37/365 Emily

It feel kind of  refreshing throwing some color out there after working with so much black and white.

I may start doing this from time to time.

I have found that if i can get a decent looking b/w conversion of the original, 

the colors seem to look so much better.

36/365 Self Portrait

Just another self portrait experimenting with my "ghetto" lighting setup.

35/365 Rat Rod

One of my customer's rat rod.

I didn't have time to ask him anything about this car today. Hopefully I can call him in the near future and get the run down.

Ran it through the National Geographic script in GIMP

34/365 Found

Found outside in the Hobby Lobby parking lot.

Taken with my Samsung Reclaim cell phone.

I think someone was trying to tell me something! :)

33/365 Required Reading

The "new" male

definitive answer book.

32/ 365 Inspired by Friends @ DPS

This photo was inspired by two people at 

Digital Photography School who's work I truly admire.

SusanH, and Big Fuzzy.

Here's to you two for making my life a little more

"colorful" there!

Lighting was diffused cfl clamp light camera right and above,

and cfl clamp light camera left feathered toward background.

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D40
Exposure	0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture	f/3.5
Focal Length	18 mm
ISO Speed	800
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

31/365 Offense/Defense

Pretty much sums up my day today!

30/365 Smoke and Mirrors

Shot with one light directly over head and snooted.

Had compact mirror cupped in my hands to direct some of the light

back on to my face for kind of an eerie look.

The smoke effect was, well.... Smoke!

I was going for more of a shaft of light coming up out of my hand,

but did not materialize the way I expected.

This will be another project to come back to at 

a later time.

28/365 Photo Inspired by Joel Brodsky

This photo was partially inspired by the famous photos of Jim Morrison by Joel Brodsky, except this is not high key, and I look nothing like Jim Morrison. Ha!

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture	f/4.0
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

27/365 Thinking With My Heart

Rough day today.

I really wanted to give up on this project and photography

all together.  

I have never wanted anything more at this

point in my life to be a good photographer.

I can take critique, and feel I have pretty thick skin 

when it comes to my "art", but was attacked personally today, and realized

that stuff still really gets to me.  Something I need to work on more, I guess

I was also frustrated because I have shit for equipment, and

am having to spend an hour rigging everything together just to get a shot.

I decided to just go within, and this is how this shot materialized.

 

Lighting info.

One cfl powered clamp light camera right, and bare, and one cfl powered clamp light

behind me facing my back for rim

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture	f/4.0
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

26/365 My Humble Tribute to Lane Meyer

Scene from one of my all time favorite movies, Better off Dead.

Lane Meyer, played by John Cusack is the unlikely hero in this

1985 classic movie that documents typical teen angst of the era.

In many ways, I felt my life paralleled Lanes.  I did not obsess about

one girl, I obsessed over many.  I didn't end up with a bad ass 69

Camaro, or a French speaking Dian Franklin.  Hmm? I guess it really

wasn't like his life at all, but I could not be happier with where I am at

the moment!

Here's to you Lane!  King of the underdogs!

25/365 Waiting For Warm Weather!

Just your standard, run of the mill, boring portrait.

I had high hopes for this shot tonight, but it fell short.

Actually, I had something completely different in mind, but this 

sort of just materialized.  I am trying to go more with the flow, and

just see what happens.  I tend to over think projects like this, so

this may just help in that area!

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture	f/4.0
Focal Length	85 mm
ISO Speed	800
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

24/365 Fun With One Light

I have four entries for today's post.

This is Bobby and Robert.

I had a blast working with these two.

They both work out like crazy!

They are actually starting to motivate me a little to get off my ass!

The fun for me in this was working with what little light I had.

I am very happy with the results I got.

The lighting was actually very simple.

Used an $11.00 can light fitted with a 100w Ott color corrected bulb.

Fabricated a barn door out of a card board box.

I am very pleased with with the emphasized form and definition

it was able to produce.

23/365 I'm a Joker and a Smoker

I have been wanting to do something fun with this wig for a while.

I thought it might be interesting to do something a little more humorous.

I do smoke cigarettes, which is something I am not really proud of.

It is my only vice. Oh well.

Exif:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture	f/3.2
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO Speed	800

22/365 Low Key Self Portrait Second Attempt

This is my second attempt at a low key self portrait.

I cheated today because of a massive headache.

I used another shot from the series I did yesterday.

I am really starting to fall in love with black and white!

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture	f/4.5
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO Speed	1000
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

21/365 Low Key Self Portrait

low key self portrait using a home made softbox of 

cardboard, t shirt material,  and a table lamp camera right.

EXIF:

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture	f/4.5
Focal Length	35 mm
ISO Speed	1000
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Flash	No Flash

Colored water drops on urethane masking paper.

I was not really feeling the project 365 today.

Too much going on in my life to give it much thought.

I had to do something, so I did a rather cliched shot.

I did realize that I made it through the dreaded 2 week hump.

I guess day 20 is a minor milestone for me.

I am determined to see this thing through!

19/365 Mood

Study of one light and shadow and light working together.

Set up was a flagged bare bulb table lamp camera right.

Exposure taken off of subject's left cheek.

Overexposed about 1/3 stop.

18/365 Lesson in Shallow Depth of Field

Took this for a thread at Digital Photography School.

Was showing that shallow depth of field can be achieved with slower lenses.

17/365 Apple and cookie Cutter

Also for Project Flickr Group.

This week's Theme

Food

16/365 Smoke Trail

 Colored smoke trail. Side lit with flagged table lamp. Background is the back of a checkerboard

15/365 Self Portrait

Self Portrait lit with desk lamp as the key, and overhead bathroom ambient lighting for fill. Black and white conversion done in LR3 using Tri-X preset and some minor curves adjustments.

14-365 Skull Sleep Pants under blacklight

13/365 Wow man!

12/365 Favorite Gift

This is my 12th installment of 365

Also for the group pool at

Project Flickr

Check it out!

11/365 Mack Bulldog

10/365 Giggity!

9/365 Senseless Tragedy

My thoughts of the little girl, Christina Taylor Greene, who was shot and killed yesterday along with 5 others, is weighing heavily on my mind.

This little girl had her whole life ahead of her, only to be taken away in an instant.

I can only imagine what her family must be going through.

My thoughts are with them.

8/365 Memories of Hobbies past

7/365 Bath Time!

6/365 Birdhouse

This birdhouse makes me laugh for obvious reasons!

5/365 Hanging On By a Thread

I Heart Faces Challenge-Best Face of 2010

My first Challenge post for the new year. This is Emily. She likes to text... A lot! We were on our yearly road trip to see family in another state. For once, I didn't have to drive, so I had my camera out and caught this candid. It was snowing that day, so there was all this great light bouncing around in our truck.

3/365 Too Late!

This is also my submission 

for a weekly theme group

called "Project Flickr"

Check it out!

2/365

Not much to say here. Our cat, "Meatloaf". Just realized, I need to change my watermark to 2011'.
EXIF, if anyone is interested.

Camera	Nikon D70
Exposure	0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture	f/1.8
Focal Length	85 mm
ISO Speed	1600

Faith is a House of Cards

With the new year, I am sure there will be thoughts of rekindling faith and spirituality. To me, faith can be like a house of cards. It can destroy you under the weight, or it can shelter you and keep you warm.