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Lights out

Found an image I had meant to post a while ago. I was photographing the football season opener for Genoa-Kingtson High School when the lights went out on the field.
I was immediately reminded by the time Scott Strazzante (Chicago Tribune) was photographing the Chicago Cubs when the lights went out at Wrigley Field. The story [...]

Posted 19 September 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Graduation

My tactic to shooting graduation is to focus on the activities before and after the ceremony. Everything during the actual event is visually boring. Lots of words, but not much doing.
The period of time before the graduation is filled the excitement and anxiety. Afterward comes relief and acceptance.
Last week I was assigned to shoot the [...]

Posted 26 May 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Winter sports portraits – 2010

Portraits are so hit or miss for me. Sometimes I can walk away from a shoot more pumped than a documentary assignment. Others, I sweat bullets and get anxious before I am even done shooting. Thankfully, this season’s crop of portraits was mostly anxiety free.

Posted 29 March 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

World’s largest pie fight

With more than 200 people in attendance, Molly Holbrook may have orchestrated the world’s largest pie fight in Genoa. The previous record was held by a Weezer music video, in which 120 custard pies were used.

Posted 13 June 2009 † Beck Diefenbach § News ‡ Comments (18) ° Also tagged: , ,

Spotlight

Spotlight is an annual special section my paper does which focuses on a dozen, or so, people with a common theme. This year the concept was kids. Specifically one kid from each grade, K through 12.
Shannon, a kindergartner, reads with her father before bed time.

Posted 21 May 2009 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,