Shevaun Buschenhofen

Hi!
I'm Shevaun. I'm a mother of two kids Finn 4 & Keira 2.
I live in Perth, Western Australia and it's been 40 degrees C here for 13 days in a row and I'm SOOOOO over it!
I have a small photography business specialising in natural light photography. I shoot families, babies & Weddings.

I watched this group last year and I am excited to join you this year.
My website is www.shevaunb.com
My Blog is www.shevaunbphotography.com

I hope I can make it through the Month. It's great to get some focus time in the middle of kids and chaos.
Looking forward to seeing your work!
Love Shevaun.

Day (01) : Animal

Privacy please...... We are NOT animals!

(Ps ...... I am NOT actually a day early. It's lunch time here in Perth Australia on the 1st. :)

Hello! My name is Bobbi Casino!

Nice to meet you all! I'm a hair stylist with two beautiful daughters and the best boyfriend in the world. It's his fault i'm here and now I'm going to have to show him how it's done!

Hello William! Fly Free!

My name is William

I am a graphic artist

I look like a dork

but only when drawn

otherwise, I am real cool

(I tell myself that)

can't wait to start up

and see what you guys can do

should be super fun!

Who in the world is Jenna?

Name is Jenna, married to an awesome dude, have 2 little ones ages 4 and 7 months.

I am a casual "photo taker" with a preference toward the abstract type of photo.

I participated in last year's photo challenge and only made it 4 days.....bummer. But I am SO excited to be a part of this again. Thanks Julie for the opportunity!

I am looking forward to everyone's interpretation of the themes.

about "M"

The name is Miranda, I go by M or Rana. I am 34. Live on the east coast, which means I can hit the waves when the mood strikes.

I'm funny, no wait I am hilarious, dorky, bold to brutally honest, daring to a point, shy at times, sentimental, and caring. I am a wife of 11 yrs, mommy to a bright, energetic 4 year old boy, manager at an access company for four years, daughter, sister to one older brother, best friend, music lover, singer and picture-aholic. YEP, that's me, the person people dread at parties, well ok mainly just my in-laws. They love me just not my camera. AND I have a deep, personal relationship with my camera. It goes pretty much everywhere I do. I never seize a photo op. It is my artistic outlet and it makes me somehow at peace within myself and the world around me. I do like to alter pictures but I understand that is not what this challenge is about. This being my first challenge I am looking forward to each theme and admiring other photographers perspective.

My life changed 7-13-06 when I gave birth to my world, my little boy- Evan. He makes me see things in ways I never knew existed. Just eight short months later 3-18-07 that world changed when I lost my mother, again making me see the world in ways I never knew existed. Altho a trying time for me I wouldn't change it, I know God has His plan. I have grown as a person. Those experiences carry me throughout each day. Never would I chose to go through the pain of losing a parent but I know it can't be changed so I am learning acceptance.

Experiencing Life and Death within a year is unexplainable. I write my thoughts in blogs, poems, and haiku's. Photography is also an outlet of expression.

~Everything happens for a reason~

Who Am I?

I am a Christian

I am a Husband

I am a Father of Three

I am a Law Enforcement Officer; a Lieutenant in charge of Major Crimes to be more specific.

I am a Photographer.

I am 40 and I've embraced it.

Photography is a stress outlet for me. When I make images, everything around me literally disappears from existence, and since I spend the majority of the time watching all of existence, photography is a welcome friend. I have William Barry Tillis to thank for introducing me to photography. He is a first grade pal that just keeps hanging around;). I live in Spring Hill, Florida and I am lucky to be surrounded with many talented friends, like Barry and William Pierson. I look forward to this challenge. Like several others, I'll be using a mobile device. I typically shoot with a Canon 50D and Cannon glass, but the brand does not really matter. All that matters is the creation of an image.

Act with passion, deliver with purpose.

-J.R.

Hello, my name is Henry

My name is Henry, and I'm about 53% as cool as I look in this photo. I started a website recently called 'phoomba.com' and its sole purpose is to give photographers a place to post their artistic mobile phone captured images.

I have joined this challenge not only to reinvigorate the photographer in me, but to 'compete' with peers using only my mobile phone in hopes (also) of garnering attention to the medium, and perhaps some spill over will occur and we can welcome some of you to phoomba also. Good luck to everyone, and have fun!

Introduction

Hello all!
I'm looking forward to my third year of this challenge. I'm also looking forward to redeeming myself after my blunder last year. I had my photo edited and ready to go then had company come over. When everyone left it was after midnight and I said, D'oh! I never uploaded my image! Yep, over just like that! Well hopefully, this year I will finish! I am really looking forward to everyone's interpretations!
A little bit about me: I've had a passion for photography since junior high school (many moons ago) but my passion really began to grow once I was introduced to digital photography. For me, I love the fact that I can shoot hundreds of images and not worry about wasting film or processing costs. Because of this, I have really learned to be creative. I specialize more in photographing nature or inanimate objects. Much of my work can be seen on southfloridadaily.com. I'm also in the process of building a website to showcase my work. The url is www.truthlifephoto.com
Let the fun begin!

Oh hi, I'm Ashby.

...and I LOVE to take pictures.

Other cool things I very much enjoy include my husband, Jared, and my son, Maximillion, (he's three).  If you don't know Maxi all ready, you'll meet him in my photographs.  I also love Kentucky bourbon, the internets, and hand-me-down books from friends. I cuss kinda a lot. 

I'm a fire fighter by trade, and am currently going through the hiring processes with three departments in central Kentucky. 

This will be my second year participating in March Photo Challenge.  I just started a small photography business in January, www.alwaysashby.com  &/or http://www.facebook.com/alwaysashby.

Hello. My Name Is _____________.

Hi, I'm Sharon. I'm a full-time Digital Photography student at Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago [Ai]. I also have 2 jobs [one full time and one part time]. I'm just starting my freelance career, and you can see my portfolio at www.sharonheit.com or www.facebook.com/sharonheitphotography.

I'm both excited and anxious to participate in the challenge this year.

Stuff about Bill

Some stuff about Bill:

• I'm a transplant from Wilmington, DE. I grew up with snow, blizzards, and ice.
• I'm almost 40, and my birthday is on Halloween. Yes, I've heard every birthday-on-Halloween joke there is.
• I've lived in Spring Hill, Florida most of my life.
• I'm a Marine Corps Veteran, and I do a radio show on Tuesday evenings on a local AM radio show called "the Military Appreciation Show." I used to fix jet engines for CH-53 helicopters.
• I've been married to my wife for 18 years, and have 4 sons and 1 grandson.
• By day, I'm a systems administrator and PHP developer; by night, I'm either spending time with my wife/sons, watching the Lightning, or have a camera in my hand. Most of the time, I have a camera in my hand.
• I like to shoot anything, any time. Some for profit, some for fun, sometimes my body tells me to take a picture of something. If I'm not shooting something every day, I feel lost.
• I've been to a Zack Arias OneLight workshop - and it was awesome.
• I'm working on my portfolio - slowly - my current rendition is at http://www.BillTookThese.com
• I shoot a Canon 5D and Canon glass.
• I've got great friends who are awesome photographers - a few of which are participating - William Tillis and JR Hutchinson.

I like the idea of competing with others. In my opinion, it sparks creativity. I usually walk aimlessly with my camera around the inside / outside of my house looking for things to shoot, so this competition will give me a purpose.

Best of luck to all!

Ruby

I am a big ball of sunshine! I have two children one 2 and one 14. I am a full time student studying psychology. I just enjoy photographing well almost everything and only do it for fun. I look forward to seeing everyone's views and takes on each days theme. Happy shooting everyone!!!

All About Jules

First, a little about the Photo Challenge.

The first time I decided to challenge a friend of mine (Patrick) to 31 days of themed photos was in 2005. We decided to shoot them all in March as the idea struck in February, so why not. The rules were a bit different, each day you had 24 hours to shoot, edit and upload; there was no shooting ahead of schedule allowed and we decided on a full week of themes only a day before having to start shooting them.
It was hell. I was more exhausted and spent than I ever could have imagined.
But then again, and even with the rules changing to make it easier, every year I have done this it has been rough, draining, completely and utterly 'I might not ever pick up my camera again' nuts. A friend named it the March Photo Challenge several years ago because that is exactly what it is - a test of stability, commitment and endurance. A personal challenge.
And I absolutely freaking, LOVE it.

Over the course of 31 days that first year, my photography drastically changed. I saw the world in a new way and improved exponentially in skill. Pushing my limits became the ultimate addiction. Every year has taught me more and made me think and see differently. You will, not only step out of the box, but trot around it. You may even break it down and rebuild it into a sphere.

Having shared this with friends, them having now shared with others, year six of this Challenge for me means over half the participants are people I have never met and/or do not know. Somehow, that's pretty damn cool. I am excited to see this month progress for myself and others, and even more curious as to who will be left at the end of it all.

Now, a little about me.

I am 35 years young, a mother of two teens, full-time graphic designer and part-time artist, who likes to take photos for fun, for profit, and for no reason at all. I like puzzles and haikus, music and daydreaming. I post daily to a blog (which includes my nonsensical thoughts, short stories, recipes, chat logs, photos, art and design work, rants, and conversations with my byproducts) and in general do as much as I can to consistently create in whatever form appeals to me at the time.
And laugh. I love to laugh. LOUDLY. Some say I sound just like Snoopy when I do.

My portfolio can be found here:
http://heyjules.daportfolio.com/

Good. Luck. All.

VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Read through all the Rules and the How To (pdf file that is attached) that was emailed to you. I sent it to the address you used to register on the site.
I have been getting questions via email that are covered extensively in both.

REGISTER!!

In order to participate this year, I will need to add you as an Author to the main blog. Send an email to marchphotochallenge@gmail.com using a valid gmail address. Please include what time-zone you reside. If you do not have a gmail address, let me know, I can send you an invite for one, you can register there first, then register on the site. You will receive a confirmation email through Blogger and will need to log in to sign up. All Authors will have posting privileges, including the option to schedule posts so no days are missed. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
You MUST BE registered prior to March 1, 2011 to participate.
The photo list will be emailed to you directly the night before. Posting begins 12:01am (your time zone) March, 1, 2011.

Good luck.