!!! man, havn't posted in a while, Ive been just shooting like a mad man. haha im stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. I dont know whether to get the d700 or switch from nikon to canon and get the 5dmk2!. haha idk.. 50mm 1.2 sounds heavenly with canon. But the performance from the d700 isn't comparable. adrienne and i went to sanjosecamera today and i was able to play with both. I wasn't really feeling the menu and workings of the 5dmk2, but the d700 felt at home. well idk. check out my flickr whoever reads this and you can check my updated port. www.flickr.com/jmpgraphy . Thanks. comments are always a plus as well.

4/15/09 San Jose Tea Party Protest

So I got word that today at CCP there was going to be a tea party protest like there has been around the country. I decided to check it out, and it was much more then i expected. A lot of people chanting for what they believed in, but then there was also a lot of racism which was really wack. I really just kept snapping people and let both sides of the situation act ignorant towards each other.





If you would like to see the rest of the photos please check out www.flickr.com/jmpgraphy or the slide show of http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpgraphy/sets/72157616748697143/show/

*yawn* *stretch* haha jp. QUICK STRIKE POST. haha. so i wake up around 10ish because my iphone keeps vibrating. I received an email back from Mr. Johnson!

Email :
hello joseph, i have only three words for you....... just keep shooting. the chinese man, the homeless (mini braids) man, cat and dog, cool guys,peek aboo are very strong!!!! especially the first two. i just took a quick look i'm off to work. but the one of the crazy guy made me gasp, you nailed it!!! very expressive, excellent narrative style. you're on the right path.www.artrenewal.org. www.artcyclopedia.com/history/index.htmlhttp://cgfa.dotsrc.org/index.htmlsome links may not be your cup of tea........ knowing the history of art and photography is a great benefit in creating the work.but also when you sell your work (which you will) you have an artistic/ historical context in which to put your work. if you can'ttalk about it you can't sell it. its all good.how much is an 8x10 image of the crazy guy?? let me know. "do you take debit??" just kidding. i can send you a mo or check orbring it if you come to sf. let me know. got to jet........... mjMichael Johnson citylights17@hotmail.com

man you dont know how much i was cheesing after reading that. haha "do you take debit" haha. yesterday when I was going to purchase the photo, i didn't have any cash, and i said "i have to go to the bank, unless .. do you take debit." haha. well thanks again Mr.johnson, and ill be printing out that photo for you. On the house. Your words of wisdom are payment enough. thanks.

Saturday in San Francisco

My first saturday off and man what saturday it was. I had my day planned aleady. Wake up, take cal train to sf, and snap photos. What a criteria huh. Well thats exactly what i did. Woke up, got ready blah blah then headed to cal train for some photos in sf. I am very very pleased with the images that were processed today. todays project taught me so much. I learned things by myself, and also from other people. I met quite a few people as well. man today was just amazing. just to give a shout out, i met a photographer today. (michael johnson , http://www.michaeljimage.com/ ) off Grant and Sutter today. He had all his work out on display for sale. I was taking a look at some work and was very amazed, and he noticed i had my camera and note pad out. We conversated for a while about photography and life. Mos def words of wisdom. I was intrigued on how he has so many images in cuba. He told me the story of how he was able to get into cuba, and how the cubian citizans were so polite and amazed that a photographer was there. I even purchased one of his photos. If you go to http://www.michaeljimage.com/ and look at the picture on the main page that is the photo i bought. The photo speak so much. Honestly Mr. Johnson has truely inspired me to go out and shoot more and put all my heart into what i am shooting. Well here are a few images from today, and here is the set from today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpgraphy/sets/72157616277897897/show




Mr. Michael Johnson