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Posted by GZ in Life, Newspaper, Photography, Published on September 25, 2009
Published in the Valley Chronicle September 25, 2009.
I’m happy to have another newspaper credit, and I’m looking forward to doing more soon. Read the story here.
Addendum: Three photos, all color.
Ceremony
Posted by GZ in Events, Life, Newspaper, Photography, Processing on September 24, 2009
Moving with the Tradition
On September 19, I got the chance to cover the 13th annual Soboba Inter-tribal Pow Wow for the Valley Chronicle. It was the first work I done for the paper since June, and I was ready to take something on. The event presented a chance to capture some great color with the DSLRs and to try some new film things out with the AE-1. I even deployed the bbf for a little while near the end of my time there.
The pow wow was held in the arena at the Soboba Casino, on Indian land near San Jacinto. The ceremonies were stunning, filled with color and sound. I got to see the purifying Gourd Dance, a “tiny-tots” pow wow featuring the youngsters in full costume, and the dance, drum and song competitions. The highlight of the day was the Grand Entry, a procession of hundreds of people, from little children to tribal elders, all in the finest and most ornate ceremonial dress.
I started the day by asking the event’s chairman for permission to shoot, seeking any rules I might need to know about covering things respectfully. I mingled and did my best to be unobtrusive, and used the 30D with the long lens more than anything else. After getting photos to accompany specific story points for the paper, I let myself go and shot whatever I found appealing.
The selects I sent off to the Chronicle are here. The editor chose seven photos, and I hope to see two or three of those published tomorrow.
Along with the work for the paper, I wanted to try some new things with film. Since I’m developing black and white film, I decided to try push processing. With that in mind, I picked up some more Arista Premium 400 with the aim of shooting at 1600. Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of light in the arena. I had counted on a solid roof, but the cover was a translucent American flag-styled canopy with substantial gaps between the panels that striped the faux-turf floor with sunlight, making it look like a football field. With my lack of experience at the processing technique, it wasn’t the right situation for success.
Grand Entry 1, originally uploaded by NoIdentity.
Despite those problems, I did manage to pull a handful of images out of the tank – fewer than 25% of the 48 exposures – that showed surprising contrast and a nice level of grain. Those that worked are among some of the best-looking photos I have ever taken. You can see a slide show of Soboba images from Flickr here.
Little Bits
Posted by GZ in Newspaper, Photographs, Published on July 3, 2009
San Jacinto Tiger sculpture, Ramona Boulevard
Though I haven’t produced anything for them in nearly a month, the Valley Chronicle continues to use pieces I’ve done (thanks to Charlie for keeping things flowing). This photo illustrates a story on the renovation of a street in San Jacinto in preparation for July 4th activities.
I won’t be covering July 4th celebrations for them, but I do hope to get some good fireworks shots from a local display.
Redeemed
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Turns out I was unjustifiably hard on myself over the quality of the photos I got on the dual high school graduation assignment on June 11. Despite what I thought to be a poor showing, the editor chose a number of shots and each grad story (West Valley HS and San Jacinto HS) got an illustration. I needed the confidence bost.
As a bit of a bonus round, a follow-on story from the Memorial Day event got a pic as well. You can call me “File Photo”.
Byline II
My second byline, June 5, 2009
As previously posted, I worked the Hemet-Ryan air show and got some decent things in to the paper for consideration. The editor picked two, and the story is here. I’m assuming the dead-tree edition will use the same pieces (Update: for good or ill, they did).
I think I kind of like this. San Jacinto High School graduation up next.
Byline
My first byline, May 29, 2009
Well, here it is – my first published photo byline. The Valley Chronicle chose three of my photos from the Memorial Day event to accompany a lead story, which you can read in the online edition. It feels good to see it up there. Now I need to get a print copy Got two print copies for posterity. Even better on paper – feels more real.
My second opportunity is tomorrow. It’s an air show, so it should give me a lot to work with. Wish me luck!
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