Jobobobob

I got the job!!

Starting next Tuesday I will be starting as a staff photographer for the Times Herald in Norristown!

It's so exciting to know that all my hard work has paid off!

Fall Features

Jacob Friedman, 2, of Telford, attempts to pick up at pumpkin at Brumbaugh's Farm in Telford on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.

Leave it to little kids to come to the rescue when you've been assigned features. My thought process was pretty much, "find a farm that's selling pumpkins. Find a small, cute child picking a pumpkin." Great success, and a nice little break from all the sports I've been shooting.

What's really starting to drive me crazy is that now that I'm shooting almost every day, I'm starting to get more and more critical of my work (not neccessarily a completely bad or good thing). I can tell myself for each assignment 5 things I could have done better. It makes me wonder why I didn't do these things in the first place! Example: I wish I had gotten even lower to the ground to photograph Jacob, it's hard to see his eyes. Or maybe even lower as if we were looking through the pumpkins...it seems that sometimes I get so worried about a deadline that I try to shoot something good instead of something awesome.

Souderton vs. Pennridge Girls Field Hockey

Pennridge’s Sarah Yerk tries the control the ball while Souderton’s Abbey Gabriel gives chase during Wednesday’s Suburban One Continental Conference game. For Montgomery Media—CHRISTINE RECKNER

 

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I'm loving these haunted attraction assignments. The people working the haunts try just as hard to scare me as they do their other guests so I'm screaming along with them as people are jumping out at me too. If only I didn't have to use my flash...but these haunts are sometimes in complete darkness..

Mike Hart, of Harleysville, shows the crowd an old fashioned corn shelling demonstration at the 38th annual Applebutter Frolic at the Mennoite Heritage Center in Harleysville on Saturday, October 1, 2011.

Evan Notaro, a Northampton High School junior, lines up the ball for a putt during the District 11 individual golf tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton on Monday, October 10, 2011.

Evan Notaro, a Northampton High School junior, tees off during the District 11 individual golf tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton on Monday, October 10, 2011.

Cole Miller, a Northwestern High School sophomore, tees off during the District 11 individual golf tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton on Monday, October 10, 2011.

James Bromwell, a Blue Mountain senior, tees off during the District 11 individual golf tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton on Monday, October 10, 2011.

James Bromwell, a Blue Mountain senior, eyes the ball for a putt during the District 11 individual golf tournament at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton on Monday, October 10, 2011.

Behind the Scenes at Dorney Park's Halloween Haunt

It's finally October and you know what that means, lots of fall fests and spooky assignments :)

Friday night I had a really cool assignment. One of the reporters at the Morning Call is writing a feature on what it's like to work at one of Dorney Park's haunted attractions, Grave Walkers. So I got some shots of her getting her zombie makeup and then of her working the haunt, which was actually kind of tough because of the smoke machines and low light so I had to use a flash mostly which took a bit away but it was still tons of fun and I got some cool shots while dodging behind gravestones. The actors didn't realize what I was doing and kept following me around trying to scare me.