Brian L Butler Creative

UWF Softball is off to a 14-2 start, most of which have been away games. Finally got a chance to see and photograph them yesterday at home. Another win. Oh, this is gonna be a fun season!

Before the game, they also got their rings from last season’s championship. 6th photo.

Hopping on the 2016 trend because it was a pretty cool photography year. My favorite selfie of all time, Vegas and Hoover Dam, Argos first football season, Rubio rally (what ever happened to tha guy?), and some super fun music photography #2016

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand” - Ansel Adams.

Today at The University of West Florida Field House. Basketball season is in full swing and I couldn’t be happier. It’s too much to explain here how much this sport meant to the younger me. Truly my first love.

On The Subject of Nudes

I’ve decided to change my photographic focus a bit. I’m going to experiment with some new areas. Expand my horizons. The first expansion will involve shooting n**es. Very tasteful. Very artistic. There’s a long and respected tradition of the n**e form in photography and I think I can contribute something. I’ll start with images of my lovely wife and then begin looking for other models. So I’ll start with this image of Julie in…….Hold on a minute….

Yes dear…
…what!?…
…but I’ve already started…..with your photos….
…but we talked about this….yes we did…
…are you sure?…i coulda’ sworn…but…if you’d just…
…just calm down and I’ll…no it’s not like that…
…tasteful, I said tasteful….very artsy…black and white…
…yes it does matter…it’s all in the lighting…
…what do you mean you don’t care….
…honey, it’s art…beauty…tradition…but…just…
…you’re a beautiful woman and I thought…but why not…
…why should your friends and family care….embarrassed how…
…NO, I AM NOT BEING STUPID!…IT’S ART!…
…sorry…no more yelling…how about this…just listen for a minute…
…what if I start with other people first?…
…I met this woman yesterday and…OWWW! THAT HURT!…
…FINE!

Well, apparently I’ll have to find another horizon to expand. Until then, here’s another stupid sunset.

(The image and “story” above are from almost 20 years ago, continuing my two decade photo retrospective. I am at heart a wanna be novelist so the chance to write and post photos on the old photo blog was heaven. And for what it’s worth, the photo did make the cover of the Visit Pensacola visitors guide way back when)