Untitled Arcade Photo

"Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills."

From a recent trip to the CNE comes this. I'm still quite new with the techniques of both camera and photoshop but I really enjoy the whole trial and error process.

This image consists of but two photos. First, a sign into a small tented area known as the arcade. And second, the light bulbs from the carousel, an amusement park classic. I very much enjoy the simplistic nature of this creation. There's plenty to look at in the texture but not so much that it hurts the brain.

When I was a kid, I loved going to the arcade. I was very much into video games and spent hours in these 8 bit universes that gave me a unique sense of amusement. Born in the 80's and growing up in the 90's, Nintendo NES was an absolute staple in my world where I masted the classics, from Tetris to Super Mario Bros. 3.

Somewhere along the line I stopped playing video games. When the new systems came out and technology began to advance, I just didn't bother to keep up. I was no stranger to Super Nintendo or Sega but it was no longer such a vital element in the home. I moved on to other interests because that's what kids do. I was never able to be interested in several things at a time, instead there was only one thing to devote my passion to. From video games I turned to something that took up much more time and certainly cost me a lot of money. That was the beginning my teeny bopper phase. A stage that lasted a long fucking time. But hey, that's me!