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The first of many
Jun. 22nd, 2011 03:34 pmAt least some of my sweat and tears this past weekend yielded good things and cash money: J (as writer) and I (as photographer) covered the roller derby championships on Saturday, and the Portland Pride Parade on Sunday.
Aside from the mildly annoying request from the editors for more photos of random idiots mugging for the camera at future events, it all went well. J had vague concern about us working together and potentially affecting our personal relationship, but the gigs are sporadic enough, and our roles are discrete enough, that I'm not concerned. He's responsible, self-motivated, and good at what he does, and he's unfailingly respectful towards my work. As in, enough so to say he's honored that I'd trust him to write good and appropriate content to go with my photos. D'awww.
Anyhoo, if anyone's going to be an irritation with these assignments, going forward, it'll be the higher-ups, not us. We're both unified on our feelings with regard to their marketing goals vs. what the Portland market would actually find appealing, so hey, go Team Us. :)
I actually got some pretty excellent action shots at the bout--the lighting at the Expo beats the hell out of what's at the Hangar, and the overall atmosphere was more dramatic and exciting than that of the Coliseum--but I keep coming back to this shot as my favorite. I won't lie, I was rooting for High Rollers, but the Betties played a serious-business game, and I think they surprised and impressed everyone there. Nice work, ladies. :)
And here's one from Pride, because their t-shirts made me giggle:
Aside from the mildly annoying request from the editors for more photos of random idiots mugging for the camera at future events, it all went well. J had vague concern about us working together and potentially affecting our personal relationship, but the gigs are sporadic enough, and our roles are discrete enough, that I'm not concerned. He's responsible, self-motivated, and good at what he does, and he's unfailingly respectful towards my work. As in, enough so to say he's honored that I'd trust him to write good and appropriate content to go with my photos. D'awww.
Anyhoo, if anyone's going to be an irritation with these assignments, going forward, it'll be the higher-ups, not us. We're both unified on our feelings with regard to their marketing goals vs. what the Portland market would actually find appealing, so hey, go Team Us. :)
I actually got some pretty excellent action shots at the bout--the lighting at the Expo beats the hell out of what's at the Hangar, and the overall atmosphere was more dramatic and exciting than that of the Coliseum--but I keep coming back to this shot as my favorite. I won't lie, I was rooting for High Rollers, but the Betties played a serious-business game, and I think they surprised and impressed everyone there. Nice work, ladies. :)
And here's one from Pride, because their t-shirts made me giggle:
