The more you know, the more you see....

Random Goodness

2011-10-16T15:56:00.004-06:00

I haven't blogged in FOREVER!! I was going back thru some of my old stuff and really liked this image for some reason. Enjoy!!!!

Eggs...

2011-02-27T16:32:00.003-07:00

Just really liked this photo. I love the contrast, the noise, the composition and yeah......I like the photo.

Salt Lake City

2011-02-01T21:13:00.005-07:00

The wife and I were out in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago so I took the time to go and shoot some photos of the Salt Lake Temple. This one turned out the best. I really like this image.

Mike

2010-11-30T21:10:00.002-07:00

Thought this was pretty funny. "Mike Cable" HA HA HA!

Balloons

2010-09-05T08:50:00.003-06:00

We went to the Labor Day Hot Air Balloon festival on Saturday morning. It was pretty cool. They are doing a "glow" tonight which is where they wait until it's really dark and then they pull the fire in their balloons to make them glow. It's pretty cool. I'll post some of that as well.

Sadie

2010-07-16T00:29:00.004-06:00

Yes, us dog owners often post a few pictures of our pets. Sadie is our little one and she's been on my blog a few times. Today was a good day and Sadie and I enjoyed some time out in the sun. I didn't think that I would like a "girly" dog, but I actually quite love her. She is so smart and such a fun addition to our house. She can be a pain sometimes, but she's only ten months old, what do you expect! This is another of the images that I really like. I like EVERYTHING about it. Don't ask why, just enjoy it.

Good friends

2010-07-16T00:27:00.005-06:00

This is one of the friends that we hung out with today. Good friends, sad to say goodbye, but it's not far, we'll still come visit and you're more than welcome to come visit anytime you want! For some reason, I really like this image. I didn't end up shooting a lot today like I wanted to, but this one for some reason just has a good feel to it. Good times!

Alpine Slide

2010-07-16T00:25:00.002-06:00

A couple of friends of ours went to Heritage Square today and rode the Alpine Slide. It was actually pretty fun and fun to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.

It's Ross....

2010-07-14T15:24:00.009-06:00

Ross Lampshire is one of 18 commissioned artists by the City of Loveland. Lampshire and the other artists have been commissioned to paint the transformer electrical boxes around the city. Each artist has to submit their proposed mural and then the city selects the ones that they like and then assigns each artist an electrical box where their design would best fit. Lampshire completed one back in 2009 and is now working on this summers project. Between conference calls and his "day job," Lampshire finds time to work on his mural on the transformer box on Eisenhower and Denver St. I love that first picture for some reason. The last two images are of the two that he has completed so far.

CAUTION!!!!!! MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME!

2010-07-14T14:49:00.007-06:00

So, on my way down to work this morning, I hit a bird. Yes, the poor little thing was attacked by my radio antenna!! I just looked out the back window to see if it was okay, and I saw it flopping around on the road. I felt really bad so I stopped to get it, hoping that the injuries weren't too bad and that with a little love and help, it would heal and be okay. So I got it and took it to the office. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. Poor little guy has gone the way of the dust. It was interesting to see my parents dog react to it though. You can see from the photo that it's almost like she knew something was wrong, she was so cute and just laid down by the little bird and waited. Sad start to my Wednesday morning!

UGH!

2010-07-14T14:44:00.002-06:00

Apparently in my rush to shoot a pretty cool little mini-story, I failed to see the NO U-TURN sign. $85.00 later, I got to shoot.

The Fourth or Fifth

2010-07-06T21:03:00.000-06:00

it's ok.....

Used and Discarded

2010-07-06T21:01:00.001-06:00

Some people have no class...........HA!

Aunt Monica

2010-06-21T00:10:00.001-06:00

I went to this wedding, I think there is a previous post about some flowers that I shot at this wedding. Here is one shot that I actually liked, I wasn't "hired" to shoot the wedding, but I shot it anyways.

Sunset

2010-06-16T19:22:00.002-06:00

So recently the little pup and wife and I started sitting out on the deck to enjoy the sunset.

Wedding.

2010-06-13T21:33:00.002-06:00

So this weekend, I went to a wedding and somehow ended up shooting it. Well, I didn't actually shoot it, just ended up shooting photos. I always take my camera along with me so I ended up shooting some stuff. I shot some pretty good ones, but this is more of an "artistic" shot I took. I actually quite like it.

Hard Pulls

2010-06-13T21:32:00.002-06:00

Confused.....

2010-06-13T21:30:00.002-06:00

I'm not quite sure what to make of this detour sign. Pretty funny though.

1k

2010-06-06T22:13:00.002-06:00

I went with my family to the "Berthoud Days" parade and event this year. I shot some photos of the 1k kids race that they had this year. it was pretty funny.

Stop...

2010-05-20T19:37:00.003-06:00

Was driving around on some back road today, after a meeting I had and came across this. Pretty funny.

More photos from Glacier

2010-05-12T20:36:00.005-06:00

They are all watermarked because I also post them on FB and I recently found out that people have been stealing my photos.

Trying something new...

2010-05-07T21:32:00.003-06:00

So while I was out visiting Glacier National Park, I found this fantastic view, that was outside of my lens range, (man I need some new gear) so I decided to try something new, I decided to try a type of composition. I didn't want to try and crop into the frame, I wanted to keep it more "abstract" if you will.

Just One

2010-05-04T19:23:00.002-06:00

Here's one of them that I have done in the last few days. I have more, but can't put them all on here. Let me know what you think!

Memory

2010-05-03T22:52:00.000-06:00

I took a recent trip.....

Billings Montana LDS temple

2010-05-03T12:40:00.003-06:00

I went to visit my cousin for the week in Billings Montana. He had to work all week, so I ventured out to shoot photos. Here's one of the LDS temple.

Only in Wyoming

2010-05-02T20:58:00.002-06:00

Only in Wyoming can you see stuff like this!! Absolutely RIDICULOUS!!!!

Shopping

2010-04-28T17:53:00.005-06:00

I got some new Chacos and decided to put them on and hike down the "river." I don't know if you can even call this thing a river anymore, but none-the-less I hiked down it to see what I could find. I thought this was a pretty cool photo.

Just thought it was funny........

2010-04-20T21:10:00.004-06:00

Going through the old photos and came across this one. This one just struck me funny because this photo is anything but "sharp".

Playa Del Carmen

2010-04-11T13:40:00.008-06:00

The wife and I decided to take a vacation. It's been a while since the two of us got away spent some fun time together, so we decided to go to Mexico. Yes, in spite of everything that has been going on in Mexico right now, we went. I speak the language, so I didn't feel at all nervous because I completely understand what's going on at all times. It helps I guess. Here are some of the fun ones from the trip. I just loved all the LINES everywhere in that last photo!

My dog Sadie.

2010-04-03T17:18:00.003-06:00

Sadie decided that she was going to adopt the Love Sac as her "doggie bed" so this is where she spends most of her day.

Recent work....

2010-03-14T12:21:00.004-06:00

It was a pretty nice day yesterday, so I decided to grab my camera and go out and shoot some stuff. I haven't been out shooting lately as much as I would like to, so to those of you who watch my blog (the few of you that do) I apologize. Here are a few of the ones that turned out halfway decent from my shooting experience Saturday, March 13, 2010. The first one is probably my favorite of the two.

Halo

2010-01-29T18:53:00.005-07:00

I was driving out to work today and decided that I had to stop and shoot this. I have NEVER seen this and I thought it was freaking cool. (and no, it's not a filter, or flare, or photoshop)

Love it

2010-01-29T18:49:00.002-07:00

I love when I am out shooting photos, and this is all I see!!!

Birthday

2010-01-17T22:07:00.002-07:00

The family celebrated my mom's birthday this past Sunday.

Muffins

2009-12-17T20:49:00.005-07:00

The wife is always good about baking and cooking good food!

Lights

2009-12-10T20:20:00.002-07:00

It seems that blue is a good color.

That time of year

2009-12-01T23:57:00.005-07:00

Well folks, it's that time of year again. My wife and I like to get our Christmas tree the first week of December to enjoy it all month long. We have decided that people in Colorado don't really like Christmas trees. We drove around for almost 45 min and we found TWO tree lots. That is a total different story in Utah. We ended up finding the tree that we liked and it's now safely stolen from the forest to my living room.

Pumpkins

2009-10-27T18:20:00.003-06:00

This past Monday, the wife and I carved pumpkins with my family. It's always an interesting experience watching my niece doing stuff like this. She's not really one to get her hands dirty, so it was a pretty fun experience. Pumpkins turned out good, too bad it's going to be freezing and they are all going to rot anyways! (disclaimer.......the photo is doctored just a little, I took out a few small things, but hey, it's my blog and I put this disclaimer stating that it's not true photojournalism style :)

5 a.m.

2009-10-25T12:51:00.002-06:00

Steve and I had to head out early to our conference in Petaluma California. Getting up at 3:15 is no the best, but in order to catch a flight out that leaves at 6:00, it's essential. As you can imagine, not many people are crazy enough to do that. At least for us, we were leaving the snow behind!

Bill Rancic

2009-10-25T12:49:00.003-06:00

This week, Steve and I took a plane trip out to Petaluma California to a "Product and Marketing" type conference. Bill Rancic was going to be a guest speaker, so what better book to read on the plane to the conference than "You're Hired".

Happy Mistake

2009-10-25T12:46:00.002-06:00

In Phoenix, we sat right under the monitors that tell the "arrivals" and "departures" it was pretty funny to sit there and watch people come right up to us and stare at their flights. I set my camera and just fired out a few frames. It's a floating head.

Red, White and Blue

2009-10-25T12:45:00.002-06:00

Yellow

2009-10-25T12:43:00.003-06:00

Sitting in the Phoenix airport this weekend, I figured that I would auto focus my camera, set it on timer and see what happened.

Campus again

2009-09-24T19:31:00.001-06:00

Air Force campus chapel

2009-09-24T19:29:00.003-06:00

Very cool chapel. We took some time this afternoon to walk around the Air Force campus. Pretty cool.

Berthoud

2009-09-23T19:16:00.002-06:00

Only in a small, small town would you EVER have to drive five mph behind a tractor on the highway.

As opposed to?

2009-09-18T00:51:00.002-06:00

Lawn darts?

Books

2009-09-08T21:03:00.005-06:00

After I ran the Colorado Springs Marathon.

Proud to be an American

2009-09-03T19:35:00.003-06:00

Just a cool photo of the American Flag. I actually might print this one I like it so much.

Heaven??

2009-09-03T19:34:00.000-06:00

Zephyr

2009-09-03T19:32:00.002-06:00

Here is a happening club that no one should miss.

Wings in the Sky

2009-09-03T19:28:00.002-06:00

Steve and I had some time to kill in between appointments in Denver today, so we went to the Wings in the Sky air museum. It really was a pretty interesting place to visit. Lots of WWII history and planes. Some of those planes are just simply amazing, just plain crazy how those things get off the ground and the weight that they can carry! Great time.

Do Not...

2009-08-28T22:15:00.005-06:00

There has to be some reason that they put this on the train.

4 is better than 1

2009-08-28T22:07:00.008-06:00

I guess, if you have to move them all, you may as well do it all at the same time.

Symmetry

2009-08-24T22:29:00.002-06:00

Does the word "symmetry" look funny to anyone? It sure does to me. Anyways, how much more symmetrical could you get. I absolutely love this photo. For some reason, it is just very striking to me.

Recycle

2009-08-24T18:02:00.004-06:00

Appears that Cheyenne is big on recycling, giving many opportunities for people to recycle, whatever it may be.

The City of Berthoud Water Plant

2009-08-19T22:58:00.003-06:00

Tonight was a beautiful sunset and as I was driving home from work, the clouds just looked amazing and so I stopped by the water plant to shoot a few. Panoramic photos can be fun. This one turned out pretty good.

Just in case...

2009-08-17T20:20:00.004-06:00

I am glad that the HPV condo association spent some thought on their layout to include everyone. I really like that they kept this in mind. Just in case your handicapped visitor pulls up in their MONSTER TRUCK, they will still be able to see the sign and know where to park. HA!

2009-08-14T21:22:00.004-06:00

Dad and I stopped at McDonald's this morning for breakfast. I snapped off this photo and here's the conversation:
Lady at McDonald's: "Agh! Why did you do that?"
Jarad: " Because I can "
She then proceeded to pose for another photo.
I especially liked the sign that is posted in the windows. Really, in order to have a little more catsup on my burger, I have to pay you an extra .15?!!! Wow, what's this world coming to when I have to pay additional for the condiments on my burgers now.

Randomness

2009-08-13T22:37:00.001-06:00

Bored tonight. Went out shooting and took a few I liked.

Top of it all..

2009-08-02T22:11:00.004-06:00

Apparently the cool thing to do at the Larimer County Fair is to go ride the Ferris Wheel. The Ferris Wheel was already going when we got there around 7 o'clock, but we wanted to wait until it was dark to ride it. We went and got some cotton candy and a funnel cake, who could go to the fair w/out getting those two things. Then we proceeded to wait in line for more than an hour to ride the darn thing. Anyways, it was a pretty fun evening.

Larimer county fair animals.

2009-08-02T22:02:00.002-06:00

This last weekend, Ash and I decided that we were going to go to the Larimer County Fair. It was pretty cool. We went through the animal area and got to see some really cool animal showings. People really take pride in their animals out here. Cool.

Splash Dogs

2009-08-02T11:02:00.003-06:00

These shows are pretty cool to watch. Each of the dogs take turns trying to get the little bar and they move it farther and farther out. it's pretty fun.

Favorite

2009-07-17T21:42:00.003-06:00

I have to say that this is my very favorite image that I shot tonight. I have no idea why, just seem to really like it.

Kenny Cordova and the Olde Rock Band

2009-07-17T21:40:00.004-06:00

I was out this evening and happened upon a free in-the-park concert. For some reason I really feel like this photo has a Jack Johnson feel to it. Who knows, it's just in my head. Sneaking backstage can make for some good images on occasion!

Macy's

2009-07-17T21:34:00.002-06:00

Kids

2009-07-17T21:31:00.005-06:00

This evening I was out shooting, I came across a park and decided to see what I could shoot in the park. Well, as all of us that are shooters, we know that sometimes when kids are around, they won't get out of your face until you shoot a photo of them. Here is the one I liked the best. I normally don't like the subject to be square in the middle of the frame, but for some reason, this works. What do you think?

I know..

2009-07-17T21:30:00.003-06:00

I know, it's totally random and kinda silly, but that's what you get when you are out shooting on your own, trying to look for stuff that you find amusing.

I am completely confused..

2009-07-17T21:25:00.002-06:00

I have no idea what this is all about. Is that what people look like when they are skating? If anyone knows how to skate on water, PLEASE TEACH ME!!

Thanks Tyler..........

2009-07-15T23:25:00.004-06:00

I think his is still better, but thanks for the idea!!

CNS

2009-07-12T09:44:00.008-06:00

If any of you follow my wife's blog, she posted about how we were going to go to the Colorado National Speedway on the 4th of July, but it got rained out. So Steve, Deahna, Sienna and I went this past Saturday the 11th. It was pretty fun, it usually is.

#100 SAY WHAT?!

2009-07-12T09:24:00.002-06:00

Ha, this is my 100th post since I started my blog. Just thought the sign was kinda funny. So I guess I have to have HPV before I can use their park. (can guys even get HPV?) Ha!

Night in Denver

2009-07-12T07:10:00.004-06:00

Ashley and I have a friend that lives in Maryland ( I think, some friend I am) this past Friday, she had a layover in Denver on her way back from Salt Lake City, so Ash and I decided to go down and see her. Well, Saturday, Ash was leaving for California, so she and I decided that instead of driving down to Denver twice within a few hours of each trip, we would just get a hotel and stay the night in Denver. Sometimes, I see photos that are taken by other photographers that I really like, so I decide to copy them. Isn't that how we work, we get ideas from others? Well, thanks to those who gave me the idea. And this last photo is the look I get from Ash when I plan a night away for the two of us and then take pictures the whole time!!

Saturday Yard Sale

2009-07-12T07:06:00.004-06:00

My sisters decided that they were going to get together and sell off everything that they didn't use anymore. I was really surprised that it went as well as it did. But then again, I'm always the skeptic! That car in the picture, yup, even sold that!

Sarah

2009-07-08T22:15:00.001-06:00

Sunday evenings

2009-06-21T22:43:00.005-06:00

A few years back, my step-dad decided to treat himself to a nice new hot tub for his back deck. Over the years, it's become a family favorite to sit in the hot tub and relax, especially when it's snowing outside. This past Sunday, my niece Sienna and I enjoyed a quiet, relaxing evening in the hot tub playing Titanic. Thanks Sienna!

Colorado

2009-06-18T20:43:00.004-06:00

Moving to Colorado has had it's perks and it's drawbacks. Having to stay inside most every night, gets kind of boring. We deal with the weather like this every night, but when you can get clear, beautiful sunsets like this, I don't seem to mind as much anymore. Good 'ole Colorado weather.

Zoe

2009-06-18T20:17:00.007-06:00

For some strange reason, my little eight-year-old niece had a small part to play in convincing my parents to get a dog. At first, they were leery about getting the dog, but decided that it would be fun to have a new pet. Meet Zoe. Who knows what kind of dog she is, but my family sure seems to love her. I am down there everyday, I guess I have to be because I work there, but she really is a cute dog. She has her moments, but overall, she is a great dog. Mom..............still think she's cute?

Goat

2009-06-17T22:08:00.003-06:00

Old photo, but always seems to be my favorite. I don't know why, but I always seem to come back to this one. It was taken a while ago up on my fathers farm before he died and before his wife lost the farm. He was such an animal lover, he raised goats, horses, cows, chickens, you name it, he raised it. Just an old photo that I love.

Soap Box

2009-06-16T20:46:00.003-06:00

Ok, so here is my little soap box. I have really mixed emotions and feelings about this photo. I really like the photo, but at the same time, it saddens me. I am LDS and I am 100% behind the building of temples across the world. I love my religion and love the temple. However, I am saddened by the sign. NOT because it is a "free speech zone" but by the fact that we have to have signs to remind us of our Constitutional right. I support building structures on private property, but it is unfortunate that we have to be reminded of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is one of the great blessings we have living in the United States. I guess that the sign may just be to tell people where the private property for the Church ends and where public property starts.......yeah, that's it :)

My last week....

2009-06-16T20:43:00.003-06:00

So, this is what I did last weekend. My wife and I drove across the state of Wyoming and moved our little family to Colorado. We are now living in Colorado and so far have been really liking it. Things are really starting to work out and go through how they seemed like in the beginning. Big changes can be really scary and really difficult, but I am 100% confident that things will work out.

Big Business Offices

2009-05-14T22:15:00.003-06:00

I have gone back and forth with my employment with State Farm. I started back in 2002 and worked there until 2007 when I decided to quit work and go back to school to finish my bachelors degree. After I graduated, I got hired back in 2008 and have been working there since then. They are a fantastic company to work for, but now I have since made other decisions for myself and my family. We are officially leaving State Farm once again and moving to Colorado. Although State Farm is primarily paperless, there still are things that they have neatly filed away in physical, paper files. It really reminds me of the day when I started with "The Farm." We were ALL paper then and it was my job to walk around and file paperwork within a mountain of files. This part, I won't miss.

Randomness #2

2009-05-14T22:14:00.003-06:00

Saturday Yard Work

2009-05-09T17:29:00.003-06:00

Saturday yard work with the good 'ole Aunt Amy. She is an awesome person, so it was only fun to go up and help her put together her yard.

Randomness

2009-05-04T21:34:00.006-06:00

The Secret Garden.

2009-04-30T22:25:00.003-06:00

Random slice of Thursday night.

2009-04-30T22:22:00.002-06:00

I have never seen so many koi fish!

These are better.

2009-04-19T11:22:00.005-06:00

Here are are a few images from the shoot that I like a lot better. I really like the lines in each of these.

Really...

2009-04-19T11:17:00.005-06:00

When you are taking portraits of someone, it's probably a good idea to make sure that THEY are the focus of the images! Here's a good example!

Late Night Flights

2009-04-14T18:26:00.004-06:00

Not many people have heard, but Ashley and I are moving to Colorado. I accepted a job with The Journey Financial Group and we will be moving around the end of May. This last weekend, Ashley and I went to Colorado to check out apartments and get a feel for where we want to live. Here are a few of my favorites from the airport on our late night flight.

Questar

2009-03-28T17:28:00.006-06:00

Saturday morning, sleep in late, lounge around in your pajamas, shower later in the day, slowly clean the house or evacuate the building. Ashley and I were slowly getting ready for the day, I had just gotten out of the shower and was slowly getting dressed. Notice I say the word SLOWLY because we were not in a rush to do ANYTHING today. Around 11 am, we heard someone banging on the door and ringing the doorbell. I was pretty annoyed because I thought one of my friends was just being obnoxious. Ash went and answered the door and it was a Questar guy. He advised us that there was a gas leak and we HAD to evacuate NOW. So Ash and I grabbed some stuff and headed out the door. Our friends Jason and Amy and us went to get lunch at the Crown Burger right up the street. We were advised not to return for four to five hours. Great Weekend!!!

Need I say anything....

2009-03-18T23:43:00.002-06:00

There's nothing a little spray paint can't help.

Jake and Mica

2009-02-24T22:21:00.004-07:00

Last summer, I didn't have a job and I had graduated from the University of Utah. In an effort to support my golfing habit, I decided that I would donate plasma 2x a week for money to pay for golf! Well, I met this really cool gal named Mica. She told me at one point that she was getting married and casually I offered to shoot the wedding, engagements and bridal photos. Well, she asked me to shoot the engagement photos. They are a really cool/cute couple. These are two of my favorites from the shoot.

Pablo

2009-01-17T22:56:00.003-07:00

Just a pretty good portrait of Pablo in action.

Outside.

2009-01-17T22:50:00.004-07:00

Sometimes you can find interesting things going on right outside your door........

Funerals.....

2009-01-14T20:27:00.005-07:00

Over the last few months, I have been busy with a lot of things. I have been busy with family things, I have been busy with work and I have been busy trying to keep myself in photography. Trying to find things to shoot and trying to keep a "photojournalistic" eye. I have also been doing other things with photography, the artsy thing, but I have been really busy.
Sometimes, jobs just fall in your lap. Some you want, and others you don't. I was very willing to do this last "assignment" but it was a sad occasion. Just the other week, my wife's grandpa passed away. She and I made the journey up to Cody Wyoming to attend the funeral, and my mother-in-law asked if I would mind taking a few photos of the funeral. It was a sad occasion, but I am always happy to help. There were a bunch that were "good" for the occasion, but here are a few of my favorites, (if you can have favorites from a funeral.)

Meet the Newest Members

2008-12-31T18:58:00.002-07:00

This year at Christmas, my family decided that we were going to buy gifts for each other according to our favorite Disney movie. Ashley decided that her favorite movie was Cinderella. My brother-in-law, Don, decided that it would be funny to buy my wife, Jaq and Gus. Yes, MICE! Cinderella had mice that helped her throughout the movie, so may I please introduce you to our newest family members, Jaq and Gus. Gus is the white one (he's fat) and Jaq is the black one. Fits them just perfectly.

Father and Daughter

2008-11-23T23:17:00.004-07:00

I think this is one of the best photos I shot of them Saturday afternoon.

Fall Photos

2008-11-23T23:12:00.002-07:00

I really like that I have good friends that allow me to shoot their family photos for them. I took some of my good friends Brian and Michelle with their cutest little girl Fiona.

7:45 a.m.

2008-11-23T22:56:00.003-07:00

As many of you now know, I have a full time job. I am back working at State Farm Insurance handling medical claims. I get to drive early in the morning, every morning, on the freeway to get to work. On occasion, I get to see fun stuff. Well, fun for me, not so much for those involved. This day, I just happened to have my camera with me and shot some images of the incident. (don't worry, my vehicle was not in motion when I shot the photos.)