Check another one off the list
There are a number of goals on my long-term to-do list. One of them is to have a photo published.
Well, check that one off!
I had not one, but two photos published in today’s issue of The Stanford Daily. Both were in color, and one took up about 1/4 of the front page! I’m pretty excited.
The two photos:
Online versions of the flood and volleyball articles have also been posted.
I wish I would have rotated the “flood” photo a bit instead of submitting it unedited, but perhaps its off-kilter nature adds some interest.
The thing that surprised me the most was how late the paper was able to change its layout. The normal photo deadline is 9:30 p.m., but the water main didn’t burst until 10:30 p.m., and I wasn’t able to send in the “flood” photo (along with another option) until just before midnight. Granted, I think they were expecting a photo, so they might have been able to proceed with layout with a placeholder, but the flexibility still surprised me.
Congrats!
Glad to see my tips helped! Volleyball can be one of the trickiest sports to shoot. The speed at which the ball can cross the court combined with the low light is basically the worst-case scenario for AF.
Actually, I like the crookedness of the dorm photo. I think it looks better that way.
If mgmt doesn’t work out you could have a career as a photographer — you’re really good!! 🙂 Your shots are consistently interesting, and these in particular are better than a lot of campus paper pics I’ve seen.