Blogger's Note

     "A man tells so many stories, that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal."

     Four years ago today, your stories became immortal. Backing your car into a dumpster when you were teaching me how to drive became immortal. Trying to fix the ceiling fan in my room only to short out the entire house's electricity became immortal. Inventing swear words by combining three and four of them together the year our Christmas tree kept falling over became immortal. You made everything so much better; even your mistakes made for good stories. You were the best dad I could ever hope to have, and one of the best friends I will ever know. I don't believe in any god or deity, I don't believe in heaven or hell, I don't pray, I don't believe everything happens for a reason. I believe in you. Four years  ago you became immortal, and that's how you'll stay.

Day 187/365 + MORE THAN HALF-WAY DONE WITH THE 365 CHALLENGE!

     I can't believe I missed the actual half-way post of the 365 challenge, (the half-way point would've been either day 182 or 183), but nevertheless, now I'm more than half-way through! I know I've been pretty lax on posting every day as of late, but that's something I'm looking to improve. And while I may not have posted my entries every single day on schedule, I did take either a new photo, video clip, or audio recording every. single. day. (That's the most important part, anyways, I think). 

     I honestly think that starting this challenge was one of the best things I could've done for my photography since graduating, (now a little over a year ago - yikes!). It got me out of my slump, back into pushing my own boundaries and going outside of my comfort zone, and it gave my portfolio a much-needed replenishing. I think this project also played a major part in me getting my internship, and without that, I'd most likely still be toughing it out at that godforsaken portrait studio, (insert cringe/wince/shudder/all of the above here). It hasn't always been easy; I can be one of the most laziest human beings on the planet when I want to be, but this project got me up and out many a time when I wouldn't have done anything productive otherwise. If you've either followed my blog from the start or checked in from time to time, or are just seeing it for the first time now, thank you for the support. 

     Anyways, in honor of being half-way there, you get a double dose of vintage baseball and cute kids feeding cows. Enjoy!

* As always, click the image if you'd like to view it larger!

Blogger's Note

     A few weeks ago, in what I believe was the second week of my internship up here in Michigan, I shot a series of photos for an article surrounding an urban gardening movement in downtown Saginaw. I found out late yesterday that the Associated Press requested some of my photos from that story, and has published them on the Washington Examiner website! If you'd like to check out which ones were picked, you can see them with the A.P. article here.

Blogger's Note

     Tomorrow, (Sunday), I'll be leaving on a road trip out west with a friend of mine. We'll be traveling for about two weeks, and we'll be visiting a few of the national parks and a few other spots along the way. Naturally, I'll be taking tons of pictures each day, (and maybe some audio and/or video here and there, depending). Since we'll be tent-camping for most of the trip, I can't say for sure if I'll be able to stop somewhere with wi-fi access each day. I'll do my best to update this blog as often as possible, if I can't manage to update it every day. I've been looking forward to this trip for months, and I can't wait to see what photographs come out of it. Make sure to check back!

Blogger's Note

     Hello again! Just wanted to let you guys know about an incredibly beautiful children's book that my friend just finished writing and illustrating. I have a link to her blog in my inspiration file tab, and to check out her book just head on over here. Remember the name Clare Kolat if you don't know it already, because you can be sure to expect great things from this lady!