Labor Daze

Today I went downtown to shoot the second annual Labor Daze festival. Somebody from the Sun was already covering it, but I just wanted to go anyways to see what I could find. I only got a couple interesting shots, but then I met a man named Joel Pearson who sells crabs around town for a different man who actually does the catching. I just saw a crab scurrying down University and thought it pretty funny, so I walked over and took some shots. He was only there for a few minutes while he unloaded a couple bushels for another man, but I introduced myself and gave him my phone number. So hopefully I will be able to go out on the water with them in the near future and photograph that!

Welcome, football

Fall is here, and with that comes football. The last couple nights I have been shooting Friday night, and Thursday night, high school football. A very difficult assignment as high school games are played at night and the lighting is usually terrible. Which means cranking up the ISO to keep my shutter speed high enough to capture the action. But aside from the technical difficulties, and aside from the fact that sports photography is not my forte, I had a pretty okay time. It's exciting to get better at something I'm not so great at, and it's hard not to get pumped up seeing hard hits and big plays. So here are a few photos from the past couple nights, and hopefully they will improve as the season continues! Enjoy.

Church

Reflections at the park

It has been raining for the past week, or two weeks (it's been raining so long I've lost track), and I have been struggling to find the will power to go out and shoot. But after a long conversation with Jenny today, I mustered up some motivation and went to the park for some weather/feature photos for the Sun. As it turned out, several areas of the park were flooded due to the rain, and I was able to take advantage and get some neat reflections. So needless to say, I turned a crumby day into a good day and got some stuff for the Sun. And for me! Enjoy.

Gainesville businessman honored

So today I shot my first assignment for the Gainesville Sun. It was in honor of Cleo Strawder, 86, who was the first African-American entrepreneur in east Gainesville (He is the man sitting between his two sisters, Annie Pearl-Strawder, left, and Easter Simmons, right, in the last photo). The event was held at Wesley United Methodist church in Gainesville, Fla.

Heidi Ho

Back in the 'ville, finally

So the other day, Jenny and I went to Hawthorne Trail at Paynes Prairie for a picnic. It was the perfect place to test my new lens (Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8), although I found myself playing more with my wide. As usual. But we had a great time nonetheless. It feels great to be back in Gainesville again after a long summer in Orlando, and in a week I will be back at school and starting my new internship as a photographer for the Gainesville Sun. So there will be lots more to come! Wish me luck!

Annoying white boxes in corners

Found this old-ish portrait today of Brandon Zuber, a young cowboy who was cracking whips at a festival in High Springs, Fl. a couple months back. Thought I'd share...

What up, dog?

Crooked Horizons

Pretty sure it's impossible to take a bad photo at the beach...

Trash Pigeons Fish

Weekend Adventures

Happy Memorial Day!

So for memorial day, I thought it only appropriate to honor a few of the many veterans out there who have fought or are currently fighting for our freedom. Here are a few images from a portrait series I did on U.S. veterans not too long ago.