Here is an image I made for a special occasion.
That is all.
PARTICULARS
CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 35mm
APERTURE: f/5.6
EXPOSURE: 10 seconds
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Category Archives: Jill
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 24 – ABSTRACT
Even though this week’s theme was a bit obtuse, there were a healthy amount of submissions for ABSTRACT.
Let’s get to them!
ANGIE DEWAARD
BILL WENTWORTH
CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
DUSTIN JACKSON 1
DUSTIN JACKSON 2
DUSTIN JACKSON 3
KIM BARKER
MIKE VEST
DUSTIN JACKSON 4
ALL great photos with what I assume great photo assistants! Especially the ones having eye problems.
But enough about the past…
How about this week’s theme:
SELF-PORTRAIT!
Self-Portrait! Or as Russell calls them “selfies”. This is an easy theme. After all, almost everybody I know owns a camera. And almost everybody I know owns a self. My inbox should be jam packed with submissions this week. I can’t wait!
HOUSEKEEPING
PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
I’m pleased to announce that Bethany Yoon has become the latest person to show her keen intellect and sophisticated tastes by becoming a Photography 139 email subscriber. I wish I had more time to write about Bethany’s many winning attributes, but time is a fickle taskmaster. I have the time to say that she is married to long-time Photography 139 supporter and elementary school punching bag DaeHee Yoon. She lives in the Minneapolis area growing the Photography 139 Minnesota Footprint to 4 Subscribers! I think it is sufficient to say that she is one of my most favoritest people in the world. Even if she doesn’t enjoy good “Racks” style humor. DaeHee knows what I’m talking about. #TeamKnockers So if you see her out and about walking the mean streets of Minneapolis or Burnsville with her selfless canine Tempe or a stroller (soon), feel free to give her a knowing glance and teach her the super-secret Photography 139 handshake.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 19 – GRAFFITI
It is exciting times around the PHOTOGRAPHY 139 WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS. There is a first time submitter in Dustin Jackson this week.
Dustin is a very talented photographer and I would encourage you to follow him on his Facebook page, if you haven’t. I would post a link, but then I’d have to go on Facebook and this has been a pretty great week so far. My disdain for humanity is at a low and I don’t want that to go away right now.
Maybe later.
Either way, I’m super excited to have Dustin as a fairly regular contributor. I’m expecting great things from him!
Here are this week’s submissions for GRAFFITI:
ANGIE DEWAARD 1
ANGIE DEWAARD 2
DUSTIN JACKSON
CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
SHANNON BARDOLE
SARAH KARBER
CARLA STENSLAND*
KIM BARKER
But what is this week’s theme? Well, you don’t have to wait any longer!
MUSIC!
As always, you can define MUSIC any way you want. For example, I know people that define Five Finger Death Punch as music, whereas I do not. Good luck to everybody participating.
A quick review of the rules.
RULES
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by noon on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
HOUSEKEEPING
PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
I told you this is a great week! I get to proudly announce that there have been not ONE, but TWO people that have exercised their keen intellect by displaying both their taste and sophistication by becoming Photography 139 email subscribers. Please welcome aboard Dustin Jackson and Derrick Gorshe. If you see them out and about walking the mean streets of Ogden or Ames, feel free to give them a knowing glance.
I’ve known both Dustin and Derrick for what feels like forever. All of us used to toil in the mines of the Evil Clown Empire in another life. Back then Dustin used to go by the moniker Action Jackson and Derrick used to go by the name D-Rock. They are also both amazing cooks and are both married to smart, beautiful, strong, amazing women. I’m going to guess this is the result of their keen intellects and their sophisticated tastes.
Dustin and I were founding members in an underground beverage society that supported and encouraged the drinking of Jones Soda. We once fought the good fight against Jones Soda suppression that the local Hy-Vee was engaged in. Although we lost the battle, Hy-Vee definitely knew they were in a fight.
Derrick and I were once in the faux jam band Bratwurst Explosion. We definitely rocked many a faux stage in our day. Derrick, to his credit, also rocked many a real stage in his youth.
Derrick is also the twin brother of longtime Photography 139 supporter Jill Gorshe.
Dustin does not have a twin, but I don’t hold that against him. As long as he keeps feeding me homemade pretzel buns!
Welcome aboard Dustin and Derrick. I know you shall fare well.
PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS COMMENTARY DIVISION
In the last couple of weeks, both Russell Kennerly and Jason Baier have earned their own avatars for use in the COMMENTS section of this here blog. Hopefully, they won’t be the last and hopefully, they will put these to good use in the future.
PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SECRET HANDSHAKE DIVISION
It is with some sadness and a certain degree of remorse, that I’ve had to fold the PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SECRET HANDSHAKE DIVISION. They just weren’t making satisfactory progress. While I never like to see people put out of their jobs, sometimes, it just has to be done. I have given them the requisite pretzels, to let them know that they are being closed down.
So now and on into the future, we will go back to pretending that there is a super-secret Photography 139 secret handshake. Isn’t pretending more fun anyways?
*Technically I took this photo, but Carla told me to take it because she couldn’t.
2015
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 yesterday’s coffee grounds. 2015 Photography 139 Calendar I bid you a fond adieu.
Front Cover
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
If you ever get bored and want to take this walk down memory lane again, you can visit the Calendar and Postcards Gallery in the PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY. Link below:
CALENDAR & POSTCARD GALLERY
Since yesterday was the end of year and a holiday that many people celebrate (not me though, I don’t need the calendar gestapo telling me when to start a new year) I would like to take a quick moment to thank everybody that has continued to be an email subscriber to this here blog.
Off the top of my head and I apologize if I miss anybody:
These people are all original subscribers or at least haven’t changed their email since August 22, 2011. Which is how far back the records from off the top of my head go.
Jay Janson
Jason Baier
Shannon Bardole
Scott Degeneffe
Corey Faust
Susanna Funk
Jill Gorshe
Jesse Howard
Sara Lockner
Teresa Kahler
Nader Parsaei
Becky Perkovich
Bernice Verhoorn
Janice Peterson
Suzie Brannen – Since June 22, 2012
Eric Hiatt – Since August 20, 2012
Kim Barker – Since September 18, 2012
Amy Junck-Wallendal – December 18, 2012
Russell Kennerly – Since May 13, 2013
Tim Tucker (Not the one most of you are thinking about) – Since June 27, 2013
Michelle Haupt – Since July 12, 2013
Tim Tucker’s Woman (Sorry, never caught her name) – Since August 22, 2013
Geri Derner – Since September 30, 2013
Micky Augustin – Since October 10, 2013
Angie DeWaard – Since August 24, 2015
Mike Vest – Since September 9, 2015
Melissa Degeneffe – Since September 14, 2015
DaeHee Yoon – Since September 29, 2015
Monica Kewer – Since October 2, 2015 (Current email)
Carla Stensland – Since October 5, 2015
Joe Lynch – Since October 9, 2015
Jorge Rios – Since October 9, 2015
Anders Runestad – Since October 11, 2015
Elizabeth Nordeen – Since November 2, 2015
Laura Miller – Since November 9, 2015
Michael Houlihan – Since November 16, 2015
Dawn Krause – Since December 21, 2015
Joe Duff – Since December 21, 2015
Thanks for all the support and for making 2015 a successful year, by some sense of the word. I hope our little family here continues to grow. I’ll try and do better in 2016!
2010
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 the calendar’s pages.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
This was also the last calendar to feature an image that was heavily Photoshopped.
Use Them. Enjoy Them. Dominate Them.
Over 4 years ago, I felt it was time to retire The Friend Wall and replace it with something else. After reading a book from THE DAILY SHOW I came upon the idea to have 9 people pose while conveying 9 different emotions.
Many times I’ve thought about bringing back THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT with more people. Not just 9 more people, but more people. I even had a false start with Dawn that resulted in a photo shoot where the images have since been lost.
However, I now have began the process of starting again. I’m not sure where this will lead. There isn’t a timeline or a plan. I don’t know if any of the original 9 will come back and recreate their original photo shoot. Anything is possible.
So meet Michelle, who has become the first person to pose for the next generation of THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT photos.
Michelle Haupt
Read the 9 emotions left to right. Top to bottom. Take Tylenol for any headaches. Midol for any cramps.
1. Joy
2. Sadness
3. Anger
4. Amusement
5. Fear
6. Jealousy
7. Surprise
8. Sympathy
9. Boredom
I have even created a Gallery that is dedicated to housing the images from THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT.
The original 9 were:
1. Cousin Amy
2. Sara
3. Derrick
4. Jen
5. Jesse
6. Jay
7. Shannon
8. Willy
9. Jlll
If you want to visit that gallery, click on the link below:
THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT
Inside that gallery, for the first time for public eyes, I have released my photo shoot for THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT.
A question you might ask is this:
Will this pathetic mining of the past lead to future past mines?
The answer is maybe. I have tentatively been thinking about bringing back THE LABELS PROJECT as well. However, I really need to meditate on that one. I’ll get back to you on that one.
Another question might be:
Will these new images go on the THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT WALL in my living room?
The answer is no. I have a plan for that wall, but it is extremely expensive. What is that plan? Donate to my Go Fund Me page and maybe I’ll tell you*.
*I don’t have a Go Fund Me page.
Phonetos Vol. 2
The rest of the pictures from my phone from the last couple of months.
Once again, if you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen most of these already. Carry on!
First time playing BINGO with Jill.
After watching MONTAGE OF HECK, I listened to a ton of Nirvana again.
This is something I found during THE BASEMENT PROJECT and Michelle put it on her door at work. Not sure why.
Tried to get rid of this guy. Nobody wanted him. To the dump he went.
View from the hotel at Nate’s Bachelor Party.
My destiny.
Watching American League “baseball”.
George Brett. A statue. It isn’t really him.
Creepiest sculpture I’ve ever seen. Good work Kansas City.
Dae Hee at Boulevard.
This is what Nate did during 85% of his Bachelor Party. Text Laura.
Hilton South
Power & Light in a storm.
Getting a new used bed.
Gotta remember how they strapped down those chairs.
Grandma at Tara’s wedding.
Miss June.
The Ghetto Home Theater. Functional. Not pretty.
Welcome to Missouri. Where open racism is still condoned.
Pit Stop on the road to Nate & Laura’s wedding.
If you are a customer of US Bank, you can get a free selfie stick. In case you were interested.
Birthday dinner shenanigans.
Brandi tickets.
Yea! Don’t be stupid!
Mutt Cuts!
Probably all I got. For a while.
Photo of the Day 0142
“I like long walks, digging holes, begging for food, and rubber pigs. I have no concept of ‘personal space’. I am named after your favorite John Coltrane song. Please don’t stop petting me.”
So needy… that dog.
Photo of the Day 0080
Before & After The Great Office Cleanup of 2014
The good news is that in addition to cleaning the office, I also was able to figure out which cable was bad and fix my home network problems. The sad news is that one of my monitors went kaput, meaning that I currently have only 1 monitor. I don’t even need to tell you what kind of tragedy that is!
Post No. 1718
Now that I am officially caught back up with my blogging, I’d like to do a little bit of general house cleaning and look at some completely meaningless statistics.
First of all and most importantly, the Gallery/Store has experienced a complete redesign. It could still be classified as a work in progress, but you should go check it out anyway:
Photography 139 Gallery/Store
I’m not completely in love with the way you navigate around the store/gallery, but it looks a million times better. Any feedback is appreciated.
On these periodic check ins, I like to look at and acknowledge the people that have appeared in this blog AKA An Artist’s Notebook the most since its inception all those years ago.
Top Ten People to Appear in these Pages:
1. Jesse Howard – 224
2. Jay Janson – 199
3. Teresa Kahler – 185
4. Derrick Gorshe – 184
5. Shannon Bardole – 173
6. Jen Gorshe – 170
7. Dad – 163
8. Carla Stensland – 148
9. Mom – 147
10. Willy – 144
At these times, I also like to look at the most popular pictures in the store. I can’t claim to know 100% how these are determined, but I think it has something to do with pictures that get the “Thumbs Up”.
25 Most Popular Photos of Photography 139
25. Open Mic Night
24. Young Heroes Banquet
23. The Girl in the Blue Skirt Beta
22. Katelyn Augustin
21. Evie Gorshe – 18 Months
20. Maddux Davis – 6 Months
19. Huxley Father-Daughter Dance
18. Young Heroes Banquet
17. Barn Between Boone and Ames
16. Evie Gorshe – 18 Months
15. Me and my Mom in Colorado
14. Jeff and his Best Man
13. Alice DeWaard – 9 Months
12. Alice DeWaard – 9 Months
11. Evie Gorshe
10. 2011 Kansas City Youth Group Mission Trip Group Photo
9. Becky Perkovich – 2011
8. Maddux Davis – 6 Months
7. The Living Legend – Instagram
6. Me and Joe’s Coupe
5. Jill Gorshe – Must Be Truth
4. Frog
3. Evie Gorshe
2. 365 Day Project Day 21 – Hole
1. McHose Park Frog
Hopefully will check back in on these numbers around Post 1800.