Men’s Lacrosse Regular Season Finale

My initial idea of capturing the Women’s Lacrosse Senior day was unsuccessful because of the men’s lacrosse senior day game being cancelled. I decided to shoot something else.

Freshman attack, Isaac Harrington, getting his mind right before the finale.
Men’s Lacrosse arrived at Southern Virginia Friday afternoon for a quick walk through after the 7 hour bus ride.
The team then had some down time before a big team dinner at JJ’s Meat Shak in downtown Buena Vista
Men’s Lacrosse arrived at SVU Saturday morning ahead of the big game. Final preparations before the guys went out for the first time.
Senior Faceoff, Chris Pannenbacker, locking in ahead of the big game. Pannenbacker would go on to win 14/24 face offs in the contest.
And here we go. The guys are headed out for the first time for stickwork and stretch.
Issac Harrington dialing in ahead of the big contest. The Lions are ready to go out for a second time. Harrington would go on to score 2 goals against the Knights.
Lions are headed out to finish up pregame. Lions fell in the regular season finale 13-10 against the Knights. Lions are back in action May 2nd against the visiting William Peace Pacers in the quarter finals of the USA South playoffs.

From Clay and Dust to Pottery

I followed my roommate, Laura Dove, as she wraps up her senior year here at Piedmont University, as a pottery major. Laura makes all sorts of pottery, from mugs to bowls, and sells them on her website. I followed Laura as she goes through the pottery making process of creating a mug to be shipped to a client. This includes steps such as creating, trimming, glazing, firing, and packaging the mug.

  • After mixing clay and letting it dry to the leather-hard stage, Laura Dove takes her mug to be trimmed on the wheel. This is the first step after originally throwing the mug on the wheel. (Establishing Shot)
  • Once on the wheel a second time, Laura Dove trims the edges of the mug. This is where Laura can perfect the shape and clean up the edges of the mug. (Close-up)
  • Once the mug has completely dried to the bone-dry stage, Laura Dove will pour glaze onto the mug. From this, Laura can create colorful designs on the side of the mug. And although the colors cannot be seen here, they appear once the glaze has been heated and melted down onto the mug.
  • Once the mug is completely covered in glaze, Laura Dove wheels the pottery on a cart out to the kilns. Here we can see Laura passing other pottery students as they wrap up their art finals for Piedmont University. (Signature Shot)
  • Laura Dove must get help from other students when moving the cart outside where the kilns are. Here we can see Nermeen Arif assisting Laura in this trip of the pottery journey. (Interaction)
  • After the pottery has been cooked inside the kiln for a few days, Laura Dove can finally take it out to inspect how the mug turned out. If there are no cracks or I imperfections, Laura will continue onto the next stage in the process.
  • Here Laura Dove posses with yet another successful pottery piece. Now Laura will be able to move onto the final stage in this process. (Portrait)
  • Finally, Laura Dove can prep and package the mug to be shipped off to the client. Every piece Laura makes must go through each step with now complications to reach this final stage in one piece. (Clincher)

MUA for a Gender Reveal!

My sister, Destine Jackson, has a great passion for makeup and hair. She became a certified makeup artist when she graduated Piedmont Technical College in May of 2018. She has done makeup for graduation photos, baby showers, gender reveals, birthdays, prom, and even professional photo shoots. I was able to capture a few moments while she was doing what she loves for her friend’s , Kenya Carter, gender reveal. Destine Jackson has found that when she is able to do a practice makeup session, the actual day of the event runs a lot smoother.

I believe that this brush holder was perfect for my sister, Destine Jackson, because this is what she does everyday. She loves what she does and would not choose any other career path.
New mom to be, Kenya Carter, is ready for her practice make up look for her gender reveal party which was in the next couple of days on April 29th in Stone Mountain, Ga. She is very excited and she hopes it is a boy.
Shaniah Williams wanted to be included so she waited patiently for her make up to be done next. She strongly believes that the baby will be a girl, so she requested a pick look.
Kenya Carter loved everything about her makeup and thought that my sister, Destine Jackson, delivered a great natural look. She felt extremely confident in Destine’s abilities to do her makeup on the big day.
Both Kenya (Left) and Shaniah (Right) wanted to show off their new makeup. They felt gorgeous and could not wait to settle their debate about the gender of the baby.
The day of Kenya’s gender reveal has finally arrived and everyone is extremely excited. Kenya sits down once again to have her makeup flawlessly be done again.
On April 29th in Stone Mountain, Ga, Destine Jackson (Left), Kenya Carter (Middle), Shaniah Williams (Right), and Oscar Mitchel (Bottom) all pose for a picture at the gender reveal party. It was a GIRL!

LIONS ROAR like Champions!!!!

Piedmont University’s men’s and women’s track and field team travelled to Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday April 26th to compete in the first ever Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) track and field conference championships. The meet was hosted by Belhaven University from April 27th – 28th. After two hard fought days both the men and women came out victorious and won the inaugural CCS track and field conference championships.

The High Jump mat (left) and the sandpit that the athletes used for both the Long Jump and Triple Jump events.
Belhaven University’s school logo, which is placed right on a billboard behind the school’s football field.
Piedmont University’s track and field arrives for day two of competition and sets up team camp.
Piedmont athletes Connor Creedon (left), Gary Halverson (middle) and Jacob Balot (right) competing in the men’s 800-meter race. They would place 3rd, 2nd and 5th overall respectively.
Piedmont 400-meter sprinter Nicholas Griffin looks on as senior Darius Smith rolls ahead of the pack. While assistant track and field coach Remel Williams poses for the camera.
A couple of Piedmont University’s athletes celebrate the women’s victory. Top: Garrett Stadler (left), Wesley Rodgers (middle left), Walker Capelle (middle right) and Kai Doyle (right). Bottom: Courtney Brown (left), Reaghan Anderson (middle left), Samantha Seymour (middle right) and Wren Greubel (right).
After the meet was over and the Lions tried to head home the group’s bus broke down. Head Coach Jamie Jimison was making multiple phone calls to get his group home.
Athletes Jadon Gonzales (right) and Gary Halverson (left) sat and waited for a new bus to arrive like everyone else. Gonzales also took the time to finish the dinner he had just received.
Can’t forget the Piedmont University men’s track and field team took home first place too. Left to right: Nicholas Griffin, Chris Donsereaux, Kalyn Hall, Gary Halverson, Jacob Balot, Darius Smith and Connor Creedon.