Archive for the ‘School’ Category
.merchant.family.
4 girls = hours of entertainment. We started at the Merchant’s home and moved to Gallerein’s Farm. Love these!
My FAVE!
UPDATE!! Shelby County beat Scott County 60-56! Congrats! See you this week!!
.kelsie.smithson.
Finally…I feel like I’m getting caught up. Only one more session and I can move onto orders (WOW on the Holiday Ordering – I had no idea!), custom prints and weddings. Yesss!
For now, here is the super-smiley Kelsie Smithson. We began our session at Bowman Field where we made friends with a gas pumper man who took us out onto the field and into a hanger. We also shot at Cherokee Park – but I absolutely LOVE the uniqueness to her images. No one else I have photographed got such a great place.
Kelsie – I hope it was worth the wait. :-)
LOVE THIS!
Probably my FAVE!
Random news of the day:
What’s coming up next? Some farmer, finally, the Merchant Family and perhaps some more wedding. I will also report on the Shelby County game ASAP. This week I am shooting a veteran. Well, photographing him anyway. He’s currently teaching ROTC at WKU, but will be deployed (I think I’ve got the lingo right) to Iraq for the second time, anytime soon. Get excited, and enjoy your weekend! I will!
.good.luck.shelby.county.
For the past few weeks I have been shooting a story on Shelby County Football Coach, George Cottrell. I have had the best time! I’m not a big sports shooter – but the relationships and excitement present in this team make it worth my while and then some.
This Friday the rockets face Scott County once again in their first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, I can’t be around to cheer them on and document their win (:-)), so I wanted to give them my best wishes in the most extensive blog post ever.
I hope that if you haven’t made plans this Friday (or if you have, change them) you would hop in your car and take a trip to Georgetown, Ky. to support our Shelby County Rocket Football. It has been my pleasure to document their journey thus far, and I am sure that if you take the time to make the drive you will enjoy yourself. This years coaches have gathered a group of young men who are genuinely excited about football – and their joy makes for great imagery. Good luck boys – I know I’ll see you next week in round two! Thanks for letting me share in your opportunities!
A bit of Coach Cottrell to begin.
Watching his son, Quinten, play in the Freshman game, with son Jaron at his side.
I know this isn’t football, but I love the look on his wife’s face as George leads the choir (he’s amazing BTW) Sunday morning. It is so telling to his character and their relationship.
Pre-game meal.
A little practice with Coach Dallas.
An oldie, but goodie.
This is pretty much the case always – George cracks a joke, makes the serious face and everyone else laughs.
Rocket pride, is county wide!
He’s not this scary :-)
I wish you all lots of these moments this Friday!
George and his son.
Again at the Oldham game.
Ewwweeee…Scott County.
Coach Shipley and I made a deal that I could have more access if I wouldn’t take photos of him. Glad this was from before the deal.
Hope to see lots of this on Friday.
And none of this.
The fabulous Alice Creque from Max Performance.
I’m sure the stands will be packed like this.
Ooooooohhhhh, Jerry.
This moment brought to you by Sports Legends.
A little left over from homecoming.
LOVE this light!
I hope you all remember this speech from after the last Scott County game.
Think about this face, who got to be the happy one when it was time to shake hands…I trust that Shelby County will make him cry this week. ;-)
I’ll be praying for you! Good luck…and someone call me, so I know how it all turned out. Most important, have fun and be safe!
.off.to.the.lab.
I’m off to the photo lab to edit my story for this week (on Christopher 2X- more later). Wanted to give you a few images and a peek at a long term project on Shelby County HS’s assistant football coach George Cottrell. Just a few I pulled before I run to the photo lab for the evening. Excuse the poor quality – these files are what we edit from.
Hope that gives the SC boys something to look at until I have time to do a more serious edit.
.susanna.kim.
Crazy, I know – but here is a blog post! I have reclaimed some sleep, and have a busy weeks of tests ahead, but a little more time to work. Exciting!
Check out the beautiful Susanna – we hopped all over Louisville, from St. James Court to Boyce to Frankfort Ave.
Remember Sarah Heine?
She is Susanna’s best friend, so she hopped by to be a part of the shoot. I LOVE this! Wish I had some fabulous photos of my best friend(s) and I from high school.
Stay tuned.
.in.the.meantime.
Just made it home from the fabulous workshop I attended in Danville. After I recover from a major lack of sleep (I’m talking 2-3 hours per night max!) I have so much to blog about: recent sessions, a farmer story, my work from the workshop, a coach story and some fabulous friends. Stay tuned!
Here is a fun lock photo I shot while photographing a senior. I love the continuity locks share – they are each so different, yet the same and always rustic. I’m a nerd.
.call.backs.
School is wild! I am not getting done with class and/or classwork until late, and starting my days super early. Moral of this story is, there are many of you who have called, and I haven’t been able to call you back. Last weekend, I had two weddings, in two states, with all my drive time in the wee hours, plus there is a time difference between Bowling Green and Louisville. All of this + me = no callbacks. I will do my best to return all calls today, but if I miss you don’t hesitate to call again – I would appreciate it very much!
.minor.malfunctions.
…but this girl is still gorgeous!
Minor computer malfunctions here that will be fixed in the AM. Until then I know my bowling pal, Amber, is dying to see a little of her fabulous wedding. More on this asap. Please pardon the lack of a frame and logo – that’s part of the computer problem.
Also, anyone who knows of a coach in Bowling Green should get me some info. ASAP. I’ve got more stories to shoot! My last photos scored me two 100’s and a 99 – two grades I had never seen, ever, on anyone’s work, the whole time I’ve been at WKU.
.heres.to.new.friends.
Guess what I’ve been doing? It involves 4AM wake-ups, 50 degree temps., corn, combines and lots of poop. Meet my new friends. Much more to come – you don’t want to miss this. I have spent some serious time in a combine, with a milk truck and photographing udders.
Did I mention I LOVE my job? Who else makes friends like this?
ETA: Whatever happened to my semi-faithful commenter’s? My statistics show that there are hundreds of you out there visiting this place daily. I don’t SEE you! Only 71 comments – my challenge to you: whoever posts the 100th comment scores $20 in iTunes.
.school.school.school.i.love.it.really.i.do.
As many of you know I split my time between the fabulous Bowling Green, Ky. and the super-fabulous Finchville, Ky. Why? I am completing my photojournalism degree at Western Kentucky University (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE WKU!!). And I am growing to really LOVE IT! Initially I was bummed, because so much documentary work doesn’t leave lots of space for pretty and pizazz, but I’m learning how to spice it up a bit. Here is a sampling of what I’ve turned in – not all my favorites – but they show where I’ve been up to the past 3 weeks.
A little girl playing in the fountains at Cherokee Park.
Some serious roller skaters at Champs Rollerdome.
Christopher 2X organized a remembrance ceremony for Cedric Duncan. Duncan was shot to death Sept. 17, 2006, and a killer is still to be found. Shown here is Duncan’s 3-year-old and sister. A very powerful and volatile situation.
Gotta love those racetrackers.
Jerry, who walks hots for my father – he’s been around a while. He likes fish frys on Fridays, and Bingo on Saturday.
A friendly jeweler in Bowling Green, Ky.
Angela, who cut my hair – from the fabulous Bella Salon on Bowling Green.
Carolyn Spitz, owner of Elegant Occasions in Bowling Green, Ky. You’ll get to see some of her fabulous catering from a wedding I’ll be shooting this Saturday.
LOVE Mrs. Blackshear – most sincere and sprite.
My pal, and yours, Christopher 2X. You’ll be seeing lots of him – he’ll be my community activist for a week.
That’s all folks…for now! I do have some spaces Oct. 12-13-14. If you have requested times for this weekend, and I’ve been packed – get in touch! The holidays are approaching – all photos used for gifts, cards, etc. MUST be shot BEFORE NOVEMBER! Also – all galleries will be reposted for the month of November – so you can order holiday gifts! Yea!!
Um i don’t see a pic of # 36!!!