11/28/11

A Day at the Barn

My girlfriend, Becca and her mom wanted me to take some pictures of them at the barn with their horse Sheeza. Sheeza spent the past few weeks sick and one of those weeks was spent at Virginia Tech's Vet Med hospital. I'm not much of a horse person so I don't spend a lot of time at the barn with Becca. Since I don't necessarily spend a lot of time at the barn I wanted to treat it as an assignment. I mentally figured the assignment would read, "A girl's horse has recently come home from the hospital and her and her mother are working her back to health."

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10/24/11

Fall Colors

My boss asked me to keep an eye on campus and get ready for the changing of fall foliage colors. Last week I went out a dreary overcast day and was able to get some stuff I liked. I should probably note that since I'm not working for a newspaper I'm able to help things along a little bit in photoshop. These images have their saturation boosted about 30%, but the color was still pretty good in person.

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10/18/11

Just for Kicks

Fall Feet

When I'm out shooting I'm serious about my work, but I also like to joke around and have some fun. One day a few years ago I was at an assignment and I looked down and the carpet had crazy patterns and I just point my camera down and took a picture of my feet. Now I do this regularly. It's just for fun. Also, it was pointed out to me by a student at Christiansburg High that I wear the same shoes every day. This is a true statement and I also buy the same pair of shoes in the same color when each pair dies.

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10/12/11

Cyclocross

Cyclocross

A while back I was shooting the Carvins Cove XC race and Troy and Tyler Smith gave me a ride to the track because the walk was longer than expected. While talking, Troy told me that Tyler had broken his arm during a multi-racer pileup during the Atlanta Nationals road race. I've spent time with them on race days for the past few months and have really shooting with them. At eleven-years-old Tyler took second in the Bedford mountain bike series for the under 18 range. He also beat almost everyone in the C-class at Saturday's cyclocross race. Tyler is a 3rd generation cyclist and racer, his dad raced and so did his grandfather. Most images below are just stuff from Saturday's time at the Freakout at Fallon, not everything is of Tyler.

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10/5/11

Move in Day

Moving in to Virginia Tech

I've been wanting to post to the blog here recently but a lot of what I've been shooting is podium events and classroom type stuff. I knew I had stuff laying around the archive that I hadn't posted I just couldn't figure out what it was. These are all images from the move-in day here at Virginia Tech. It was fun watching all the different families, one mother talked to me while leaning on a refrigerator and mocked some other parents for being too clingy. The original intent of the assignment was to document the football team help students move in. I watched as some jumped in and were a genuine help, but others found the local TV station and commandeered a microphone.

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9/23/11

Virginia Tech Vs. Appalachian State

Virginia Tech V. Appalachian State by Ryan Stone Virginia Editorial Photographer

I'm a few weeks behind on blogging, but I'm trying to get caught up. I shot my first Virginia Tech football game 2 weeks ago and I was surprisingly nervous. I'd like to think I handle pressure well but for some reason I got kind of giddy/nervous about shooting a football team that doesn't lose every game for three years. My initial thought was, "bring earplugs next time." It was extremely loud down on the field and it was chaos. So much happened and I was trying to get my bearings. I'm looking forward to the next game when I have a better idea of what to expect.

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9/19/11

Giles High V. Christiansburg High

Giles High Vs. Christiansburg High Girls

I was assigned to shoot high school football for the Roanoke Times a few weeks ago. I figured it would be your normal stuff, dark stadium, grainy pictures, you know the usual. But as I was pulling into the parking lot the students for Christiansburg High were having quite a time in the field next to the stadium. I grabbed my gear and ran over and started shooting. I ended up getting two pictures I really like and once I got started with the game the clouds rolled in. The game was cancelled eventually after an hour of lightning delays.

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