I worked for the Welcome Back issue for our student newspaper, which came out Tuesday. It was a 52-page edition, which was much smaller than usual because less ads were purchased [story of our lives]. Four of us decided to take on the task and we all did everything—wrote articles, edited articles, took photos, edited photos, layed out pages, copy edited, etc. It was a fun experience and not as stressful as everyone made it out to be beforehand.
I also recently got a new body—the d700. Amazing. Carver Gym is the sports photographer's nightmare. It's so dark and there is always a yellow tinge to your photos despite what you put your white balance on. I shot volleyball in there [which even with my high school varsity letters in the sport, I've surprisingly only shot a couple times] with the new body and my photos were so much better color-wise. Still a little off but no where near what it was before.
I also shot women's soccer for the issue. This was the first time I had ever shot soccer—women or men. I love that my shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 now. Doesn't make that much of a difference, but the fact that it can do it is awesome.
I am done working for The Western Front forever. It's a little strange not having assignments to shoot or being in the newsroom every day and on production nights. It's just another step towards graduation [which seems to be approaching all too fast—March]. This quarter I'm writing for Klipsun and taking some photos too. I'll have to change my mindset and go out and shoot more on my own since I won't have those daily assignments. I'm also looking for an internship for winter quarter. I was trying to put together my portfolio and realized so many of my portfolio-worthy photos are sports, so I'll try to be stepping out of that comfort zone as well in the next couple months.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Giddy-up!
I photographed the Lynden Rodeo Saturday. It was one of the most difficult things I've shot in a really long time. The lighting was horrible - they only had a few spot lights. I cranked up my ISO [graininess can sometimes be cool, right?] and even then couldn't get a fast enough shutter speed. Hopefully when I get my new body, I won't run into this problem quite as badly. I also had difficulty with getting access to places around the stadium but I worked the smile and eventually got to where I wanted to be. To top it all off, I only had a 1 GB memory card with me [long story] and my computer, so I was being really selective of what I shot. I would love to shoot another rodeo but maybe one that's during the day or in a venue with better lighting.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Over the mountains...
Jumpin'
My friend Nick asked if I wanted to make a soundslide of people jumping off Whatcom Falls when it was EXTREMELY hot up here in Bellingham. I thought it would be fun, so I agreed. Here are some stills I liked. [And yes, I jumped too.]
To view the soundslide, visit Nick's blog.
To view the soundslide, visit Nick's blog.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Summer So Far
Long post. Here are a bunch of photos I took over the course of the summer for The Western Front. Enjoy. Would love to hear feedback.
The Bellingham Bells:
Fly fishing class:
Gay pride celebration:
Lake Padden Triathlon:
These next few photos I was working on blurring to show motion. Not quite there but I still like it.
This is a little better because the biker's face is in focus and not blurry.
I like the angle of the biker in this photo.
Fight Night:
Mud Run: I had a lot of better photos from this event but somehow I lost them. Maybe/hopefully they'll show up when I organize my photos that are on my external hard drive.
The Bellingham Bells:
Fly fishing class:
Gay pride celebration:
Lake Padden Triathlon:
These next few photos I was working on blurring to show motion. Not quite there but I still like it.
This is a little better because the biker's face is in focus and not blurry.
I like the angle of the biker in this photo.
Fight Night:
Mud Run: I had a lot of better photos from this event but somehow I lost them. Maybe/hopefully they'll show up when I organize my photos that are on my external hard drive.
Labels:
baseball,
bellingham,
biking,
fight,
fly fishing,
mud run,
pride,
running,
summer,
sunset,
the western front,
triathlon
New Heights
Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been horrible at keeping up with this. I will be updating with a bunch of stuff I've been photographing over the summer.
My cousin came and visited from Chicago in July. She asked if I wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride with her, and being the try-anything woman I am, I agreed. I made the mistake of looking up 'why hot air balloons crash' on the internet the day before, which came with some scary videos. I don't know why I decided to do that - I wasn't really thinking I guess. But throughout the trip I did fine except for the one time when we were a couple thousand feet in the air and I thought about that video. I quickly thought of something else and the rest of the trip was amazing.
My cousin came and visited from Chicago in July. She asked if I wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride with her, and being the try-anything woman I am, I agreed. I made the mistake of looking up 'why hot air balloons crash' on the internet the day before, which came with some scary videos. I don't know why I decided to do that - I wasn't really thinking I guess. But throughout the trip I did fine except for the one time when we were a couple thousand feet in the air and I thought about that video. I quickly thought of something else and the rest of the trip was amazing.
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