So I’ve dropped the ball on this self-portrait project again. This time I don’t have a valid excuse, but this week I am being more diligent. But before I get back on the ball, I thought I would share some of the pictures I took when I wasn’t dropping the… Read More »Self-Portrait Project Reboot – Take 2 – The Sequel
I continued this project for one full week, until January 15th. On that night, my Mom’s health took a very drastic change for the worse. Enough you know at least some of the details of where we were and where we are now, that I won’t go into them here.… Read More »Self-Portrait Project: Week 2
The final submissions for the failed Random Weekly Photo Experiment. SELF-PORTRAIT: Mike Vest of Waxen Media Christopher D. Bennett So what will replace this failure on Mondays? Perhaps another experiment destined to fail?
Jesse and I went on a road trip a ways back. Here are some images from that trip, provided with the occasional commentary. I love the fact that “Loafing” was prohibited. I had to have this picture taken as 1 of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies… Read More »Iowa Gothic
Submissions for VIEWPOINT: Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Next week’s theme: WET
I’ll just confess that my picture this week was not the intended picture. But I did what I could after I had some kind of memory card failure where I lost my original picture. Here are the submissions for NIGHT: Christopher D. Bennett IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause Mike Vest A… Read More »RWPE Y2 #30 – NIGHT
The holiday weekend didn’t scare off everybody from submitting. Here are the submissions for HANDS: Cathie Raley Christopher D. Bennett IMAGE LOST Shannon Bardole I’ve been down to visit the Random Theme Generator for this week’s theme. This is what it gave me: MOTION A look back at last year’s… Read More »RWPE Y2 #16 – HANDS
Pinhole Experiment Here are some of the more intriguing images to come off the first roll of film from the pinhole camera. For some reason I felt compelled to buy some filters for the pinhole camera. I’m currently working on another roll of film that I hope to finish off… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #58
I’m guessing that the holiday weekend might have curtailed the normal amount of submissions. Here are the submissions for GO!: Julie Johnson Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett I went down and visited the Random Theme Generator and it quietly spit out the theme for this week: SILENCE Here is a… Read More »RWPE Y2 #6 – Go!
I don’t know if it was the theme or if it was the holiday, but once again submissions were somewhat anemic. Here are the submissions for DISCOVER. Christopher D. Bennett IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause Mike Vest There are only 5 themes left before this little experiment starts over. I went… Read More »RWPE #47 – Discover
Beast Obviously this Personal Photo Project was completed well before I trimmed down and became a dirty naked-face. I kind of miss the guy in this picture. Jay actually took the original image. Then I did some photo stuff and made a new image. Photoshop was not used in the… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 8
I had decided to shave all the way down to a dirty naked face last weekend. It had been over 3 years since my chin had tasted air and felt the rays of sunlight. My chin was dreadfully dry and desperately in the need of some moisturizing. Lots and lots… Read More »Punch Myself in the Face
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ The theme for last week was ADVENTURE: Jesse Howard Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett It is my custom not to explain much about my RWPE photos and I will not break with that… Read More »RWPE #6 – Adventure
Those with good memories will remember a few months back when I wrote a series of blogs about groups that I am in that have matching shirts. The keenly observant will recall that I said there were 5 such groups, but I only posted blogs about 4 such groups. I… Read More »A Phenomenal Week
The photo assignment for last week was “Soothing”. IMAGE LOSTDawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Vest has yet to submit his photo to me, but when he does I will post it. The subject for this week is “PEOPLE“. That is a fairly easy subject so hopefully a couple… Read More »RPotW #2: Soothing
Since I have almost finished distributing all of the Photography 139 calendars, it is time to start revealing what pictures made the calendar this year. The picture that made the front cover. Some Kind of Blue Train Series – Round About Midnight Riff The story behind this picture can be… Read More »Front Cover
Rarely when I publish pictures do I explain the thought process, the technical information or the inspiration. If somebody is confused by a picture or intrigued by a picture I want them to come to their own conclusions. I feel by telling people too much about a picture, it cheapens… Read More »Coltrane’s 1st Wife’s Middle Name
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We can reduce the… Read More »The Outer Limits
I think I’m going to create a hybrid of the 2 birthday salute styles that I have tried in the past. Happy Birthday Mr. Janson! Jay in Kalona Jay Carving Pumpkins Jay in Beautiful Downtown McCallsburg Jay in Kelley Jay-Working It in Ottumwa (Rob Gorshe Admires His Work) Jay Boozing… Read More »Happy Birthday Jay!
It rained on Friday night, therefore Ames on the Half Shell got moved inside. I have some pictures in the Snapshots Gallery from show put on by the Burnin’ Sensations. Just click on the picture of me and Matt below. Burnin’ Sensations This week the band is The Josh Davis… Read More »Burnin’ Sensations
I took Wednesday off to go down to Tom Harkin’s office with Jesse to meet with one of Tom Harkin’s assistants to discuss the situation in Uganda. If you are not familiar with what is going on in Uganda, I would suggest you check out a video put together by… Read More »Better than Work