This year I have been busy. In September I heard about HELP-PORTRAIT, a photographic movement started by Photographer Jeremy Cowart. An ongoing project where you, 1- find somebody in need, 2- take their portrait, 3- print their portrait & 4- deliver it. My wife was a huge help in getting people and a few local …
Photo of the Week 2013 #45
Every other week a very lovely lady comes to our home to clean for us. Over the past year plus, her family has gone through many difficulties. One of which is that her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. In preparation for December 7's HELP-PORTRAIT event that we coordinated here in Sobral, we asked her …
Photo of the Week 2013 #44
Last Friday was my daughters ballet recital. She was a rose and danced the Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite. She danced so beautifully! It was the cutest thing to see her little legs and feet moving so quickly. Catching her mid-pirouette, this proud daddy picks this picture as this weeks Photo of the …
Photo of the Week 2013 #43
Here in Sobral, during the middle weekend of the month, they host a party called Carnabral. A festival very simular to Carnival, but months earlier. Driving past the morning after the first night of the festivities I spotted this party-goer and could not pass up the image. Exif Data Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix XP60 ISO: 100 …
Photo of the Week 2013 #42
Last Saturday night the Woman's futsal team from Faculdades INTA defeated UCRAFF-Crateús 5 to 4 with the help of this goal by Rayra Carvalho. This spot above the goal has recently become on of my favorite perches in recent weeks. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM ISO: 6400 Focal …
Photo of the Week 2013 #41
Driving home from the beach this last weekend I had to pull over to make a few images of some boys playing soccer on their roadside field. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM ISO: 320 Focal length: 24mm Aperture: f/8 Exposure time: 1/160 sec
Photo of the Week 2013 #40
November 2nd was day of the dead here in Brazil, and to take in a little local culture my family and I went for a stroll through a local cemetery. I talked with a few people and asked if I could take their photos. I came away with some beautiful images. However this image is …
Photo of the Week 2013 #39
Looking South over the dunes at the intense storm brewing late in the afternoon. Camocim, Ceará. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM ISO: 100 Focal length: 24mm Aperture: f/9 Exposure time: 1/400 sec
Photo of the Week 2013 #38
Yesterday was Halloween in the US and our tradition for the last 6 years has been to have a fancy photo shoot with Audrey and her costume for the year. This year Sophie thought with Audrey's short haircut it would look adorable for her to dress us in a flapper dress circa 1920. We had …
Photo of the Week 2013 #37
I have always loved this type of desert plant. While in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul there were several of them and I couldn't help but photograph them again. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM ISO: 160 Focal length: 120mm Aperture: f/14 Exposure time: 1/80 sec