The Illinois High School Association on Friday relaxed a policy that had required news photographers, before being granted access to state tournaments, to sign waivers stating their news organizations would not resell photos to the public.
At last weekend's girls gymnastics and wrestling state finals, the IHSA had enforced a policy that required media photographers to sign the waivers. A photographer representing the Tribune at the girls gymnastics meet did not sign the waiver and was blocked from the floor. At the instruction of editors, the photographer left.
"I don't know if it's permanent," said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman of the change at the girls state basketball semifinals. "But what brought it on is this: We received word [Thursday] that we would be receiving a proposal from the Illinois Press Association to try to resolve this issue.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Appreciating Greenery Through Photography
Bandar Seri Begawan - Year Three students at ISB recently participated in a photography competition entitled ?Brunei in Bloom?.
The competition was aimed at encouraging students to appreciate the flora and fauna in the country while finding information about the conditions needed in order to sustain the growth of plants.
On top of that, they were encouraged to admire the beautiful floral arrangements found all over Brunei such as at public gardens, side of the roads and roundabouts.
Furthermore, it also encouraged students to appreciate the hard work and dedication of gardeners who work hard to make Brunei a more beautiful place.
The winners received garden gnomes and watering cans as prizes presented by the school gardeners, Ajit and Probol.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Tri-City Herald award-winning photography
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Many teachers in Puerto Rico ignored a call to strike Friday, but public schools across the island canceled classes anyway as students stayed home.
Less than a quarter of the U.S. territory's 500,000 students reported for classes on the second day of the island-wide strike, according to Education Secretary Rafael Aragunde, who repeated his call for parents to continue sending their children to school.
The union representing Puerto Rico's 42,000 teachers called the strike after a breakdown in negotiations over demands for higher salaries, smaller classes and more autonomy for individual schools.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Author tells Clifton's story with a camera
CLIFTON -- For an English major with no formal art training, Sandra Giordano is doing well for herself in the world of photography.
Giordano, 38, shot the photographs for her new book, "Clifton: Then and Now," the latest in a series on city history.
The book features historical photographs of Clifton buildings and parks a century ago compared side by side with their present-day counterparts.
In "Then and Now" Giordano details some of the ornate architecture of Clifton's downtown buildings.
"When you live here all your life, you walk past these buildings on Main Street and don't notice them," she said.
Released last week, the book is the third volume about Clifton in Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series (those sepia-toned paperbacks stacked in the history section of Barnes & Noble).
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Huffman remains steadfast in art of film photography
Jack Huffman of Florence has been interested in photography since Cadillac offered V12 and V16 models and Chrysler offered its first V8 in the early 1930s. So it was a no-brainer when he retired from GE in 1991 that he would start a new career in photography. He went to a photography class at Florence-Darlington Technical College that was taught by Joe Lewis. He learned how to develop black and white film and color slides. Then he bought a medium format Mamia 645 and started following Lewis around to weddings for on-the-job training. He watched Lewis in action and would then shoot behind him. Two Bronica cameras later, he opened a studio above Kolor Quick. He did studio and wedding photography until closing the studio at the end of 2000. "I enjoyed shooting weddings and landscapes," said the Lynchburg, Va., native who moved to Florence in 1974.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Lucky winners take home special gift packages at bridal fair
Dusty Johnson of Cross Lanes is on a winning streak. Not only did she take home the $1,000 prize package at the ninth annual Bridal, Prom and Special Occasions Fair Saturday at Tamarack, the lucky bride-to-be won a $250 gift certificate from one of the vendors, a $300 prize package during the Battle of the Brides and free wedding photography. "I really didn't expect to win the grand prize because I've been so lucky already," Johnson said. She and David Hurley of Chesapeake, Ohio, will be married Sept. 13 in Sissonville.Laura Diem of Beckley took home the $500 grand prize. "I was really surprised," she said. "This has been a really fun day. I've had a good time, and I enjoyed visiting all the booths." She and Russ Bond of Crab Orchard will be married June 21 in Beckley.Their prizes were provided by Party King Rentals and Sales, Lite Side Cakes and Catering and All Seasons Floral and Tuxedos.Chosen through a drawing from the 160 brides who attended the Bridal Brunch, these lucky winners were chosen at the end of the Battle of the Brides.Each year, local sponsors plan and provide the one-stop shopping event that brings together photographers, caterers, DJs, florists, resort representatives, limo services, fashion retailers and just about anyone else who provides services for special occasions.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Newspaper Bids Farewell to Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Albuquerque Tribune said goodbye Saturday to the city it had served for nearly nine decade as it closed in what observers described as the latest newspaper to succumb to the digital age.
Eighteen editors, reporters and photographers hunkered down in front of computer screens to put out the last edition. The final front-page headline read simply, ``Goodnight, Albuquerque.''
The Tribune's circulation had dropped from 42,000 in 1988 to about 9,600; some blamed the advent of an era in which readers increasingly shun ink and paper to consume news online. Its main competitor was the much larger Albuquerque Journal.
The paper's owner, The E.W. Scripps Company, put The Tribune up for sale in August and said it would shut the paper down if a buyer wasn't found.
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Photography exhibit displays wonders of Metro Parks
WEST AKRON — Chase the winter blues away by taking in the 10th annual Amateur Photography Exhibit at the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Visitors Center.
More than 100 photographs reveal the beauty and complexity of the flora, fauna and man-made systems that define the Metro Parks, Serving Summit County. The exhibit is on display through May.
Pat Rydquist, an interpretive naturalist for the Nature Realm, is the curator and organizer of the exhibit. More than 400 photographs were submitted, she said, but the selection committee sorted out and chose just more than 100 that matched the criteria. All photos had to be taken within the Metro Parks’ boundaries and have the esthetics the group was looking for.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Lights, camera, action for Blackhawk swimmers
MOON TWP. — Two Sony cameras — one for video and one for photography — dangle against Blackhawk coach Ray Lion’s heart as he coaches in major diving competitions. He uses the footage and the prints as teaching tools.The most enduring image will be the final one he captured. He shot Blackhawk’s Abby Brown and Dan Frazier as they sat together atop the medal stand after winning gold medals at the Midwestern Athletic Conference diving championships Friday evening at Moon Area High School."It feels wonderful to know we did it together," Brown said.Frazier said Brown was one of the people who convinced him to try diving. Both were gymnasts. Brown said it wasn’t hard to persuade Frazier to get involved."I think he had a crush on one of the older divers."Now they’re both attracted to success.Brown, a senior, claimed gold after winning MAC medals in each of the past three seasons.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Appreciating Greenery Through Photography
Bandar Seri Begawan - Year Three students at ISB recently participated in a photography competition entitled �Brunei in Bloom�.
The competition was aimed at encouraging students to appreciate the flora and fauna in the country while finding information about the conditions needed in order to sustain the growth of plants.
On top of that, they were encouraged to admire the beautiful floral arrangements found all over Brunei such as at public gardens, side of the roads and roundabouts.
Furthermore, it also encouraged students to appreciate the hard work and dedication of gardeners who work hard to make Brunei a more beautiful place.
The winners received garden gnomes and watering cans as prizes presented by the school gardeners, Ajit and Probol.
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