A new member of my house, ZaZu, is the first image this week. She is a new model who doesn’t know how to stand still or pose using the best light.
February 21, 2012 Tom and ZaZu

A new member of my house, ZaZu, is the first image this week. She is a new model who doesn’t know how to stand still or pose using the best light.
February 21, 2012 Tom and ZaZu

Week seven starts off with a picture of the Arizona Desert. I was hoping to find the desert in bloom, but its a bit early and I think we will have to check back in a week or two. Several of the photos this week came from my day job as a teacher. The week ended up with me babysitting precious twin granddaughters. It has been a week of great photos.
February 18, 2012

Well here we go on week 6. I started with some goodies from the Chocolate Festival and ended with these beautiful harbingers of Spring, pink tulips.
Today I had the pleasure of attending the Glendale (AZ) Chocolate Festival which is held annually in February. Last year when I attended, I noticed that a lot of visitors brought their canine friends along for the fun. So this year I came prepared with my backpack full of camera equipment. As the afternoon wore on, I noticed how friendly everyone was when I asked them to photograph their pet. I wonder, was it the fact that dog owners are just that, more friendly, or did all that amazing chocolate have something to do with it?? I don’t know, just wondering.
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I have to say that the Picture a Day project that I started on January 1st holds my attention more than I thought it would. This week I started off with a picture of my soul mate and husband. Who knows where photography will take me and what will end up in this week’s collection.
So far my Picture a Day Challenge has been fun. As you can see from the previous weeks, some of the images were planned but many were just opportunistic.
WOW, only fifty more weeks to go. This week I was lucky enough to get a change of scenery while traveling to Las Vegas and a challenge photo for my son Michael of JFK’s hearse.
Week one was quite interesting. Week 2 took me from the studio to Las Vegas. Click on a thumbnail to see the images in a larger view.
I have set a SMART goal for myself to shoot a picture a day for each day of 2012. As you can see, the subjects of the images are quite diverse as I try out new things.