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Strong Edit

newspaper page with three-picture story of what it's like to shop Walmart with a picture of the cart, the conveyor belt at check-out, and pumping gas

New York Times story is serving up inspiration for how to best capture a three-image package

Horror Show

barbecue area completely covered in evidence of a raging birthday party

A walk through a local park raised a few questions and some scary ideas

Time to Party

view from across the street of a watch party after a local election

End of election day brought the option to gather with local candidates, but it didn’t seem fun

Golf Cart Culture

white golf cart parked on sidewalk, black golf cart parked on street

Alternative electric vehicles seemed to be catching on in my neighborhood

Small Business Roundtable

close up of black table draping welcoming guests to NYC Small Business Services event

An in-person small business roundtable with City Council and Small Business Services taught me a lot

Puppy Yoga Prep

young girl smiles at camera as she pretends to do downward dog pose while facing cat stuffed animal

Waiting three years to post cute pictures from storyboarding an upcoming fitness shoot

Week of Dance

combination of three images of young girl in red fringe dress kicking off routine with intensity

My old elementary and my current middle school both asked for help creating videos of their spring dance performances

Two Shopping Carts

two shopping carts full of junk and surrounded by dried leaves and empty cans sit on a residential street corner

Walking to a nearby hospital to donate blood, I crossed paths with these two shopping carts someone left on the corner. I did not really want to get closer in case someone mistook me for a thief, so it’s not the most dramatic picture. Stealing one shopping cart is reasonable, but two is excessive. It […]

Better in B&W?

two girls lock arms and cross legs in battle for control of the soccer ball

I don’t usually convert my pictures, but this one felt like the action might benefit from being reduced to black & white. Bright blue versus dark blue was begging me play with the levels. Photoshop is my jam, so I’m not simply taking down the saturation to 0%. While I was able to differentiate the […]

Just Brooklyn

picture of an empty subway platform for reference of my angle on the scene

Coming down the stairs to wait for a train to board, I saw a man cleaning his feet on the subway bench while cops casually arrested a man nearby. I didn’t think I should take out my phone. It seemed like a task for AI. When I switched lines at another station, I took a […]