April 23, 2018 – Day 175 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Evening Light – I pass this scene pretty much every time I drive home or head to town from my home. Today the light was simply breathtaking, and I had to stop and capture it! I utilized the video mode to capture this photograph, so I could use the full capability of my iPhone 7 Plus sensor.
April 22, 2018 – Day 174 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Buddy – Buddy spent the weekend at our house as his mom and dad were out of town. He gets along really well with all the kids in the family as they’ve all grown up with him as they visited their grandma and grandpa’s home. Photographing your little ones with family pets will always give you a good picture!
April 21, 2018 – Day 172 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Meeting Abe – Today I took my nephew Shutterbug Jayden to his first Civil War Festival where he was so excited and recognized Abraham Lincoln and wanted his picture taken with him. He says it’s the first President he’s ever met! Always oblige the little ones in your life when they ask you to take their picture!
April 20, 2018 – Day 172 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Blue Belt – Echoing yesterday’s statement that there’s never a dull moment with the little ones in our family! Today’s photo is of Damion with Eric, his Sensei, after breaking two boards, at his Little Warriors Karate Blue Belt ceremony yesterday afternoon. I’m not totally sure which is the kid here! LOL
April 19, 2018 – Day 171 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Flagpole – There’s never a dull moment with the little ones in our family! Elaina came into my office to show me her flag and so I asked her if I could take a picture and this is the result!!! LOL Some days are like this and you always need to be ready to capture the moment with the little ones in your life!
April 18, 2018 – Day 170 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Karaoke – Elaina loves the Elsa Karaoke machine that her mamaw bought her, even when drinking her chocolate milk! Now she goes around singing all the time! Perhaps a star in the making?
April 16, 2018 – Day 169 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Glasses – Elaina commandeered my reading glasses today during lunch, which always makes for a cute picture in my book!
April 16, 2018 – Day 168 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Karate Kid Moves – Damion watches as his Sensei demonstrates the karate move that was made famous in the movie and follows along during his Little Warriors Karate Class this afternoon. When photographing in low light situations with your iPhone try to catch your subject at it’s peak action for the sharpest photo.
April 15, 2018 – Day 167 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Milestones – This weekend my 6 year old nephew Shutterbug Xavier took part in the Spring Photography Weekend at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park in Dawson Springs, Ky. This was his first time competing in an event and he participated in the Children’s Division where won the Bonus Category with a B&W Photo of the boat dock, 2nd Place in the Water Category with a shot of the Waterfall at Pennyrile and his 3rd place photo was in the Landscape Category with the sun setting over Pennyrile Lake! We’re all very proud of him. Capturing milestones in the life of those you love are the best moments!
April 14, 2018 – Day 166 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Waterfall – Today’s photo of a small cascade of water was shot using the “Live” photo feature on my iPhone 7 Plus. It’s a real nice way of getting the smoky look to your waterfall type pictures that you take with your iPhone. After you take your “Live” photo go to the camera roll, find the photo you like and swipe up! You’ll see different effects that you can apply to the photo and Long Exposure is the last one on the right. Give it a try! This was after a heavy rainfall during the Spring Photography Weekend at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park in Dawson Springs, Ky.
April 13, 2018 – Day 165 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – The Door – I spent today shooting pictures for the first day of the Pennyrile Forest Resort Parks Spring Photography Weekend in Dawson Springs, Ky. One of the categories for the contest is Black and White so this shot fit in nicely with my challenge as well. Found this old weathered door sitting against more weathered boards of and storage building on the park grounds. I was drawn to the gray on gray!
April 12, 2018 – Day 164 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – KFC Light – Stopping by Kentucky Fried Chicken to pickup dinner after a day of railfanning in southern Indiana I found the store had been remodeled since the last time I was in and they’ve added this unique light over one of the round tables. I think it fits my “Lamps and Lights” series pretty well! Want to improve your photography series with a long-term project? It’s not as difficult as you think. Pick something your passionate or interested in photographing and start! It’s that easy!
April 11, 2018 – Day 163 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Stoney – Today I was out on a Photographic Adventure with my nephew Shutterbug Jayden and we visited the community of Hanson, Ky where I used the portrait mode on my iPhone to capture this environmental portrait of friend and local artist Stoney Whitehouse at his shop.
April 10, 2018 – Day 162 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Ta Da!! – My niece Elaina definitely has her own style! Today during lunch with several members of our local photography club she was being herself as we were waiting for the check to come when she kept jumping out from behind my chair and doing this Ta Da! I had been trying all morning to get her to stand and let me get a good shot of her and her outfit and it just wasn’t happening! Sometimes it happens like that. You’ve just got to be patient and let the picture happen. This was way better than if she had just stood for me to take the picture when I asked earlier! I’d make the “Punky Brewster” reference here, but most younger photographers probably wouldn’t know who Im talking about! LOL
April 9, 2018 – Day 161 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Airborne! – My nephew Damion does a jump during his Little Warriors Karate Class as some of his classmates take their own stances as if it’ll give him a little extra help! Indoors and low light can make shooting action difficult when using your iPhone. Best thing I’ve found is to use the burst mode and try to catch the peak action. Either way, any picture is better than none! Shoot!!!
April 8, 2018 – Day 160 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Kids will be kids – My nephew Jordan makes one of his classic faces Sunday as we were getting ready to leave church. Sometimes it’s best to let kids be kids when you’re shooting their picture! Can make for some fun, memorable and great picture times!
April 7, 2018 – Day 158 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Lamp Light – Stopped by Fazoli’s for lunch today and found this light against a black background which I think makes for a nice photo! Keeping your pictures simple and easy to read will help make them stronger!
April 6, 2018 – Day 157 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Elaina Cat – My Elaina Cat caught squeaker!!! My niece Elaina loves cats and has earned my pet name for her which is Elaina Cat! This afternoon she walks into my office with her toy rat, yes toy rat as she really loves most all animals. I asked if I could take a picture of her and “Squeaker” and this is what she did!!!
April 5, 2018 – Day 156 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Markers – Well it’s been almost a year since my brother Davie passed from this world to the next and we’ve finally got his estate settled and today his and our brother Eddie’s markers were placed over their ashes. Both served in the Army during Viet Nam. Proud of them both and glad the winter weather has passed enough that we could get the markers placed next to our parents. Photograph life, sad and happy!
April 4, 2018 – Day 155 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Wolfie is found!!! – After several months of being lost Damion’s sister Elaina found his favorite stuffed toy called “Wolfie.” It was under their dunk bed here at the house and we now have a very happy Damion!!!
April 3, 2018 – Day 154 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Perspective – Damion and Elaina share some quality time together as they play on their tablets for a little while this afternoon. Look for different perspectives when shooting pictures! They will help add impact to your photos and be a lot more interesting!
April 1, 2018 – Day 152 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Bonding – Jordan and his uncle Justin take funny selfies together, using the SnapChat app on Justin’s iPhone. Of course I couldn’t resist snapping my own photo of them having fun together!
March 30, 2018 – Day 151 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Mail – Today’s photo is of my nephew Damion getting the mail from my mailbox as we arrive at my house. He enjoys the chance to get the mail, since it-s the one time he gets to unbuckle and hang out the window of my car!
March 29, 2018 – Day 150 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – The Chair – Getting up out of my office chair can be a very challenging and dangerous thing with these two around! They both like to steal it!!! Or at least pretend to so they get tickled!! Photograph the everyday things that happen in your life!
March 28, 2018 – Day 149 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Elaina – Picking up the kids from school is one of my joys these days! When their parents were growing up at this age I was roaming the world with the Air Force and didn’t get to participate in things like this. Now I find that photographing closer to home a lot more fun these days, although I still like the travel as well. Pictures however are everywhere! Just keep your eyes open!
March 27, 2018 – Day 148 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah – This is my youngest nephew, Jeremiah, who is in love with his older brother Jayden’s new light-up shoes! Easy picture! LOL
March 26, 2018 – Day 147 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Student of the Week – For the second time this school year Damion was selected as the student of the week at his school. As a reward I took him to pick out a toy of his choice and of course I kept my eye out for a good photo as well!
March 25, 2018 – Day 146 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Journey Smiles – All my nieces and nephews have great smiles and are naturals in front of my camera! Of course, it helps that I’ve been photographing them since the day they were born and so they are pretty used to me sticking my camera or iPhone in front of their faces! LOL
March 24, 2018 – Day 145 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Train Ride – On our way home from a few days in Chicago, Illinois there was a young boy, his mom and sister in the seats ahead of us. Not sure, but I think it might have been his first train ride as he was pretty excited about everything going on in and outside.
March 23, 2018 – Day 144 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Reflections – Today we paid a visit to the Lincoln Park Conservatory where I captured this interesting shot of reflections in one of the small ponds they have. Always keep your eye open to photographs that are different!
March 22, 2018 – Day 143 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Indiana Dunes – During today’s travels out from Chicago we made it to the Indiana Dunes where I found today’s shot.
March 21, 2018 – Day 142 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Stairway to the Heavens – Caught this guy heading up the stairs at the Apple Store in downtown Chicago today and liked how it looked like a stairway to the heavens!
March 20, 2018 – Day 141 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Logan’s Roadhouse Lamp – Spent the night in Paducah, Ky on our way to Chicago and we stopped into one of my sisters favorite eating places, Logan Roadhouse, where I grabbed another interesting shot of a lamp!
March 19, 2018 – Day 140 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Patterns – Found these patterns interesting with the stormy skies overhead today.
March 18, 2018 – Day 139 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Hugs – Jayden gives his cousin Damion a hug and thank you after receiving a handmade drawing that Damion made him for his 6th birthday. The red and blue balloons were a big hit as well! Family celebrations are a wealth of opportunities for good pictures! While the lighting was pretty low in this scene, I’m still glad I was able to capture the photo!
March 17, 2018 – Day 138 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Life like – Today’s photo is one I found in an antique store here in Madisonville, Ky. The top hat and goggles drew me to this mannequin display, along with the light on it’s face.
March 16, 2018 – Day 137 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Buddy – Damion introduces his newest dog “Buddy” to his mom after karate practice this afternoon. He picked him out of the “Treasure Box” today at kindergarten after having a great day at school!
March 15, 2018 – Day 136 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – The Car – Today I found another car for my machine series! It’s seen much better days and has been setting in this empty lot in Guthrie, Ky for some time now. Find something you enjoy photographing and turn it into a personal series project. You’ll be a better photographer for it!
March 14, 2018 – Day 135 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jordan and the Mask – Well, as I was editing and posting my mask picture yesterday my nephew Jordan came for a visit and the first thing he did was mimic the mask! Of course, it had to be today’s picture! Kids and their reactions always make for good pictures! Be aware of them and keep your camera close by for those moments!
