Over the past 6 months I have had the opportunity to display my work at the Studio Grill in downtown Kalamazoo. Each month they display several local artist throughout their restaurant. I believe this is my fourth month of having my works on display.
Studio Grill is located at;
312 West Michigan
Since I was given the opportunity to do head shots for 2010′s Miss Allegan County I was asked to shoot the 2011 Miss Allegan County and Miss Allegan County Outstanding Teen Pagaent this past weekend. Fortunately I went to Friday’s rehearsal to scope out the venue some more cause on Friday they used the spot light for rehearsal and I was able to grab more pictures than at the actual pageant.. Unfortunately the lighting on stage was some of the worse lighting I’ve ever seen. Plus the decision was made to not use the spotlight for the actual pageant so my fighting chance at decent pictures without a flash were drastically reduced. Despite the lighting situation the show went off without any major hitches and two great young ladies were crowed Miss Allegan and Miss Allegan County Outstanding Teen for 2011.
Keisha Johnson was crowned Miss Allegan County 2011
Jessica Glessner was crowned Miss Allegan County Outstanding Teen 2011
Below are some of the other shots from the evening festivities.
Another one of those harsh sunlight days. Long jump on this field was tough shooting right into the sun.
Saw a similar shot on a photography forum and thought I’d give it a whirl. This first image wasn’t my original intention, but when I first set my camera up on the tripod everything was outta focus. I thought this might be interesting, so click!
Now for the in focus shot. ENJOY!
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