Photography Week One

Our first weeks blog prompt is to just start shooting. Shoot anything that you want and then choose one image for critique by the class.

When I shoot, it is usually done while getting paid to photograph weddings, seniors or families with my wife, Julie. When I photograph for pleasure, I usually try to find things to photograph that are interesting or have significance to me. The images below consistently catch my eye as I go through Ashland and I enjoy capturing them throughout the seasons.

Paramount Arts Center Marquee

Rail road tracks that disappear into the distance. 



Architecture of a building in downtown Ashland. The arches above the windows caught my eye. 

Ripples in the Lilly Pond.

The three fountains in the Lilly Pond.

Lilly in the Pond. Notice the bee on the flower.

Welcome to my New Deal Photography blog

The new school year finds me involved in a new endeavor through Cabell County Schools. In this class we will explore President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs in Cabell County and the surrounding Tri-State area. We will research projects and compare photographs today with those of the Depression era.

About Joe: I am a social studies teacher at Cabell Midland High School. This isn't my first foray into photography as I have been taking photograph's as a professional photographer for over five years. I have also taken several technology courses through Cabell County such as digital photography, I Pad, and West Virginia based courses such as Forest and Rail and Ceramics and Glass. I have a wife, Julie, who is also a professional photographer and three wonderful children: Jordan, Jacob and Jillian.

So, come back weekly and explore the new deal with me!