Personal Photo Project of the Week #101


Reason and Faith
Reason and Faith

I’m not sure I ever really got the picture of Willy that I wanted, but I do know for sure that I didn’t want Naima in the picture. It is funny how a dog that has a knack for being extremely difficult to photograph, would fight her way into this picture of Willy.

Oh well, she adds some humor to this photo.

Here are a few other pictures from the Reason and Faith Series.


Reason and Faith

Reason and Faith

Reason and Faith

Reason and Faith

If you are sensing a special glow in Willy it is because these pictures were taken the same day that he won a 5K in Nevada, with a certain amount of ease it should be pointed out.

Evie: 1 Yearish

Truth is that I probably don’t have enough photos taken to fill out all the Random Wednesdays that I have missed over the last couple of months. I have had to turn down numerous gigs and it shows in my lack of photos that I have taken.

Probably my best chance to fill up many of these open weeks will be to break up all the photos of Naima that I have taken. But I don’t know that I’ve taken enough of those pictures, but I’ll make a game effort.

The pictures for this journal entry are of Derrick & Jen’s little angel Evie taken when she was a little more than a year old.


I look forward to the next time Evie needs a photo session!

Personal Photo Project of the Week #100


Still Laughing 2012
Still Laughing 2012

There are a lot fewer tulip pictures this year, both the obvious and the weather played a big part in that. In fact, due to the fact that almost all flowers are blooming a month early this year, I’m pretty sure I will miss out on most of the flowers I try to hit every year.

Oh well, c’est la vie!

Here are the rest of the Still Laughing – 2012 Series.


Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

Still Laughing 2012

I didn’t get a chance to photography my grandma’s tulips this year. I also didn’t make my annual road trip to Pella this year. I’m sure both of those things will be on the docket in 2013.

Self-Portrait Project: Week 1

To replace RWPE on Mondays this year, I am going to attempt to take a self-portrait every day this year. I have no expectations that I will take 366 winners (or even 66 winners for that matter), but that isn’t necessarily the point.

Although you will be able to see how much weight I gain this year, how much hair I lose, how much more dashing I become, and how many times I shave (over/under is at 10 for you gamblers) that isn’t really the point either.

Although I’m sure a few of the important events of 2012 will be recorded, documenting my life for 1 year isn’t really the point either.

The is a photography exercise more than anything else. An exercise to get me to attempt to think creatively at least once every day. Hopefully there are some winners in there. Hopefully I don’t gain any weight and I know that I will become exponentially more dashing. Hopefully I will have more than 10 reasons to shave this year. Hopefully there are many good milestones in my life worth documenting. But, all of those will be ancillary benefits.

I will try to take all of these pictures without assistance. Meaning, I won’t hand the camera to somebody and say, “Take a picture of me doing X.” But I’m sure that will happen on occasion.

Here are the first 8 pictures from this project.



01/01/12 12:01 AM


01/02/12 11:25 PM


01/03/12 9:12 PM


01/04/12 4:42 PM


01/05/12 6:12 PM


01/06/12 10:24 PM


01/07/12 8:41 PM


01/08/12 6:39 PM

Hopefully this will provide amusement to somebody besides me.