Lawnmower and Demolition Derby

24 Hours

I shot and edited this piece in 24 hours, from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. It's not the way I would prefer to do it, but it is nice to know that I can manage a decent piece in a short time frame.

First Video Journalism

A short video piece about motherhood.

Baseball and Softball

I shot baseball and softball for The Herald this weekend, and got the opportunity to improve on my sports shooting some. It was also a welcome break from video to shoot stills.

Southern Illinois second baseman Wes Neece draws a walk from WKU relief pitcher Colton Satterlee to load the bases during the Toppers' 8-3 loss on Sunday at Nick Denes Field.

Southern Illinois first baseman Chris Serritella slides safely into home plate before WKU catcher Ryan Huck can field the throw from the outfield during the game Sunday afternoon at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers lost 8-3.

WKU first baseman Scott Wilcox looks to second base after tagging out Southern Illinois sophomore Jake Welch, who leapt to avoid the tag, during the Toppers' 8-3 loss on Sunday at Nick Denes Field.

Junior pitcher Kim Wagner delivers a pitch during WKU's game on Saturday against Morehead State. Wagner held the Eagles to one run, and the Lady Toppers beat the Eagles 4-1 in eight innings in the Hilltopper Spring Invitational at the WKU Softball Complex.

WKU freshman Preslie Cruce avoids the tag of Morehead State catcher Ellyn Troup to score the game-tying run Saturday during the 4-1 Lady Topper victory in eight innings over Morehead State in the Hilltopper Spring Invitational at the WKU Softball Complex.

First Video

Our first assignment for my video class this semester was to illustrate a journey. So here it is, a fun piece about a man encountering a box.

Thinking Graphically

I have always photographed moments first composition second, but the combination of not working for a paper right now and taking a video class has me thinking more about the graphic nature of my photos. So here's a couple I've taken this semester. Hopefully by the end of the semester I'll be able to take some graphic photos with moments in them too.

Best of 2011

I've been seeing a lot of "best of 2011" photos a lot lately, and if there's too things I love it's blog posts and bandwagoning. Just kidding. On a serious note 2011 was a big year for me. My confidence and ability with my camera grew a lot between picture stories, my favorite class, and The Flint Journal, my favorite internship so far. I had the opportunity to experience a lot of things that helped me understand the world around me as well as myself this year. So here they are, in chronological order, my favorite photos from 2011. Here's to improvement in 2012