BoyinSuit

Photographing the Graduation Dinner

The Student Bar Association (which I'm now president of) couldn't afford a professional photographer to take photos of the Class of 2009 graduation dinner, so I volunteered.  I offered to do it for free, but everyone insisted on paying me.  It was an offer I couldn't refuse.

When I first got there, I was really nervous because I didn't know how to act.  Do I get in people's faces, or stand back and let them come to me?  I didn't want to be rude and obnoxious, but I wanted to get some great shots.  As more and more people arrived, I became more comfortable and I think my pictures got better.

I tried really hard to take photos of everyone there, but many people didn't want their picture taken and made weird faces that ruined the photo.  And some people loved the attention, so I naturally got more pictures of them.  I also learned that photographing people is not easy because people blink, people walk away, and people are unpredictable.

Overall, I think I did a decent job.  It would be fun to get more jobs taking photos because more practice makes for better photos. 

The whole set is here, but here are some of my favorites.

I love the negative space in this one.

My favorite shot because I caught the right moment.

Golden Spike and Spiral Jetty

Instead of feeling sad for myself today, I decided that I wanted to do something that would get my mind off of things.  I've wanted to visit the Golden Spike National Historic Site for years and thought today would be perfect.  Because the Spiral Jetty is also near Golden Spike, I decided that we should go there too.

I had a lot of fun taking pictures (which is the main reason I wanted to go).  However, one of my favorite moments of the day came as we drove home.  Brian and I loudly sang "Mr. Roboto" together while our friend Dana laughed at us.  It was enjoyable to just be living in the moment.

All my pictures from Golden Spike are here and all my pictures from Spiral Jetty are here.  Here are some of my favorites:

I really love this one.

The small details of the trains provided some great photo opportunities.

We took a bunch like this, but I liked this one best because Dana is laughing so hard.

This is from a miniature scene in the museum.  I don't have a macro lens, but with some editing I thought this turned out nicely.

I was going to trash the original of this picture because the sky was too bright and the cows were too dark, but luckily, part of me thought it could be saved.  This is why I hate to delete pictures.  After a few edits, I really love this one.

The strong color saturation and the handsomeness of the model make me love this photo.

The sun was too bright, but I managed to work with what I had.

Dana took this one and I love how our two personalities shine through.

Unemployed

Last week, I was informed that due to budget cuts, all the law clerk at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's office had to be laid off.  This news really didn't hit me until today, which would have been the first day of full-time summer employment.  I really liked working there and wish I could have stayed, but now I have to look for a new job.  I thought today would come and go, but when I got up this morning, I realized that I am unemployed.

My Product

We cleaned parts of the house yesterday (there is a lot more to do), and we reorganized our supply closet.  Now it looks like this.

Pink

Brothers

Shawn's Graduation

My friend Shawn needed graduation photos so I told him that I'd take one for him.  He didn't need anything fancy, which was nice because he told me about an hour before I took this photo.

Inappropriate

I'm photographing the graduation dinner for this years graduating class at the law school, so I spent an hour this afternoon checking out the venue.  I took some photos to prepare for next week, but this one was my favorite.

Frodo Kisses

We spent some time in the backyard today.

Legal Professions

I spent all day Sunday studying for my Legal Professions test.  This is the class that teaches law students about becoming ethical lawyers.  It's harder than it sounds.