While today was a good day of shooting for me, I definitely had some "almost" moments. I was once told by a teacher never to mention an 'almost', never show an 'almost' to editor / boss / client / w/e, and just build up what you did get.
Well, I don't agree. An 'almost' shows that I tried something else, took a risk, or at least was thinking about the shot I wanted. Today I traveled to a local High School, Fort Jennings. Fort Jennings is one of the smallest school districts in the state of Ohio and could possibly be at risk if Ohio decides to start downsizing the number of school districts. I was sent to the school to shoot the students as the final bell rang.
I have a few frames of this girl, this is the last. I love it. I love the motion, her posture, it's sharp and well-composed. While I am a fan of this frame, to me it's an almost. It's off-balance. While there are kids in the background, I feel there needs to be something happening at the lockers on the other side of the frame, 2/3 back.
I turned these two frames into the designers, but neither were chosen. While all three are very similar, I hope you can see the difference as to why I feel the top image is an 'almost', where the others work a little better. However, the image the designer went with is below:
The designer like the fullness, the hustle and bustle... kind of in opposition to the story.
All photos taken 02/22/10
The Lima Central Catholic boys basketball team has won 11 straight games, including Monday night's game against Paulding. The final score was 50-39. Playoffs start soon.
I know I'm not usually about cheerleaders, but they started a cheer right in front of where I was sitting and just couldn't pass this up. It's pretty fun.
The local Catholic school (K-8) had "pajama day" today. Kids paid $1 to wear thier pjs and the money went to charities for Haiti earthquake victims.
Tim Goldrainer, lead singer of The Menus, performs at a Marti Gras-themed fund raiser for the Allen County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Top: Delphos Jefferson sophomore Curtis Miller (top) turns his opponent Keith Uhlehnake of Coldwater for a 13-second pin during the Division 3 Sectional Tournament 189-pound final match. Miller's record improved to 40-0.
Ah, community journalism. Girls high school basketball. Delphos Jefferson (white) vs. Fort Jennings (orange.)
Top: Ashley Lepiarz, from Glazer Distribution, pours tastes of Mad House Wife white zinfandel Wednesday evening at a wine tasting event at Vino Bellissimo. The event cost four dollars for tastes of four different Mad House Wife wines and half of all proceeds went to the American Cancer Society.
Nancy Lhamon, of Elida, looks out at two trees on her property that were trimmed by American Electric Power for being too close to power lines. In Lhamon's eyes, her trees were "butchered." "I don't know what to do," Lhamon said. "Every time I look at them I feel angry."
Nine-year old Johnny Caprella wipes out on a snowboarding while going down the Faurot Park sledding hill.
