Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
This is your reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is FACELESS PORTRAIT: Happy photo harvesting!
Before Alexis took off for the Navy, Elainie came home. We used this as an opportunity for an impromptu family photo. Thanks to Ernie for taking the photo! More from this photo shoot coming at some point.
Looks like the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE went on Spring Break. Perhaps SILHOUETTE is too challenging of a theme. I’m not sure, but participation numbers this week are as low as they’ve ever been. Worries me that the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE might be on the way out. I guess we’ll see… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 78 – SILHOUETTE
I took some photos of the Stenslands back in May. Probably should show you some of them at this point. Here are some of my favorites. Not sure when this group of people will be together again. Alexis leaves for the Navy in the next few weeks. Elainie still has… Read More »Stensland Family Backlog Cleanout
These are the images that didn’t make this week’s cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – HAPPY: Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers.
Once again, I did the photos for the Computer Mine Holiday Card. Here are a few of my favorite pictures, but probably not the ones that made the card: Always a pleasure photographing my super-cooperative co-workers!
A few weeks back I took Nader down to Des Moines for his birthday. We bummed around the downtown area and then met Jeff, Yin, and a couple of Baiers for lunch at Mad Meatball. Here are a few pictures from the bumming around phase of the day: We also… Read More »Nader Day
Last Sunday Shannon asked me to run a Photo Booth for her church’s party. It wasn’t exactly what I imagined, so I way over prepared, but that is cool, because it ended up being easier than anticipated. Here are a few pictures from the day: It was a very impressive… Read More »Harvest Vineyard Photo Booth
Happy Labor Day! Not so many submissions this week, but that was to be expected. Let’s get to it! Here are the submissions for ROAD TRIP: Bill Wentworth Dawn Krause 1 Dawn Krause 2 Dawn Krause 3 Christopher D. Bennett Jodie Bennett 1 Jodie Bennett 2 Angie DeWaard Shannon Bardole… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 51 – ROAD TRIP
One of the new things that our new pastor (Doug) brought to our church in an animal blessing ceremony. On Sunday, you could bring your pet to church or email a picture of your pet and the church blessed your pet. I took Naima to the service and she handled… Read More »Critter Sunday
I was recently tapped to do a photo shoot of the Junck family and their newest old timey firetruck. This photo of Gretchen is one of my favorites from the day: I’ll probably share a few more from this photo shoot at some point. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100… Read More »Jay Leno’s Jealousy
A few weeks back when Bethany and Nora were back for a wedding, we had a little impromptu photo shoot in Shorty’s living room. This is one of my favorite photos from that photo shoot: There might be a few more of these that I’ll publish at some point. PARTICULARS… Read More »Impromptu
The remainder of my Mission Trip photos. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures of much of the remaining week. Jay painting the floor corner. Elizabeth and Megan painting the floor. On Tuesday, The Family House seemed to peter out of jobs for us to do. Late in the afternoon they brought… Read More »Milwaukee Mission Trip Vol. 2
I thought I was going to write a really long breakdown of my trip to Milwaukee with my church’s youth group for Mission Work. Instead, I think I’ll settle for a description with each photo. Maybe I’ll be more ambitious with Volume 2. Halfway between Madison and Milwaukee, we found… Read More »Milwaukee Mission Trip Vol. 1
I though I would be Johnny-on-the-Spot and guess this out as soon as I got back from Milwaukee, but I spent my weekend being in parades, helping give sermons, raising money through pie auctions, supping with friends and family, going on walks with Naima, going to baby showers, watching about… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 40 – BLUE
There weren’t many photos in folder 04-15-07, but there were a couple I liked. The next folder will be 04-18-07. A few tulip photos in there.
When Elainie was back for Alexis’ graduation, Carla got Mom and Grandma together for a 4 generations picture. A Majors. A Paris. A Bennett. 2 Stenslands. With Alexis leaving for the Navy in less than a month and Elainie already in the Navy, organizing pictures like this in the future… Read More »4 Generations
Recently Elainie came home for Alexis’ graduation. She brought with her Josh and their pooch Lucy. We got the pleasure of Elainie being home for a week, but Josh had to leave after a day for he was deployed to Gitmo. It will be a long 9 months for Elainie.… Read More »Elainie, Josh, Lucy
I realize I never posted the MANOS pictures that were used in the Birthday Party FAQ or in the actual invitation. I also forgot to thank Derrick earlier for being the fire starter during the party. The MANOS images: I’ll be retiring the THE MASTER costume to a wall in… Read More »The Final Manos
There were only a couple of PORTRAIT images that I took, but didn’t use for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here they are: Here is Christopher D. Bennett Quiz question: QUESTION 2 I use Sony cameras because they bought out what was the Bennett family’s unofficial official camera brand, what was… Read More »About a Shotgun Wedding and a Stain on my Shirt