Throughout my years at school, I got the privilege of having 2 semesters of black & white film classes.  Working in the darkroom is such a unexplainable joy for me.  The process, the smells, mmm…  I don’t get the chance to do it often because of film cost and the fact that I don’t own a darkroom!  However, I was able to scan some of my film so I could share it with you.. there is just something about film photography that you just can’t accomplish with digital.

This part 1 of my B&W film posts contain more of an editorial approach.  Capturing people in their work station or just a hang out place in their day.  I certainly enjoy the film shots so I hope you do too!  Keep and eye out for part 2!

So, as many of you may know, I enjoy traveling.  I don’t care much where I go because I always have a splendid time learning new things and living grand adventures.  This past July, my family and I took a vacation all over!  Needless to say, we learned how to entertain ourselves in the many hours of car riding

We left Nashville and headed out to Hershey, PA.  Hello, CHOCOLATE WORLD!  We had fun learning the history of chocolate as well as visiting the amusement park!  We then journeyed over the border to Toronto, Canada and ended up finding an Indian festival going on – so, of course, we had to attend.  The colors and people were beautiful and the food was ah-ma- zing!  We also got to walk around the city and the beach.  Our path then took us to Amherst, OH (a small town near Cleveland) to visit with our wonderful family friends (as well as go to one of the top roller coaster parks in the world – Cedar Point!).  Much fun was had by all.  Our last trek was to Chicago, IL, one of my ALL TIME favorite cities!  Of course, I love all the shopping and photo possibilities, but I mostly enjoy walking on the bustling streets.

The photos I’m sharing with you today are from the Canadian part of the trip.  Yes, we were able to go to Niagra Falls, but I wasn’t prepared to take my lovely camera toward all that water!  So enjoy some of the Toronto photos – hopefully it’ll give you a taste of what the city is like!

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