Wednesday 25 September 2013

Picture This Photography Kingston

In August I got the opportunity to interview for a job with a local photography studio.  I was pretty excited because it's one of the sides of photography I don't have a lot of experience with yet.

Luckily Mike liked me and I was added to his "school picture" roster. I worked with them for two months, then I got hired on at the Kingston This Week.

After the training it was on to the schools, with high schools first and then on to the elementary.  It was hard work to get an entire school photographed in one day (sometimes two) but it was an awesome experience.

The team of coordinators, photographers and 'upstairs' staff was a blast to work with and we kept each other laughing through some very hard days.

Learning how to set up the gear
Each photographer has their own set of gear

This is one way I helped deal with standing on my feet all day
(Don't tell Kristy) but this big guy was crawling around
Gotta love fire drills

The colours are changing

Three stations in a row

Pack up for overnight storage for day two at one of the schools
Set up for kindergarten class photo
An easy way to get the little ones to look in the right place and smile
My last day - the gear looks so lonely
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Sunday 1 September 2013

365 - September 2013

So I should be seeing lots of people if the phrase is true - "See you in September" :D

Things to look forward to this month:
My new job (it's full time till November)
Continuing to freelance for the KTW/FTW
The start of fall colours
LOTS of family & friends birthdays (at least 8 of them)

September 1, 2013 - Bella beans
September 2, 2013 - Homemade rhubarb cake
September 3, 2013 - First day of school in Costco
September 4, 2013 - sailors delight
September 5, 2013 - First day of work lunch
September 6, 2013 - sailors take warning
September 7, 2013 - Yummy stew
*EXTRA* September 7, 2013 - My favourite colours
September 8, 2013 - Inside my PC (when replacing the power supply)
*EXTRA* September 8, 2013 - multicultural festival
*EXTRA* September 8, 2013 - last rose on the vine
September 9, 2013 - Repair and restoration in Napanee
September 10, 2013 - Curiosity
September 11, 2013 - Hot, humid construction forcing me to take a moment and think about today
September 12, 2013 - A refreshing cool afternoon pick-me-up
September 13, 2013 - The view from a friends new apartment.  I used to play on that ball diamond
*EXTRA* September 13, 2013 - Big Bang Clue
September 14, 2013 - Kingston Fall Fair
*EXTRA* September 14, 2013 - Kingston Fall Fair
September 15, 2013 - A quick snack in the backyard
September 16, 2013 - my two favourite scents in one candle
September 17, 2013 - Watched us unload our gear from the window
September 18, 2013 - Just hanging out at the light
*EXTRA* September 18, 2013 - New volunteer badge
September 19, 2013 - Morning sun and fog
*EXTRA* September 19, 2013 - A new sleeping spot
September 20, 2013 - Behind the Grand Theatre
*EXTRA* September 20, 2013 - my photo is on the cover on the fall 2013 2nd year course pack
*EXTRA* September 20, 2013 - Visiting the new integrated newsroom at Loyalist, with Myriam
September 21, 2013 - Waiting out the rain
*EXTRA* September 21, 2013 - Run or Dye in the rain
September 22, 2013 - first signs of fall
September 23, 2013 - The beginning of the new fall season
September 24, 2013 - My shutter buddy lost an eye
 September 25, 2013 - afternoon fall light
*EXTRA* September 25, 2013 - Margaret Atwood at the opening night of Writer's Fest
 September 26, 2013 - Thank god Kristy didn't see this. (approx an inch in size)
September 27, 2013 - playing with glow sticks
*EXTRA* September 27, 2013 - playing with glow stick light (change your angle if all you see is black)
September 28, 2013 - Light the Night Walk
*EXTRA* September 28, 2013 - Nighttime in downtown Kingston
September 29, 2013 - My new best friends
*EXTRA* September 29, 2013 - homemade apple sauce
September 30, 2013 - College Photographer of the Year
*EXTRA* September 30, 2013 - Last rose still hanging on
continued in 365 - October 2013

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