Jer & Min Photography

Okay, so fresh isn’t the first thing I think of when I think of public restrooms, but first thing in the morning at the office before anyone has had a chance to get to it, it is still fresh.  I hate to speak of restrooms or potty talk, but I’m always happy when I’m the first to visit it in the morning.

BTW, this may sound odd, but as you can see, there is a very large window in this restroom.  Of course, the window is frosted which creates a very large soft light source.  I’ve taken more than a few photos in that restroom and am always wondering what people think when I walk out of it with someone else and my camera in hand.  I’m surprised I still have a job!

Naturally, I’m pretty excited about the September challenge.  B&W is definitely a preferred style for me so it should be very good for me.

After shooting this, I realized that this too could be a shot for tomorrow challenge.  I’ll have to see what I can come up with tomorrow I suppose.

Modern Suburbia along with its Home Owners Associations are an attempt at enforcing order.  There are regulations on yards, roof pitch angles, percentage of the front of your home that has to be brick, the list goes on and on.  I live in a place governed by such regulations and understand what they are trying to do, but I no longer agree entirely with the forced sameness of everything.

My youngest son Gage absolutely adores his older brother Toby.  Today was Toby’s first day of kindergarten.  I went home during my lunch break to watch him get on the bus.  Prior to leaving the house, Gage gave Toby a hug and that is what I captured.  I wish I would have been ready to shoot a shot of Gage as Toby got on the bus.  Evidently Gage thought he was going with Toby and tried to follow him on which led to some crying.  I’m grateful my kids love each other and feel that connection.

I realize it is very snap shot-ish.  That is what it was, but it invokes the emotion in me.

I keep coming back to the black and white version of this photo.

I’ve had this image in my mind most of the day after I learned the subject.  To make this shot I used the gold side of my reflector and shot my photo warm so that the natural light coming from the other side of the frame would take on a blue hint.  I think the colors go well together and the blue adds some depth.

We’ve not had internet access for a few days here.  I did take some of the challenge photos, such as the out of focus shot, but I wasn’t too impressed with it and it isn’t being published.

Strobist: Single bare flash at 1/16 power triggered by Cybersyncs.