My New Ink

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Check out the article , I am the 7th pic down.

This pic was taken right after I had it done, and before it was touched up and healed. I really need to get another picture of it.

This beautiful work of art was a collaboration between Lovely Lo of Hula Moon Tattoo and myself.

Thanks to Lo for the ink, thanks to Jenn@KEH for the article!

My latest couple. We did their engagement session last Sunday and I will be shooting their wedding in April. They are such a cute couple!

I took this one a while back at my dad’s house. I haven’t been out shooting lately, so am going through old images and practicing post processing techniques. I wanted this one to look like I shot it with expired film. It actually looks pretty close to some of the shots I have gotten on my AE-1 with the 50mm f/1.4. I think that I really brought out the “grain” in this one effectively.

I was playing with some post processing techniques and I really liked how this one turned out.

An old TEAC 144, a 4-track cassette recorder from around 1980. I shot this while working on a project for a friend. I really like how the shadows stay straight in line with the knobs.

This morning my grandmother was outside cutting the last of her roses before the possible freeze this weekend. She was showing me the little water drops left on the rose from the recent rain, and she mentioned that I should take a picture of it.

Zuberfizz Key Lime Cream Soda
Durango Soda Company, Inc.
Durango, Colorado

I love pie. One of my top 5 favorite pies is key lime. So naturally I got excited when I found this as I was headed to the check out at my local World Market. After checkout, and before I was out the door, I had popped the top and had my first taste. The first thing I noticed is how smooth and creamy it was. Most of the other cream sodas I have tried in the past are merely vanilla flavored sugar water, totally absent of any creamy texture. The sweetness of this soda was pleasantly low-key and natural, being made with pure cane sugar.  The key lime flavor was well balanced without being overly tart or citrusy.

This is a soda that I will definitely be buying again, and I look forward to trying the other eight sodas from the Durango Soda Company.

Rating: 4 out of 5

Price: $1.29
Purchased at World Market in Pensacola, FL

I DID IT!! 365 Pictures… 365 Days.

One year ago, I realized that I wasn’t taking as many pictures as I should, and I needed something to motivate me to get out and shoot. On the way home from work, I decided that I would start posting a picture each night. I have somehow managed to keep it up and not miss a SINGLE day.

For my final Picture of the Day, I wanted to give all of you a treat! I already planned to do a shoot for a product demo I am doing this weekend at our photo clubs annual photo show. I was just going to put some fruit in a bowl, but I figured that it was too cliché not to mention boring. My lovely pregnant wife loves to bake and has been talking about taking some Culinary Arts classes and possibly opening a bakery one day. I gave her a project: Yummy & Pretty Cupcakes: decorated with blue white and brown fondant. Even though she had NEVER used fondant before, she went for it and here is the result. The cupcakes are Chai with marshmallow fondant decoration, and everything is made from scratch. (Oh and they are DELICIOUS!!!)

Thanks to EVERYONE who has come back each day to view my pictures. I consider my PotD project a total success as I have taken over 26,000 pictures in the last year. When I first started the project, I averaged about 15-20 views on my Flickr stream each day. Now I average about 300 to 400 and sometimes I get more than 700 views. If I had the time, I would definitely continue with my PotD, but the next year will be particularly busy, so I will be taking an indefinite hiatus from posting a picture every day. We are planning on moving into a new house (hopefully with a studio) and also are expecting another baby. This doesn’t mean I will stop taking pictures. After a short break, I will start a less time intensive project of posting a Picture of the Week. While my PotD project was designed to motivate me to take MORE pictures, my Picture of the Week project will be more geared toward quality and exploring new techniques. Also I have not ruled out the possibility of starting the PotD project back up again if the time comes available.

I hope that you all will keep coming back to see some of the new projects that I will be working on in the near future. Also if anyone is interested, I will be designing a photobook that will include all of the pictures I have posted for my PotD project which you will be able to buy a copy of . I will also be setting up a gallery where you can purchase prints of my favorite Pictures of the Day. All of the proceeds will go to help me buy more photo gear so I can continue taking more and better pictures! Leave a comment and let me know if you are interested. I am also for hire if you need a photographer and like my style.

Thanks again and I hope that you enjoyed my daily picture over the past year.

I saw this little guy on the front porch tonight when I was getting the leftovers from dinner tonight out of Jessi’s car. I tried to get a good shot outside, but the heat and the mosquitos convinced me otherwise. I put him on a rock and brought him to my desk where I have a bit more light. He made a few laps around my desk before I had the picture I needed. I released him back outside to enjoy the tropical heat.

Tonight after dinner, Aubrey and I were finger painting. This is a shot of the one that she made. She loves art, and I am going to keep encouraging it as much as possible. I once heard someone say that it isn’t when you started becoming an artist, its when you stopped being an artist. Kids tend to see the world in their own unique way and they always seem to have that art educated out of them. I will not let that happen to Aubrey.