Video post, and updates of photo work

 Posted by on June 29, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Jun 292008
 


Alright, time to update the blog. Here’s some recent stuff, along with a video piece I did earlier this week. Hopefully the link works fine, until I can get my own Flash compressed copy (does Blogger support posting of SWF’s or FLV’s, without a player?).

If anybody has experience with that, do share.
Directly above the video is the photo that ran on B1 (thankfully, because it promoted the video) as a standalone.
Thanks.

6/25/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Tafari Roberston, 12, watches Kenneth Avery, 12, play the tenor steel drum during an impromptu quiz Wednesday given by teacher Cecil Francis during a class at  Austin Community Steelband on Tenth Street.

this deserves its own post

 Posted by on June 5, 2008 at 12:49 am
Jun 052008
 

be forewarned, the following link may cause motion-sickness or, in extreme cases, nausea (he talks fast, and that comes across his blog): Bill Oram’s Austin blog 

he’s another intern at the Statesman. he’s a talented sportswriter, and great guy to boot. his blog is hilarious. 

posting some recent photos, noticing the original cutlines (seen here), and how much better they are after i’m pushed to get more info…

 Posted by on June 5, 2008 at 12:01 am
Jun 052008
 

i think i need to take a moment to thank Rebecca McEntee and Nell Carroll, photo editors at the Statesman. Rebecca is redefining ‘complete-captioning’ for me, making me a better journalist. also, i’m trusting my instincts (‘gut’ looked pretty bad typed out) a bit more by seeing what Nell ends up ‘pinking’ in Photo Mechanic.

Gracias to both, and Alecia (the Statesman’s photo researcher) for a;; help related to photo  (having in-laws in Albuquerque). keep the work coming…

a really cute kid = hard to make a bad photo

 Posted by on June 4, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Jun 042008
 

6/4/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Evelyn Pazas, 2, Laura Dorantes’ child, works on a puzzle with a childcare provider at Any Baby Can while her mother works with instructor Ruth M. Wells on Wednesday.

i covered something today for “This is Austin” again (shooting these assignments has been the best way for me to see different parts of the city), and all went smooth. the agency, Any Baby Can, seemed to be made up of some pretty amazing people doing great work (website is www.abcaus.org). when i went, they were running their literacy class for Spanish speakers. 

it was fun, and i got to photograph the cutest kid (outside of the Westside and South Valley of Albuquerque, where my nieces and nephews are, of course :) , and it should run in the yearly ‘TIA’ issue.
check back soon… i will be updating. but tomorrow, i get my car fixed. much thanks to Jay Godwin, photo director extraordinaire, who set me up with a reputable mechanic. 
and thanks to disciple-of-light Rudy Gonzalez who gave me tips for the studio.

update on first week’s work, and more…

 Posted by on June 3, 2008 at 12:36 am
Jun 032008
 

CAUTION!!!

this post seems extremely long, but it’s all photos. I guess that’s not really caution-worthy — false alarm.
here’s some work from the first week, and today. i love it. people actually go to the website here (www.statesman.com), and often. so far so good, except for my car breaking! not so bad, it’s probably the CV joint (i hear), and it’s a cheap (relatively) fix.
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finally! i’m feeling like things are starting to click a little more starting today. 
i think i’m starting to warm up a bit more to stills again. i’d like to think i work hard at what i do and, as with anything, if you haven’t done something for awhile, it can be rough going when you start up again. BUT WAIT! let not talk too soon.

6/3/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Adam Stern of Vintage Material Supply ties pecan tree logs to his trailer at the construction site on Barton Springs Road to take to their mill Tuesday.

6/3/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Blackshear Elementary School had their end of the year celebration Tuesday. They recently had a large canopy installed on their grounds, making the celebration more comfortable than previous years according to Amy Hagen, director of elementary schools for Communities in Schools. From right, Louisa Trevino (Perez’s mother), Louisa Perez (3) and Irene Hernandez (8, Perez’s cousin) hold hands while playing a game called they called the hula hoop drop.
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6/2/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Vietnam War veteran Bobby Briscoe, center laughs with fellow veterans APD officer M. Drabek and Fred Castaneda at the Vietnam War veterans memorial at Interstate 35 and East Cesar Chavez Street on Monday.

6/2/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Vietnam War veteran Tony Martinez, right, stands with Fred Castaneda at the Vietnam War veterans memorial at Interstate 35 and East Cesar Chavez Street on Monday.

6/2/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; William Broadhurst, who just turned 103 years old, laughs with Beckett Meadows senior home Volunteer MaryAnn Maziasz at his birthday celebration Monday.
5/30/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Dripping Springs Lady Tigers’ senior Paige Sandahl strikes out to end the game against Nederland, while during the 4a semifinal game Friday at UT. Nederland won 1-0. Nederland catcher Lindsey Rossi runs to join her teammates in celebrating the win.
5/30/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Nederland Bulldog pitcher Caitlin Austin, left, and catcher Lindsey Rossi celebrate their win after the 4a semifinal game Friday at UT. Nederland won 1-0.
5/30/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Dripping Springs senior Brittany Connors, left, hugs the Lady Tigers’ assistant coach Sherilyn Beard after they lost to the Nederland Bulldogs 1-0 during the class 4A UIL semifinals Friday at UT.
5/30/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Linda, a former coach at Niderland, and Henry Pinner of talk about the heat during a lull in action at the 4a semifinal game Friday between Dripping Springs and Nederland at UT. Nederland won 1-0.
5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Nederland senior Katelyn Worsham, left, reacts after she is slid into by Aledo senior Cristina Kelley during Saturday’s Class 4A championship at UT’s McCombs Field.
5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Aledo Lyndi Samuelson, left, tries to steal second during the top of the 10th inning Saturday’s Class 4A championship at UT’s McCombs Field. Nederland junior Ashleigh Kuhn, right, missed the tag, but a moment later got the out as Samuelson slid past second base. Umpire Mickey Espinoiza makes the call.
5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Aledo Lyndi Samuelson tries to steal second during the top of the 10th inning Saturday’s Class 4A championship at UT’s McCombs Field. Nederland junior Ashleigh Kuhn, left, missed the tag, but a moment later got the out as Samuelson slid past second base.
5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Huntington senior Mallory Brandenburg, left, slides into home and takes out Texarkana Liberty senior Heather Reynolds to score the game’s only run. The Huntington Devilettes beat the Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards 1-0 for the Class 3A championship Saturday at UT’s McCombs Field.

5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Huntington head coach Ruth Wright, upper left, celebrates winning  the Class 3A championships withher team on Saturday. The Huntington Devilettes beat the Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards 1-0 at UT’s McCombs Field.

5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Huntington head coach Ruth Wright celebrates winning  the Class 3A championships with game MVP sophomore Carlie Thomas on Saturday. The Huntington Devilettes beat the Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards 1-0 at UT’s McCombs Field.

5/31/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards senior Hailey White talks on the phone after leaving the field at the end of the Class 3A championship on Saturday. The Huntington Devilettes beat the Texarkana Liberty-Eylau Leopards 1-0 at UT’s McCombs Field.
here is the first spot event i covered. thanks to Jay Janner for giving me something to do during a lull in the day.
i arrived toward the end of the TV station’s coverage, and found it to be difficult to find a frame that would capture the event. i ended up liking the following photo best, and that ran online as a ‘Photos of the Day’ photo. the photo after that, of the two officers talking, is what ran in the paper. it definitely is more newsy, but i think i like the first photo better.
5/29/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Shonta Wright, sister of a man shot outside an apartment on Springdale Road, waits to to see if the children of her sister, who was a witness, can leave the scene with her. She is on a cell phone with her sister in this photo.
5/29/08 – Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN;  Lt. Jason Dusterhoft, right, talks with officer D. Clinkscales at a crime scene on Springdale Road on Thursday. A man was shot outside an apartment near the officers.
5/28/08 Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Krystal Mutters, 16, puts flowers in her cap after a tour at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. She is part of a group of patients from the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center who are on a three-day trip visiting Austin and San Antonio.
5/28/08 Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Patients from the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center prepare to leave the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center after a tour and art class. The group is on a  three-day trip visiting Austin and San Antonio.
The painting behind them is of Ladybird Johnson.
5/28/08 Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Chris Levack stands under his scuplture Wigwam after installing it Wednesday at Mueller’s Southwest Greenway.
5/28/08 Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Jose Villa of Alamo Crane jumps down from the crane he operated to help install Chris Levack’s scupltures, Wigwam and Pollen Grain, at Mueller’s Southwest Greenway on Wednesday.  Pollen Grain is the sculpture in the background.
5/28/08 Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Rafael Mendosa welds pieces for Chris Levack’s Wigwam scuplture at Mueller’s Southwest Greenway on Wednesday.
YEAH! and here’s my first photo printed at the Statesman. the story it went with happened to be the business section centerpiece. Yes, it is a portrait:
5/28/08  Xavier Mascareñas/AMERICAN-STATESMAN; Viktors Berstis, a senior software engineer engineer and ‘master inventor’ for IBM, in front of computers hooked up to the World Community Grid.
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