Self Portraits

Here are my favorite self portrait. I get really excited about self portraits because it is when I can be creative, dress up and act silly. On the down side, self portraits are challenging because the you are not able to look through the view finder and frame a photo. Most of these photos were staged at least ten different times. Manual focusing on yourself when you are not in the frame is practically impossible without someone to sit in for you to focus on. Some of these photos have been touched up a lot or not at all. I have provided before and after photos of my photoshopping skills. Enjoy!

Before

After

Special Olympics

Thanks to a bunch of passionate athletes, volunteers and their fans, the 2010 Special Olympics has been held at UNL all week. If you have not seen any events or meets, there is one more day left. Tomorrow night is the closing ceremony, and unfortunately I am unable to attend. It has been a pleasure being a photographer of the Special Olympics. The athletes are great! I have uploaded, below, photos of Powerlifting, Track & Field, Swimming, Flag Football, Volleyball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Basketball and Soccer.