The Chronicles of John Trammell

     For the past week, my mind has been focusing on photography.  Reasons? Because I had an event this past week teaching about the impact of photography, finishing up photographs for a Delorean International Fan Club Calendar Project, and that I tend to be dreaming about new ideas for continuing my study for photography.  While dreaming of new ideas, things I have done in the past always pop in my mind.  One of my last photo shoots I did towards my personal learning and studying of photography I had kept a secret for the past two years.  I have finally come up with the courage to expose this secret.  Why would I keep a photography project of mine secret for so long? People can be so judgmental these days based off activities one may partake in.  I hid this secret because I was afraid of being accused or treated differently.  Now I should make a note on the reason why it was kept a secret.  This project was kept...

For Labor Day this year, I had traveled with my girl friend, Sarah, and her mom up to Klamath Falls, Oregon, to visit her Uncle, have a side trip to visit Crater Lake National Park, then visit her grandpa and his wife in Fall River Mills, east of Mt. Shasta. The blog about the trip is below. Enjoy. Why is the text in purple? Because dark purple is like my second favorite color, so shush! Thursday Sept. 1, 2011 I spent the day slowly packing my duffel bag, and preparing my camera equipment for the trip. Of course, procrastination occurred, which is normal for me especially when it comes to packing for trips. I had left for Ontario Airport at 4:30 pm. I had my dad drive me, for I didn't want to leave my car parked at the airport for 6 days. We stopped over to pick up my grandma, for they were going to eat dinner after they drop me off, and we headed out to Ontario. I got to the airport, said good bye and went through the usual routine of checking in the ...