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I spent Sunday morning at work photographing the congregation of Mountain View Baptist Church. The church was welcoming and the service was very lively. I realized that no matter how active the event that I cover, I generally seek out quieter moments. Of the day, the photograph of this little girl was my favorite.
I spent some time hanging out with Thomas Green Clemson, well, actually Ron Grant playing Thomas Green Clemson. He (and I) spent the afternoon waiting for visitors to Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and Clemson during Clemson University’s Founder’s Day events on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
Hundreds of people turned out for their chance to speak at a Pickens County School board meeting regarding proposed cuts. As school board members were breaking for an executive session, Mary Kelly approached the front to speak with the members. I think this was one of the more interesting school board meetings that I have covered.
I spent some time talking with Lora Booher and her family. She was three-years old when her father James Graff died in Vietnam. She was recently notified that his remains had been found and identified. She poses with a picture of her father from her Greenville home on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
I was on my way back to the office from shooting a baseball game in Easley when I spotted a cloud of smoke so black that it stood out even in the night sky. Then, I saw the glowing of the fire. I tracked it down and started shooting. I only had a few minutes to take pictures since deadline was not too far off. You never know what you will come across, when you work nights at the newspaper.
South Carolina was declared a State of Emergency this week as a huge snow storm came through. Last night, the SC National Guard rolled into town to help transport hospital workers to and from work. It was surreal to see Humvees and soldiers in downtown Greenville. And, as I started to think about it, it was the first time I had photographed National Guard units deployed locally. I have photographed the Guard many times, but usually as they leave or return from the war. These are a few of my favorites.
to all of my friends celebrating the holiday!
Yesterday, I met with Marilyn Fleming, who was a little over six-years old during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She told me what she remembered living at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base and it was fascinating to hear the perspective of a civilian and child. She described her father pulling her to the ground to protect her from bullets from a passing aircraft. Click here to read The Greenville News article of her account.
While I am often shooting portraits for the newspaper, I find that family portrait work is a whole different game. It is important that newspaper portraits tell a story, so they often include significant objects or places to educate the viewer. Baby/family portraits, on the other hand, are trying to capture a moment in time.
On a recent trip to visit family, my sister wanted a portrait of her daughter. What a great time to practice! Here is a portrait of my niece, commemorating her ninth month and her first Thanksgiving.
I heard that a car had gone off the road into a creek near Riverside High School while listening to the scanner in the office one evening. After driving to the location to check it out, I walked onto a pedestrian foot bridge to shoot this photo.