Reggae Shack Cafe after Renovations.

Reggae Shack Cafe on PhotoPeach

Again all photos by Shemuel Arrindell.

Police shooting I Covered.

Police Shooting, Gainesville Fla. on PhotoPeach

All Photos taken by Shemuel Arrindell.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Summer

This summer was suppose to be my free summer. I am only taking two classes this summer but I never realised the amount of time each would require. Reporting on its own is taking three to four days per assignment. I wouldn't mind if my grades reflected effort I out out. So this summer needs putting in perspective.

A benefit of summer is the amount of time available for reporting. With less students the chances of being published increases expentionally. I am also able to consult the editors and writers of the Alligator more directly.

Because the class takes so much time and energy I have very little time to do anything else. I have been given assignments from the Alligator but I haven't the time to go practice and get enterprise photos. Passing reporting is maybe the single most important thing a journalism student can do at the university however, my photography is being put on the back burner.

So far my summer photo publications can be found here and here

The first one was my first time covering a hard news story. These shoots allowed me to see how a newspaper works. I never met the reporters who were assigned to the stories I just got to call with the assignments.

Some Art

I now need human subjects to help improve my craft. As a photojournalist pictures of animals, buildings, and scenes just don't cut it.

These are just a few photos.

This last photo was my exposure and shutter speed test.

Its been forever and a day.

My last blog post came to you a month ago just before the beginning of finals for my Spring semester. So what have I been up to? Quite a lot. I have not been taking pictures as much as I would like to and it's frustrating. For example, I went to Miami Fla, a week ago and if you have ever been in that city you know the hundreds of picture taking opportunities just waiting to happen. Unfortunately, I was the driver in all of my adventures and took almost no photos. I am however, planning a return visit before summer is over.

New, I started experimenting with the use long-exposure light painting. I have a few mediocure shots which I took last night to see how it worked and to get the right settings etc. I will be creating art in the nex few weeks so look out for that.

In school related news, I started JOU3101 - Reporting, at the Universit of Florida. It has been deamed the second hardest class at UF but I'm not going to let that scare me. It's very time consuming but not impossible.

Now for the pictures. They have been unedited in any way, mostly because I hate editing and I do not have my own copy of Adobe Photoshop for windows.

These photos were taken at the University of Florida Veteran Memorial dedication ceremony on April 30th.