Earth, Wind, Water and Fire

I spent the past couple weeks on a short road trip, making my way back to Gainesville after finishing my internship in Michigan. It was the perfect break before coming back to school. First, I went to Niagara Falls for a day, then onto North Carolina, where I went backpacking for four nights. Ended up driving a total of 1,300 miles.The Maid of the Mist took us to the bottom of the Canadian Falls. It was hard to face the wind and water shooting at the boat and it was impossible to keep my camera dry, but it was worth it.
40 isn't old if you're a tree...

Overexposed

I took this when Kohl and I were testing the lights for a portrait series we did at the local fair. This was overexposed.

Come on out and watch the parade

There was a parade marking the beginning of the Monroe County Fair today. The fair is a big deal for this town. People come from far and wide for the rides, animals, rodeo, derby, and other fantasmagoric stuff. So, there will be more to come.


Her skin is even purple.

The Plummers 9

I went over to get some audio of grandma today and grabbed this shot as I was leaving. I know you guys are probably tired of this story by now, but I am really going to miss this family. It's almost a relief to get over there at the end of a day. I'm really glad I got to develop that sort of relationship with this family where I feel welcome all the time and am not seen as just the photographer. And consequently, that's when the real moments and intimate shots come. So hang tight gang, the final product is soon to come, and you will be able to hear this wonderful Jamaican woman talk about life, death and everything in between.

The Plummers 8

The story is in its final stages now. We made an edit the other day at the office and it came together nicely. Now, they just have to work it into the paper. I'm going to work on audio tomorrow, so hopefully that will go down without a hitch. Here are a couple shots from last night.how cute.
Linn redid grandma's hair

Milton licks his finger after eating grandma's soup.

Steaks

We went to this old time tavern last night for steak night. Basically, you give them $11 and they buy you a steak and make you cook it on their grill. Seems like a bad deal, but they give you all the fixin's to go with the steak. And they have a pool table.

The Plummers 7

I did some good ol' hanging out on the porch tonight. Things always seem to unfold as you sit out there and observe the world around you. Grandma was inspecting this boy. "Hey boy," she yelled, "Come over here."

The Plummers 6

I went over what I have of the story so far with my photog buddies and have started to find a tighter focus. It's still not entirely there yet, but I think I can round it out in the next two weeks before I high tail it out of here. I want to include more of the generational aspect of it and how grandma is more or less the protector of the bunch. She does what she can, but her age and strength don't let her have as much influence as she would otherwise. So I want to include more of the challenges that the kids/adults will and do face in their lives . I posted a lot, so please bear with me. I'm trying to wrap it up so all feedback is welcome. Some of the photos don't quite fit the story, but I thought they looked neat, so I included them. I'll number the photos for your ease. Also, some are quite subtle so give them more than a quick glance over (namely, 2, 7, 12, 13).

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5. In this one, Linn is scolding Izayah after finding him playing on a port-o-potty that was burnt down the night before in a school yard across the street.
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9. I think this one is more story telling than the next, but I love that expression.
10. This one is for Andrea
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Where's the Action?

We have a minor league football team of sorts in Monroe, and I went out to shoot their first home game. It was alright, but as usual, other things caught my eye. I got the sports dudes to run this first one as the sports centerpiece. I'm pretty happy about that, I expected them to demand the action.

Oh Harry, You're So Dreamy

A local library had a countdown to the new Harry Potter book release Friday night. There was all sorts of whimsical nonsense going on. I can't believe how this book has a good portion of Western youth at it's magical fingertips. I don't trust it.This girl started reading it as she was waiting for her parents to pick her up.