Clearance Sale

Lots of good people shots from dinner at  Lohr and Carrie's house last week. I picked a few of the best to clear out the topic. There are four figures worth of shots from last weekend's Grand Center Theatre Crawl I have not finished sorting by show, let alone edited. Haven't even looked at Sunday's pix from the Pride Parade. Then there are big local and downtown July 4th celebrations later this week if the rain holds off (the forecast is not good) and the river don't rise. (But it probably will.)

Our wonderful host and hostess are in the last picture.     

Your Preference?

I enjoy doing candid portraits using little posing or direction. The Creatives Pot Luck certainly had plenty of opportunities. Not sure whether I prefer the color or monochrome here. Each has its merits. Which do you prefer?           

City Daily Photo Theme Day: Aging

It's the first of the month and City Daily Photo's theme day topic is aging. I met this tough old guy while shooting a parade. He stopped me and asked about my big camera. I was happy to demonstrate, which allowed me to get this tight shot.

I don't think I'd want to play poker with him. 

View the effects of entropy interpreted by CDP members around the world here.                 

My Next Career

If I ever get to retire (there is some discussion but it's not imminent) I might supplement my savings with a photographic specialty: portraitist of eccentrics, crackpots and the genuinely weird. They are so interesting and I can talk to them so easily. (Those of you who know my job can guess why.) Plus, I owe a lot of this to my high regard for Diane Arbus. 

More often than not, eccentrics love to pose. They delight in the attention. All you have to do is be interested in them. You probably figured out that this young lady was at the Renaissance Faire. Not much to do with 15th and 16th Century Europe but then there's no history exam.                  

Irresistible

Got a bit of luck at the wedding reception. As usual, the wedding party sat at a long table at the top of the room. We were at the first table right in front of them. A bunch of, oh, I'd guess three to five year olds came up to watch the action. Hey, kids, can I take your picture?

The children, all relatives of the groom from Oregon, were perfect models. That boy on top was a total camera hog. After the individual shots I got them in groups.         

Fairely Good Portraits

Ow. Go ahead. Call the pun police. Sometimes I can't stop myself.

Just three people hanging around the Renaissance Faire. Two were happy to pose. The last is what's sometimes called a sniper shot.

Lots going on in The Lou this weekend. However, Mrs. C and I will be attending performances tonight, tomorrow and Sunday that will keep me out late (long story). I usually write posts in the evening but we'll pull something together.