Our class spent the day in Toronto on Sunday documenting the 100th Grey Cup Festival events and two lucky classmates got to shoot in the Rogers Centre during the game.
I wanted to show fans from each CFL team in their glory, to find out when they got their tickets and what level they would be watching the game from.
Monday 26 November 2012
Friday 23 November 2012
EVPs
Environmental Portraits
This is a managed portrait of someone that includes their space. Your environment can sometimes tell more about you than, well, you.
This is a particular segment of photojournalism that doesn't come naturally to me so I feel that I need to constantly be practising and working to improve.
Below are my strongest EVPs to date in order of oldest (at the top) to most recently shot (at the end).
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This is a managed portrait of someone that includes their space. Your environment can sometimes tell more about you than, well, you.
This is a particular segment of photojournalism that doesn't come naturally to me so I feel that I need to constantly be practising and working to improve.
Below are my strongest EVPs to date in order of oldest (at the top) to most recently shot (at the end).
John Hall - Owner of the Canadian Piano Museum in Napanee |
Sandra Steinhause, owner of Sea Creations in Bath |
Bob Moses, Baseball umpire in Kingston |
Cris Phaesant and Hope Alberry, girlfriends in Kingston |
Janice Teare, owner and resident artist at the Academy Gallery in Bath |
Sunday 18 November 2012
100th Grey Cup Festival - Day One
For my documentary class we were involved with the 100th Grey Cup Festival and had the chance to shoot at the many events during the 10 day festival.
On the first day of the festival I drove to Toronto with Myriam Lublink and Gail Paquette (fellow classmates) in the school vehicle, and shot at the Rushes Football Film Festival Opening Night at the Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Toronto.
After speaking with the festivals reps we, as a group, decided that I'd shoot stills and the other two would shoot video. This was a great experience and I can't wait to work with these two women again.
Our final product:
VIDEO - Rushes Football Film Festival Opening Night
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On the first day of the festival I drove to Toronto with Myriam Lublink and Gail Paquette (fellow classmates) in the school vehicle, and shot at the Rushes Football Film Festival Opening Night at the Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Toronto.
(l-r) Gail Paquette, Myriam Lublink & Julia McKay |
After speaking with the festivals reps we, as a group, decided that I'd shoot stills and the other two would shoot video. This was a great experience and I can't wait to work with these two women again.
Mark Cohon - Commissioner of the Canadian Football League at the Kick off of the 100th Grey Cup Rushes Toronto Football Film Festival. Photo by Julia McKay |
Michael "Pinball" Clemons with some Toronto Argonauts cheerleaders at the Kick off of the 100th Grey Cup Rushes Toronto Football Film Festival. Photo by Julia McKay |
Michael "Pinball" Clemons signs a fan's football at the Kick off of the 100th Grey Cup Rushes Toronto Football Film Festival. Photo by Julia McKay |
(l-r) Julia, Myriam Lublink and Gail Paquette having fun on the red carpet |
Our final product:
VIDEO - Rushes Football Film Festival Opening Night
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Wednesday 7 November 2012
Advisory Board Fall 2012
Twice a year
members of our programs advisory board stops by for the day to chat, see our
work and share real world experience with us.
This was my 3rd advisory board since starting the program and I was excited. I'm the 2nd year rep (no one else put their name in the hat) so got to sit in on the morning meeting and share with the advisors how the 2nd years were doing.
The day progress quickly. Fifteen advisor were able to come this session. The agenda for the day was broken down into the morning meeting, portfolio with students, lunch, bearpit session, 2nd portfolio with students, then dinner.
Each student signed up to meet with two advisors and by the afternoon things were moving so smoothly some of us got to speak with a fifth advisor.
The day is all about showing our work, getting feedback and being seen by possible employers and mentors.
I showed my portfolio to:
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Luke Hendry - Belleville Intelligencer
Doug Wiken - Photojournalism professor
Ian MacAlpine - Kingston Whig-Standard
Lesley Sparks - Documentary
Graeme Roy - Canadian Press
Jim Wilkes - retired from 36 years with the Toronto Star
In general, they reinforced my idea that I can do community news and see "the moments" and gave me helpful suggestions on ways to improve my shooting and how I edit.
I'm now looking forward to the spring meeting.
Oh, and dinner at Montanas was fun too :)
This was my 3rd advisory board since starting the program and I was excited. I'm the 2nd year rep (no one else put their name in the hat) so got to sit in on the morning meeting and share with the advisors how the 2nd years were doing.
The day progress quickly. Fifteen advisor were able to come this session. The agenda for the day was broken down into the morning meeting, portfolio with students, lunch, bearpit session, 2nd portfolio with students, then dinner.
Each student signed up to meet with two advisors and by the afternoon things were moving so smoothly some of us got to speak with a fifth advisor.
The day is all about showing our work, getting feedback and being seen by possible employers and mentors.
I showed my portfolio to:
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Luke Hendry - Belleville Intelligencer
Doug Wiken - Photojournalism professor
Ian MacAlpine - Kingston Whig-Standard
Lesley Sparks - Documentary
Graeme Roy - Canadian Press
Jim Wilkes - retired from 36 years with the Toronto Star
In general, they reinforced my idea that I can do community news and see "the moments" and gave me helpful suggestions on ways to improve my shooting and how I edit.
I'm now looking forward to the spring meeting.
Oh, and dinner at Montanas was fun too :)
Monday 5 November 2012
Shooting Spot News
Before attending Loyalist College for Photojournalism I'd never heard the term "spot news".
During the first year (in 2nd semester), as part of the News Photography course, I needed to shoot a spot news photo. The idea was unsettling. Taking a picture of an accident, breaking news, fire, etc was daunting and I wasn't sure I could do it. Speaking to the emergency personnel, stopping and shooting while someone is at a low point (or worse) was not something I wanted to do. I ended up getting a shot of an accident on the 401 from my car (while stopped). I couldn't even get out the car. I didn't want to be in the way and felt like I didn't have the right to stop and ask questions.
401 EB near Camden East |
A model train show |
HWY38 - First photoj on scene - freelanced image to Kingston Whig Standard |
HWY38 - First photoj on scene - freelanced image to Kingston Whig Standard |
Small house fire in west end of Kingston - Was the only photoj on scene |
First photoj on scene - freelanced image to Kingston Whig Standard |
First photoj on scene - freelanced image to Kingston Whig Standard |
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