Graduation (first assignment)

This was my first assignment from The Courier Journal. It was sort of a "lets see what ya got," kind of deal. I had to turn in 30 images with variety at the graduation of the high school, Christian Academy of Louisville at Southeast Christian . I feel like they liked them because I got a call telling me good job and I will see some more assignments soon. They did tell me however, that they couldn't run one of the photos because it was sort of risky to publish. Can you guess which one?? Let me know what you think.

My old Kentucky Home

Here is a couple of pictures that I shot that I really dug. The first is a cattle farm off of the 31-W highway going towards Bowling Green, Ky. Nothing beats a Kentucky sun set. The other photo is from when I went to see Barack Obama speak at the Louisville Convention Center. Great speaker. Cheers!

FINAL PROJECT

This is a set of photos from my final project in my picture stories class. This is a story of the relationship between Natasha Speth, 28, and Phoenix Lindsey-Hall, 26. Their relationship has stemmed from something they both live and breathe: roller derby. Natasha was one of the women who started up a Louisville, Ky. roller derby league called The Derby City Roller Girls. The two started out as teammates on the team and their relationship grew from there. At first thhey were unsure on how the rest of the team would react but it didn't bother them. "We are a family, we help each other out, we party together, and we kick ass together," says Natasha.

I plan to continue this story throughout the summer because 1. I will live in Louisville and 2. Natasha and Phoenix are great to me and make it seem that they forget I have a camera with me. Tell me what you think, comments are welcome.

Sports Portfolio

Our assignment was to present 5 pictures from different sports. I shot a variety of sports that I have never shot before. I came to realize that track and field, softball, and roller derby are fun to shoot but baseball is very boring. I am very glad I brought my ipod. I hope you enjoy. Please leave comments!!