http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs Barrett Stinson and Scott Kingsley's photography Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:23:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2010/02/library-discovery-center/ Here's one of the first photos I shot for The Grand Island Independent, which was published Feb. 5, 2000.   As of this week, I've been at the Grand Island Independent for 10 years. I never thought that I'd be here this long. Ten years ago, fresh from several internships in Indiana ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2010/02/looking-back-on-a-decade/ Tracy Overstreet and I just did an update about Madisyn's story yesterday. Turns out that after she bought calculators for her class, members of the community donated money and calculators for the rest of her school (except kindergarteners and first graders.) http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2010/01/madisyn-springer/ Every year the Grand Island Independent chooses a Man and Woman of the Year. A story is written a portrait taken and they are honored on the front page, one on Dec. 31 with the other Jan. 1. I was lucky enough to photograph the subjects this year. I tried to ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2010/01/man-of-the-year/ http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/11/break-a-thon/   CAPTION: Turning herself in a circle while  bouncing the ball lightly off the wall, Katie Brand works on her touch Thursday before facing Wood River at Lincoln Northeast High School during the first round of the Class C1 state volleyball tournament. Central Catholic won 3-0. (Independent/Scott Kingsley)   One of the great ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/11/state-volleyball/   After three straight weeks of shooting football in the dark, cold rain, I was treated Wednesday with two afternoon games. It was a gorgeous day and since they started early, it's a lot easier to get more than just a photo or two.  This one didn't make the paper but ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/11/outtakes-2/ The Harvest of Harmony Parade can be a tough assignment. There are only so many ways to shoot marching bands, not to mention bands going down the same street. More often than not though, the sun pokes out from behind the clouds and creates pretty light that helps make the ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/10/harvest-of-harmony/ http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/10/vigil-against-domestic-abuse/ Sometimes things just work out. The assignment was simply that Kayla Van Wie would be wearing her gradmother's homecoming dress (from 1956) to her own homecoming. With some time to think about it, and willing subjects, I turned the assignment into an outdoor portrait/fashion shoot.  This is one of the ... http://www.grandislandblogs.com/indyphotogs/2009/10/fashion-shoot/