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03-13-16 Self-Absorbed?

Why not try to get your face in most of the things you photograph? (read more)

By Scott Shephard

One of the nice things about people taking selfies in public places is that they are often oblivious that someone is taking a picture of them taking a picture. Am I a creeper? I don’t think so. I’m a photographer. 🙂

And here was the photography challenge on this occasion: How do I get a photo of a massive statue of a sailor kissing a nurse and somehow make it more interesting than all of the millions of other photos that have been taken in this place? (Which is on the San Diego waterfront, by the way.)

One answer is that I could have taken a selfie with the statue in the background. Since I’ve never been to this spot, it would have been truly unique. But I think a better answer to the challenge is what I ended up posting. And are people who take selfies self-absorbed? Maybe. Is it bad to be self-absorbed? I can opaquely answer that with a monumental selfie:

Deb and Scott strike a pose and generally obscure the monuments at Stone Henge. But they get a truly unique image in the process.

02-18-16 Trio

Thanks, Katie, for keeping this tradition going. . .

By Scott Shephard

How about a composite of three of my favorite people: Glenyce Jane, Deb DeGeest and Irene Bernice. All at around 6 months. All in the vintage dress that Deb wore 60 some years ago.

I wouldn’t have this photo if Katie hadn’t suggested that we needed to get a 6th month photo of Irene B, aka Ibby.

Canon 5DIII for two and Who Knows? for the one in the middle.

01-28-16 Don’t Forget Glenyce Jane!

The equal time rule suggests that I should post one of Glenny J.

By Scott Shephard

If Glenyce Jane has looked at my photo blog recently, she might notice that the score for 2016 is sister Irene 2, Glenyce 0. That could lead to all kinds of things, including sibling rivalry. And I wouldn’t want to be party to that.

The problem was than on the day we were set up for the studio photos you’ve seen recently, Glenyce was not exactly cooperative. If I had been a better photographer, I’m sure that I could have done better than I did. But this photo works. It was my idea to bring in another “member” of the family. The Cabbage Patch doll was a willing and relaxed subject. Glenyce, on the other hand, wasn’t interested in my camera. She did smile once but not at me. That’s OK because sometimes it’s better if the subject is unaware of the camera.

Canon 5DIII 1/125s f/8.0 ISO100 58mm

Glenyce Jane

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

09-26-16 Come to the Window

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

Sep 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, children, grandchildren, black and white, b&w

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

07-26-16 Glamorous Glenyce

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

Jul 26, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, 3 year old, black and white

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

07-10-16 Sister Act

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jul 10, 2016

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jun 14, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

Jun 14, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

06-14-16 Inside Looking Out

Jun 14, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

Jun 14, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

Jun 14, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, playhouse

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

02-18-16 Trio

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

Feb 19, 2016

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Deb Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Irene Bernice Shephard, infants

Jan 31, 2016

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

Jan 31, 2016

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

01-31-16 Winter Sports

Jan 31, 2016

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

Jan 31, 2016

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

Jan 31, 2016

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sledding, snow, Minnesota, Brian Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard

Minnesota State Fair

Jan 28, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jan 28, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

01-28-16 Don’t Forget Glenyce Jane!

Jan 28, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

Jan 28, 2016

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

11-08-15 Center of Attention

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

Nov 8, 2015

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Irene Bernice Shephard, Glenyce Jane Shephard, Glenyce DeGeest, family

Nov 4, 2015

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

11-04-15 Curiosity

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

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Glenyce Jane Shephard, fall, leaves

Oct 14, 2015

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

10-14-15 “Act Natural”

Oct 14, 2015

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

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Glenyce Jane Shephard

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01-27-16 Father & Child

Am I obligated to give equal time? (read more)

By Scott Shephard

It seems fair that since I posted a photo of Katie and Irene a couple of days ago, I should post one of Brian and Irene, taken from the same morning session as Monday’s photo. This one is posed, of course, and all of the actors are playing their roles perfectly.

The people are real and so are the smiles. So what’s not to like?

Canon 5DIII 1/125s f/9.5 ISO100 58mm

And how about one from the first week of Ibby’s life?

01-25-16 Mother and Child

Even in “posed” photos you capture real and special moments. . . (read more)

By Scott Shephard

I don’t have the opportunity to do much studio portraiture these days and when I do, it’s rare that children have are my subjects. But in December Brian and Katie came to stay at our house for a while and I volunteered to do some family portraits.

This photo isn’t at all what we were trying for – Irene is supposed to be looking at the camera and smiling. So much for that! But what I got instead is a “real” photo of a real moment in the lives of Katie and her youngest daughter. And I like it, though you’ll have to forgive my bias. 🙂

Canon 5DIII 1/125s f/9.5 ISO100 73mm

Here’s one taken when Ibby (aka Irene Bernice) was about a week old.

01-12-16 Photographer At Work

What shoes do you wear when you go out to take photos? (read more)

By Scott Shephard

You may know our youngest son Jon as the captain of the Un-Cruise Adventures ship Wilderness Adventurer. But when he is on hiatus, as he is this winter, he spends some of his time in Hawaii. This year it gave Deb and me a good reason to go to Hawaii, too.

Here Jon is setting up for a photo at the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden, where the orchid photo I posted a couple of days ago was taken. Like many good photographers in Hawaii, he is properly equipped: good camera and lens, solid tripod and fashionable flip flops.

Canon 5DIII 1/30s f/4.0 ISO400 55mm

04-24-14 Peace and Quiet

The candid camera captures a man lost in a work of art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC . . . .

By Scott Shephard

Other than distant voices, the sound of my camera’s shutter was the only thing to break the silence of this wonderful room in the National Gallery of Art. But the man in the photograph was oblivious to all of that. Such is the power of art . . . .

Canon 5DIII 1/40s f/2.8 ISO1000 16mm

04-06-14 Grand Champions (2002)

Mr. Peabody says, “Sherman, set the WABAC machine for 2002 . . . .”

Wow! When I went looking for something to post for “Flashback Sunday,” I wasn’t looking for this photo – I had totally forgotten that I had taken it. But once I found it, I couldn’t resist sharing it, partly because it comes from my very early days of “serious” digital photography but mostly because of all of the wonderful people in this group. I’m posting this to Facebook to see what kind of ID tagging can be done since I did not record the names of all those who are pictured. (I see one of my favorite WHS Video Club members ever, my very first volunteer portrait subject, two or three of my first paying portrait subjects. And somewhere hidden in this picture is a very prominent Watertown photographer.)

For the technically minded, this picture was taken with the 6 megapixel Canon D60, which was one of the first affordable DSLRs ever produced. It quickly became a dinosaur but I still own it because of so many fond memories captured with it – such as this team photo.

Canon D60 1/60s f/4.0 ISO400 28mm

03-30-14 Curiosity (2004)

He peeks around the corner to get a better look at the American photographer. . . .

By Scott Shephard

Last Sunday I posted something from 2004 and I’m doing the same today, this time from another trip Deb and I took. Our son Brian was teaching English for a year in Japan in a program called JET and we spent a week there.

One of the schools he worked in was a pre-school and our visit is one of the more memorable travel experiences I have ever had. It was fun to watch the children as they went about their daily activities. But it was also fun to see how they interacted with Brian, whom they adored.

Their reaction to me and my camera was also interesting. In the US I think that our children are taught to to be suspicious of strangers. And strangers with cameras taking photos of children? Don’t even think about it!

But almost everyone I encountered in Japan, including children, we open and comfortable with my camera. In the US, a typical reaction to the candid photographer is a frown at best. But in Japan I was regularly greeted with smiles and peace signs.

In the case of this child, there is a cautious curiosity. It is one of my favorite photos from our wonderful week in Japan.

Canon 5DII 1/320s f/4.0 ISO400 145mm

(If you want to see another photo picturing fascination and curiosity, here’s an Instagram post from yesterday of a young boy looking out his window as our plane rose above Minneapolis/St. Paul.)

03-23-14 Walking the Dog (2004)

A man walks his dog on the dock in the bay (on the Greek island of Crete).

by Scott Shephard

I have decided that Sunday’s are going to be my “Flashback Day,” which means that I will post something from either my recent or ancient digital or film photography past. You’ll have to come back next Sunday to see if I remember saying this or if I am true to my word.

This photo was taken in 2004 from the observation deck of a cruise boat that had just docked on the island of Crete. Deb and I were on a Greek island cruise with a group of great Watertown High School students.

This is really more of a snap shot than anything, though I like the look and feel of the photo. I also like the composition, though I will admit that I knew nothing of the “rule of thirds” or of leading lines or of texture or of light and shadow, etc., etc. I must have had some subliminal grasp of these things because they are all present. Or, I just got lucky.

Canon 1DII 1/800s f/10.0 ISO320 300mm

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