Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
Time for another collection of images from my 3rd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This one to assist Logan in the barbecue contest. In this collection, it is still early morning. Before the gates have opened to the general public. Most of this one is me wandering around the… Read More »ISF: 08/13/2024 – Morning Midway
I am doll eyes, doll mouth, doll legsI am doll arms, big veins, dog beg Yeah, they really want youThey really want you, they really doYeah, they really want youThey really want you, and I do too I want to be the girl with the most cakeI love him so… Read More »Doll Parts
This is my final collection of images I took at Pufferbilly Days last year. I didn’t get the full Pufferbilly Days experience last year as it was held on the same weekend as an Iowa State home game. Fortunately this year, Pufferbilly Days is on a weekend where Iowa State… Read More »Art in the Park – 2024
It’s a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. It was a decently busy month. But I never left the state. I mean why would you leave Iowa? We’re second to last in economic growth. 48th in personal income growth. Our education system, which used to… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2025
I just want to start today by wishing people a Happy Pride Month! At Photography 139, we are deeply committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for everyone. We celebrate Pride Month and stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, recognizing the importance of affirming and supporting individuals’ identities and… Read More »WPC – WEEK 507 – SPIRIT
Time to share cell phone pictures from Day 4 of my work trip to Philadelphia. Truth be told, this was probably my favorite day. Even though I had to work. Even though I didn’t have a single Philly Cheesesteak. It was because I got see my cousin Sarah and her… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 4
Time to clean up part of the back log. Here we are. The last night of May. 2025. And these images are from the backlog of images from June of 2024. These are images that I took, and I like, but never really found there way into a previous “An… Read More »I Want a Perfect Soul
Time to start sharing images from my 3rd Trip to the Iowa State Fair. This trip I took with Logan to help him in the barbecue contest. I shared those barbecue contest images a while back. But not it is time to share the rest of the images. You can… Read More »ISF: 08/13/2024 – Early Morning
Here is the second collection of images I took on a trip out to the Iowa Arboretum last fall. Most of these pictures are of the sweet new treehouse they opened up last year. However, there are a few flowertography pictures to kick it off. Here are the pictures: Next… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Treehouse
Time to share a few pictures I took of the Pufferbilly Days Parade from last year. I only watched part of it as I needed to get to Ames for the Iowa State game. I mostly went up to check out the church’s float since I did spend some time… Read More »Puffer Parade – 2024
I recently spent a few bucks on a lens built out of an old disposable camera lens. It really is just the old disposable lens built into a lens cap. It is really cheap lens just meant for fun. The look of old disposable cameras has become popular in some… Read More »Disposable
Today is Memorial Day. So let me wish you all a good Memorial Day. I hope it was a good weekend for all of you! I hope you had time to honor those who gave everything for you, in whatever manner that means to you. SIGN! What a great theme!… Read More »WPC – WEEK 506 – SIGN
Time to share the cell phone pictures from Day 3 of my work trip to Philadelphia. This was the first day I had to work as they finally started to get our booth put together enough for us to start setting up. This meant I didn’t really eat lunch and… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 3
I’ve tried to be better about writing about when I add new equipment to the arsenal. I haven’t been, but I’ve tried. I have a few lens I want to purchase in the coming year, if prices don’t skyrocket too much! Not just fun, gimmicky lenses, (although there are a… Read More »Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
This is the final collection of images from my State Fair trip with the Gorshes. We didn’t stay too late into the day because they had some kind of family camping trip they were leaving for the next day. When we last left off, Jen and Layla were on the… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024: Final Images
Not going to use a song for this collection of images. This is the first collection of images I took at the Iowa Arboretum last year. As a card carrying member of the Iowa Arboretum, I really should get out there more often. But it is also gets me free… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Flowers
Time to share a collection of images I took from my trip to the Madrid Labor Day Festival with Teresa. I’ve always wanted to watch a Civil War re-enactment and this was my chance. It was interesting to watch and now I’ve done it, I’m not sure I need to… Read More »Madrid Labor Day Festival – 2024
As you know, I don’t do weddings very often. There is a wide variety of reasons for this and it isn’t just because formal portraiture falls well outside the realm of my passion and because of this, is very far from being a strength. Also, because I don’t know that… Read More »Clevenger Wedding
REMINDER THAT NEXT MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY! WHILE THE BANKS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND MAYBE EVEN YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF, PHOTOGRAPHY 139 NEVER TAKES A DAY OFF! WE BARELY EVEN EVER SLEEP! IT IS JUST GRINDING CONSTANTLY. NEVER A MOMENT OF REST. AND WHY THAT MATTERS TO YOU IS… Read More »WPC -WEEK 505 – HISTORICAL BUILDING
Today is Steph’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy Birthday!! Day 2 in Philadelphia ended up being a surprise day off. Usually that is a setup day, but the convention crew didn’t have the Computer Mine booth remotely put together. Yay! Surprise day off! I… Read More »Philly Grub: Day 2
I shared some pictures from the Spirit Walk before the Iowa State-Texas Tech football game on Tuesday. Now I want to reveal images from what is my favorite Iowa State gameday tradition, the Step Show. Before every games the ISUCFVMB (Iowa State University Cyclone Varsity Band) stands on the steps… Read More »Iowa State vs. Texas Tech Step Show