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
Peter LeBreton Merz and Alana Gergerich perform as the Lima Symphony Orchestra plays the pas de deux from Swan Lake during it's annual family concert, Zoomphany!, Sunday afternoon. The performace featured animal-themed music, as well as visits from live animals from the Columbus Zoo.
Wadsworth head coach John Gramuglia and 135-pound wrestler Louden Gordon react after the referee calls a pin over Lakewood St. Edward's Mark Martin in the championship match Saturday evening at the Ohio State Wrestling Tournament.
Celina senior 152-pound wrestler Alex Dues gets a hug from a coach after winning his match in the second round of the State Wrestling Tournament in Columbus, OH. Dues's luck went down from there, but he still placed sixth in his weight class.
Ok, I was mistaken last night. This is the image that ran dominant on today's front page. Here are some facts about the fire:
Photos 03/01/10.
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.
