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A snowball's chance in Hell
I should know by now that when I complain about something , I will be soon get served by a cosmic breakdancing crew intent on humiliating me.
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Boring bookends
While there is a lot of fun to be had on the job, the bulk of what we do is make the most of boring situations. Bookending the thrill-a-minute world of construction photography are two of the biggest culprits:
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Mold check
While my well-chronicled misadventures with news video have got me down, a couple recent assignments were a nice reminder of what I love about this job. The emphasis on video has pushed photo galleries into the background, but some assignments just scream for stills.
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Put me in cold
Most years, our schedule rotations jive with athletic seasons. This helps you get into shooting shape and get a better sense of each sport's timing as the season progresses toward the more important competitions.
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Clicking against the wind
A rainy forecast for last Sunday turned into a windstorm as reporter Loretto Hulse and I went out to the annual Kite Festival in Richland. I figured that the winds, strong though they were, wouldn't deter the hardcore fliers from flaunting their stuff for the colorful feature.
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Not with a puck but a whimper
For the last few hockey seasons, I've been intrigued by shooting from between the benches where John Allen, left, and Doug Love typically shoot:
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Eyeball hunter
It's been a struggle at times to decide between shooting a video or producing a photo gallery. Aside from crime and breaking news videos, readers seem pretty lukewarm to most of our multimedia offerings, with some of my recent videos, like ones from a Health and Wellness Fair and Oregon Sen. ...
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Sports shorts
It's common to work under tight time constraints in this gig, and last Wednesday brought an unexpected short sports doubleheader.
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Hanford (re)tour
Well, that didn't take long. After noting the strange joy in working alongside a media horde a couple weeks ago during Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's visit to Hanford , I found myself in a deep sea of loathing during Gov. Jay Inslee's trip last week.
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Parks and blechreation
Fruitless feature hunts have a way of ending up in parks, often with an audible sigh as I pull into the parking lot, dismayed that I had to settle for the easiest of go-to feature shot locations. On top of settling, you've also snatched up some low-hanging fruit that may be needed more in the coming...





