So this week I occupied myself with a couple of new things: a digital camera and editing programs. I have been fascinated with taking photo’s my entire life but my passion deteriorated with the advancement of technology. I will always prefer film camera’s over digital, but my conversion is strictly due to traveling purposes (and learning something new. Why not).

With the help of my new friend Kristof, and some uninhibited inspiration, the digital SLR camera has made it’s way into my life. Here are some photo’s from last week. Most of them have been edited on Aperture. It my first time using any kind of editing program so don’t be harsh. Also, I know the photo’s are not cohesive but I wanted to screw around with all the different settings to get used to the program.

check out Kristof’s work: www.foto-studio.com

I noticed this the other day but apparently it has been around for a while. Located on the corner of Cannon and Victoria St., a Double Decker UK bus that is actually a diner in the summer.

Then I decided to fuck off and go to Port Dover on a solo trip because I was having a bad day. Sorry Hamilton, you will have to wait another week.

Jarvis

Dangerously using my camera while driving in the middle of a snow storm. 

Baka’s house.

The Bar

The Wellington Tavern

222 Cannon St. E

Hamilton

Toothless Bob. He was actually the perfect model. He went so far as to rounding up the other guys and telling them that they had to be in my pictures because it was for school and they had to help me out. It always works when you say shits for school. People rarely ask you questions and just go along with what you want them to do because they think it’s awesome that you’re in school. Works every time.

Bob must have been on his fourth mini-jug by this time. When I met him on the patio he pulled out a scrap piece of paper from his front pocket with my e-mail address that I had given to him last week. “What was this for again? I forgot what we were talking about?” Bob said with glassy eyes. “You were supposed to give it to Tear-Drop Joe so he could e-mail me dirty jokes when I’m having a rough day”.  - “Oh yeah, that’s right. Haa”.

He then grabbed Jacques, and told him to “Relax. Don’t pose. Just be yourself in front of the camera”. I was dying. It totally made my night. That, and running away from Panama who was trying to squeeze my ass “Just a little pinchy, pinchy”. I sat on the bar with my hands under my ass in the fetal position while Cindy, the bartender on duty, covered me.

Bob and Jacques

Handsome Jack

Panama & Toothless Bob

Dave 6

Yukon Ron - the face of Hamilton

Bob Under & Harvey

Buzz

K-9 Steve

Tino’s Ride