Pursuit of happiness.

Hey guys!!

This morning as I was working today a pretty chill dude came up to me and started talking to me knowing I was taking pictures and knew about my photography page.

As we talked he told me how good of a photographer I was and that he admires my work!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, doesn't that feel good? How we all love getting compliments!

It really did make my day!

But what really got me was when he asked me « What made you want to become a photographer ? »

That question right there, I remember when I was younger and I asked my dad « What made you want to become a pilot? » and so on with the other members of my family.

It seems like a simple question but really it's quite complicated! I kind of stood there and thought of it myself.

I told him that it was always a passion for me, I always had my little digital camera with me when I was with friends and my facebook profile would always have new photos every day. I guess last summer, when I got my Rebel I realized I could really do this for a living.

The thing is, being a photographer is a hard choice. You need to be certain, just like any art career. It's so hard to get known and to go far that you need to strive and always be on top and testing your own skills. There's so many other photographers that you need to create your own style, and stand up for your art.

I remember a few months back I was re thinking my idea of becoming a prof photographer because of all the risks and challenges. But I now tell myself I can do it, it's my passion and I will go all the way to pursue my happiness.

What I'm trying to explain is that everyone needs to follow their passion in life to be happy. It's like a law that most people ignore but shouldn't. If you just stop, what's the point? I believe God gave everyone something to live for, and that one thing is a passion.

We shouldn't be scared to go all the way and take chances on things, cause life is REALLY short for being careful!!!! 

Life is meant to be all crazy, and do stunts we normally wouldn't do. 

Like I said, my passion is photography, and I'm going to go all the way and proove to myself that I can do this!

To finish off, here are some pictures I took today with my friends. 

Enjoy,

Zen.

Hey dudes,

I know I'm a little late on posts but I haven't gotten a chance to go out and take pictures!
I've been really busy studying about photography that I haven't had the chance to actually get out and practice!!!
And now I'm working 4 straight days( ok, I'm done two days so I need today and tomorrow and then I'm done until next thursday) So I haven't really gotten the chance!

Though yesterday it was SOOO nice out I couldn't resist going out and finally practicing my nature shots.

I love this picture I took, obviously it's not the BEST, but I think it's sooo .. Jungle like! Kind of like the amazon river but really I'm in a little bike path by my house hahaha!
A photograph is suppose to make you feel something special, like for example when I look at this one I feel relaxed and somewhat zen. I guess it's the composition of color because green is suppose to reflect on calm and such but I really enjoy looking at this picture.

Enjoy,

Shoot for the moon.

« Shoot for the moon, even if you miss it you will land among the stars. » A quote by Les Brown I read on a little bookmark in the Indigo store close to my work today as I stopped by Starbucks for Frappuccino hour.

Quotes can mean many things at once, everyone has a different vision for them.

That quote today really sprung to me. Made me stand there and think. It's those weird moments you realize something in your head, heart, soul that you finally found a tiny part of your conscience.

To me this quote meant to go out there, to aim for what I want in life, and that if I don't get that precise thing, I will still be surrounded with the people who love me and the things I love. Obviously the moon would be the ideal spot, but the stars are still pretty amazing in their own way.

Today I spent the rainy day with my 2 really good girlfriends. Obviously I HAD to take them to Starbucks during Frappuccino happy hour because it's awesome! (Who wouldn't want a frappuccino half price?!) It's an awesome way to bond and have our ''girl'' chats and just be us. As I was sipping my amazing grande light mocha frapp, I took out my camera and used my new 50mm lense! I put our 3 drinks on the table and snapped a couple of frames pretty fast knowing other customers would be like..... what? Hahaha!

I will always remember when I was little, walking around town and whenever I spotted a Starbucks BEGGED my dad to buy me something! It started off with the hot chocolates, to the mochas, to the holiday specials and on and on. I can still remember those moments I woke up early for school and my dad would surprise me by driving me to school and stopping by Starbucks to get my Grande non fat no whip mocha, and then dropping me off to school as I walked into class with my little mermaid logo coffee. It's a great memory really, sounds kind of stupid but I miss those moments. I felt so mature and cool!

So I guess sitting there with my 2 girlfriends sipping our awesome frapps I realized that even though I can't get what I truly want right now, I have my ''stars'' there for me to help me build my life and get me back on track and more important: to support me. 

So maybe I didin't shoot the moon just yet, though I am with the stars figuring a way to strike again.

Enjoy,

Oui Oui , Montreal!

Dudes! What's up?

I had like one of the longest days of my life! Woke up at 6am this morning to go to this photo conference about panoramic photography. It was so interesting though it may not be the kind of style I want to do in life I'm still open about it and I'm thinking of giving it a try!

After I walked around Montreal snapping pictures and chilling on my own, it felt good just sitting in the grass watching the day go by and watching people in there own habitat.

To be honest I love watching people, call it stalking or spying as you wish, I just find it interesting to observe different people and their actions. And when you do, that's when it's time to take out the kodak cause you never know what you can get on camera!

It was a really nice and warm day, and I was laying in the grass reading a book about photography as I looked up to find a man against a tree with his bike. Sure it was normal, but to me it was interesting. He sounded so zen and good, enjoying the day and catching some sun. Now normally I would ask him to take his picture but in moments like these you can't really go up, though if he would of noticed I would of asked.

Then I turned around and a sea gull was 2 ft. away from me no joke! So I had to take a couple of frames of him too. They aren't the best looking birds but they do have some kind of charm!

I really do hope tomorrow will be sunny and hot again! I love taking pictures outside and discovering new places! Anyways I'm beat and going to bed, but enjoy these pictures hopefully it will make you want to go to Montreal for a day! Hahhahaha!

Don't worry , Be happy!

Hey guys!!

Hope you all had an awesome weekend, over where I live it was wonderful! Sunny, hot and nice!

Okay so for last night with the moon... Well my camera had mal functions and it wasn't the best night taking pictures so I kind of gave up with that, thought today after work I went out to my local skate park to take some pictures and it was awesome!

I also got to bond with a really great friend that I missed so much! Today I realized how happy I am, being who I am, being able to love myself.

To be honest I haven't felt this good in so long, I guess it was time I took some time to myself, make new friends, discover the world in a whole new perspective and to be able to accept the fact that life is life.

Obviously I had been previously in a relationship and it harshly ended and it was heartbreaking for my part, but I realized that there is so much more to life than relationships and broken hearts!

Love is defined in so many ways, and I've come to a conclusion that I have to find someone who will really love me for who I am and accept the lows and highs and be there for me. 

Because I'm beautiful, and unique.

 And I'm excited to be able to share someone my love and be able to show them my passions as much as he will show me his.

But for now, I must content myself to loving myself. Learning who I am, and being zen.

Being able to wake up every morning and go live the life I'm suppose to live, go take pictures and have fun.

Like Bob Marley would say « Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing will be alright. »

Now as for pictures, there is this one guy who thinks he's really NOT photogenic but he really is so I had to post at least one picture up of him ( I would put all of them but he will probably text me about it saying he hates seeing his self hahahah) and the other pics are BMX and skateboarding and OMG YES THE GEESE I SAW in the sky. Hmmm enjoy guys cause I sure enjoyed theses.

Summer day FINALLY!

HEY GUYS THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY FAST BLOGG CAUSE I'M LEAVING SUPER SOON.

So all week it was disgusting out, raining and such... AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S BEAUTIFUL, WARM, AMAZING! And I'm working. 

Ok well I worked t'il 5 so as soon as I got home I went out with my longboard to the local skate park and took some pictures.

It was amazing!! Like the perfect day!! It felt so good to get out and be able to breathe and take some pictures relaxing and such!! 

And after reading numerous books on photography (I just bought another one the other day!) it felt good to get back out there and share my knowledge with some people and bond with my camera!

I took these pictures in different positions, changed my focal point, used different shutter speeds, ISO, etc.

But for most of them I was litteraly on my belly having fun taking shots, until I got up and my white shirt was all dirty. :P Oh well who cares!

Anyways I'm sorry I really need to go, tonight is the night the moon will be the closest to the earth and I'm planning on going up north climbing a mountain and taking pictures with a certain friend. It will be a great night and I will be posting the pictures up if not tonight, tomorrow morning before work!

Enjoy,

S.O.S moment.

Hmmm. 

You know when you wake up from a dream you wished you had like a month ago but instead you had it last night? Ok, maybe not cause honestly I don't know why someone would want to wish to have a dream on a certain night, a part from me cause I'm a little weird but anyways!

The dream is driving me completly insane, why would I dream of that now? Does that mean something? It has too the only thing is what does it mean exactly?!

UGHHH. And for the record I'm not going to spill out my dream out in the public open like that cause it's rather personal!

Things have been a little wobbly for me lately, and yes you know where to put wobbly in: Alex dictionnary.

I've been really positive and treating myself right but there are some questions that need to be answered and I don't know how to just spill it out and tell whoever those questions are concerned to. I'm so confused oh my god can someone just call me and tell me what to do?

I hate being a girl because girls tend to create scenarios in our heads and go to the extreme of things when they really aren't that bad. I guess all I really need is to get away for the day somewhere to breathe.

And then after my little breather, talk to someone and get advise, the problem is: who?

My best friend isin't a part of this world anymore thought I could talk to god but he won't likely respond, I don't have a boyfriend and my close friends are kind of far. I would consider talking to my mother about it but she is busy with her problems and my dad lives far and is always busy.

Well I have concluded to talk to my dog, once again hahahahaha thought she might not respond and if she does it will probably be by licking my hand!

I had no idea what picture to put up so here is one I took recently and who is very random. 

Enjoy ,