portrait project: church

 it's funny, i thought my "portrait project" would only include people, but yesterday i found myself in a beautiful old church with some time to kill.  it felt funny, taking photos inside a church, but really, why should it?  it's not illegal.  and i wasn't doing it for the wrong reasons.  i just wanted to capture the beauty of it all.  i love stained glass, and have always been fascinated with religious statues.

portrait project: me

portrait project: carol

 carol is the first person to participate in my photography project.  it was so much fun taking her picture! i have ideas for dan, chris, david, mark, rachel and my mom.  i'm also going to do some self portraits.

this is fun!!!

photography project

i've had this idea for a while now.  i want to do a formal portrait of my friends and family, the people i love.  i also want to photograph the people i enjoy.  coworkers, kids, the guy who i buy wine from.  the people i dig.

so be prepared to pose!

i think i'm bored with taking pics of the dogs.  and i have always preferred candid shots of people.  so this is a way to try something new.

the photo above is one of my all time favorites.  the guy is named ray jay, and he panhandles outside of the huntington building, downtown.  behind him is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings.  i saw this guy every weekday for 2 years.  he loved to talk about politics.  not real life politics, but stuff he made up or imagined.  on a whim i asked if i could take his pic, and he was happy to pose.

anyways, this is my art project for 2012.