Posted in News, Uncategorized on May 5th, 2008 No Comments »
In this new age of photojournalism, photographers are not just photographers anymore. With more of an emphasis on using the Web, photographers are using new tools, like digital audio recorders and video cameras, to tell our stories. When I got an assignment to shoot a Cowboy Action Shooting event at the Danvers Fish and Game Club, the reporter and editors had decided it would make a fun audio slideshow, and I … continued »
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Posted in News on Mar 4th, 2008 2 Comments »
My assignment was to photograph a Dr. Seuss presentation at Shawsheen School. Students from other Andover schools read books, acted out scenes from poems and showed photos from the well-known books to the Shawsheen students. As one group was performing, four girls from Doherty Middle School sat, waiting for their turn to re-enact “Green Eggs and Ham.” Their striped hats, all in a row, caught my attention because of the contrast between … continued »
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Posted in News on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
I was given the assignment to shoot various outfits that could be worn on Valentine’s Day date scenarios. The idea was to have First Date Boutique in Andover provide outfit suggestions with the themes: “Dinner at a fancy, upscale restaurant”; “Cocktails and conversation”; and “He’s cooking dinner tonight.” When I got to First Date and talked to Keri, a co-owner of the store, … continued »
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Posted in News on Feb 10th, 2008 3 Comments »
I was taking photos of kids who compete in freestyle skiing at Bradford Ski Area Saturday morning. I had all the photos I needed and was walking back down the hill when a snowboarder went off a large jump and wiped out about ten yards from me. His little brother started to yell asking him if he was okay, but the snowboarder continued to lay perfectly still on the ground. I thought maybe he was … continued »
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