A Day in the Life of a Photojournalist

Last Thursday I traveled to Augusta to do my "Day in the life of a Photojournalist" project for my Advanced Photojournalism class.  I contacted Kendrick a while ago about shadowing her for the day because I came across her work and really loved it.  She works for the Augusta Chronicle and that's where I met her Thursday morning to be her tag-along for the day and get to know her and the newspaper side of the photojournalism industry a little better.  There weren't too many exciting things to photograph lined up, but I had a great time none the less.  Kendrick has been photographing a breast cancer survivor series in the studio and I got to check that out and then I played around a little photographing Kendrick for my project.  I had such an amazing day hanging out with Kendrick and meeting all of her great friends and I even learned a little bit to boot! (If you happen to be reading this Kendrick-Thanks again for letting me hang out for the day. I had a great time!)

Shooting the last of the 31 Breast Cancer Survivor Portraits.

 Check out some of the portraits Kendrick has taken for the Breast Cancer Awareness Month series. 

Here are a couple of the photos I shot of Kendrick while we were playing around in the studio.

Kendrick needed someone to test the lights on...I gladly volunteered

my new favorite hobby

Well, I know that the title of this post is my "new" favorite hobby, but actually, I have been knitting for a while now and I have just now finished my first project, a scarf for Alan.  Yes, it took me forever to get it done because I never have enough free time to just sit down and knit. However, with the excitement of finally getting this scarf finished I am officially making more time to knit.  There are so many projects that I really want to tackle and I can't wait to get another one started!! Don't be surprised if you get something hand knitted for the upcoming holidays!  

Petit Le Mans

On Saturday, October 4th, (I know...this post is really late!) I went to the Petit Le Mans to shoot the event with 15 of my peers from my photojournalism class.  We left Athens before the sun was up and didn't return until after midnight.  It was a VERY long day!! The race is 1,000 miles or 10 hours long (whichever comes first).  So, since it started around 11am it lasted into the dark (which made for some fun pictures).  Here are literally a FEW of my favorite pictures from the day..I took so many I can't even keep them straight.  It was an incredible experience, and I am so glad I got the chance to go! My professor is pretty awesome for hooking us up with such a great opportunity! 

sports, sports, sports

Well, my semester has been incredibly busy and I have been doing a pretty bad job of blogging.  I haven't been taking pictures for fun very often because I am either in class, shooting for work and for class, doing homework, or dancing (some simultaneously).  So, here are some pictures that I have gotten during practices and games recently while I have been working.  I hope to be able to work some FUN into my schedule soon, but I doubt that will happen before graduation :(      

I have been trying to master the perfect header shot lately, this one is kind of close. 

This isn't a photo that we would use as a "sports" photo, because people like to see action shots, but I really liked it anyways.

Yes, the baseball team plays in the fall!  This is during a scrimmage where the veteran guys play the newbies.

Unlikely garden

I was taking pictures of flowers for a graphic design class project yesterday and I didn't have to go very far to find this one.  This flower and two others just like it sprouted up all of a sudden right on t he edge of my driveway.  I was kind of surprised to find them there because my driveway is gravel (as you can tell in the picture).  I can't say that I have ever seen this type of flower before.  I am not sure what type it is (I will have to research and find out).  If anyone knows please share!  I think it is absolutely beautiful.  It simply made my day (it doesn't take much to do that these days...as you can tell).