Usually when I start this weekly post with something about participation rates being kind of lax this week my email inbox suddenly gets several submissions. Not this week. LANDSCAPE didn’t ring the bell for many people. Maybe it was the cold weather this week. Maybe it was the excitement of… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 111 – LANDSCAPE
Now that I’ve been back to reality for 7 days, probably a good time to go over my vacation. FRIDAY Left work at 4 PM or so. Vacation starts. Had FNSC with Willy. Ate at Colorado Grill. After Colorado Grill. Started watching a new show, NARCOS. SATURDAY Breakfast at Legal… Read More »Remembered with Nostalgia
Here is a look back at my favorite September photos from THE SELFIE PROJECT: September 1 September 2 September 6 September 7 September 10 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 20 September 21 September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 And if… Read More »The Selfie Project – September
Here is your weekly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is LOW PERSPECTIVE: LOW PERSPECTIVE So remember get out there and be like Shawty, with them Apple Bottom jeans, boots wit the fur… Happy photo harvesting! … Them baggy sweat pants. And the Reeboks wit the straps, She… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – LOW PERSPECTIVE
This week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE took the typical holiday in participation. That is to be expected. What wasn’t to be expected was that there was a first time participant. Joe Duff submitted his first ever (and hopefully not last) submission. He managed to do it while being in the heart… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 103 – RUINS
When I went to the Iowa State Fair, I had a goal of knocking out 2 or 3 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT images. I managed 2. Here is Page 41: Page 41 – Shoot one more image for Robert Frank’s “The Americans”. I actually struggled picking which image to… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 41
On my recent trip to the Iowa State Fair with Nader, I was able to knock out a couple more photos for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Here is Page 7: Page 7 – Tell a joke with a single picture. (Photo Assistant: Nader Parsaei) I get it. A bunch of… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 7
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to make the cut for the theme HUMANIZE for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves, there is no telling what they might accomplish!
A picture from trip to the Iowa State Fair on Sunday: I have so many photos to edit from so many recent adventures. It is almost sickening. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY ILCA-77M2 ISO: 160 FOCAL LENGTH: 200mm APERTURE: f/5.6 EXPOSURE: 1/320 DATE TAKEN: 08/20/2017 – 15:09 PHOTO ASSISTANT: Nader Parsaei PHOTO… Read More »The World is a Vampire
The latest person to succumb to the 9 Emotions Project was Nader. Let’s have a look! Nader – 9 Emotions Project Let’s have a closer look: Joy Sadness Anger Amusement Fear Jealousy Surprise Sympathy Boredom Nice work Nader! So who will be the next to take on the demanding work… Read More »9 Emotions Project – Nader Parsaei
Here we are in August and I haven’t checked back into THE SELFIE PROJECT for the month of June. Here are some of favorites from June: June 2 June 5 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 13 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 20… Read More »Selfie Project – June
Here are a few images from a selection of folders from the month of September 2007. Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve some night photography!
I’m going to do this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE losers a little bit differently. I actually went out 3 or 4 times to take NATURE photos. I’m going to break them down into those trips. These are the pictures from the first trip that didn’t have what it takes: These… Read More »When She’s Saying that She Wants Only Me
On Sunday, I redid Page 24 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. While I already did this page with Shannon, I decided to redo it because of the lighting conditions for that photo shoot weren’t ideal and it made those pictures very noisy. This time I used Naima as the model… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 24
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
So I tried and failed at a Selfie Project in 2016. I’m trying again in 2017. Last year I took the pictures with Blue Boy. Who you may remember is my Canon point & shoot. This year I’m going to take the pictures with the front facing camera on my… Read More »Selfie Project of 2017
Back at the beginning of 2016, I had this dream of taking a selfie every day to document that growth of one awesome beard. Well. I made it a few days into April. As I’m going to rekindle this project for 2017, thought I’d look back at my favorite photos… Read More »The Failed Selfie Project of 2016
Pretend like I published this on January 1, just like I meant to do. It is that day at Photography 139 Headquarters where we take down our old Photography 139 Calendar and put it in the trunk with many of the other remnants of our past. We like to think… Read More »To a Great 2017!
A few weeks back I took Nader down to Des Moines for his birthday. We bummed around the downtown area and then met Jeff, Yin, and a couple of Baiers for lunch at Mad Meatball. Here are a few pictures from the bumming around phase of the day: We also… Read More »Nader Day
I recently presented The Trophy for winning the 12th year of the Roundball Oracles to this year’s champion… Michelle Haupt It was an exciting NCAA Tournament and an equally exciting Roundball Oracles NCAA Tournament Pool. If North Carolina would’ve won the NCAA Championship Game, Sara Lockner would’ve come home with… Read More »ROUNDBALL ORACLES – YEAR 12
