Photography is something that I'm definitely interested in improving on in my work at the paper. My beautiful wife Mary, who was a photo journalism major at Missouri, has given me a lot of help over the years and while I still have a long way to go, I think I've come up with some pretty decent shots, whether it be by luck or improved skill.
One of the smartest things Mary ever taught me was to get the shot you need for the paper, then experiment and try some different things. I have tried to take that to heart and although sometimes I get caught up in the experimenting side before I get something I can actually run. Thursday was one of those times that my creative side nearly got in the way of my practical side.
I was shooting at the Class A track sectional in Staunton and I began experimenting shooting the high jump and shot put. I was pretty sure I had the shots I needed for the paper, but I wasn't 100 percent certain. Instead of trying to get more, I got caught up in shooting these other events, trying to get some different lighting situations and some different angles. As it turns out I did manage to get a handful of shots I could use for Monday's edition, plus a few others that will never make the pages of The Journal-News, but did give me something to build on in my road to become a better photographer.
Below are shots of Mikey Williams of Bunker Hill in the high jump, Jack Denby of Carlinville in the pole vault, and John Roller of North Mac and Jake Mahin of Staunton in the shot put. I didn't do a whole lot of work on them, mainly because that's not really a weapon in my arsenal, but I think a few of them turned out pretty cool.
Journal-News Photos
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