Track meet
I tried a few different things at a track meet recently. I’m unsure how I feel about them.
Reach Higher
Here’s a couple more from my story on Heather Berry and her family. They have been fantastic to work with and I plan to keep telling their story through the semester.
Lexington celebrates after UK wins NCAA championship
Fans celebrated hard again when the Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks on April, 2, 2012.
UK fans riot
University of Kentucky fans riot on State Street in Lexington, KY after UK beat University of Louisville in the Final Four NCAA game on March 31, 2012. The fans tipped over at least two cars, setting fire to one.
Here’s a start to my edit.
Heather Berry
This is one of the first frames from my project with the Reach Higher program, a resident income and employment program in Bowling Green, Ky. Heather Berry has been helped by Reach Higher with job opportunities and better housing situations.
Layne
This week for picture stories, the assignment is “Under 21.” Layne here is 16 and plays several different instruments in her band, The Reneaus.
Portrait series
I recently started a portrait series on elderly women that live in retirement homes. Most of them are generally happy, but many told me they rarely get visits from their family members. I find it interesting that people send their parents to retirement/nursing homes when they get to a certain age, but I think it’s more interesting when they don’t take the time to visit their loved ones.
I wanted to shoot the series simple and similar. I’ve gotten mixed reviews about making them diptychs with the hands. I think the hands add an extra layer to the portraits, but I’ve been told the positioning makes it a little awkward. I can’t decide.
Ethan outtakes
Here’s a few more of Ethan that didn’t make the cut. Ethan was a very theatrical kid and was very entertaining to shoot.
Amy and Ethan Bowlin
Amy Bowlin supports her 5-year-old son Ethan by herself. Ethan has not seen his father in four years. Amy and Ethan both live in a partially government-funded housing complex that helps single mothers enrolled in college.
