Track Portrait
I shot a quick portrait of MacArthur’s Zhitavion Shelby last week in Decatur. He was academically ineligible to compete during his sophomore year, but came back last year to win three medals at state track. The photo request from the reporter wanted something of him holding a book in one hand and his medals in [...]
91 Days Update
Remember that 91 Days project from Stephen Voss that I wrote about last month? I got my print in the mail last week… I was the first to respond, so I got the first photo. I realized that the walls in our house are still pretty blank, especially for how many kick-ass photo friends I [...]
Game-winner
I’ve shot two MacArthur softball games this year and both have been last minute come-from-behind wins… Christie Dixon hit her first ever home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game. Pretty impressive. Almost as impressive as the sunglasses her teammate, Hailey Clark, was wearing during the game. [...]
Macon County Track Meet
I shot the Macon County Track Meet Tuesday afternoon at Central A&M Middle School in Assumption. I’m still confused at why the high school event is held at a middle school in Christian County… oh well. Storm brewing: Young Sangamon Valley team takes first in county meet (Herald & Review) PHOTOS: Macon County Track Meet [...]
Wooden Leg
I got a weird assignment last week to go shoot a wooden leg at the Oglesby Mansion in Decatur. Supposedly the leg, which belonged to former Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby, was taken from Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna… you might remember that name from your history classes. There is some debate over whether [...]
iPad
The Easter Bunny did not bring me an iPad this weekend… but I’m cool with that because we just bought an iMac the weekend before. It is nice to know that my site looks good on the iPad screen, though. When I did my site redesign a couple months ago I got rid of all [...]