I though SELF-PORTAIT would be a popular theme. Do you think I was right? Well, you’ll have to scroll down to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 20, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): + Becky Parmelee – 1 week… Read More »WPC – 354 – SELF-PORTRAIT
It has been 5,795 days since August 9, 2006. 5,795 days since I first took keyboard in hand and started the blog portion of the Photography 139 website. The portion I pompously named “An Artist’s Notebook”. The part I started with the words: So here is the first journal entry.… Read More »Four Thousand Five Hundred
I want to start this post with the text of a text that Joe sent me last week. If I haven’t said, the WPC really helps me be present and look at the world a little differently. Thanks for facilitating! If there was a mission statement for THE WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – 353 – SERVICE
This is the final collection of pictures from the 2021 Baugher Family Photo Shoot. All of these pictures are of Anela and one could argue there are too many of them, but when there is magic between the photographer and the model, is it possible for there to be too… Read More »The Baughers 2021 – Volume 4
In this post I am going to share pictures I took with the A7II on Days 3 and 6 of my work trip to Miami Beach. I did not crack out the camera at all on Day 4. On Day 5, I actually got away for a bit and took… Read More »Miami Beach – Day 3 and Day 6 – A7II
A quick housekeeping note: for the last couple of months I haven’t been able to email people with a Gmail account. If you have written me and I haven’t written back, I have tried, just Gmail security has been dumb. However, on Friday, I believe I finally got all the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 352 – CHILDREN
FLOWER has proven to be a pretty popular theme. I’m always not sure how these things will go because I know more than a few people that just absolutely HATE flower photography or as my forthcoming book will be called, flowertography. Not only do they HATE flower pictures, they in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 351 – FLOWER
I thought this Sunday I would get back to Formal Portrait Sundays, but today didn’t unfold how I planned at all. Not even a little bit. Instead, I’m going to share some pictures I took with the real camera on the first day of my work trip to Miami Beach.… Read More »Miami Beach – Day 1 – A7II
A few weeks back I met up with Jen and the rest of the Gorshes (sans Derrick) to watch Evie dance at the Renaissance Fair. I took a few pictures of the event. Here are some of my favorites. At some point, I’ll share the rest of the pictures from… Read More »Celtic Dancing Fair
On Tuesday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. It was month of random prompts and I think for the most part, there is some good work mixed in with mediocre work. The kind of thing you get with a Photo A Day Challenge.… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – May 2022
After what was a fairly inactive April, I seemed to be constantly on the move in May. That possibly resulted in an interesting collection of images for THE SELFIE PROJECT. Here are some of my favorites from May: May 1 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7… Read More »SELFIE PROJECT – MAY 2022
I am back from my road trip. I have to say that I saw some of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen. I can’t wait to share them with you in 3-4 months. HISTORY proved to be a deceptively popular theme despite the holiday. Most people still seemed… Read More »WPC – WEEK 350 – HISTORY
At 7 AM on my birthday I loaded up on to a plane and flew to Miami Beach for the annual Computer Mine Convention. It is the biggest convention of the year for Computer Mine customers. They don’t come just to see us, but they come to see our competitors… Read More »CMC – Miami Beach
I am back from Miami Beach! I even brought Kim and Cathie back with me sorta. Not really. At least Kim and I were on the same flight. The short answer was it was a good enough trip that involved long hours in a convention center. I want to thank… Read More »WPC – WEEK 349 – HAT
I have to start this post, as I do every May 18 post by wishing Stephanie Kim a happy birthday. Happy birthday Steph! When this publishes, I should still be in the skies on an airplane heading towards Miami. Or I could be stuck in an Atlanta airport cause I… Read More »The Friendly Skies
A few weeks back Jesse and I went to Woodbury County on our way to Harlan, the most direct route, and harvested the rest of the Woodbury County signs that I needed. Here are some facts about Woodbury County: + The population of Woodbury County is 102,687 making it the… Read More »Town Sign Project: Woodbury County
SLICE OF LIFE got more results than I am expected. You people have impressed me! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Linda Bennett – 1 week + Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2 weeks + Angie DeWaard – 3 weeks +… Read More »WPC – WEEK 348 – SLICE OF LIFE
It is Sunday, which means time for Formal Portraits! This time checking back in with the Howard family photo shoot we did back in September at some park in Cedar Falls. Here are some of my favorites: Next Sunday’s formal portraits will check back in with Kyle’s fall photo shoot.
I promised you more information about the Great Pyramids of Iowa. Here is information from a Des Moines Register article titled: “Pyramids? Haunted angels? These are 6 of Iowa’s oddest graveyards to visit before you die.: Three small Egyptian-style pyramids at the back of Hickory Grove Cemetery near Avery are… Read More »Monroe and Mahaska County Auxiliary Images Vol. 3
Time for another collection of auxiliary images from a road trip I took with Teresa to harvest the town signs of Monroe and Mahaska County. Almost all these pictures are taken in Albia or near Albia. The near Albia pictures are taken at what I think is the coolest veteran… Read More »Monroe and Mahaska County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
A long, long time ago when I revealed the towns signs of Monroe County I pointed out that the town of Melrose, Iowa had a memorial up in their town park to honor the 1936-37 Melrose Shamrocks boys basketball team. A team that the Des Moines Register honored as the… Read More »Monroe and Mahaska County Auxiliary Images Vol. 1