Jordan Powers: Photography & Blog

Kasota Prairie Sunset

Jordan — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:30:51 +0000

Yet another image from the Kasota Prairie. I have spent a lot of time at this place. It gives me a glimpse of what this area looked like before industry took over

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The San Juan’s – Route 550 – Colorado

Jordan — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:30:43 +0000

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Just A Preview

Jordan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:20:08 +0000

I have been staring at this image nearly all day – just enjoying it. Not tooting my own horn or anything – I really had very little to do with the way this turned out. I’m not sure about you, but I tend to see flashes, or pictures, in my head of an ethereal scene such as this from time to time. There is a certain nostalgic feeling I get when I picture them. They make me feel a sense of peace just imagining them. They make me smile, and give me a sense of peace. It is not often I run into them in real life, but when I do I get sucked into them. I know it sounds funny, but it is almost as if I am being given little flashes and previews of what the landscapes of Heaven will look like. They aren’t always mountainous with amazing sunrises and sunsets – but sometimes simple and calm like this.

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Portrait of Trees

Jordan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:34:57 +0000

Last week I was on a country drive on the way to a phtoshoot two hours from my home. I love driving through the country – especially in the morning. This paricular day, it was somewhat foggy which left a calm and peaceful feeling over everything. When the sun began to come through the clouds, it caught my attention and I came across this row of trees separating two property lines. While I enjoy a good hike looking for new places for images, I most often find the best images just driving along and appreciating things.

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Minnesota River Bridge – Frozen

Jordan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:30:43 +0000

We had a pretty unusual mild Winter here in Minnesota late 2011 / early 2012. The last of the Winter ice on the Minnesota River.

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Sunrise – Minnesota River

Jordan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:45:57 +0000

I love taking this route in the morning on the way to work. It is definitely the “long way” but there is always something to see. This in particular was one of the best sunrises I have seen since being in Minnesota. I have heard, and thought myself that sunrises and sunsets are somewhat cliche. However, each one is so different – and this one – in particular – I was the only person who saw it from this perspective. I know not everyone subscribes to a faith of any kind, but I can’t help but to let my mind wander and think of God when I see things like this.

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THIS IS NOT THE “JORDAN POWERS” YOU ARE LOOKING FOR…

Jordan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:19:07 +0000

So a few days ago, news broke out across the world that (in a nutshell) some 18 year old girl named “Jordan Powers” dropped out of school and moved in with her teacher. While I expected to get a ton of laughs from this, I only received two. However, one thing I did not take into consideration was that this could potentially work on my behalf.
If you look at the image, my site did not generate a whole lot of traffic in the past – maybe 5 or less per day. Here’s what happened when the news broke out:

I received 802 unique visits to my site (meaning people who had not been there before).
The following day – 1238 unique visitors!
The 3rd day, only 177.
This also generated 420 unique visitors to my personal photography blog, in turn generating 17 unique visits to my Smugmug account (which I use to sell prints of my personal work).

From all of this, however, I received zero emails, zero print sales, and zero subscriptions to my blogs. On my Business blog – the average time spent on the site was only 17 seconds, and my personal blog was 30 seconds.

However – there were a handful of people who clicked through and spent a significant amount of time browsing my work – and clicking through and shopping on my smugmug.

A lot is to be learned in this experience. I potentially “missed the bus”, but I learned a lot about how the news works, how marketing works, and also how much people are interested in information that is not directly relevant to their lives. Also, by the looks of the keyword searches – the teacher isn’t the only “pervert” interested in seeing this 18 year old girl naked.

So this wouldn’t be a good post without an image to go along with it. Considering the content in this post, I figured it would be suiting to post an image of THIS Jordan Powers – just to make it clear

My wife took this photo of me when we were on a photo trip up north in 2010. I love it because I did not know she was taking it and it gives me a chance to see what I “really” look like. We are constantly posing for photos and even posing for ourselves in the mirror.

Prairie Tree

Jordan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:02:45 +0000

Lonesome tree along the walking trail. Kasota Prairie.

Walleye Run

Jordan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:06:29 +0000

One of my favorite spots on the Maumee River in Ohio. A calm little spot along River Rd right near the 80/90 overpass.

Gustavus Adolphus

Jordan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:26:55 +0000

When we first moved to St. Peter, I would drive past this spot every so often waiting for the perfect opportunity to jump out of my car, snap a photo, and run off without looking to suspicious. Unfortunately, this amazing sunset happened one night and I needed to setup a tripod in the middle of the street to grab it. I am pretty sure I looked very suspicious.

7 Mile Creek Park in the Snow

Jordan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:54:09 +0000

On my way down 169, I decided to stop off into Seven Mile Creek Park located between Mankato and St. Peter to check out the view from our first snowfall of the year.

Le Seuer Sunrise

Jordan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:13:05 +0000

It’s been awhile since I have posted. Need to get back into the swing of things. Here is a quick sunrise I snagged around Thanksgiving time.

Structure Fire – Downtown Toledo, Ohio

Jordan — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:01:59 +0000

Took this shortly after I got my first DSLR in 2005. An old warehouse went up in flames in downtown Toledo on Monroe street.

St. Peter, MN

Jordan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:26:34 +0000

Our current home in St. Peter, MN.

Backroad

Jordan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:09:54 +0000

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Minnesota River Bridge

Jordan — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:52:27 +0000

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Cromwell

Jordan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:33:18 +0000

Cromwell, MN

Minneopa Falls

Jordan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:31:47 +0000

Minneopa Falls. Outside of Mankato, MN

Big Lizard

Jordan — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:25:24 +0000

Minnesota Zoo. I have no idea what this thing is.

Lake Superior

Jordan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:10:36 +0000

Lake Superior. North of Duluth, MN.