Homecoming at Purdue

It was Homecoming at Purdue, I was fortunate enough to work with Purdue's Alumni Association to help document the weekend's events including and Alumni dinner featuring the Purdue Glee Club, Friday night's Homecoming Parade, and the festivities leading up to Saturday's game against Illinois. Homecoming seems to be losing the feel that it once had of the classic return of graduated students and a rally of the current students to fill with nothing but school Pride. Each year, it begins to get smaller and smaller. One could say that is because of the lack of success our football team has had in recent years, or that students are just interested in other things now. But nevertheless I still enjoyed my assignment and being out on a beautiful Saturday morning. 

Chicago Blackhawks Parade

I had the opportunity to head up to Chicago yesterday and photograph the Blackhawk's victory parade through the downtown streets. Anyone who really knows me, knows that I'm a Bruins fan and losing the cup in '13 still bothers me. So I wasn't really sure how yesterday was quite going to go. But, I respect the heck out of the team, the players and their coach so a tip of the cap to the 2015 NHL Champions and had a great time while I was there. 

Herman Cain returns to Purdue

Last week was a bit hectic for me, but in the middle of it I had the opportunity to photograph  Purdue alumnus, Herman Cain. Most people know Cain for his presidential campaign during the 2012 election, and for his "9-9-9" economic plan which was a focus of his platform. I was able to get some personal time with him, and the opportunity to take his portrait before he gave his lecture.

One detail that stood out to me after he commented on a colleague's Purdue lapel pin, was that his pin included the New Hampshire state flag. Being from the state, I had to speak up and ask why. Like many people, he said it was because of our state motto, "Live Free or Die." 

I throughly enjoyed the chance to meet Mr. Cain, and during his speech he gave one piece of advice that his former grade school teacher once gave him that will definitely stay with me for a long time to come. He said...

"You can be whatever you want to be, but you may have to work a little harder and a little longer." 

Winter Wedding

A colleague of mine from when I worked at The Exponent, approached me this summer to photograph his wedding in December. It would be the first wedding that I would have been hired to cover, but we were both confident that I would be up to the task. I had a wonderful time photographing the lovely couple, and without doubt it will be something that I will continue to do in the future.