March 11, 2018 – Day 132 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Upset – Today’s photo is of my nephew Jayden in a less than happy mood, which lasted all of about 30 seconds, when something didn’t quite go his way! As hard as it may be emotionally sometimes, photograph all the emotions in your family’s life, not just the smiles! That is life!
March 10, 2018 – Norfolk Southern Railway’s NS 168 moves by West Douglas as it works on doing a pick-up at the Yard in Princeton, Indiana before proceeding on east with a short 1,500 foot train, with NS 8156 and BNSF Warbonnet, 737 as power.
March 10, 2018 – Day 131 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Industrial Landscape – I spent most of today railfanning (taking pictures of trains) in southern Indiana and Illinois. This scene is of the Norfolk Southern railway yards from an overpass in Princeton, Indiana. Good leading lines can help draw your viewer into your picture!
March 8, 2018 – Day 129 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Shadows – Who isn’t intrigued by shadows?? Today I took my nephew Jayden to the park after school and shot this photo of his and my shadows being “Zombies,” according to him! Shooting with your smart phone can be a lot easier than your digital SLR, as it’s smaller, lighter and in many ways easier to use. Just learn it’s limitations by shooting! Then put it away and play “monster” chase around the playground!!!
March 7, 2018 – Day 128 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Pulling Teeth – While waiting in line at school to pick up my nephew Jayden today, this quip comes from my niece Elaina in the backseat, which resulted in today’s picture!
Elaina: It’s not fun to have your teeth pulled, unless you’re the doctor!
You can turn almost any situation into and interesting picture, if you keep your mind’s eye open!!
March 6, 2018 – Day 127 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – By the sea – Well, kind of! Today I met some of the fine folks from our local photography club at Captain D’s for lunch and grabbed another “lamp” photo. I guess this is going to be another series as I seem to always find a lamp photo of some type when we meet for lunch!
March 5, 2018 – Day 124 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Bad Hair Day and Cookie Monster – I really think my niece Elaina is enjoying her chocolate chip cookie from Subway! When photographing kids in your life you don’t have to limit it to when they’re all dressed up and looking prim and proper! Show the messy side of their lives as well, that’s what life is all about sometimes!
March 4, 2018 – Day 123 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Reflections – Photographing your little ones as they perform everyday tasks will make for wonderful memories down the road! The simple act of Jayden washing his hands made for a bit stronger photograph by including his reflection in the mirror. Always look for ways to make your photo stronger!
March 3, 2018 – Day 123 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Peeps All in a row – Easter is upon us and today I spotted this self of chicks loaded with plastic Easter eggs all lined up in a row! Finding patterns and things that repeat themselves can make for interesting shots! Keep your eyes open to the world around you!
March 2, 2018 – Day 122 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Trees and shadows – I found this scene at our local park here in Madisonville, Ky and the shadows patterns, and cypress trunks in the shallow water drew my eye here.
March 1, 2018 – Day 121 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Journey – Today my niece Journey kept me company as I edited train pictures on my computer. She’s, and all my other nieces and nephews are such a joy to be around and photograph! Makes getting my daily black and white photo a lot easier, plus allows for some great moments between us as I do so. More often than not, at some point, I will be asked to turn the camera (iPhone or otherwise) over to them and let them take pictures! I’m so happy that they all enjoy taking photographs and hope it continues through out their lives and they continue to have “fun” with doing so. Encourage the young ones in your life to take pictures!!! You’ll never regret it!
February 28, 2018 – Day 120 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jordan – Caught my nephew in mid-stride today as he moved between rooms here at the house. I love the light and framing of this shot. Keep an eye out for interesting scenes that make for a good picture and if it needs a human element, just wait. One will usually come along!
February 27, 2018 – Day 120 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Art from Art – Today some of us from our local photography club met for lunch at our local Pizza Hut. I captured this photo of a lamp and things on the way in a corner booth and happy with the way it turned out. Art from art! Pictures are everywhere, just keep your eyes open!!
February 26, 2018 – Day 119 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Winner! – Monday’s after Damion’s Karate Practice we head off to church for youth choir practice. When we get there it’s always a race to see which one of us gets to the door first! For some reason he seems to always win! Today I decided to capture our race and used the burst mode on my iPhone to shoot pictures as I ran behind him for the door and this is my favorite from the burst! Making great memories!! He received his golden crown today for learning all of his kindergarten site words for the year at school!
February 25, 2018 – Day 118 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Take my picture – Today at lunch my great-great niece Journey asked me to take her picture! All of them (12) do this from time to time and seem to always have a smile that makes me feel all warm inside! If the little one in your life asks for you to take their picture, don’t hesitate! I shot this one using the portrait mode on the iPhone. I love the effect it gives on portraits, but your subject can’t be moving around much, as it takes a second or two for the camera to do it’s thing!
Well, I’m behind posting my black and white challenge photos again so here’s a post to catch up! I have been shooting them, just not getting them posted. I’ll try to do better!!!
February 24, 2018 – Day 117 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Williams Motor Company – I spent the day railfanning and came across this old truck. I’ve been working on a series I call “Machines” and this one I grabbed in Wingo, Ky. Personal projects are great when it comes to photography. They can give you a common thread that you can build a book around down the road, or gallery display. They can also challenge you and help you become a better photographer.
February 16, 2018 – Day 109 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Shutterbug Jayden – Today after I picked my 5-year-old nephew up from school he asked if we could go out and shoot some pictures and of course I said yes! I grabbed this shot of him shooting a picture of me in our old courthouse. He’s one of my “Shutterbugs.” I have 12 (currently) great-great nieces and nephews under the age of 7 and when they each turn 4 (and live in driving distance for the most part) we start going out on photo adventures together. Right now, we have 6 of the kids that are officially “Shutterbugs.” If you’d like to follow Jayden youll find him and the others at http://www.shutterbugkids.org . There’s links there to his and the others Facebook and Instagram accounts that are managed by me.
February 15, 2018 – Day 108 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Flower Children – When Journey and Elaina got here after school they came running into my office, excited to show me the flowers their Grandma got them! They were so excited and pleased with the flowers that I asked them if I could take a picture of them and of course they said yes and stuck them out for the camera! Then as fast as they did it they both noticed my two cats and then the moment disappeared! When photographing little ones, you have to be fast!!
Well, I’m five days behind posting my daily challenge photos so here they all are together in one post!
February 10, 2018 – Day 103 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Birthday Girls – Today I caught this wonderful moment between my great-great niece Journey whos 4th birthday is today and her aunt (my great niece) Ashley, who celebrates her birthday tomorrow! Sometimes pictures are right next to you! You just have to notice them!!
February 14, 2018 – Day 107 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Tracks – Seems like some days I have a one-track mind, or maybe two! LOL Good, strong leading lines can help make your photo strong!
February 13, 2018 – Day 106 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Peek-a-boo – My niece Journey plays a bit of peek-a-boo as I snap photos of her during lunch today. You don’t always have to include the whole face when photographing kids.
February 12, 2018 – Day 105 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Light and Patterns – I snagged this shot as I was waiting in line to pickup my nephew Damion at school today. I like the patterns of the bricks and the light and dark sides of the wall. Combining light and patterns can help make for a dynamic photograph. Keep your eyes open to what’s around you!
February 11, 2018 – Day 104 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Super Kid – Sometimes a picture doesn’t have to be the highest quality to be a great photograph! Today I caught this photo of my youngest nephew Jeremiah with his cape on and while the light was really low, and he was moving a mile a minute, I think it all adds to the photograph! Don’t not take a picture because you don’t think it’ll turn out! Sometimes you’ll be surprised!
February 9, 2018 – Day 102 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – A “Tired” Snowman – Mamaw was getting new tires put on today at one of our local tire shops and I stopped by to pick up Elaina and take her to lunch with me when we spotted this “Tired” snowman! She said, “Picture!” Of course, I said yes!!
February 8, 2018 – Day 101 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Waiting – Elaina and I ham it up for the camera while we wait for her brother Damion to get out of school! Always be willing to take fun pictures with the kids in your life! They only get to be young once!!!