Photo Story

This carousel model lays out what is being worked for by all of the volunteers.




The three main carvers work at different stages on the animals.

Here a volunteer carver works to carve the head of what will eventually be the animal Berry. You can see his dedication by how beat up his hands are

This retired old teacher wears an apron with the names of his students decorating it. He carefully carves pieces for the new cow piece. He says it takes upwards of 5 years just to get to that stage of the cow and painting may take another 5-10 years.

Here is the final product of all the hardworking volunteers at the Albany Carousal. Years of work is put into each animal but the final product makes it worth it.

Blog Post Week 10

This term I would say the best photo I have taken is the one of the OSU student high fiving the little girl at the run. While the photo was not perfect I loved the expressions and feeling that the photo gave. This photo reflects what I have learned about taking action shots, making the faces visible and capturing a moment. Between the beginning of the term and now I now know to always shoot someone from the front, get their name, and capture interesting angles.

For class I want to be able to take pictures that are good enough to add to the school paper. Along with that I want to get more comfortable talking to strangers and people I do not necessarily know. Finally I want to contribute to the paper through good stories.

Looking back I think I achieved these things for the most part. I had two or three good photos in the commuter  which were of Sam Grove by the water fountain, and Kane Weekly’s portrait. My ability to talk to strangers has also grown. When having to go to the carousel and interview people it was much easier because I had talked to so many new people  through the term.