Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
I would hazard to guess that these buses are among the most photographed subjects in Boone County (adjusted for teenage-girl-selfie-inflation). Right up there with the Kate Shelley High Bridge, the High Trestle Trail Bridge, the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad, and Ledges State Park. I have a plan for photographing them,… Read More »Pre-Work
I was recently commissioned by longtime patron of Photography 139 Scottie D. to take some candids of his children for a Christmas present for his wife. I believe her name to be Wife. We took a few hundred of them playing. This is one of my favorites. I’m sure I… Read More »Playground
Often times when I put calendars out into the world, I worry about what kind of home it will receive. Will it be loved? Will it be adored? Will it end up on a wall with tons of writing on it? Recently I received a couple text pictures of Photography… Read More »An Irrevocable Condition
Oh… why not take a look at another flower from the Iowa State Fair? Don’t worry. I’ll be out of these by next year’s State Fair. I’m almost to the picture that got me kicked out of the flower garden. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V LENS: 60mm F2 MACRO ISO: 1000… Read More »Daisy Bush
Considering that this week’s theme was the most accessible, I feel like the amount of submissions isn’t too shabby. Let’s have a look at the submissions for TEXTURE: Angie DeWaard 1 Kim Barker Michelle Haupt Angie DeWaard 2 Christopher D. Bennett But what is this week’s theme? Scroll down: STORE!… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 17 – TEXTURE
You can look at this collection of losers for RED from the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE in a couple of different ways. Either I just wanted an excuse more pictures of my dog. OR Well that is interesting. You see, there is a setting on my camera that drops out all… Read More »With the Beefcake Pantyhose
A picture of something broken down and old. From my Aunt Linda’s farm. As you all know E’s here to rule… No wait that isn’t right. As you all know, I love rusted out old stuff. I will need to photograph this farm more thoroughly at some point. PARTICULARS CAMERA:… Read More »Kobe
It has probably been too long since I posted a picture from the Iowa State Fair flower garden. Better remedy that: Daisies have always been one of my favorites to photograph. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1000 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2015… Read More »Osteospermum
I’m starting a self-portrait project where I take a self-portrait every day for 2016 with New Toy*. At the end of 2016 I will compile these into a video and you can witness how time ravages this beautiful visage. These photos are not meant to be particularly ambitious. Just me,… Read More »Self-Portrait Project de 2016
There were a surprising amount of submissions this week for it being a holiday season. Hopefully we build on that this week. Submissions for RED: Becky Perkovich Carla Stensland Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard 1 Mike Vest Angie DeWaard 2 So what is this week’s theme? Let’s have… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 16 – RED
So the walk down memory lane now concludes. With a look at the images that were in the calendar that early this morning will be taken down from kitchen walls (most common place I’ve seen the calendar hung up), office walls, cubicle walls, and placed gently in the trash with… Read More »2015
We’re almost to the end of this journey. Thanks for taking it with me. It has allowed me to become reacquainted with some old favorites. Hopefully you’ve become reacquainted with some old favorites or been introduced to some new favorites. It has been educational for me to see where I’ve… Read More »2014
This is a look back at the photos from the calendar I gave as Christmas gifts in 2012. You’ll see many of the same images from the flower calendar. I have no doubts. Front Cover January February March April May June July August September October November December I’ve never done… Read More »2013 Christmas Calendar
2013 was the only year I made 2 calendars. 1 for sale by the SHAMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY 139 COMMERCE DIVISION and 1 for Christmas gifts by the SHAMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GIFT DIVISION. I thought that this would be a tradition I would continue. I was wrong. I continue to be wrong.… Read More »2013 Flower Calendar
I expected Christmas to take a toll on this week’s submissions… and it did. But 2 submissions isn’t too bad for a more difficult theme and it was Christmas! This week’s submissions for FRAMED: Michelle Haupt Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard Shannon Bardole Time to look forward to this week’s… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 15 – FRAMED
Looking at these images I think I might go back to my old school way of lining up images with their months in 2017. If I walk away from the all flower calendar. I guess we’ll see how that plays out. January February March April May June July August September… Read More »2012
As I look over this collection I am reminded that it has been too long since I’ve done some full moon photography, like the photo represented by April. Who wants to keep me company and go do some full moon photography next full moon? January February March April May June… Read More »2011
“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights, please. ‘And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone… Read More »Merry Christmas!
I told you that BLACK AND WHITE photography was my passion. So… Buckle up buttercup, this is going to be a long one… Sometimes I forget that smack in the middle of Ames is the most beautiful campus in the world. I should really visit it more often. GO STATE!!!
The 2010 calendar was the last calendar that included a human subject. As I open up the subject matter past flowers for the 2017 calendar, it is possible a human subject might find their way back into the calendar. Until then Jill and Sara are the last humans to grace… Read More »2010
Time to take another stroll down memory lane. This was the last time I appeared in a calendar. Probably will be the last time I ever appear in a calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November December The last day to order a 2016 Photography… Read More »2009