FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 524 – WET
This is the final collection of images I took while walking around Austin with Lowell on a work trip there. When we concluded last Friday we were just getting ready to leave the Museum of the Weird. We will begin there and then take a walk down Austin’s famous Sixth… Read More »Austin Day 1: Sixth Street
Back in early May I decided to hit up a different taco truck in Ames other than Rico’s Tacos. This is rare for me, but I decided I would stretch my wings a little bit. So I went to El Primo. This was also the day of the Kentucky Derby,… Read More »Taco ‘Bout It: East Lincoln Way Field Work
As you know, I don’t do weddings very often. There is a wide variety of reasons for this and it isn’t just because formal portraiture falls well outside the realm of my passion and because of this, is very far from being a strength. Also, because I don’t know that… Read More »Clevenger Wedding
Shortly after Elainie and Sabas brought our newest family member into the world I went down to their place and photographed Elawyn. It has taken me an embarrassingly long time to share these images, but I wanted to make sure that everybody had a chance to see the birth announcement.… Read More »Elawyn
Today is Andy’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday! I hope your birthday is fantastic and filled with all the wrasslin’ you can handle! BEHIND THE DOOR! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 494 – BEHIND THE DOOR
Back in June I got together with Alexis, Kanoa, and Anela to take some pictures of them. As always, it was a good time and one of the very rare times where the lighting for a family photo shoot was good! Here are some of my favorites: Elainie, Sabas, and… Read More »Alexis and Kids – 2024
This food adventure isn’t strictly a new one, but one I recently started and do hit on the regular basis. It might be a sign of my advanced age, but I’m starting to get into community meals. I’ve long had a tradition of going to the Lion Pancake Fundraiser (which… Read More »B & G: Boone Field Work
It is 2025, so I probably should have already shared all the 2023 pictures, but I haven’t. There is still one collection of images I have left to share. That is the 2023 Stensland family photo shoot images. After this, we can say goodbye to 2023. And just 2024 and… Read More »Stenslands 2023
All of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendars have been distributed or mailed except for one. It is fair game now to start sharing the calendar images. This is the front cover image: FRONT COVER – 2025 Technical Details: CAMERA: SONY 7M4LENS: SIGMA 14-24 f/2.8 DG DN ARTFOCAL LENGTH: 20mmAPERTURE: f/8SHUTTER… Read More »Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Minutes
I need to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! HAPPY NEW YEAR! That image didn’t turn out quite like I wanted, but I’m pretty up front about sharing my failures a long with my success! As few as they may be. Thanks to Willy for assisting with making… Read More »Rail Explorers Denouement
On Thursday the Boone First United Methodist Church held its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. I helped on Thursday, but I also helped on Wednesday. Wednesday there is tons of prep done. I was there for the turkey carving and the pie cutting and the roll bagging and the general setup.… Read More »Community Thanksgiving Prep 2024
Probably well past time I shared some pictures from the Howard Family Photo Shoot of 2023. As was traditional, the lighting conditions were super harsh. We went to McFarland Park to take picture near the lake and when we got there, the lake had been drained. So… everything went according… Read More »Howards – 2023
Yesterday was Anela’s birthday. Since I am a horrible person I had her birthday mixed up and forgot to wish her a happy birthday. So I will do that now: Happy birthday Anela! I hope your birthday WAS magnificent and I will see you at the party on Friday! +++++++… Read More »Nader Road Trip: John Wayne Museum
After visiting Cataract I went back to meet up with the Gorshe’s at Jen’s Aunt Linda’s house. After a bit there, we loaded up and went to Jen’s Aunt Linda’s son’s house (I think) for an Eclipse Party. Today I want to share some pictures of people watching the eclipse.… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Eclipse Watching
After we left the Hogback Covered Bridge we made a quick stop at the bakery in Winterset. Then we went to Winterset City Park. One of the best city parks in Iowa. Here are some pictures from there: After we left Winterset City Park, we headed to the John Wayne… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Winterset City Park
Today is Halloween, so I need to start this post off by wishing all of you a Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween! May your Halloween be filled with candy, costumes, friends, pumpkins, horror movies, and even more candy! And may the real horror of the holiday be the AI Photoshop job… Read More »(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
Way back on April 27, I took a road trip with Nader. It was as close as I took to my traditional birthday road trip this year. Because as soon as I got home from New Orleans, Bokeh moved in and I never really felt like I should leave her… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Hogback Covered Bridge
Logan purchased an infrared camera a few months back. He brought it over one afternoon and I took it for a little spin. It was a good time. I’ll be borrowing that camera again in the future!
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 472 – OUT OF DATE
PARK! What a great theme! But did enough people get in gear to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 16, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): 1-Sabas Hernandez –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 471 – PARK