Week 14 - J. Kayne Keele: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Hello again everyone. This weeks post is gonna be a quick one. Whenever you get a block like I did this week, its always nice when you have something that presents itself. All you have to do is grasp on to it. My opportunity this week came in the guise of a photograph for my brother in law Jason. All that was needed was a simple professional photo, what came of it was pure gold. Jason was set in his usual charismatic, humorous ways which led to a couple of shots that just screamed for more. So as we kept going, I just made sure to keep snapping away and this weeks post is what follows.

I must give a huge thanks to Jason for being a great model as well as both my wife Samantha and Jason's wife Renee for being such great lighting assistants.

Day 92 - The Man

Day 93 - The Myth

Day 94 - Show Us Those Puckers

Day 95 - Hey Homes

Day 96 - Oscar da Grouch

Day 97 - The Melissa Smile

Day 98 - The Legend

Project 365 - Week 13 "Zoo Faces"

Hey everyone, its that time again. Sorry for such a late post but I'm here with the goods. Once again I put my focus this week on a little trip that I made. I had some family in town and we went to the World Wildlife Zoo here in the Phoenix West Valley. It was a great trip as I had never been and Samantha had never been since the aquarium was added. There are definitely some really cool animals that they have.

On to the photography. I love photographing animals. However, it is a challenge to photograph them in cages, tanks, etc. Dealing with fences, glass, reflections, and other man made objects can be pretty hard. With all of that said, I was super excited with some of the shots that I got. I stuck pretty much with my macro and telephoto lenses. Some animals didn't want to cooperate and some did. My favorite had to have been the red tailed lion (first photo) as he/she absolutely loved my presence and as odd as it sounds I had the best connection with him/her. With that said, please enjoy.

Day 85 - Red Tailed Lion

Day 86 - Macaw

Day 87 - Nautilus

Day 88 - Monkey Stare Down

Day 89 - Leopard

Day 90 - Unknown Lizard

Day 91 - Unknown Fish

365 - Week 12 "Tucson Architecture"

Hey everyone. I came to the conclusion that I should stop in and reveal this past weeks photos. My wife Samantha and I made a trip down to Tucson so that I could photograph some of the architecture around town. It was a wonderful trip as it was a walk down memory lane for me being back in Tucson and at UA as well as a chance for us to meet some old friends of ours.

The trip was a total success, even though I am chomping at the bit to go back for some more. The architecture around Tucson, especially on campus at UA is incredible. There are even a lot of new buildings there that are new since I left. One being the new Rec Center which I am envious I never had the chance to use. Well, I hope everyone enjoys this weeks selection.

Day 78 - UA Poetry Center

Day 79 - Copper Optics

Day 80 - UA Student Union Memorial Center

Day 81 - Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

Day 82 - Tucson Public Library

Day 83 - Pima County Courthouse

Day 84 - Home of the Wildcats

Project 365 - Week 11 "Texture"

Here we are at week 11 and I'm ever so slowly starting to get my schedules all caught up and back to regular. For this weeks them I chose to return to the basics. I decided to work on my photography and artistic basics and this weeks them was texture. Texture can sometimes be tricky as it is very reliant on the lighting to get just right. I started off struggling just to find something to focus on, but as the week moved forward my eyes opened up more, not just to the things around me and all of the different textures, but to ways I could be creative with them.

Now, before you go asking though about the first photo, I did say that I was going to return to the Maricopa County Library at the White Tanks and I followed through. It was a beautiful morning and I was able to get some shots that I was really hoping for. With that said, I do hope that everyone enjoys.

Day 71 - County Library

Day 72 - Lava Fields

Day 73 - Smooth as Silk

Day 74 - Island Paradise

Day 75 - Make Ready to Sail

Day 76 - Mustang Canyon

Day 77 - Bristle in the Wind

Project 365 - Week 10 "Artistic Support"

Hello again everyone. This past week was a tough one that became a fun project. So Sunday, I went to photograph the new county library at the White Tanks only to be there too late to get any shots that I wanted. I managed to get something of the bike racks however so it wasn't a total bust. Come Monday though, I was running a mental block and couldn't figure on anything to do. That's when it dawned on me to do a series of multiple exposure self portraits. It turned out to be fun and helped fill a gap in the middle of the week so that I was able to get my head screwed back on right.

I have to give thanks to my wife Samantha for helping out and supporting me with my photography struggle.

Day 64 - Contemporary Horse Tie

Day 65 - Artistic Support

Day 66 - Guys Night Out

Day 67 - We're Here to Pump, You Up

Day 68 - You Spin Me Round

Day 69 - Little Feather

Day 70 - Endless

Project 365 - Week 9

Hey everyone. I know this is a late post for this week, but it has been a very hectic weekend, I was barely able to even get any photos taken. Anyways, this week was another that had no theme. I shot what I could when I got the chance. It was an interesting learning experience as it forced me to poke around the places I found myself at a lot, in order to find things to photograph. Anyways, I hate to keep this one short, but its off to take the photo for today.

Day 57 - I Do

Day 58 - Bullseye

Day 59 - Please Sir, May I Have Some More

Day 60 - Rainbow Orchid

Day 61 - Its Going the Wrong Way

Day 62 - Wednesday Jam Out

Day 63 - Shaken Not Stirred

Project 365 - Week 8

Hey everyone. I must first apologize for the late posting. For this week's theme I went with a fan recommended idea of "Technology." Initially I had thought to do the usual of photographing different pieces of technology that we have today. However, I delved deeper into the idea and decided to instead look into our history and the technologies that we have attained and advanced. My thought was to capture these technologies in either their basic form or our results from said technologies. It was a bit nerve racking at times trying to figure out what to do. Some of my ideas were a struggle while others simply fell flat. But the results are as follows.

Day 50 - Prometheus' Gift

Day 51 - The Next Generation

Day 52 - The War of Currents

Day 53 - The Gutenburg Bible

Day 54 - Stone Age Transport

Day 55 - The Turbinia

Day 56 - Moore's Law