Never got around to posting these shots from my recent trip to Tennessee. The whole family travelled to Nashville for Imaging USA - the national convention for Professional Photographers of America.
We got a shot of Deano standing next to my print of him flying a kite, then Heather got one of me posed with my Loan Collection print.
After I received my Craftsman degree, we went out to dinner. Heather took this picture while we were waiting out on the porch of the restaurant.
Well, it is official….. the results of the Favorite Forty Poll are in and the winner is - “Week 3: The Piano.”
Week three won by a very narrow margin (1 %) over Week 5 (Trapped in the Computer).
Thanks to everyone who voted.
Also, if you haven’t had a chance yet, be sure to check out the 4040 book on Blurb:
If you’d like your own copy of the 40@Forty book, here is a link to the order page. Hope you enjoy it!
Well, it took me a while, but I finally managed to compile all the 4040 images into a book. After putting so much time into the project, I wanted something to remember it by - so I created a book of the images. It contains all 40 of the self-portraits, along with several of the rejected portraits that I created, but didn’t use. You can also read the story behind each week’s image and see what I was trying to accomplish with that portrait. The Fellow Forty portraits are also included. For you technical folks, I’ve even included basic exposure information for all the images. It’s a pretty cool collection - if I do say so myself.
Even though the book was originally created just for me - I figured I may as well open it up to everyone else, in case they are interested. I’m including a link to the bookstore where you can purchase the book. If you get one - be sure to email and let me know what you think!
Just got back from a fun weekend in Denver. I was speaking to the Professional Photographers of Colorado in Denver. What a great group of photographers! We talked about everything from running the home studio to participating in print competition.
The only bad part of the weekend was watching my beloved Cowboys get destroyed by the Vikings - but hey, you can’t have everything!
Jim Frederick, Artist
I decided to kick of my Portrait Of The Artist series with a man I met at an art show last year. Jim’s work includes a wide range of styles, but I particularly liked his paintings that were dizzying combinations of vivid colors.
My concept was to illustrate the artist as he is about to create. He sits in front of a blank canvas with the art inside his head - ready to be transfered to the canvas.
I was thrilled with how it turned out and think it will be an excellent start to my series.
Just got back from a great trip to Tennessee. We got to do the whole Memphis thing - with tours of Graceland, Sun Records and the Gibson guitar factory. What a great musical weekend.From there, we headed to Nashville where I received my Photographic Craftsman degree from The Professional Photographers of America. Great trip!
I will be at the Mentor Booth at Imaging USA in Nashville next week. Hope to see you there. (info below)
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Now that the project is done, I’d love your feedback.
Of the 40 self portraits, which is your favorite? If you would like to leave a comment as to why it is your favorite, I’d love to hear it!!!
Whew….
I can’t believe it is finally here - the last week of the 40@Forty Project. It has been one of the toughest things I’ve ever taken on, but I’m thrilled with the images that have emerged.
It was really tough to figure out how to end it - what concept should I save for the last week? Over the course of the project, I’ve done portrait tributes from Pablo Picasso to Norman Rockwell. For the big finale, I thought I would turn it around and create a self portrait that actually referenced one of my own works. “Take A Bow” has always been one of my all-time favorite images and seemed like the perfect curtain call for this 40 week performance.
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