Jer & Min Photography

Yesterday’s storm produced a slight skiff of snow on the ground this morning.  I really love the way a sunrise hits fresh snow even if it is just a small dusting.  It feels so clean.  I’ve got to remember that I enjoy this in 6 months.

Lately, I’ve really been appreciating backlit scenes.  I typically really struggle to capture these and present them in the way that I see them in my mind’s eye, but I try nonetheless.  This rocking chair sits near a sliding glass door.  As I walked past it today, I decided to shoot it.

I misread this challenge as Arm instead of Arms, so you getting an arm instead of both of them.

We’ve had some great storms move in lately and this morning was no different. I wish I had time to setup a better shot, but the sun was coming nicely through a break in the clouds so we shot as fast as we could. The wind was whipping my daughter’s hair around and the light on the clouds approaching made them turn an amazing blue which I thought contrasted nicely with the warm tone of the sun on my daughter’s arm.

I saw this old sign while I was out for a run this afternoon. I can vaguely make out the word warning near the top of the sign. The rest of the message has faded away. I shot this as a storm was heading in using my flash to bring out the sign.

I converted to Black and White thinking that it adds a bit of drama to the shot, but will also post the color version in a comment below.

Strobist: single flash fired into a gold reflector.

Lately, I’ve been really enjoying photos processed B&W and out of focus, sometimes the focus is on an object in the foreground, other times the out of focus nature of the photograph comes from movement.  In most cases, there is a strong black point in the photo and an overall darker appearance.  To me, these photos feel like memories and invoke quite a bit of emotion to me.  With no commitments as to how often I will contribute to this series, I will continue to publish photos that fit this feel for me.

The first photo is of my daughter reading.  My wife and I were speaking the other day that my daughter’s entire life consists of gymnastics, reading, playing the piano, and sleeping.  That is what she spends her time doing.

This photo is a typical scene in our life, Min spends a great deal of time making sure we eat home-cooked meals.  She is a terrific cook and it is a pleasure to me that she places such importance in our life of eating together.

I had a pretty fun idea for this challenge which would have required a pretty bright morning.  Unfortunately, we have just the opposite as a very nice storm has moved into our little part of the world.  So instead of taking the shot I had planned, I thought I’d share a shot of my favorite window.

This window is in the bathroom of the place I work.  It is a frosted window measuring 41×41 inches.  It makes a wonderful natural light softbox.  The walls to the left are a neutral gray and are easy to manipulate.    As I’ve mentioned before, on more than one occasion people have seen me walk out of the bathroom with my camera.

I haven’t published a public photo for a few days now, I’ve continued to shoot and publish, but for specific people and haven’t published anything public.

Today I shot this on my way back from going to my children’s Parent-Teacher conferences.  Fall is approaching and is such a wonderful time of year to photograph.  I’m looking forward to it.

Height / Width of this leaf is pretty darn close to ?.  Anyone know this number without looking it up?