No motion-based 52 Project of mine would be quite right without including my signature froggy jump. For the last 10 years, anytime I had the opportunity to jump on demand, it looked a lot like this. The evidence is below.

This is my first in what hopefully will be a series of in-air closeups. I posted a few different crops of this image on my Facebook page for people to vote on. This was the winner. Thanks for the feedback, voters!
This week I revisited a self-portrait I took during my first photography class when I was an undergrad (back when I had all my good ideas). That shot involved a piece of glass perched precariously atop a tv stand, overalls, a self-timer, long hair, black and white film, tap shoes, terrified roommates looking on from the living room couch, and glass & me crashing to the floor. Many moons later, I have this shot involving: color, pajamas, jumping, short hair, and insurance.

self-portrait, historic
My new LIVE/JUMP LOFT was ceremoniously warmed and launched last Saturday. There was tasty food, belly-aching laughs, and jumping — lots and lots of jumping. See the full set here.