Recap of State Volleyball 2015 - Part One (Semifinals)
My first of two days photographing State Volleyball was spent covering three classes at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. It was definitely interesting having two games going on at once in a split venue format.
My six games on Friday were two games of Class D1, two of Class C1 and two of Class B. And in covering those classes, I was able to see two teams from my part of the state (Diller-Odell & Johnson-Brock). So the day was filled with seeing tons of familiar faces — including other photographers & members of the media that are always great to see!
Games include: Johnson-Brock vs Emerson-Hubbard, Diller-Odell vs Bertrand, Ord vs Chadron, Kearney Catholic vs Columbus Scotus, Gretna vs Northwest and Skutt Catholic vs Elkhorn South.
Coming soon: my recap of the championship matches at State Volleyball!
Best of 2015 MUDECAS Volleyball
For three nights, I traveled to Beatrice to photograph the 2015 edition of the MUDECAS Volleyball Tournament. The first two nights, I focused on the B Division site, while Thursday night included both the B and A Division Championship Matches between Sterling and Palmyra (B Division) and Diller-Odell and Freeman (A Division). You can check out the Beatrice Daily Sun for more images and coverage.
It was a long week of volleyball, which I love, but is a tough sport to photograph. It was helped by ending the week with the A Division match between two teams we cover -- and three of the four finals teams being ones from towns that are basically home to me. And the game between Diller-Odell and Freeman was definitely fun volleyball.
With nine matches and a little more than 5,500 images, it was the most volleyball I've photographed in a couple of years -- all within four days. Hope you enjoy these few recap images from the week's tournament. Good luck the rest of the season! Hope to see some of these teams at state!
Mark & Bonnie | Wedding | 2015
Mark & Bonnie = forever!
When I got the call for a Fourth of July wedding, first thing that came to mind = fireworks. So of course we decided to incorporate a few sparklers (and even a groomsman shooting off bigger fireworks down the street)!
Getting to help Bonnie and Mark celebrate their wedding was amazing. They are truly sweet people and I can't think of another wedding when the bride & groom were so relaxed and yet so excited. I mean, what couple can have someone walk basically into their first look and still not break at sweat?!
JCC Graduation | Class of 2015
The Johnson County Central Class of 2015 graduated on May 9, 2015. Family, friends and teachers of these 41 seniors filled the gym. For me, it was the last chance to photograph a piece of their high school careers. It's tremendously fun to see these students grow up and succeed. And while you'll eventually have other pretty important days of your lives down the road, enjoy this one! Congrats on graduating from high school and good luck on all of your new adventures!
It's a #*&>@%$! Life
With working at JCC and finishing up my building remodel, I have been a little light on photo posts. To be honest, life has been crazy! And I definitely enjoy what I’m doing. Just right now, that doesn’t include a lot photo updates.
A lot of my frames have been spent at JCC events. And almost all of my social media & website work has been on the school accounts. (So feel free to check them out! Facebook and website)
It’s good stuff to be doing. I get to do some photo, some video, some design… some of it all! This does NOT mean I’m giving up portraits! (So feel free to hit me up about seniors, engagements, families! Email)
But I thought maybe I should add some of my work to my blog.
Here are a few photos from the JCC musical production of Annie, Jr. This was an amazing show. Being a Class C school, JCC offers a lot of the larger school options, but sometimes doesn’t have as big of student body that are usual when it comes to these extra activities. So with so many of our students being involved in multiple activities, it can be hard to find enough kids. With all of that -- I was still really impressed with all of the hard work and dedication that these students showed in this production.
I hope you enjoy the photos! And since many have asked, I have made prints available for purchase. If you have any questions about that gallery, please let me know!
