Sorry, I Don't Know How it Works!

More recently I went to Forest Park for the annual Balloon Race, which was fun. The guy in the first shot was, I guess, a balloon wrangler. You don't want those things getting away. It could get ugly. It looks like it took a fair amount of work, but he never seemed to be under any particular duress.

Shot two is just fun. The dog looks quite content.


Dave

All Aboard

Hey, remember when I rode the train to Montana? There were people on that train, and I took their picture! Crazy! Sadly, The specifics are fuzzy in my mind, but I can say that the old dude on the right in picture 3 was retired and basically spent his free time riding the train, which sounds like fun. The mom and her daughter were adorable, and the Amtrak employees were nice enough to pose for me in Milwaukee, even while they were working.

Dave

No Line on the Horizon

I stood in line for 9 hours to get a good spot at the U2 show last night. Was it worth it?

YES.

(and don't forget to scroll down. i posted two tonight!)
[and for more U2 shots, check out my flickr page. the link is on the sidebar]


Dave

Focus!

I wanted to have some nice shots of myself for my (still in the works) redesigned web site, so I enlisted the help of my friend Julie (who, if you won't hire me, you should hire her for your photography needs). And it would have been silly, I think, not to take some pictures of her while I was at it.

We both agree that one of the perks of being a photographer is that you can be in all sorts of crazy positions, and no one will think less of you. It's like having a camera in your hands grants you freedom to do anything!

(within reason, anyways)

Dave

For the Kids

SO let's see--these have been sitting around for awhile now. The first is from a session I did with my friends for their son's first birthday*. We went to the park near my house, and got a pretty good session in while he was up and alert. I'd never really shot kids this young before, so it was a lot of fun. I didn't really compose this shot too much; I set the camera on the ground and just pointed in his direction. But I do like the...well, "peek-a-boo" look here.

The second is from way back when, when I was out at Eckert's picking fruit. Why didn't I post this with the driver? Darned if I know. But this is a fun shot, I think. I like (and didn't notice until today) the berry he has in his hand. I bet it tasted good.

Dave



*Friends with one-year olds? Good gravy am I getting old!

All the World's a Stage, Pt. 2

Has it really been so long since my last post? Well I'll be. Guess a two-week vacation will do that, huh?

Anyways, I was in Montana, visiting the Brother during his tenure at the Ft. Peck Theater. So it seemed like it would have been silly to not capture the whole theater thing in some way. So I opted to pick the folks working behind the scenes and give them their time in the spotlight.

And with that, I suppose it's fitting that the Brother himself is first (not planned!), working on some kind of lighting thing. I can't tell you anything about it, but I do really like the way the shot came out, especially considering I didn't use a flash.

Close on his heels is Phil, the set designer. Sadly, this shot was taken just before he placed the monstrous turkey on the set. Believe you me, it was a big one.

Kehler was in charge of costumes, and I was hoping to get a shot of her amongst the costumes themselves. Sadly, they were in another room hanging up, and it wasn't all that photogenic. But I think this works out pretty well, really. If I was feeling really industrious, I would have named the two dress forms. Some other time, maybe.

Last, but by no means least, is Annie, who wore many hats (but not the costume hats) for the summer. I opted to capture her as Prop Diva, since ASM, in my head, didn't yield as many ideas. And really, how could I pass up another opportunity to get a shot of someone holding a sword? Also be sure to note the pink flamingo and rubber chickens, which I imagine are staples of any good theater prop shop.

I have some more vacation pictures to come, as well as some other stuff I've had sitting around, so I'll try to get into a normal posting schedule again until I'm all caught up.

Dave