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Baier, Basketball, Black & White, Julie, Mark, Still Life, Tim, Vest, Willy, WPC - Submissions

RWPE Y2 #10 – Still Life

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There weren’t many submissions for STILL LIFE, but at least Julie joined us again! Here are the submissions for STILL LIFE:


WEEK 10 - STILL LIFE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest of Waxen Media

WEEK 10 - STILL LIFE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

WEEL 10 - STILL LIFE - JULE JOHNSON
Julie Johnson of The Joy Is In The Journey

I went over to talk to the Random Theme Generator and it immediately spit out a theme for this week:

COMMUNICATION

A great and easy subject for me as I am considered one of the world’s foremost masters of communication. I just hope this theme comes as easy for others as it does for me.

A look back at 2010’s submissions for COMMUNICATION:

COMMUNICATION

HOUSEKEEPING

It is March Madness again, that means that it is time once again for the Roundball Oracles annual NCAA tournament pool. I have already sent out quite a few emails with directions on how to join the pool, but if I missed you or haven’t gotten to you yet, drop me an email at bennett@photography139.com and I will get the information to you forthwith.

As always, this isn’t a boy’s club. Women, small children and the elderly are welcome to sit at my feet and be taught lessons by my extensive basketball knowledge and basketball prognostication skills.

As always, the only fee to enter is pride. The only prize given out to the losers is humility. However, I do provide a trophy to the winner. That trophy is going to look nice sitting on my desk this year.

As always, I hope the winner isn’t Mark Wolfram.

Past Champions

2010 – Mark Wolfram
2009 – Mark Wolfram
2008 – Mark Wolfram
2007 – Tim Peterson
2006 – William McAlpine
2005 – William McAlpine

Last year we had a record number of participants. Basketball knowledge is not a prerequisite for participation. Just ask Carrie Baier from last year!

Animals, Black & White, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE Y2 #9 – Silhouette

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It is a bit disappointing how unpopular SILHOUETTE ended up being. It is perhaps the easiest artistic theme of the bunch. Oh well… here are the submissions for SILHOUETTE.


WEEK 9 - SILHOUETTE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest of Waxen Media

WEEK 9 - SILHOUETTE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

I’ve visited the Random Theme Generator and asked it kindly to spit out an inspiration theme for this week. This is what it said to me:

STILL LIFE

A good definition of STILL LIFE photography comes from Wikipedia:

Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects. Still life photography, more so than other types of photography, such as landscape or portraiture, gives the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition. The still life photographer makes pictures rather than takes them.

Click the link below to see last year’s STILL LIFE submissions:

2010 STILL LIFE

Hopefully more people have enough still in their life to submit pictures this coming week.

As always, submissions are due to bennett@photography139.com by noon on Monday.

As always there is only one rule: photo must be taken during the week of the theme.

Black & White, Jill, Julie, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE Y2 #8 – Market

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Not many submissions for MARKET. I have to confess that MARKET was one of the themes that was under consideration for termination. In the end we kept it because my MARKET picture from last year might have been my favorite RWPE picture from last year.

Here are this year’s submissions for MARKET:


WEEK 8 - MARKET - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest

IMAGE LOST
Julie Johnson

WEEK 8 - MARKET - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett

I’ve been down to visit the Random Theme Generator and I asked him for a category that would really spark the creative interest of many, many people. This is what it spat at me:

Silhouette

One of my favorite themes.

A look back at the submissions in 2010:

2010 Silhouette

I hope for many submissions next week as this is one of the easiest artistic themes.

Black & White, Candid Portrait, Cousin Amy, Personal Photo Project, Sara

Personal Photo Project of the Week #54

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9 Emotions Project - Cousin Amy
Amy – 9 Emotions

Of all the people I have ever met in my life, perhaps only Marla Gorshe hates having her picture taken more than Cousin Amy. So I was very pleased when Sara was able to talk her into posing for this latest Personal Photo Project. The fact that she was the very first person to pose for the picture showed an amount of bravery that I respect.

The 9 emotions are from left to right – top to bottom are:

1. Joy
2. Sadness
3. Anger
4. Amusement
5. Fear
6. Jealousy
7. Surprise
8. Sympathy
9. Boredom

This is the project that will in the end replace the Friend Wall. I was originally going to photograph 9 people since I had 9 emotions, but now I think that I might expand this photo project to include more than 9 people because I have been very pleased with the results of the 4.5 people that have posed for it thus far.

A closer look at the 9 emotions:


Cousin Amy - Joy
Joy

Cousin Amy - Sadness
Sadness

Cousin Amy - Anger
Anger

Cousin Amy - Amusement
Amusement

Cousin Amy - Fear
Fear

Cousin Amy - Jealousy
Jealousy

Cousin Amy - Surprise
Surprise

Cousin Amy - Sympathy
Sympathy

Cousin Amy - Boredom
Boredom

It has been said that the best artists are the artists that best hide their inspirations, but I’ll just tell you flat out that this idea is being lifted from a page in the new Jon Stewart book.

Something you may be wondering is if I have the courage to have the camera turned on me and to pose for the 9 emotions picture myself. I do have the courage and I will do this after the 9th person has posed. However, I have my doubts that my 9 emotions picture will be that interesting. The only real emotion I emote is badass.

Next week’s Personal Photo Project of the Week will be Valentine’s Day related.

Anders, Black & White, Christianity, Mom

Hearts Beat High with Joy

If you have always wanted to own your very own copy of Hearts Beat High with Joy, here is your chance!


Hearts Beat High with Joy
Hearts Beat High with Joy

I have donated an 11×14 copy of this picture to the Sacred Heart School Carnival. This picture is matted and framed.

You can purchase it by winning its silent auction.

The Sacred Heart School Carnival is this Friday. From 6-8. It is at the Sacred Heart School in the Ryan Gym.

All the money goes to a good cause, so show up and bid, silently!

Animals, Black & White, Boone FUMC, Nature, Personal Photo Project

Personal Photo Project of the Week #52

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Heavenly Peace

Most people have already seen this picture that I took to send as a Christmas e-card. (Just one of the many awesome features of the Photography 139 Galleries!)

I borrowed a hymnal and candle after the early evening Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve and took this picture and returned them during the later service.

Since this isn’t new to many people, here are a couple unrelated bonus pictures:


Squirrel

Snowy Tree

I’m also excited to report that my new website is almost fully functional. Now it is merely a matter of getting some content and recruiting some more writers. Perhaps there will be a full-fledged announcement in a week or so.

Next week’s Personal Photo Project is the first in a series of pictures that are going to seem somewhat (completely) self-absorbed. Perhaps even worse than my Twitter account. If my greatest influence on myself is me, I’m going to start re-doing some “classic” Christopher D. Bennett images.

The first redux will be Nuclear Library.

Black & White, Dawn, Shannon, Still Life, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #50 – Restaurants

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Exactly the same number of people that love LOVE, loved RESTAURANTS. Here are the submissions:



Christopher D. Bennett


Shannon Bardole of Little White Lye Soap


Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier


Mike Vest of Waxen Media

This is it. Only 2 themes left. Somebody with a really good memory and a web browser could figure out the last remaining theme after the Random Theme Generator spit out an apropos theme for the week where Christians (like me) celebrate the birth of the savior.

Peace of Mind

I just want to throw out a reminder to anybody thinking of submitting a picture. The deadline is still noon on Monday. However, you don’t have to wait until Sunday night or Monday morning to submit.

I hope many of you find peace of mind this week. I know I will. Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve is my favorite church service of the year.

Also, the “Comments” section on my journal entries has been more active in the last week or so. This is something that I of course love, but the “comments notifier” plugin has went belly up. I’m actively working to solve the problem, but until I get fixed, you won’t be getting an email notifying you if I have responded to your comment. Or if somebody else has added a comment. So check back. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I suppose I could forward comments for the time being.

Also I would like to thank Kelly from The Colorado Grill for allowing me to take my RWPE photo this week. We had a lengthy conversation about the calendar during FNSC. It is always good to touch base with my fans.