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Pictures I Like-Summer version June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment There have been some nice pictures hitting Merlin in the last week. I wanted to get a few published here, just in case either of you had missed them. Bryan Terry is putting on a clinic on proper use of a 50mm @ 1.4 (above). Our interns Miranda Grubbs and Mitchell Alcala are turning in some good work, and Jim Beckel... Read More

Pride Parade June 27, 2010 Staff Photographers at The Oklahoman made new photo galleries over the last few days. I photographed the OKC Pride Parade on Sunday night, but take a look at images from the Vietnam Wall, the funeral for Hannah Diggs Atkins, and Camp Funny Bone, by visiting the photo galleries page. Read More

Another round of unpublished June 22, 2010 There’s only so much room in the newspaper. It stands to reason that not all of the photographs that we turn in are going to get in. We publish pictures in our photo galleries, but just in case either of you had forgotten to click on the galleries lately, here’s a few nice pictures that you didn’t see in the... Read More

Photographing a funeral June 21, 2010 Last week, Staff Photographer Jim Beckel covered a funeral for Charles Scott Jirtle. He contributes these thoughts about the event: As a father, this image of a young girl clutching an American flag behind her father’s casket was one of the most difficult photographs I’ve ever taken.  When I was younger,... Read More

Photo-geek June 15, 2010 I’ve been a photo-geek at my home lately, and it all started with this picture. To be perfectly honest, I should say ‘more of a photo-geek.’ A few months back, DOP Doug Hoke said he want to see some more unusual and artistic pictures from the Festival of the Arts in downtown Oklahoma City. I used an old... Read More

Flooding in Oklahoma City June 14, 2010 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post memorable quotes on Dec 30, 2010 @ 3:29 pm Read More

Endeavor Games June 14, 2010 Miranda Grubbs photographed the Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma this weekend. I mentioned a few posts back that Miranda is one of the Photo department’s summer interns this year. Click here to see more of her pictures from this weekend’s Endeavor Games, as well as images from Staff... Read More

Welcome Home June 13, 2010 Since 2001, I’ve photographed many deployment ceremonies and even more homecoming ceremonies for US Army and National Guard Soldiers. Last week I photographed a homecoming from a different point of view. Members of The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 751 have been at every deployment and return since Sept.... Read More

Prom Night June 08, 2010 Glenn Wright keeps a necklace with 5 engagement rings on it. When he gets a girlfriend, she gets a ring. There’s a dance every Thursday night at the Oklahoma Foundation for the disabled. Even so, the prom is the most important dance of the year. Read More

Superstitious June 07, 2010 I know it is unfounded and nothing is true to predict any outcome of events, but I have to admit to being a little superstitious. So being that I had the opportunity to cover the start of the NCAA baseball post season regional (which if you did not know is most likely the most superstitious based sports there is... Read More