Mountain Workshops!

The Mountain Workshops were one of the first things I knew about WKU's photojournalism program. I was introduced to them through the Russellville book after my first tour of the lab. Last year I was a labbie for the workshop and this year I was able to shoot. I learned so much from my coach, Cheryl Diaz Meyer, that I'm still processing it all. Maybe sometime at the end of this semester when I'm able to breathe again all of the knowledge I've gained from both the Mountain Workshops and Eddie Adams Workshop will sink in. My story can be found on the workshop's web site. Here are some pictures I liked that didn't make it into my story. Let me know what you think!

Red and White Swimming

Today I shot the red and white swim meet at WKU. The team competed against each other in preparation for the season. I tried some new things today just to see what I could get. Here are my favorites.











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Barnstorm XXII

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the 22nd Eddie Adams Workshop in Jeffersonville, N.Y. It was an incredible experience and I left feeling more inspired than ever. I was on the Orange Team and our topic was "Under 21." My story is on Amber Passalaqua, a cheerleader and track athlete. This June she won the New York State Pentathlon. She hopes to study speech pathology in college next year to help children with speech problems like her two-year-old brother, Tyler Ramsey.

Friday Night Lights

Here's a feature I shot last night at the Warren East vs. Warren Central game. I shot it for my practicum class. We had to turn in a feature, two action shots, and a shot of each coach by 9:45 p.m. It was fun but I'm glad we have one more chance to do it better. I'll try to update more often.



Members of the Raiderettes cheerleading squad watch the Warren East High School marching band perform at half time Friday, September 18, 2009. The Warren East Raiders took on the Warren Central Dragons at Warren East Friday for the first time since 2004. The Dragons defeated the Raiders 50-7.

Vintage Baseball

This is the start to another small project I'm hoping to work on in my few weeks left at the Kalamazoo Gazette. This past Saturday I drove to South Haven, Mich., to photograph a vintage baseball game. It was so much fun. Basically, each team has their own time period and each time period has specific rules. Some of these include not running past first base, no sliding or diving to catch the ball, the ball always being in play, and no gloves. There is a double-header coming up next weekend in Douglas that I'm hoping to photograph. Let me know what you think!













Here's what ran in the paper.

Week 5

Here are my favorite photos from week five of my internship at the Kalamazoo Gazette.

The first is from the Kalamazoo Country Club Invitational golf tournament. This was the first time I ever photographed golf. It's a pretty different sport. I did come away from it with this picture.



One day I was getting ready to walk in the door at work and got a call from my editor telling me to go photograph a wreck at the intersection of West Main and Drake Road. Thankfully no one was injured. This man, D.J. Rush, walked away with only minor scratches on his arm.



This is the start to a small project I'm working on about The Lonesome Moonlight Trio. The band performs at the Cooper Café in Cooper Township every Wednesday and Saturday. They're really great guys and play great bluegrass music. I'm working on putting together a short audio slideshow once I gather more content.











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Out and About in Michigan

Just a few shots from wandering around Kalamazoo recently (except the last picture, which is from South Haven). I've felt a little stagnant in my shooting recently so I've been trying to push myself to look at things a little differently than I normally would. It's been fun so far. Let me know what you think!