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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8/7/11

Artie Portraits

Cycling Portrait 1 by Ryan Stone Virginia Photographer

Sunday I woke up at 5:30am and trekked across town to shoot cycling. Most of the time I'm out for the action and reaction type stuff. But a few days ago I decided to build my own portable studio. It doesn't look like much in person and I'm sure that everyone that stepped foot in it wondered what kind of crazy person I was. But I had a lot of fun and plan on refining the setup and using it for other events too.

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7/26/11

Yeah Buchanan

Pool Reflections

This weekend I started working on a story about a local 11-year-old boy that is racing nationally. While I was with him at a swim meet I saw this. The other images are from the Buchanan Bicentennial Picnic. The Botetourt View called and wanted me to shoot the assignment for freelance. I got there and it was a very very small event. The editor wanted at least 12 images, which was tough. It was also the first time I was specifically asked to get posed group images. It took a lot for me to do it, but I got it done.

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7/22/11

Carvins Cove XC Race

Carvin's Cove XC

On Sunday I went out to shoot a mountain bike race on a whim. I saw a tweet from another cyclist in town and didn't have any other plans. I unfortunately didn't plan the whole race out that well and ended up hiking through the woods for at least 5 miles (it felt close to 8). I won't do that again, next time a trail-map is going on the checklist.

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7/20/11

Klan Rally

A few weeks ago I got a call to help a colleague with a shoot. He was flying down to shoot a Klan rally here in VA and he needed a driver. I helped when needed but shot also. It was quite an experience, I'll just leave it at that.

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7/18/11

Chefs

I worked on a project a while back about chefs and the food they enjoy cooking. Unfortunately I let the project putter out and never made it past four images. I'd like to revive it soon, but have some things I'd like to purchase first to make it better.

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