Finding those feature pictures
January 27, 2008
I have been real busy lately working on multimedia and cover-letters for my internships.
I got lucky finding this picture. We needed a center piece and I couldn’t get a hold of any of our staff photographers. I ended up driving off campus and shooting pictures and coming back to go to class at 4. With no center piece at 6 pm, I walked out the door and found these two kids.
A day of thanks
January 27, 2008
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski gave the keynote address at Heritage Hall in down town Lexington today. It was one of several Martin Luther King commemorative events. Here, Hrabowski stands and applauds Reginald Smith as he sings “Believe In Yourself.” If you have not herd Reginald Smith sing you need to. I‘ve heard him perform at several UK events and he is amazing.
Reginald Smith
Bruce Gordon, Georgetown, carries an American flag down Main Street. Gordon was a young fighter pilot flying air defense in Alaska when King was shot in April 1968. He marched in a march to honor King in Anchorage and jeopardized his security clearance and his entire Air Force career by doing so. None of his friends would go with him, so he went alone. The event went without incident even with FBI photographers photographing all marchers to identify them. “I was unarmed, but was afraid that we might be attacked by counter-protesters,” said Gordon.
Bruce Gordon flew 132 combat missions in Vietnam. I didn’t get a chance to thank him in person but I wish I had.
Capturing Character
January 27, 2008
Several times a year, Kernel photographers do photography workshops to improve their story telling abilities. These photos are the results of Picture Kentucky 2006.
After crossing the narrow bridge over the Kentucky River, you may only see a court house, a church and small restaurant on Main Street in a seemingly ordinary Eastern Kentucky town. But 12 UK photojournalism students and two alumni set out to discover the extraordinary in Irvine, Ky.
After drawing a name from a hat, students were on their own to find that person and capture their story.
Stories like Karl Bray’s, who said goodbye to his family before heading to go to Iraq the weekend of the workshop. And Verna Alexander, 71, who lives alone in a cluttered home of collectables she refuses to part with despite her family’s pleas. And Fred Brown, who graduated from UK and now works as a third generation hog farmer.
Telling these stories is the mission of Picture Kentucky, a workshop that allows students to work with professional photojournalists from across the country.
Emergency room physician Mark Rukavina tries to entertain Ethan Henry while listening to his heart. His mother’s name is Christy Henry. Photo by Jonathan Palmer
Verna Alexander, 71, plays piano in her home. Years of conservation has left a narrow walkway through the home. Her family and friends want her change her lifestyle and clean up her house but Alexander disagrees. “I’m free to do anything I want to do - my way,” Alexander said. Photo by John Foster
Tobacco farmer Donnie Arvin stands in his barn where tobacco hangs to dry. “There are no sick days or holidays,” Arvin says of his long days on the farm. “When things need to be tended to, they need to be tended to.” Photo by Kasha Stevenson | Staff
The sun begins to set on the Kentucky River. Photo by Kasha Stevenson | Staff
Two hogs stick their snouts through holes in their pin on Fred Brown’s hog farm. Photo by Brad Luttrell | Staff
Billy Don Stamper builds a fiddle in his home in Irvine, Ky. Stamper has played the fiddle since 1975 when he bought his first fiddle from a neighbor. Photo by Hilly Schiffer
A couple embrace as soldiers board buses to go to Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Miss. From there, Patrick will be traveling to Iraq. Photo by Keith Smiley | Staff
Cats’ big dance streak still in limbo after big wins
January 25, 2008
For the past 17 years, UK has had its share of March Madness, competing in the NCAA tournament every spring since the 1990-91 season.
But with the Cats showing an overall losing record and going only .500 in Southeastern Conference play, UK’s streak in the NCAA tournament is at serious risk.
“I think it’s almost impossible,” said Chris Kulenych of Bracketology 101, a basketball blog. “It’s looking more like a NIT year. (UK) should look at an NCAA bid next year.”
Right now, UK (8-9, 2-2) is not expected to make the field in any of the early projections on ESPN.com, the Bracketology 101 blog or other major bracketology sites.
Bracketology is the name given to early projections of the NCAA Tournament field. Bracketology sites use factors including a team’s record in its last 10 games, key wins and losses, and conference and non-conference records.
Finish this story by Kenny Colston | Staff
Sophomore Perry Stevenson is greeted at center court by sophomore Dwight Perry and the rest of the UK team as they rushed the floor after upsetting No. 3 Tennessee on Tuesday. Stevenson had 14 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.
UK women find that pageant is about more than just looks
January 24, 2008
Eight young women, dressed in bright red tops and black pants, hustled around a dressing room cluttered with sparkling gowns, high-heels, curling irons, jewelry, lotion and lipstick.
It was less than 30 minutes to showtime Saturday evening, and the contestants for the 2008 Miss Lexington Scholarship Pageant were ready for their chance to battle it out for the crown, scholarships and the opportunity to compete in the Miss Kentucky competition this summer.
It is no secret that physical appearance plays an important role in winning a pageant, said the 2008 winner, Dana Elliott, but many do not see what lies beneath the makeup, the hairspray and the handy “butt glue,” used to hold the swimsuit in place and avoid any embarrassing slips.
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