There was a healthy participation rate this week for FOOD, but I have to confess that I thought it would be even more popular. After all, every single person that is reading these words ate FOOD last week. Perhaps were still in the Seasonal Photography Depression Window. But thanks to… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 123 – FOOD
Pages 50-51 in the PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT are “A record of missed photo opportunities”. I think that the actual intention is to write down missed opportunities, but I translated it to mean times when the only camera I had on me was my phone. Sometimes that resulted in serviceable pictures… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Pages 50-51
The following pictures were all found in the folder 02-28-08: These pictures were all taken with a camera that Nader wanted me to test before he took it with him to London. By adding these photos to the Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following blog post: TEST… Read More »02-28-08
This is a reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is FOOD: FOOD! I don’t think FOOD needs a definition or any examples. Everybody eats food. Now just take a picture of your FOOD and send it to me! Happy photo harvesting!
On Monday there was a sun dog as I drove home from the computer mine. I pulled over and snapped a couple of pictures: If you like astronomical anomalies, there is a lunar eclipse coming up in the near future!
Getting back to the backlog, here are some pictures on the way home from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom: The stops included DIGNITY OF EARTH & SKY, The Corn Palace, and the Hungry Dog for lunch. I reiterate my love of The Hungry Dog! I didn’t know… Read More »Dignity, Always Dignity
Every once in a while, a photographer gets to take important pictures. It is rare, but it does happen. I was given such an honor recently when Amber contacted me to take family pictures of her family before Christmas because her Grandpa was being put in hospice care. Here are… Read More »Amber’s Family
I admittedly phone it in a bit on HIGH PERSPECTIVE. I won’t trouble you with any bouts of arrogance. Here are a few alternates for HIGH PERSPECTIVE: All these pictures were taken at Citzen’s National Bank.
I usually start this blog post with a statement on how participation rates went this week, but this week I’m going to start the week differently. A recent subscriber and often contributor to the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Tamara Peterson’s husband Glenn recently got a tough diagnosis and they have a… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge – Week 122 – High Perspective
Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I think that is as apropos a time as any to share some pictures from my recent trip to the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis: I have a well known love of history, but at the same time, I’m not really a museum… Read More »Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord
The images in today’s post came from the folder 02-10-08/lwl. They are from a photo shoot for Shannon’s Little White Lye Soap company. These are how I would edit them today, if I still had the contract: A reminder that you can buy your own Little White Lye Soap at… Read More »02-10-08/LWL
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is HIGH PERSPECTIVE: HIGH PERSPECTIVE A HIGH PERSPECTIVE photo is one where you are looking down on the subject or a picture where you are higher up than normal. No examples this week. Happy photo harvesting!
A few months back I went to the Freedom Flight Sendoff and snapped a few pictures. Here are a few of them: I went to the Freedom Flight Sendoff to see Jesse’s Dad, but I was surprised when Derrick’s Dad got up and gave an impromptu speech about the sacrifice… Read More »Freedom Flight Sendoff
Dipping into the backlog again. These pictures were taken on June 4. The majority of these pictures were taken at McHose Park. The other two were taken in my Grandma’s backyard.
A few months back Jen sent me a text message out of the blue suggesting that I should try to recreate (update) old postcards. It seems like a perfect fit for me, since I might be the last person on the world who really loves postcards and even occasionally sends… Read More »The Postcard Recreation Project – Teddy Roosevelt
The world wasn’t ready for these alternates for last week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme RUINS. Not sure the world is ready yet, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Most of these pictures were taken down at the Kate Shelley Museum in Moingona. For those of you from Minnesota,… Read More »Just Let Me Do What I Do Best; You’re Better Off Playing Russian Roulette
There was another slight uptick in participation this rates for RUINS in this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk tommyrot abut participation rates. You came to see the submissions: KIM BARKER KIM BARKER TAMARA PETERSON CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT CARLA STENSLAND CARLA STENSLAND… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 121 – RUINS
In early December I made a trip down to Des Moines with Anders to see THE DISASTER ARTIST. Before the movie we supped at the Jordan Creek Zombie Burger. I took the following picture for Page 29 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Imagine you’re Elvis. What was your final photograph?… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 29
The following pictures were in the folder 2-10-08: The tin was made by Sara. It was product from her Etsy store. You may have noticed some of her tins around my house as decorations. The painted fish bowl was a Christmas present from Becca. It was one of my favorite… Read More »2-10-08
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is RUINS: RUINS! Don’t know what a RUINS photograph would look like? Here are a few examples to get your creative juices flowing: Dawn Krause Angie DeWaard Sarah Karber Joe Duff Jesse Howard Kim Barker Happy photo harvesting!
It is over! The Selfie Project is over! But we should have a couple last looks at all that was “accomplished”! Here are my favorite pictures from December: December 2 December 4 December 6 December 7 December 9 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 16 December 17 December 18… Read More »The Selfie Project – Denouement