Remodeled House

By request, here are a few photos from a house shoot I did. The home had a nice rustic feel and also two cats that wanted to be in every picture. I tried to light these in a way that looked natural, using a slow shutter speed and tripod to let the natural light seep in over the strobes.

A Little Spirit

I've fallen behind in my phlog updates lately. So, my plan of action to fix this problem is to decrease the number of photos per update in hopes that I will be able to more quickly throw up a larger number of updates. I'm not sure if this is the solution but, in the words of Jimmy Cliff, time will tell. For my first quick and easy post I give you the Illinois State Championship Dance and Cheer Competition at the Peoria Civic Center. The first photo ran as the B1 centerpiece, which I was happy about. The third shot did not make it into the print edition, but through the magic of online galleries it still made it somewhere. Can I get a
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Journal Star

I'm almost done with my first month here in Peoria. Things got off to a slow start (a little blame goes to the scratch I got on my eyeball from a low hanging tree branch the day before I started at the paper). Here's a sample platter of what I've shot over the last month. First is "Family Fest" at the Peoria Civic Center. The first photo ran as the A1 centerpiece in full color, which was kinda nice. The second photo is of a really cute little girl with a giant balloon hat. Unfortunately, she saw me before I saw her and refused to look at me (or even ignore me, which would have been just as good). Next up, there's the aftermath of a house fire, remodeling at a bike shop, and an Orchids workshop. Last week the temp went from really cold with snow on the ground to almost warm with a little ran, which created really heavy fog that caused a bunch of people to wreck their cars. I also shot the opening night of the musical Ring of Fire. While waiting to get in I took a few slow shutter speed shots and thought this one looked kind of like a painting so I sharpened in PS a little extra to make it more paintingy. Lastly, high school basketball is important to people (including the paper) in these parts. I've never shot basketball before, but, by way of the shear volume of assignments, I think I'm finally getting the hang of it (as a bonus, I've learned how to light the games, too). Also, I changed the html, so now there's room for bigger pictures (!)