Category Archives: Formal Portrait

Aaron, Andy, Angie, Bill, Black & White, Carla, Cathie, Dawn, Elizabeth, Formal Portrait, Joe Duff, Kim, Logan, Michelle, Micky, Monica, Ruins, Shannon, Tamara, WPC - Submissions

WPC – WEEK 251 – BLACK AND WHITE

July 6, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

Would you believe it? 40 straight weeks of double digit submissions. I didn’t even need to send out any reminders this morning! WooHoo!

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions:

Elizabeth Nordeen

Logan Kahler

Kim Barker

Carla Stensland

Aaron Barnett

Tamara Peterson

Angie DeWaard

Christopher D. Bennett

Bill Wentworth

Michelle Haupt

Joseph Lynch

Shannon Bardole-Foley

Andy Sharp

Monica Henning

Micky Augustin

Cathie Raley

Dawn Krause

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:

FACELESS PORTRAIT

FACELESS PORTRAIT! What a great theme! But what is a FACELESS PORTRAIT image? A FACELESS PORTRAIT image is a picture of somebody, but there face isn’t in the picture. It can be cropped out of the image. It can be from an angle where you don’t see the face. It can be a picture where something is in front of the face. Hundreds of ways to take a FACELESS PORTRAIT.

For example, Aaron’s submission for this week is an example of a FACELESS PORTRAIT. Logan’s is as well. As is Cathie’s.

I look forward to seeing your submissions!

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HOUSEKEEPING

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION

The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.

Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge due date.

I now allow people to text me their submissions. In the past, I had made exceptions for a couple people that aren’t real computer savvy, even though it was an inconvenience for me and required at least 3 extra steps for me. I am now lifting that embargo because I have a streamline way of uploading photos. I’m not giving out my phone number, but if you have it, you can text me.

It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.

That is it, them’s the rules.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION

Nobody showed class, taste, and sophistication this week by signing up for a Photography 139 email subscription. I’ll try and do better next week.

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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very faceless Monday!

Black & White, Formal Portrait, Taylan

Senior Sunday – Taylan – Volume 8

July 5, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

Here it is, the final collection of pictures of Senior Pictures. I might reserve the right to keep publishing Sunday journal entries because I have so many flower pictures to the shower. That is what I do. I take pictures of flowers and I know things.

Here is the final collection of Taylan images:

If you want to take a look at all the Taylan pictures in one swoop, click on the link below:

Taylan

Doubt I’ll take any Senior Pictures this year, but I guess you never know.

Basketball, Black & White, Christianity, Formal Portrait, History, Holidays, Iowa State, Mom, Sara, Still Life

2010-01-19 & 2010-01-25

July 4, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

Happy 4th of July everybody! This holiday celebratory picture is a bit different.

This historical marker commemorates the crew of a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber that were killed when their plane crashed in Boone County during a training flight during WWII.

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The pictures in the folders 2010-01-19 & 2010-01-25 are from a couple different PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT(s). One is of a Sara through the window in my entry way. The other is a picture of some family Bibles. There is also a picture from the 3rd ever WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The theme was PEOPLE.

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:

RWPE #3 – PEOPLE
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 5
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 6

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve Willy and some flowers.

Drone, Formal Portrait, Panorama

Senior Sunday – Autumn – Volume 5

June 28, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

The second to last Senior Sunday. This is the final collection of photos from Autumn’s photo shoot. These pictures were separated from the rest because they were either taken with the RXOII or Rodan139.

If you want to go back and look at all the Autumn photos, click on the link below:

Autumn

One last Senior Sunday!

Black & White, Derrick, Formal Portrait, Iowa State, Photoshop, Self-Portrait, WPC - Alternate

2010-01-14 & 2010-01-17

June 27, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

The pictures in the folders 2010-01-14 and 2010-01-17 include the first 2 pictures I took for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. When it first came into existence, it was known as the RANDOM PICTURE OF THE WEEK. It was a project that was started jointly by me and Vest. Dawn was the first person to participate. The first theme was USE OF SPACE. The second theme was SOOTHING. I don’t know that either theme has been used since.

Also included in one of these pictures is the 4th PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK. A picture I took with Derrick as a tribute to the movie (500) DAYS OF SUMMER. Still one of my favorite movies and a top ten comedy for me.

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:

Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 4

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

RPOTW #2: SOOTHING

Soothing Photo Shoot

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve Sara and a Bible, but not together.

Black & White, Formal Portrait, Photoshop, Taylan

Senior Sunday – Taylan – Volume 7

June 21, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

Here we are, another Senior Sunday. Only a couple of them left and then you will be able to have your Sabbath back. Down to 6 blog posts a week. Seems like just a couple of weeks ago we were at 11 blog posts a week.

Here is the 7th collection of Taylan pictures:

Only 2 weeks left of Senior Sundays!!

Formal Portrait

Senior Sunday – Autumn – Volume 4

June 14, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

It is time again for another Senior Sunday!! We check in again with Autumn. This is the last collection of Autumn that was taken with a more conventional camera, but there will be one more collection of Autumn photos after this collection.

I believe there are only 3 Senior Sundays left!

Baier, Becky, Birthdays, Black & White, Candid Portrait, Formal Portrait, Shannon

2009-12-05

June 13, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

I need to start with wishing a big happy birthday to Shannon! She has been a big part of this here online journal over the years. It is for that reason it was actually hard to pick just 5 pictures to celebrate her birth with, but I did it.

Happy birthday Shannon!! I hope it was a great one!

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The pictures in the folder 2009-12-05 are from a trip I took to Ledges with the Baiers to take some family photos of them. Mostly candids, but a few attempts at posed.

Here are a few pictures from the day:

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:

The Baiers

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve a fish.

Black & White, Formal Portrait, Logan, State Fair, WPC - Alternate

Ghost in a Dream

June 11, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

In a sad, but necessary decision, the Iowa State Fair officially cancelled for this year yesterday. They sent out the following email:

The Iowa State Fair Board, the governing body who oversees the Iowa State Fair, today voted to postpone the 2020 Iowa State Fair until August 12-22, 2021, amid ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of all Fairgoers.

After a thorough review of possible options, while carefully reviewing current health guidelines and examining operating limitations, it became clear that holding the 2020 Iowa State Fair, which attracts approximately one million people over 11 days, would not be responsible.

“The top priority of the Iowa State Fair has and always will be to protect the health and safety of Fairgoers. While the decision of the Iowa State Fair Board today will certainly come as a disappointment to many, the Board determined that holding a Fair in accordance with current health guidelines related to COVID-19 wasn’t feasible,” said Iowa State Fair Manager and CEO Gary Slater. “We appreciate the support of Fairgoers over the past few months as we’ve reviewed various options for the 2020 Iowa State Fair. We certainly look forward to welcoming over one million people back to the Fair in 2021.”

The Iowa State Fair had been scheduled for August 13-23, 2020. The Iowa State Fair Board delayed a decision as long as possible and believed it was important to make a decision on the Fair now in order to give concessionaires, vendors and Fairgoers planning a trip to the Fair ample notice.

Iowa State Fair staff and management have already begun the process of booking entertainment and planning for the 2021 Iowa State Fair scheduled for August 12-22.

I’m particularly sad because this was supposed to be the year that Jennie’s Grinders returned to the Fair. I am glad that I didn’t spend money or too much time on planning my Photography Salon entries.

I don’t think that the Boone County Fair has decided to cancel yet, but I would have to imagine that it is only a matter of time. Along with Pufferbilly Days.

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Back in March I took a series of pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE with Logan for the theme FASHION at a roadside park near Grand Junction. I never got around to sharing the alternates until now:

Logan took this picture so he could get a taste of the Lensbaby.

Going out for lunch after church. Taking pictures of people. Seem like weird foreign concepts right now.

Black & White, Formal Portrait, Politics, Taylan

Senior Sunday – Taylan – Volume 6

June 7, 2020 Christopher D. Bennett

A weird thing is happening in Boone tomorrow night. Boone is having a Black Lives Matter event. I have to say that I am pretty shocked. Boone isn’t exactly a bastion of diversity, but is has had an important place in other civil rights fights. Don’t forget that the first ever women’suffrage parade was in Boone.

Any way, even though I am supportive of the movement, I would place myself as kind of doubtful for going tomorrow night. There is still a virus hanging around that has killed over 110,000 Americans so far. Over 2 million Americans have now tested positive.

I might put on one of my face masks and go check it out from a healthy distance. Like a block away. We’ll see.

Here is the information: