Today’s images came from the following folder:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Friends/Howards
Next week’s folder will be:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Friends/Howards/Jesse L. Howard
The Archives: Edition Eighty
Monthly Archives: July 2012
A Change of Direction
I’ve decided not to replace my el cheapo point and shoot at this time, so this marks the unofficial official end of the Self-Portrait Project.
It just seems that such coin could be better used in another avenue (like a new bike) and I’ve allowed myself to believe that when I upgrade my phone in September it will have a good enough camera and thus eliminate the need for the point & shoot.
Although there is a fairly decent chance I’ll only be able to lie to myself for a month or so and I’ll be buying a new point and shoot in October.
It seems that this project was doomed from the beginning any way.
To replace it on Mondays I am starting a new project.
It is a 365 Day Photo Challenge. That means, simply to take a picture on 365 consecutive days. I am taking two popular 365 Day Photo Challenge lists and combining them into one list.
Next Monday I will post the first 7 pictures based on these themes:
Day 1: Calm
Day 2: A Silly Face
Day 3: Behind Glass
Day 4: One
Day 5: Flash
Day 6: Sunflower
Day 7: Logo
Blog No. 1447
Now that I am caught back up, I’d like to step back and take stock of where this journal has went since its inception on August 9, 2006.
Since the last time I looked at these statistics, I have completed changed galleries. I can no longer show you what are the most popular photos in the Artistic and Snapshot galleries. However, I can show you the most popular pictures in the Smugmug Gallery.
Here are the 20 Most Popular:
20. Statue of Liberty
19. Youth Group Mission Trip Group Photo – Kansas City – 2011
18. Evie
17. Drenched in Loneliness
16. Alice
15. Alice
14. Kewer Wedding
13. Young Heroes Banquet
12. Young Heroes Bandquet
11. Girl in the Blue Skirt Beta – 2011
10. Katelyn
9. Maddux
8. Maddux
7. Evie
6. Evie
5. Becky
4. Theories Pass
3. Must Be Truth
2. Turtle Pond Frog
1. Evie
You might be wondering what determines the popularity of a photo. Truth is, I don’t know all the details, but I can tell you what is the dominant factor. To quote the Smugmug website:
You can increase a photo’s popularity by moving your mouse over it and clicking the thumbs-up symbol that appears. You can cast one vote per photo.
You can also rate a photo or gallery with stars when you leave a comment.
There are other factors…like time. Photos from events past will usually be less popular than recent ones.
If you see a picture you like, you should take the 5 seconds to give it the thumbs up and maybe it will make the Top 20 list next time I do this little thing.
I also like to look at the Top Ten People that have been mentioned or photographed in the history of this journal.
10. Dad – 117
9. Carla – 118
8. Sara – 122
7. Willy – 124
6. Jen – 143
5. Teresa – 144
4. Derrick – 157
3. Shannon – 160
2. Jay – 180
1. Jesse – 195
Hope you found this at least moderately interesting. I’ll check back in on these things when I hit journal entry number 1,500.
Personal Photo Project of the Week #128
Happy Things – 2012
This week’s project was to photograph coneflowers. Coneflowers are probably a top 5 flower for me. Admittedly, they aren’t much to look at, but I find the transformation the flower makes over its total lifespan to be fascinating.
The rest of the Happy Things – 2012 Series:
Next week’s Personal Photo Project of the Week will involve either hollyhocks or sunflowers.
Slice of Life Vol. 112
Hard to believe, but with this entry in An Artist’s Notebook, I am officially caught up. Didn’t think I’d ever get here.
Pictures from Herman Park, including the pavilion before a stage was constructed for the City Band highlight this collection.
Now I just need to stay on schedule!
Clubine-Asmus Wedding
I recently had the pleasure of photographing the Clubine-Asmus Wedding. Here are a few of my favorite images:
Next week’s random Wednesday will feature Maddux and his 6 month pictures.
The Archives: Edition Seventy-Nine
Today’s pictures come from the following folder:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Friends/Hiatts
Next week’s folder will be:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Friends/Howards
Self-Portrait Project Week 19 – Sorta
This project has been temporarily suspended as the el cheapo point & shoot I’ve been using for this project went kaput on my recent Mission Trip.
Not sure when it will be resurrected. Kind of depends on whether or not I want to buy another el cheapo point & shoot or not.
Will keep you posted.
Personal Photo Project of the Week #127
Unceasing Effort
I’m sure that it is well documented that I love alliums. They are definitely in my top 5 favorite flowers. Probably top 3. This week’s project was simply to photograph alliums.
The rest of the Unceasing Effort Series:
I was fortunate to grow some alliums this year. I hope next year to be able to grow even more. As I have some decent plans for my flower beds next year!
Slice of Life Vol. 111
Something that happened in a couple of these photos is that the film didn’t wind forward all the way. It is something I love and a reminder of the good old film days!
It is hard for me to imagine Fraser having as many people as are in that picture, let alone a school with that many school children!