Creatively Maladjusted

This photo project was to play with the low light handheld setting on the new camera. The new camera will take several pictures in a second and then combine all the pictures into one picture. It lessens the need for a tripod in low light situations because if you use a shutter speed of more than 1/15th of second, you will get blur in your picture. The human hand can only hold a camera steady for 1/15th of a second, roughly.

Here are a few more pictures from the Creatively Maladjusted Series:

I do love the Papajohn Sculpture Park!

Intestines of the Earth

I’m sure many people clicked on a link or opened up an email and thought, I didn’t really want to see macro photography of a worm.

Here is the deal. It isn’t equipment. It isn’t technical knowledge. It really isn’t even opportunity that separates artists. It is how we see the world that makes us different.

At least that is a line I’m thinking of using on the opening page of this website. That is a subject for a different day though.

Here are a few more pictures from the The Intestines of the Earth Series:

Now if only I could find myself a snake! That would be something!

The New Old

For starters, I’m obviously just backfilling missing blog posts at this time. But I’m sure you’ll forgive me… all things considered…

The idea for this week’s project was to photograph abandoned signs with the Retro setting on the new camera. An abandoned sign by my definition is a sign that is no longer cared for. Either the business that put it up is no longer around, or they no longer care for the sign. The sign has descended into a state of disrepair, and nobody is doing anything about it. Personally, I hope these sign continue to be neglected. I for one love abandoned signs.

All of these abandoned signs can be found in Boone, with the exception of one sign. The one sign can be found if you are driving east on US 30 between Boone and Ogden. It is a sign that has always intrigued me because of the crudeness of its composition and because of its location. It is a sign that has a very strong political message, but you have to be actually looking for the sign because it isn’t placed in a place of prominence. It is more buried in a ravine in the bottom of a ditch.

Here are the rest of the abandoned signs.

I determined during this project that I don’t love the retro setting on my camera, even though I do love a few of these images. I took these pictures on a rainy, drizzly day. Don’t be surprised if I revisit many of these subject in the future with the High Contrast Black & White setting on the new camera.

If you have an abandoned sign that you love that you think I might love as well, feel free to drop me an email with the location and a brief description of the sign.

False Start

I’ve wanted to do a photo series based on the Ten Commandments for quite sometime now. This was originally an idea for, “Hey, don’t be murderizing anybody.” However, I’ve decided to take this in a different direction. So this is not a true start of that project.

Here are a few other False Start pictures.

Special thanks to Sara for securing an ask from her dad, no questions asked. He even sharpened it for me, even though he knew it was just a photo prop.

Happy Halloween 2011!

Jay and I’s traditional pumpkin carving night got moved up one night, but despite the break with tradition Jay carved that awesome pumpkin to look like Naima. As you will see, my pumpkin carving skills are considerably less than Jay’s.

More Happy Halloween pictures:

I’m not sure what I will be publishing here next Friday. Although I’m finding my mode again, there is no telling what way I’ll go.

Botch

I didn’t remotely get the picture that I was attempting when I blew up these tomatoes. I will have to attempt this again in the future. Here are a few more pictures from the Botch photo shoot:

There is also a brief video that corresponds to this Personal Photo Project that you can view on my YouTube channel by following the link below:

Hush

My mums bloomed later this year than most mums I saw around town. I think it might be their location in my yard, but it makes me think that when I tear out all the horrible evergreen bushes in my front yard next year that I might replace them with mums. Other flowers of course (maybe some tulips), but definitely some mums. The front of my house definitely needs more flowers. That is for sure.

Here are the rest of the Hush Series.

Next week’s Personal Photo Project might be about a bridge. Or it might be the beginning of my Ten Commandments Project or it might be the beginning of my 99% Project, but that last one is quite the long shot.

Truth Perception

I should give thanks to Micky for helping make this picture possible. He saved a few lotus(es) from Lake Augustin.

I should also point out that while I thought about this picture for a long time, I didn’t really executed as wisely as I could have. I did set my Grandpa’s old stool on fire during this process, but don’t worry, they made stuff tough back then. That old stool is still kicking.

Here are the rest of the pictures from the Truth Perception Series:

Next week’s Personal Photo Project will involve mums.

Soul Expansion

Moonflowers are my favorite flowers. I really thought I would photograph them more than I did this year, but they were in their greatest glory during my creative malaise. However, I am pretty satisfied with a few of the pictures that I did get.

Here are the rest of the Soul Expansion Series:

Next week’s Personal Photo Project involves a lotus.

Rancho Augustin

This personal photo project was to wander and photograph the man interesting things at Rancho Augustin (not an official title). The light quit on me quicker than I wanted, so I will have to revisit this place and project again.

Micky is undeniably the greatest frog photography assistant in the world. I look forward to working with him again in the future.