still-blushing

Haven't decided if I'm going to post photographs here of the charity event I just photographed. Mainly cause it was a whole lot of shots of people standing around and sipping wine, or bidding on a silent auction, or sitting and eating. It was fun, but very repetitive after the first two hours. I did post my favorite shots here but don't know if it's worth uploading each of them individually here. Black Dresses and Red Wine

Decided to make a semi-organized blog/site for my photography and writings. Though it's still a work in progress while I try to design a portfolio website. Snaps and Scribbles

I learned the hard way a few weeks ago that there's no place to stand in the midst of a sporting event that isn't in everyone's way. Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun to shoot a swimming competition at UIC(getting there and home wasn't) but it's hard not to feel awkward when everyone around is in their intense athlete mode and there's me, who stands out like a hobbit in Mordor, two feet away trying to take their pictures. And at one point, a judge(or who I'm assuming was a judge) told me that I was standing in the wrong area and pointing at the diving board as if that would be a better place for me to stand. I also accidentally took