Decorating for Christmas...

...it's always a fiasco at the Glascock household.

I'm Thankful For...

 ...family, friends, turkey, cats, and wide apertures. Oh, and you, too!

We probably just should've eaten Rupert instead of a turkey.

Aaaaand this sums up my parents.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!

First Time for Everything.

I've been 21 for nearly a year now, and I've never been to a bar in my hometown of St. Joseph. My friend Andy and I went to the Felix Street Pub for a couple of drinks and some really terrible jukebox music. There was also a thong and a stuffed fish on the same wall. And you know what? It wasn't awful. Of course, I'm not over my new lens yet, and bar lights offered all kinds of obnoxious bokeh opportunities.

Not So Terrible Two's

I had lunch with my friend Meghan and her little daughter, Ayden, today. Last time I saw Ayden, she didn't have any hair! Now she's talking, walking, and knocking plates off tables. 

Darling. I wish I got to see these ladies more.

The Powder Horn

In the Missourian's never-ending quest to put me in awkward situations, I shot (photos) at the Powder Horn sporting goods store on the day before deer season started. I did my best to chat with the customers, even though I had never picked up a real gun in my entire life.

(could it be? A vertical?) 

Elders.

The semester is drawing to a close and I wanted to share my favorite assignment of the year so far. I was lucky enough to spend the day with a couple of Mormon elders and learn about the missionary work they do in the city. It was a lot of walking, and a whole lot of learning.

Elder Tyler Hemenway straightens his tie Wednesday on Broadway. The elders dress up whenever they witness, usually in suit jackets. The ring on Hemenway's right hand bears the initials "CTR" which means "Choose the Right," a reminder to follow the ways of Jesus Christ. 

Elder Sean Marett (left) celebrates kicking a rock through Elder Tyler Hemenway's legs during their walk to Stephens Lake Park on Wednesday. The two kick rocks at one another when they are walking somewhere and there is no one for them to witness to. 

Elders, from left, Drew Anderson, Sean Marett, Tim Stewart, Andrew Judkins and Tyler Hemenway pray during their last district meeting on Wednesday at Stephens Lake Park. Elders are stationed to a certain district for six weeks and usually don't know their next location until a couple of days before they are supposed to leave. According to Marett and Hemenway, it's possible that at least half of them will be leaving soon.

Elder Tim Stewart and Elder Isaac Leffler watch a film about Joseph Smith on Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Old 63 in Columbia. Smith was founder of the Latter Day Saints and is considered a prophet. 

Elder Sean Marett looks up at a Beatles poster on the wall at Gumby's Pizza in Columbia on Wednesday. According to Marett, he used to have posters plastered all over his walls back home in Utah. Marett is in the midst of his two-year mission, so he will not go home or see his family until that time is over.

Elder Tyler Hemenway and Elder Sean Marett walk downtown on Wednesday in Columbia. They have a car, but they also have a small budget, so they try to walk as much as they possibly can. They usually walk about six miles a day. 

All images ©Taylor Glascock 2010 and Columbia Missourian

Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon

In honor of how friggin' excited I am about the release of Harry Potter 7 today, I'm posting some photos I took last week at the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Having worked in libraries for about five years, it brought back all kinds of memories. It was kind of hard for me not to participate, actually, and I think I freaked out the workers there with my enthusiasm. Merp.

(forgive the colors, this room was a nightmare)

Happy Birthdays

Last night was the lovely Eve Edelheit's 22nd birthday, and it was wonderful. Lots of good friends in one place, plus CAKE. Also...I got a new lens (it's my camera's birthday, too), so humor me while I play with depth of field and shoot only f/1.4 for a month. Not the best photos, but it's alright. Sometimes you have to shoot for memories, too.

Family First.

Some outtakes from a shoot I did for Vox magazine about the different types of budgets families keep. I spent dinner with Devona Walker, a really wonderful woman, and her son, Ilan.

Fake Plastic (Pictures)

Some more photos from my little black film camera. The camera has a fixed aperture of f/16, and I shot everything on Kodak Gold 200. Over saturation and vignetting are a given, and I like it. Most of these were taken at the Missouri Photo Workshop in Macon, aka the best week ever.

Not So Horrible

I was converting some RAW files for the fellows behind A Horrible Way to Die and realized that I never posted one of my favorite images. The film is getting some great buzz! Anchor Bay just bought the rights and the film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall.

Who Doesn't Like Puppies?

There was a wild goose/puppy chase with a dog auction story last week for the Missourian. The story didn't end up running, and I have all of these cute puppy photos, so on the blog they go!