Picture Stories: weeks 1-3

The first story I am photographing for my picture stories class is the tale of this wonderful woman named Sandra Carter, the art teacher at one of the high schools here in Bowling Green. Art education and support for the arts are things that have always been relatively important to me and everyday I get to shoot with her I am reminded of this. She's so passionate about who she is and does such a great job of connecting with her students. It's incredible. She paints and plays and teases and teaches and listens and shows and creates and explores and asks and so many other things. Here are some shots from this week that I liked :) #ilovepeople

Fall 2013

Here's some work from last semester. It was kind of a crazy time and I didn't get around to posting very much, so here's a great big bunch of pretty things. And hopefully this semester I'll be more on top of my life. :)

October 22, 2013

September 17, 2013

This week I got to go shoot the Commodore Classic, a cross country meet hosted by Vanderbuilt University in Nashville. I followed around the University of Central Arkansas team and had a lot of fun hanging out with them and documenting their girls' race. Check it out :)

Women's cross country teams prepare at the starting line before beginning the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.  

University of Central Arkansas senior Kayla Nehus puts on her spikes before running the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas's Brooke Cassar crosses the finish line of the women's collegiate cross country 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Cassar took first place with a time of 17:03. This was only Cassar's second collegiate level cross country race. She took first place in the first one she ran in, as well. Winning the races makes her "so happy, over the moon," said Cassar. 

Women's cross country teams wait at the starting line for the gun shot that will signal the beginning of the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

A University of Central Arkansas women's cross country runner drinks water after finishing the 5000 meter race at the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. 

University of Central Arkansas sophomore Madison Sewell stretches before the girls 5000 meter race in the Commodore Classic on Saturday, September 13, 2013 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. Sewell has been running for seven years and this is her first year on a team at the collegiate level. 

Peppers

This semester I'm taking a lighting class! It's totally new and totally intimidating but totally fun. Our first assignments involved shooting peppers, so check it out.

IWGBTP: Last weeks of Philmont

For now this is it. I spent a summer living in Neverland--a complete fairy tale--photographing adventure after adventure as I went. I did a lot, explored a lot, learned a lot, grew a lot, and gave a lot. Hopefully this isn't the last time I'll experience that and hopefully these aren't the last photos I'll ever post of Philmont. But until then, it's time to put a bookmark in the fairy tale. These are some of my favorite photos from my last weeks in New Mexico. I hope you find them most enjoyable :)

See you later, Philmont. 

Philmont Weeks 4 and 5

This place keeps getting to me. It's absolutely stunning in every way possible and it's just hit me that I'm finishing up week 5, which means the summer is half over. But it's time well spent and I still have a lot more spending to do. Here are some shots from the past couple weeks--enjoy!

A participant climbs a spar pole on Sunday, June 23 at Pueblano, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Philmont Program Councilors Bruno Harvey and Paul Klein play tug-of-war with a pulley system on Tuesday, June 18 at Seally Canyon, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Participants hike up to the Baldy Town cabin on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town was once a thriving town of around 2,000 miners in the early 1900s. 

Franklin, Tenn. Troop 137 participant Nathanael Jones looks through a telescope on Monday, June 1 at Baldy Town, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Baldy Town is a commissary camp set at the base of Mount Baldy. 

Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe starts a fire in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Participants wait for a forestry demonstration outside the Demonstration Forester's Pavilion on Sunday, July 7 near Cimarroncito Reservoir at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crews are able to stop and listen to visiting foresters from around the country talk about the trees of Philmont during their trek. 

Rayado Program Councilor Amos Manneschmidt and Camp Director Jimmy Lowe work in the forge on Sunday, July 7 at the Kit Carson Museum in Cimarron, NM. Rayado is a backcountry camp that caters to not only all Philmont and PTC staff, but to the general public as well. 

Crater Lake staff play music for participants during their campfire on Monday, July 8 at Crater Lake, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. Crater Lake is a logging camp. The program includes spar pole climbing, railroad tie making and an evening campfire overlooking the Tooth of Time. 

Trading Post staff member Matt Dunn shows pocketknives to Philmont Training Center participants Brooklyn, 7, and Luke Sibley, 9, on Friday, July 12 at the Tooth of Time Traders at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. "I like to work customer service because that means I get to walk around and help people. It really has the most rewarding quality to it," Dunn said. 

Participants wait outside a cabin to receive a "porch talk" from staff on Tuesday, June 18 at Ring Place, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. A "porch talk" is an introduction crews get about a camp from the staff of each staff camp they stop at in the back country. 

Participants play "telephone" during a class at the Commissioners' College on Friday, June 28 at Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, NM. The Commissioners' College is a school for Boyscout leaders to attend to learn more about scout leadership. 

Rayado Camp Director Jimmy Lowe forges a piece of medal as part of a demonstration on Sunday, July 7 at the forge at the Kit Carson Museum, a back country camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM. 

Pueblano Program Councilors Perry Fulford, Zach Garmoe, and Hunter Wolf yell to a neighboring back country camp during their evening campfire on Saturday, July 13 at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM.