Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Matt Stamey/Staff

I figured I'd post a little something before heading out to Portland this weekend. Misty and I are attending Geekfest, a workshop hosted by Aphotoaday.org. It's pretty much a gathering of photographers... and we'll shoot some stuff, talk about it, shoot some more, talk about it, eat, shoot, sleep, talk, shoot... until Sunday. Should be a good time.

A couple of things going on about me...

I got another Staff infection. Not cool. I've got three "flare-ups" on me right now. The doctor hooked me up with some drugs (antibiotics I assume) and I should be good in a day or two. These things are similar to that thing on my hand a while back. Only at a different location. They hurt.

The Courier is designing another "wrap" page using my photos that won awards this past year. A "wrap" is a single page thing that wraps a bunch of insert advertisements in Sunday papers. They did one of these things for me last year, and want to do another one this year. This page also has a picture of me. Only Dee Dee (my boss) wanted a new, more current photo to use. So this evening I took some self portraits in the studio. And this is what I ended up with.

BTW: I didn't use any photoshop to make this image. I think it's pretty cool. I don't know if it'll fly with higher-ups, but at least now I have current self portrait. (as if I don't take enough already)

While I'm at it... here are a few images I've made recently.


This kid is 7... he's a state champ bike racer in his age group. This is the type of photo I make when the subject has already done what we're writing a story on, and the subject isn't doing anything at the time of the assignment.


A kid shoots a 20-gage shotgun. The Junior Shooting team down here was practicing for the state contest.

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux celebrated their 30th birthday with a REALLY LONG mass Tuesday night. The main guy stood outside the front door of the church greeting people after the mass.