nchsaa state championship game

i had the opportunity to cover the Ayden-Grifton Chargers in the NCHSAA class 1AA state championship game yesterday for the Kinston Free Press at Wake Forest University's BB&T Field. the Chargers fought hard against the Swain County Maroon Devils but were unable to reach victory, losing to the Devils 20-14.

photos featured in the Kinston Free Press can be seen here:

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¡luchadoras!

[backstage at the first luchadoras wrestling event at motorco in durham, nc]

 

country kids, meet the big city.

this past weekend our class was given the opportunity to visit new york for the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo, thanks to a lovely scholarship from our school's photo foundation. lots of fun toys to look through on the showroom floor. lots of schmoozing. not as much time as i hoped there would be to get around the city and take lots of pictures.

for many of the toddlers in the department, this was their first trip to new york. i found myself jealous of them as they stared up at the skyscrapers for the first time in awe. i wish the novelty of the city still existed for me. instead i was annoyed by the crowds, the cost of a beer...and the snow! (in october???)

maybe i've been living in the boonies too long, but i was actually happy to get back to north carolina.

assignment preview: business brochure

biocommunications photojournalism class:

our final project in the class was to find a business with at least 10 employees where we had access to the president/CEO and a handful of employees, as well as the offices, for the purposes of producing a brochure or annual report. in addition to employee portraits, we were asked to take some photos of other employees while they worked, detail shots of the company's product or service, and finally an exterior of the office. the photos were to be organized in a layout with copy related to the company's history and mission, along with captions to explain each photo. 

i chose to photograph HIGHLAND BREWERY in Asheville, NC for the project and cannot thank Nancy, Oscar, Erica enough for their willingness to help me out! the kindness and generosity of the entire staff made this a great learning experience!

looking over my instructor's notes, i've decided to make some adjustments to my final turn-in, but in the meantime i thought i'd post a few of the detail images from that photo shoot...

assignment: on-location business portrait

chuck hall,  president

streetcars car wash

greesnboro, nc

dixie classic

white street landfill protest

     

    

soccer

biocommunications photojournalism class assignment: shoot soccer. 

this was my first attempt and i enjoyed it so much more than baseball...the action was constant and the players had no problem pushing each other over.

here are a few extras from last night's take...