My very FIRST multimedia for the WEB

Ok so I do not have the patience to wait for the video to upload on here directly so here is the link maybe when I have more time to sit infront of the computer and wait I will try again but until then go to this link. http://w4.yorkdispatch.com/yorktube/play.php?vid=163 Enjoy and please don't judge me because it is a cat, it is my first video and I am very proud of it.

Cute Kids on Sunday

I shoot a lot of cute kids, hey they sell newspapers.

Palm Sunday

Easter Egg Hunt


Beach Patrol Tryouts (ok technically not a kid)

What in the world...

Here is my week in review despite all efforts I still can't manage to keep this blog updated somewhat regularly.

America's Next Top Model did a casting call in York, PA and there was one guy who decided he was going to fight the system and try out. The sad thing is he was more girly than I am oh well. After talking to him I pointed our reporter in his direction, which led to the front page story with my picture, yeah. Best of luck to him, I mean really with that pose how could he not be the next Miss "J"



I have realized that whenever we need an feature story I am sent to take pictures of old people or children. I am working on getting the shots from a interesting angle, I think this counts. I was actually really interested in these eggs, the woman holding the egg is the teacher and sells her decorated eggs for lots of money, who knew.

So the cute kid shot, the advice that I received to improve this photo was to feature the "cat in the hat", my thought "wait he isn't real and the kids are the ones with the expressions on their faces". I wanted to capture the kids reaction to the large cat not the stuffed face of a woman in a cat suit, I guess next time I will try and get both that he can choose.


I am terrified of weather shots, for some reason I am not confident with my ideas and finding people to shoot that shows the weather. I spent most of the day Monday looking for people enjoying the 60 degree weather. Amazingly enough there weren't a whole lot of people out until after school got out and people got off work. These guys were great they kept jumping and almost landing on me but I think the viewer can tell it is a nice warm day in the middle of winter.

OFF and ON

Ok I have been at the complete extremes as far as the quality of my photos, some days I am good and will take interesting photos and the next take "boring, people will just look over them" photos according to my editor. I don't know what to do to make every day, or at least the mass majority of them, good days. Like today, he really liked these.

The only thing I can attribute it to is when I feel comfortable as a photographer. Still a lot of the time when I am at assignments I don't feel like a photographer, or that I should be there, i am only in the way. This happens even when people are very excited and happy that I am there taking photos. I am hoping that more confidence will come in time, quickly.

Attack of the Autofocus

All I can say is grrrrrr!!!!!!!!! I did get some that were in focus for the paper but this blog is not about those ones, these are the ones that would have been great if the damn focus thingy in my camera would work correctly.

Enjoy I did.

My first spot news

Last night, early this morning, I got the call that there was a 2 alarm fire and I was the one on call (I had just turned the light off for bed). I was excited to finally get to shoot a fire but a little wary because it was -17 outside. I layered up and headed out, the fire police there were great I was within 15 feet of the building. Close enough to use a flash, and I was actually willing to take a couple with it, except my batteries apparently didn't charge and it wasn't working but I think they turn out just fine personally.

These first two ran on the front page, I am much prouder of these than the front page Hannah Montana photo.

PERSONAL FAVORITE

These one were just a couple others I liked. It was so freakin' cold my shoes were freezing to the ground if I stayed still too long. The surrounding trees where on fire when the firefighters showed up but by the time I got there they were covered with ice. Firefighters' gear was freezing, hoses and breathing gear.



I finally got in bed at 2:45 but didn't start to warm up quick enough.

Ash Wednesday

Ok so with low light and not using a flash photos are grainy, but what are my choices, I was uncomfortable strobing the father and parish during Mass, and he had asked me not to it being a spiritual service and all. Should I just get over my reluctance of a strobe flash in these instances, what are my choices? Help!