerá y, sin embargo, ya está pasado de mi vida.
Nunca antes me sentí de esta manera acerca de una sola persona y espero que un día alguien se siente de esta manera acerca de mí.
Mi corazón estaba en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado.
Me perdí su
Hopefully this time away from things helps
till then
-jjc
I against I
I find it true in life that when we are faced with these heartbreaking situations and these gut wrenching experiences , we as humans tend rise to the occasion and excel in our dreams and love.
It's hard going thru the tough times but, in the end man o man is it worth it!
here are a few taken recently while bouncing from bart to bart over the weekend.
I'm almost finished packin for my trip tommorrow.
It's gonna be epic!
even though i might miss the first couple of rains here in months (i love the rain)
peace
-j