artist in residence-photography

during the last part of the year, the whole school participated in an artist in residence program with acclaimed photographer Julie Keefe. i had the opportunity to assist her sometimes as she went from class to class and grade to grade and taught both basic photography principals and empathy for others. it was a great experience! while the kids were out shooting, i had the opportunity to practice too. here are some of my favorites!

First Day of School

A Knowles family tradition on the first day of school and the last day of school is to go to Burger King for ciniminis. We done this for at least 8 years. While it's always been my 4 kids, some years we've added other "family". But this year we were down to two--Taryn and Tanner. It seemed very strange to just have the two kids!

Sally Leet

The principal of our elementary school, Oak Grove Elementary, retired this year. Several of the teachers asked me to take her photo to use as part of her retirement gift. They wanted it to be a surprise. I told Sally I wanted a photo of her and Buddy (the school dog) for the yearbook. She came in while I was photographing some first graders and posed with Buddy for 6 photos (that was all Buddy could take). When I saw this photo, I was so thrilled that I had to order a print to make sure it really looked as good as it did on my camera! The teachers had it enlarged to 11 x 17 and framed and gave it to her at her retirement dinner. Sally wanted each student to have a photo of Buddy to remember him by (he's such a big part of our school) so she had the photo made into wallets for every one!