Category Archives: Family

Fisheye, Logan, Nader, Olympic Sports, Personal Photo Project, Teresa

Personal Photo Project of the Week #102

January 27, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Go for the Great

This project was just to capture some pictures of storied Goeppinger Field with the fisheye lens. Hope you are enjoying the fisheye lens 1/20th of as much as I am enjoying it, because it isn’t going away. I expect you’ll see more sporting events captured with it in the future. I’m really excited to take it to The Jack this Fall.

The rest of the Go for the Great Series.

Of course thanks to Logan for running track. Otherwise I wouldn’t have even been at this event and taken these pictures.

Dad, Slice of Life

Slice of Life Vol. 86

January 26, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Pictures of the 1385 highlight this collection.

Animals, Holidays, Jay, Naima

A Few Naima Photos

January 25, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Here are a couple photos of Naima when she helped Jay & I carve our pumpkins on Halloween and a couple from her first experience with snow.

Fisheye, Formal Portrait, Naima, Personal Photo Project, Willy

Personal Photo Project of the Week #101

January 20, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Reason and Faith

I’m not sure I ever really got the picture of Willy that I wanted, but I do know for sure that I didn’t want Naima in the picture. It is funny how a dog that has a knack for being extremely difficult to photograph, would fight her way into this picture of Willy.

Oh well, she adds some humor to this photo.

Here are a few other pictures from the Reason and Faith Series.

If you are sensing a special glow in Willy it is because these pictures were taken the same day that he won a 5K in Nevada, with a certain amount of ease it should be pointed out.

Dad, Slice of Life

Slice of Life Vol. 85

January 19, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Pictures of old bank notes and the High Bridge in this collection.

Flowers, Macro, Mom, Personal Photo Project

Personal Photo Project of the Week #100

January 13, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

Still Laughing 2012

There are a lot fewer tulip pictures this year, both the obvious and the weather played a big part in that. In fact, due to the fact that almost all flowers are blooming a month early this year, I’m pretty sure I will miss out on most of the flowers I try to hit every year.

Oh well, c’est la vie!

Here are the rest of the Still Laughing – 2012 Series.

I didn’t get a chance to photography my grandma’s tulips this year. I also didn’t make my annual road trip to Pella this year. I’m sure both of those things will be on the docket in 2013.

Dad, Slice of Life

Slice of Life Vol. 84

January 12, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

A lot of old buildings in this collection.

I actually think the tree pictures are my favorites from this collection.

Elainie, Formal Portrait

Better Late than Never

January 11, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett

I never got a chance to do Elainie’s Senior Pictures, so when we did Bennett Family Pictures Day, I also took a few pictures of Elainie. Here are a few of those pictures:

Basketball, Black & White, FNSC, Naima, Self-Portrait Project, Work

Self-Portrait Project: Week 1

January 9, 2012 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

To replace RWPE on Mondays this year, I am going to attempt to take a self-portrait every day this year. I have no expectations that I will take 366 winners (or even 66 winners for that matter), but that isn’t necessarily the point.

Although you will be able to see how much weight I gain this year, how much hair I lose, how much more dashing I become, and how many times I shave (over/under is at 10 for you gamblers) that isn’t really the point either.

Although I’m sure a few of the important events of 2012 will be recorded, documenting my life for 1 year isn’t really the point either.

The is a photography exercise more than anything else. An exercise to get me to attempt to think creatively at least once every day. Hopefully there are some winners in there. Hopefully I don’t gain any weight and I know that I will become exponentially more dashing. Hopefully I will have more than 10 reasons to shave this year. Hopefully there are many good milestones in my life worth documenting. But, all of those will be ancillary benefits.

I will try to take all of these pictures without assistance. Meaning, I won’t hand the camera to somebody and say, “Take a picture of me doing X.” But I’m sure that will happen on occasion.

Here are the first 8 pictures from this project.