PICTURES

Teeny tiny design assistant

Stephanie Cordle — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:03 +0000

I was scheduled to shoot a holiday mantel makeover with designer Paige Gilbertson of Graphic Organic Design earlier this week. Gilbertson brought one of the most adorable (and smallest) design assistants I’ve ever seen, her seven week-old son Oliver.

For the…

Patience and high pain threshold

Laurie Skrivan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:50:50 +0000

Patience. Pain. These were the two words that came to mind while I was walking around the tattoo expo last Friday. Two words that also reveal why I don’t have any tattoos. This was my first year covering the event…

Mornings with the police scanner, I hear it all

Elie Gardner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:22 +0000

Today wraps up my four weeks of working the 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. photo shift. I’ve learned a lot in the past four weeks. I’ve discovered new coffee shops, made friends with police officers and gotten to know the…

Just in time, the purple picture of 2009 appears at Parkway North High

Robert Cohen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:42 +0000

While officially dressed as a Rennaisance maiden, Jenna Stack, a Parkway North senior, looked the part of Disney's Ariel. Her classmates in teacher Allison Ramsaroop's 'Masterpieces' class, learned about chivalry through acts of service at the Creve Coeur school.

Just before…

Night Photos, Part II

J.B. Forbes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:42 +0000

I was so encouraged by the photos I took of the foggy St. Louis riverfront Monday night that I couldn’t help but stop and take more from the McKinley Bridge Wednesday night. I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity. The…

Photographing Fog Can Be Tricky

J.B. Forbes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:16:41 +0000

Fog photos have always had an appeal to me. The trouble is trying to capture the right exposure and the mood of the moment. I was searching for a feature photo for the paper Monday afternoon and not having much…

Sometimes, the picture is there long before you arrive

Christian Gooden — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:50:05 +0000

I was once fortunate enough to visit Japan. On a trip from Tokyo to the Mount Fuji area, I stayed at a very nice hotel. The room was plush with exquisite Japanese decor. So much, in fact, that the foyer…

Pumpkin Prison

Dawn Majors — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:55:01 +0000

Feature hunting sometimes begins with and idea, but most often it begins out of desperation.

Filling the newspaper or “Feeding the beast,” is not always easy.

Finding “standalone” pictures (without a written story) is one way to make that happen. They are…

100 Neediest Cases kicks off this week to help St. Louis families

Huy Mach — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:03:16 +0000

I spent a good part of my week interviewing different people for the 100 Neediest Cases campaign. This is a different type of video than the ones I usually do. Since the Post-Dispatch (STLtoday.com) are partners with Neediest, it’s more of a…

The science behind a winning image

Emily Rasinski — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:41 +0000

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Contest season is coming upon us quickly. This week the College Photographer of the Year was judged at the University of Missouri. It’s always interesting to go to the judging and listen to the discussions about what it takes to have…