Self Portrait with Christmas Helpers

I had three photos of this, only this one had the bicyclist going through. But I liked that we all seemed to be looking at him, even the mannequins and the little santa. I met the cyclist later in the day, turns out he is a friend of my daughter's so it was another connection.

Read more...

The Girls in the Garage

Our photo club was having a photo shoot in the auto repair garage that is attached to the photography studio where we meet. They had brought out all the lights and back drops into the garage to do a tutorial on studio lighting.

It was a bit too crowded to really hear what they were saying so I stole a few of the models and went to another part of the garage where I found a scaffold for them to get up on. I went up a ladder and got this shot, among others.

I had the camera on manual settings for a long exposure and then added the flash at the end to get the effect.

Read more...

Up On The Roof

At a Fourth of July Parade in Frisco, Colorado in 2007 I spied these two birds perched on a roof
watching the parade. Couldn't ask for a better scene!

Read more...

The Milk Bath - Church Drawing #7

#7 in my two week long series on drawings I have done in church.



Sometimes a sermon or a reading or something from the alter will be the impetus for a
drawing. In this case it was the last paragraph mentioning foreign women that got my
imagination going. I chose a milk bath so I wouldn't be drawing her breasts in church,
which I figure would distract and bother someone who might be watching me draw.

Read more...

The Beauty Queen of Starbucks

I met these three women at a Starbucks in Phoenix, Arizona, September, 05. The one with the head restraint was a jokster, having lots of fun, flirting and talking to everyone. I had to negotiate between them all to get my coffee then to use the creamers where they are standing.

She gave me lots of grief about my BIG camera being in the way and ribbing me that I probably just had it with me to impress women but didn't really take any photos with it! When I asked her if I could take a photo she said 'You need to tell everyone who sees it I really truly use to be a beauty queen!" I told her I would and so world, here is the Starbuck's Beauty Queen of 2005!

Read more...