As part of the Fourth Friday series in the Rand Lounge, The Melodores performed in front of a standing room only crowd. I personally hate the venue due to the terrible lighting and lack of a raised stage. It certainly made taking photos exponentially harder. Because of the lighting conditions being so terrible, Most of the photos that I took had to be converted to black and white. The performance was awesome, the venue definitely was not.
International PARK(ing) Day is celebrated downtown on Broadway between 2nd and 5th avenues. Each space is donated by the city of Nashville for the day and individual groups decorate the miniature parks as they wish. It was definitely a different shooting experience than I am used to due to the difficulty in getting candid photos from the subjects.
I had the awesome opportunity to shoot one of the best receivers in college football this past week as a part of a long form story. My photos ended up running as the cover as well as a part of the two page spread on the interior that housed the actual story. I am amazed at how well they printed, especially after the shoot that I did last year with him that did not go particularly well from a photography standpoint. I cannot believe how much I have improved as a photographer in a year.
It felt good to come away with a win after last week's heartbreaking loss to Ole Miss. After scoring 35 points in the second quarter, we sat on the ball and did not score for the rest of the game (Austin Peay actually beat us 3-0 in the second half). That being said, Vanderbilt totally dominated the game, going the entire first half without giving up a first down.
