2011 Self Portrait Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I don’t like New Year Resolutions, mainly because the emotion behind making them fades almost as fast as the ball drops the night before. But this year, I wanted to do something different. I’m going to start taking New Year Portraits of myself. I figure it’s a nice …
Christmas Card Shoot Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was asked to take some family portraits to be used as a Christmas card, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to do so. I gathered them on the stairs of their house, and got to work. We didn’t have much time – the lasagna was …
Engaged Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was given the opportunity to shoot some engagement photos for my brother and his fiancee. I hadn’t ever worked with people directly, and I’m quite pleased with the results. This was my favorite from the whole shoot.
Late Delivery Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Back in May, I made a trip to Montrose, IA, to spend a day with family. Two of my siblings had come in from out of town, and my parents rented a house for the weekend. My goal was to explore and take photos . On my way to …
Golden Fields Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I took an opportunity to go for a quick photo trip to try to get a decent submission for a little photo challenge. I went near Jubilee College State Park, and found a golden field of soybeans that were just begging to be harvested. This picture is my absolute …
Well, it’s an actual rant… you can decided if it qualifies as a blog post. If you don’t know me very well, you may not know that I honestly try to be a nice guy all the time. I want people to think I’m nice, and I want to BE nice. That’s just who I …
Setting Sun over the Warehouse District Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was in the downtown area in the middle of last week, and there was a REALLY neat sunset forming in the western sky, so I found a new spot and stopped to take pictures. At one point, the sun’s rays hit the right angle …
Lightning Strikes Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I had taken LOTS of pictures over the last few weeks, but I couldn’t ever seem to find the time to load them up on my computer and get them posted for you to see. Well, today was the day that I finally got to play with them. This …
I wish I had the ability to create like this, or to be able to tell such a story without a single word.
Sunset Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Sooo, this past Saturday I attended a workshop/class on “No Light/Low Light Landscape Photography.” This essentially meant that we spent time photographing landscape scenes during sunrise and sunset. We met at 4:15 in the morning (!!!) for the sunrise session, which produced some amazing pictures, and then we met again …