I have Great Photographer Friends

I love being a photographer. I get to do really cool jobs and you get to work with some Great People. These are some of my photographer buddies at a recent Harding football game. Noah and Craig are in the back and they are my student workers. I have had both of them the entire time they have been at Harding and they will both graduate this year which will leave a tremendous hole in the Photo Services Office. I know from experience that more students will come and that they will be great as well but I am truly trying to enjoy my last year with these two guys.

The guy with glasses is Wally Jarrett. I met Wally years ago when he took one of my continuing education classes. He was all about digital way back then when I was still skeptical. Wally founded Searcysports.com and became a big time sports photographer. Now days he just shoots for fun, but he is still a great photographer and an all around great guy.

These guys were giving me heck as I took this photo with my new Canon G11. I had owned the camera almost 24 hours when I took this photo. Noah suggested I use the self timer and set the camera on a end zone pylon but I couldn't find the setting for the self timer so I ended up shooting it holding the camera myself. I am thankful that I get to hang out with these guys on a regular basis.

I also have a great band of brothers and sisters in the UPAA. I have been a member of that group for 6 years and I have been to their summer symposium 5 of those years.
That brings me to my buddy Donny Crowe. We roomed together this past summer at the Jamestown, NY Symposium. I took the photo below as we went to shoot the Jamestown Jammers ballgame. Well my friend is in ICU today having surgery to remove a bleeding brain mass. Please take a minute to say a pray for my friend Donny and then be sure to let your friends know that they mean a lot to you.

B&W Film

Well I really am taking photos on film with my 35mm RF camera and so far I have two rolls back and a few photos to share. This photo is of the Black House in Searcy. I was there to see the photo exhibit that had photos from my friends Wally Jarrett, Craig Rainbolt and John Keller. I got there about 1:30 on Friday and they didn't open until 2p.m. so I luckily had my camera and I got this photo. Stupid me would have more photos of the Black House if I had completely rewound the film before opening the camera back. Just a little out of practice with winding and unwinding film.

These photos are from the local Catfish house. The kids love to feed the fish in the little pond at Huckleberries.Josie enjoys Cotton Candy at the VBS Carnival. Of course if you are Josie and you try to say VBS too fast it comes out BBS.
Jalen getting a Black Widow spider painted on his face.
Josie getting a spider as well from our friend Julie Turner.
The dunking booth is a big hit. This is our great Sheriff Ricky Shourd being a good sport and taking his turn in the booth.

I am in Jamestown, NY this week at the UPAA Symposium. We had a great day of lectures today and later this week we will see Joe McNally. I am very excited about seeing him as I have read The Moment it Clicks and I was reading The Hot Shoe Diaries before I left it on my plane in Detroit on the way to NY.

Gotta get in bed we have a shoot at 5:45 this morning.