I had a great day.
When I walked into the office Mark told me to check my mail box and to my surprise I had my Denver Broncos season credential waiting for me. I knew that this could possibly be coming but I didn't just expect it. The day was off to a good start and I'll take the good days when I can get them.
Stu handed me a portrait assignment for the day and then asked if I was in pretty good condition. Wait, huh? What does my physical condition have to do with photography? The wheels inside my head were churning as I waited to hear where he was going with this. He just wanted to see if I was up for covering an assignment on a hike (read carrying two cameras and extra stuff while trekking up a mountain) with out "Out there" reporter Dave Phillips. I briefly met Dave the other day and he seemed like a really great adventurous guy so I agreed. I mean I'm 22 so the physical conditioning wasn't a concern so I'm still a little puzzled why Stu asked me if I was up for it or not. Anyway, look for that soon.
On my way back from my portrait assignment I got a call from another staffer, Jerilee, asking if I had time to swing by another assignment that had just come up. I didn't have anything else planned so I stopped back by the office to figure out where I was going and quickly headed off.
In remembrance of the September 11th attacks that occurred seven years ago (man time goes fast) 150 second graders had made American flags in their classes and were going to walk along a major road and display them for people driving by. Although it wasn't really spot news it was a little unexpected so I got a little rush on my way to cover it.
I "really worked it" as Mark said as he was looking over my stuff when I got back. I pride myself in shooting until I really get some images that show several different perspectives of the event. I made some nice images but most of all they were storytelling and that is the most important thing for the reader.
I made quick feature before I got back to the office of some guys painting a football field for homecoming. The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind is hosting Iowa School for the Deaf on Saturday and if I didn't already have two assignments I would go cover it on my own just to see what it would be like.
I made sold images at all three assignments that I shot today and that is all I can ever ask for. The Broncos season credential was like putting a cherry on top
It's been raining pretty hard since I got off at 5:30 and hasn't let up one bit. Tomorrow is going to be a soggy one but that should make for some good gritty pictures at cross-country tomorrow afternoon after a morning at the zoo.
-JCE
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