moments and faces.

[gobs story]

:production manager for the olney theatre.
:opening night for steve martin's adaptation of the underpants.

i decided take a chance and shoot film.
low lighting and cramped quarters made it difficult, but it was good practice.
it's not the most beautiful work in the world, but i've made the decision to give this photojournalism thing a try..
so i guess it's time to tell stories.


[even though i love them.. i'll spare you the AP style captions]



jenna.


tiny booth.


reviewing lines and checking the wire.


blocking. [gorgeous stage]


i only caught the last half of the play, but i'd assume the other half was just as good. farce comedy with a flare for feminism and anti-anti-semitism.
olney maryland was strange, but delightful.
tjmaxx, farm land, parking lots, and some weird catering company that made me throw up :]

that's the kind of nice thing about photojournalism.
you have an excuse to do things and go places you would have otherwise had no reason to pursue. maybe i'll end up a richer person.

my core class has been shooting a lot of these hit and run 5 picture stories.
they seem pretty simple, but they're really demanding on the schedule.
to find access to strangers, photograph, and compile the work for each week isn't that easy.
and it has much to do with luck.

i've grown cranky, tired, and lazy.
sick, unmotivated, and bored.

moments and faces.


we'll see what happens. i'm just trying to stick it out.
i can at least say that i know i'm good company.

better late than later

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third year pj core is already in full swing.
and our new instructors have really put on the pressure.

melina mara - washington post
tyrone turner - national geographic (husband of the fabulous susan sterner)
sandra eisner - first ever white house press association editor, msnbc website designer

each one of them was hired especially to teach our class of 11. lucky we are.



[first week's assignment]

one person photo story. 5 images.
by my own admission, i kind of bombed it.
i shadowed christopher for his assignment exploring identity.
it was a little too visually complicated for a 5 picture story.


joe elbert (longtime photo editor for the post) came to lecture for our first crit.
he liked this photo, but was sure that it was an entire accident. wonderful :]



this is a little mock up i made for my class to show each color stage.

if you're interested in seeing the final product of this endeavor contact artist: christopher cunetto.



will be posting again shortly.