Pik Tripper

Monday, March 29, 2010

piktripper themes : CIRCLES!!!!

HERE is a selection of some of the GREAT "circles" that were taken last week - this was our 2nd week of this type project and we were SO happy to see the participation!!! each time someone would 'post' a "circle" to facebook, it would INSPIRE me to go shoot something RIGHT THEN!!!!
take a look at the pix we choose to showcase on our blog.

photo by brian dougher

photo by dana heckler

photo by erin brown

photo by aggie brooks

photo by artspeak images

photo by aggie brooks

photo by artspeak images

photo by aggie brooks

photo by tanja peterhans

looking forward to continued participation - most of these pictures posted (to facebook) were taken with just iphones and manipulated with cool iphone apps - MOST apps are free!!!!

Shadowplay has been a really cool theme -> keep watching for next weeks post on how creative everyone got with light and shadow!!!!!

in the meantime - KEEP SNAPPING!!!!!!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

piktrippers weekly theme : GREEN.

we started a collaborative concept in the middle of march called "weekly theme". it is designed to keep us all "clicking", "snapping" and being creative between pik tripper monthly adventures.

the entire collection can be found on pik tripper's facebook page, TONS of great pix were posted - but the ones eligible are the ones actually shot during the week of the specific theme. here are some "showcased" images that we wanted to share in our blog.

enjoy.

photo by brian dougher

photo by brian dougher

photo by charity roberts

photo by nikki martin

photo by randi dougher

photo by aggie davis-brooks

photo by vickie bullock

GREAT job you guys - THANKS for participating!!!!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

biggest group so far.

march pik tripper has been our biggest group so far!!!!

17 VERY talented people arrived in weatherford texas on march 6, 2010.

our initial group shot before lunch.

we enjoyed a GREAT lunch at the downtown cafe in the heart of weatherford.

pik tripper was established in june of 2009, with only 4 people, and has grown in size everytime we meet. our creative group is all about PEOPLE...exchanging ideas : gaining knowledge.

here is how our creative group saw weatherford texas that day in march.

theresa davidson of 3:17 video productions.

anna polikarpova (from russia) who found us in october of 2009 when we were in deep ellum and has attended EVERY time since then.

vickie bullock took this with her new nikon D40 - great job!!!

anna polikarpova saw THIS in weatherford - hhhmmm.

i took this with my NEW 70-200mm lens of carson ingle - a local actor/friend of piktripper.we call him "cool pik". http://www.artspeakimages.com/

another picture i took with my 70-200mm - we call tanja peterhans (from switzerland) "chaplin pik"...

beautiful architectual shot.

cool shot of the downtown courthouse.

another cool shot of deborah diershaw collecting railroad nails.

brian dougher took THIS cool shot at a friendly bakeshop that invited us in!!!

this is katie davidson and we call her "jr pik" because she 'used to be' the youngest piktripper - she prefers we call her "sweet pik".

ANOTHER cool pic from anna polikarpova - LOVE how she sees america!!!

this is our YOUNGEST piktripper - micah - he is 8 years old.

he had a BLAST!!!! he prefers we call him "smart pik".

we liked this stool SO MUCH the guy let us have it...

photo of randi dougher by brian dougher.

anna & sal - drove in from dallas to see weatherford...WOW!!!

and this is me - i AM piktripper!!!!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

nikon forum group

february 27, 2010 kicked off our nikon forum group and what a great success it was!!!!

this evening brought clarity and encouragement to everyone who attended.

for those who had JUST purchased their nikon D40's, we opened the box and started from there, and ended up having a working knowledge of how to navagate around all the functions of their new camera - JUST in time for the march piktripper adventure in weatherford texas [march 6].

for the D100 owners - we tackled some tough questions about the inner workings of mastering this wonderful camera for the perfect image, as seen in our hearts and minds. we solved the "EFF" dilemma that was throwing a wrench in 'all things creative' and "unlocked" the 'focus selector' to take charge of mastering the kind of pictures WE want. ; )

the evening was VERY timely for those who attended!!! there are passions and dreams for those people who came and NOW they are one step closer to acheiving their photography goals!!!

keep watching for MORE details about upcoming nikon forum group gatherings.

create. connect. inspire.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

all about connecting

february was all about connecting with people as we traveled EAST.

we saw sights, sounds and colors that INSPIRED us all.

NEXT month is weatherford texas - follow US as we follow our passions!!!

as you can see, DARLENE was thrilled to see us when we arrived at the EZ mart where she worked.

photo by erica payne.

colors of east texas!!!

photo by erica payne.

THIS shot is just brilliant!!!!

photo by brian dougher.

erica payne is AMAZING and her talent is "off the charts" as she documents her life!!!

brian dougher is an AMAZING photographer that has the God-given talent of capturing moments that preserve the "details' of life that enable you to feel as if you were there....
as you can see here, he captured a delightful picture of his BEAUTIFUL bride.

erica payne is making EAST TEXAS beautiful.

photo by brian dougher.

as we stopped for coffee, brian dougher went into his 'usual mode' and documented the BEAUTIFUL details that can so easily be over-looked.

life as brian dougher sees it - of course this is me...IN THE ZONE.

once again, brian dougher, saw a moment, captured it, and gave us a FOREVER hilarious memory...we were collaborating with 3:17 video productions to make a video

about the adventures of piktrippers. the theme this month was "where is michael cortez?" so we spent countless times driving off leaving him behind.

fun was had by all.

randi dougher, thru the eyes of erica payne. erica was able to INSTANTLY portray randi's beauty, even though we dont see all her face - AMAZING talent, erica!!!