Today’s iPhone Challenge picture of my niece Journey. She. along with Tracy and Tim her parents, were in town for a weekend visit and this is the first time I’ve been able to photograph her since the day she was born! I love this shot as it looks like she’s looking deep into my soul, even though I know she was looking at the funny looking thing I was sticking in her face! She’ll get used to it!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the Hipstamatic App with the Loftus lens and DC Film.
My niece Elaina has recently started crawling everywhere. We actually thought she’d go straight to walking as she was standing alone before she started crawling, but now she’s doing both and loves being able to get around.
Today’s iPhone Challenge photo is of her zipping past on her way to somewhere to get into something, probably her brother’s train table, as she loves to pull all the pieces apart.
Sometimes when photographing kids it’s better if your pictures have a little blur and off kilter action to help provide impact.
Another car for my Machines Series! Found this one on my normal drive to town this morning to Madisonville, Ky in the front yard of a friends parents house and waited till I was headed back home this afternoon as I thought the lighting would be better. I wasn’t disappointed! It’s a 1937 Hudson Terraplane,
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the Hipstamatic App with the Loftus lens and DC Film setting. No post processing other than adding the watermark.
Damion does a pretty good job of clearing tree stumps! Well, he helps a little at least and provides a lot of fun, great memories and pictures for my daily iPhone Challenge.
He and his great grandma stopped by my place today while my niece Chrystal and I were working in the yard, where we are in the process of removing several old tree stumps. Of course being the boy that he is he ended up in the hole with his aunt Chrystal, right in the middle of it all and had a blast, as did we watching him! Not bad for someone turning two next month!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s with the standard camera app and post processing was done in Photoshop CS6.
Today’s iPhone challenge photo is of Damion and Taelor playing peek-a-boo before church today. Taelor is my second cameraman for videoing our services every Sunday and he and Damion were having such a good time before church started that I had to get a shot.
When taking pictures of kids, keep an eye out for fun moments like this! They make great visual memories!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the standard camera. Post processing was done in Photoshop CS6.
I really enjoy blues music and I usually attend the Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival at Henderson, Ky just about every year. This year I got a call from the Gleaner newspaper asking if I would be available to cover the event on Saturday for them! That’s what I love about my job, oh wait, it’s not really a job, but wait, I get paid, so it’s a job? But, I’m retired… well, pretty much so. Anyway, today’s iPhone Challenge comes from the festival and it’s a shot of Ryan Perry, with the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Tupelo, Miss., as he plays to the crowd of festival goers. His guitar is handmade from a Ford Muffler!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the Hipstamatic App using the Loftus lens and DC Film. Post processing was done in Photoshop CS6.
I saw this VW Wagon today at Mortons Gap, Ky as I was headed to Ft. Campbell, Ky to do some grocery shopping at the commissary there and boy did it bring back memories. I had a VW Camper while I was stationed in Florida that I really liked and went camping with a lot.
When out traveling around resist the temptation to go by way of the interstates, because when you do you miss so many things to photograph!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the Hipstamatic App with the Loftus Lens and DC film setting.
A scene like this makes you wonder, what’s going through his mind? When trying to capture photos of your children, don’t always ask them to smile and look at the camera. Sometimes the look on their faces when they’re in their own worlds is the best expression you can capture!
Photo shot with the iPhone 5s and processed in Photoshop CS6.
What can I say… I love this shot! The look on Damion’s face says it all!
When capturing photos of kids and their parents you don’t have to include all of both. Sometimes just using parts of one or the other can make a more dynamic picture!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s with the standard camera and then processed with the Shakeitphoto App.
Found this picture today in downtown Madisonville, Ky and just love it’s look. The benches with the bike and the bricks along with the wet look from a light rain made this my choice for today’s year long iPhone challenge photo. You just never know where you’ll find a picture if you keep your eyes open.
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s, Hipstamatic App using the Loftus Lens and DC film setting.
Today’s challenge photo is of an old Studebaker truck here in Madisonville, Ky. I love the empty hollow look of the headlights and while it’s not the only thing, that is what caught my eye first. It’s one of a ongoing series I’ve been working on for several years on machines. Someday there’ll be a book!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the Hipstamatic App with the Loftus Lens and DC Film setting.
Xaiver and Damion were having a great time this afternoon playing with their dump trucks and dirt! Two combinations that make for great memories for them and a great picture opportunity for Uncle Jimmy!
I guess this is what also what most people can relate to when someone refers to “boys and their toys” or at least it does for me! Of course it would be better if it was trains, but give them time!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the standard camera and post processing was done in Photoshop CS6.
Today I ventured to Hendersonville, Tennessee to meet up with a group of railfans I’ve meet and “friended” on Facebook. We all had a great time thanks to our host Campbell Rice! First time most of us had actually met face to face and it was a blast! I’d say close to 15 or 20 people, counting the kids, made their way to the event.
I captured this shot of three of the kids by the fence waiting for a train to come by and there was just something about the wonderment of childhood that struck me in this shot. Not really sure what they were looking at or watching on the other side of the fence, but that’s what I like about the picture… I can use my imagination or think back to my own childhood and come up with all kinds of things.
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using Hipstamatic with the Loftus Lens and DC Film.
I’ve been shooting my daily challenge pictures, however I’ve been behind on editing and posting… today I catch up!
I captured today’s iPhone Challenge picture not in Paris, France or London, England, but it my hometown of Madisonville, Ky. It’s at a small park we have downtown here and I really like how the Hipstamatic App, Lens and Film has captured this scene. Other than taking the photo with my iPhone 5s using the App and adding my watermark, the App did all the rest. Learning your camera apps will allow you to better capture the mood you’re looking for in your pictures. The Lens was the Loftus with the DC Film.
For today’s iPhone Challenge picture I caught this moment as Elaina and Ashley were spending some quality time together this afternoon, laughing and squealing together. Love these two a lot!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s and post processing was done in snapseed and Photoshop CS6.
Today’s iPhone challenge photo was taken at the old L&N Railroad Station in Henderson, Ky just after a heavy rain dumped on the area. I really like going out shooting during bad weather… you can really get some dramatic pictures, and not just of the weather. The light and color afterwards just is gorgeous. Get out and shoot pictures!
This is a HDR image that was shot with Pro HDR on my iPhone 5s and post processing was done in Photoshop CS6.
Today I was uploading train pictures to my sales area on Fine Art America’s website and of course Damion wanted to help and the fact that I was working on train pictures didn’t hurt any at all. He and his cousin Xaiver both love their trains and his sister Elaina will as well once she gets a little older! By the way… I love his expression in this one!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s and post processing was done in Snapseed and Photoshop CS6.
I stopped by to see some of my favorite subjects today and caught this picture of Ashley playing “Patty Cake” with Damion. Not quite the way I remember it, but they were having a great time making memories together.
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s and post processing was done with the Snapseed App.
This kid just cracks me up. After church today we stopped at a local fast food place to eat and Damion just wasn’t really that hungry, plus he was getting tired. So, I asked him if I could eat half of his grilled cheese sandwich, which he wasn’t even touching, and this is the look and response I got!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s and post processing was done in the Snapseed App and Photoshop CS6.
Today I was honored to take part in the 60th wedding anniversary of Herbert and Margaret. They’re my cousins by marriage, and today we had a surprise reception for them in Bremen, Ky. They were pretty surprised as they thought they were coming to a graduation party.
They are two of the most loving, kind and gentle souls that I’ve ever met. It was great to celebrate this milestone in their lives with them and family.
They know me and my camera quite well and were more than glad to pose for today’s iPhone challenge photo. Of course I shot a lot more with my D800 for the family!
Photo shot with the iPhone 5s using the built-in camera and post processing was done in Photoshop.
For today’s challenge picture I chose to shoot a “Selfie.” I had decided all day long that I was going to get a shot of myself out railfanning for my birthday with a train going by in the background. You see what I got!
In all fairness, I photographed almost a dozen trains this afternoon and when I finally decided to start calling it a day and shoot this “Selfie” at Kelly, Ky as the scanner indicated that there was a southbound train coming. However, after standing on this wooden, one lane bridge over the tracks and every single car in the county came by during the 30 minutes I waited I finally gave up and shot this one with the empty track.
When you have a shot in mind that you want to capture, don’t wait till the last minute to do so!
Photo was shot with the iPhone 5s using the front facing camera with the ShakeItPhoto App.