Photojournalism
Throughout my high school years, I have taken a variety of personal and professional pictures including photos at sporting events, community celebrations, parades, signings, big events, and balls. I have also taken photographs for a local magazine, Invitation Oxford, during community events such as the Crosstown Classic tailgate. Through these experiences, I have grown a love for capturing moments that bring people together in a climate that consists of so much divide. Below are pictures from this particular tailgate consisting of community members in support of both the city and county school.
This picture is one of a a tent group that was in support of our opposing school, Lafayette High School. These community members pour love and care into their school community and team which is apparent through this photo.
Dr. Dana Bullard is typically in the position of an administrator and is seen as intimidating to students, however in this picture she is seen as the light she is as she shoots a bubble gun following her first dunk in the tank
Above is Lafayette High School's football team entering the arena. The seriousness on their faces is captured through their helmets as the dusk light perfectly captures the seriousness of this game.
Above is Mattie Beauchamp, a senior at Oxford High School and a member of the dance team. This photo utilizes light and focus to capture her action of blowing bubbles.
Below is Oxford High School's student section, "Ozone" that recently won best student section in the state. When photographing sports games, I always try to capture action shots of the students and their excitement and passion for the game.
Another photojournalism project that I have enjoyed was a series of a local pumpkin patch that recieves pumpkins from a Native American reserve in the west and returns the majority of the benefits to them. A picture really is 1000 words, and learning how to correctly identify color balance/contrast as well as focus while taking pictures was a skill I learned through this particular project.
Pictured to the left and right are two photographs that I took while doing the pumpkin patch project. I learned how to angle the camera to get the correct proportion as well as how to achieve balance between objects.
This series of photographs was used to complement a feature piece that I wrote on Yubo Song, who is a Chinese Immigrant and also inspired me to work to shine light both on the challenges he faces and contributions that he and other international students make to our community. This provided for a unique storytelling moment as I was able to capture all of his passions in one: dedication to the country, ROTC, and our school.