The start of a new school year and the lack of a school reporter has kept me pretty busy of late. Between shooting high school sports, local school events and, of course, trying to keep up with my own kids, life has been pretty hectic.
That said, I've also had plenty of opportunities to work on my photography. Unfortunately, I've been a little too busy to post them on here.
Shooting a freshman football game last Thursday, the local high school's quarterback proved to have some fancy footwork.
The following afternoon, I met some third-graders who displayed a little fancy footwork of their own while "wobble" dancing to celebrate the final day of the first week of school.
Don't know why, but this song always reminds me of back to school.
The start of a new school year and the lack of a school reporter has kept me pretty busy of late. Between shooting high school sports, local school events and, of course, trying to keep up with my own kids, life has been pretty hectic.
That said, I've also had plenty of opportunities to work on my photography. Unfortunately, I've been a little too busy to post them on here.
Shooting a freshman football game last Thursday, the local high school's quarterback proved to have some fancy footwork.
The following afternoon, I met some third-graders who displayed a little fancy footwork of their own while "wobble" dancing to celebrate the final day of the first week of school.
Don't know why, but this song always reminds me of back to school.
A busy Thursday saw me running from one assignment to the next with little opportunity to slow down. With the hectic schedule, I had to remind myself several times to think outside of the box when it came to taking photos.
Fortunately for me, one of my assignments inspired me to do so. The young man pictured below is putting himself out there this weekend, delivering a sermon in a church his family has deep roots in. With him taking on such a personal challenge, I couldn't fall short with my photo taking. Luckily for me, he and his father were both willing subjects.
While the day's schedule made me regret not wearing my running shoes, it did provide me with plenty of opportunities for good photos. Of course, anytime there are kids involved, I think the photos turn out better.
A busy Thursday saw me running from one assignment to the next with little opportunity to slow down. With the hectic schedule, I had to remind myself several times to think outside of the box when it came to taking photos.
Fortunately for me, one of my assignments inspired me to do so. The young man pictured below is putting himself out there this weekend, delivering a sermon in a church his family has deep roots in. With him taking on such a personal challenge, I couldn't fall short with my photo taking. Luckily for me, he and his father were both willing subjects.
While the day's schedule made me regret not wearing my running shoes, it did provide me with plenty of opportunities for good photos. Of course, anytime there are kids involved, I think the photos turn out better.
One aspect of having Don. J. on staff was that I didn't have to do a lot of running around taking photos. I basically was able to pick and choose what I wanted to do. What I've discovered is that what I chose to do most often was let Don shoot the photos.
This made my life easier. It also made me lazy when it came to photography.
With Don gone, that choice is no longer on the table (well, not for free anyway). Therefore, it looks like I'm going to have to invest in a more comfortable pair of shoes because my days of running around are back into full swing.
This morning, I needed to slip out to the football fields for the first day of practice. I quickly realized it's going to take me a bit to get my timing back. I like the photo below because of the expression on the tackler's face. Lot's not to like about the photo as well (i.e. coach in picture and peripheral players, etc.).
While out at the football practice, I took advantage of the close proximity of band practice to snap a few shots as well. I had a nice cloud cover.
With all the running around, I decided today's soundtrack needed to be a little more upbeat.
One aspect of having Don. J. on staff was that I didn't have to do a lot of running around taking photos. I basically was able to pick and choose what I wanted to do. What I've discovered is that what I chose to do most often was let Don shoot the photos.
This made my life easier. It also made me lazy when it came to photography.
With Don gone, that choice is no longer on the table (well, not for free anyway). Therefore, it looks like I'm going to have to invest in a more comfortable pair of shoes because my days of running around are back into full swing.
This morning, I needed to slip out to the football fields for the first day of practice. I quickly realized it's going to take me a bit to get my timing back. I like the photo below because of the expression on the tackler's face. Lot's not to like about the photo as well (i.e. coach in picture and peripheral players, etc.).
While out at the football practice, I took advantage of the close proximity of band practice to snap a few shots as well. I had a nice cloud cover.
With all the running around, I decided today's soundtrack needed to be a little more upbeat.
