Lab 5: Angles

Kenzie Cashi, Nacogdoches Senior, warms up for practice during a warm day. As the captain, she is the leader and only senior on the team.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

A sign near the old "Free Speech" area on SFA's campus was prominently displayed during a sermon against sinners. The preacher, Brother Saint Jesse, who wouldn't answer any questions the photographer asked, riled up the campus Tuesday and Wednesday. Many students displayed their disagreements through arguments and shouting but they did not sway the preacher. A pair of Radio/Television majors interviewed him for a class project while about 20 students looked on. 

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Kardal Coleman and Brooke Hawkins, both SFA juniors, help represent SFA's Soul II Soul Gospel Choir. The choir is selling pickles and Kool Cups to raise money for their upcoming concert this Saturday.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

A Hail Storm in Giddings, Texas

Assignment 7

Jose Tomasek, a scrum-half for the Dallas Reds, tries to get the ball away from Shreveport's scrum. The April 4, 2009 game was played in Shreveport on a rain-soaked pitch after a series of thunderstorms passed through the area.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Red Ball Oxygen has sponsored Shreveport Rugby Football Club for over 25 years. At an April 4 game, Alex Simms, a Shreveport rugby player, stands on the sidelines due to an injury from last weekend's game. Red Ball Oxygen is the largest independent welding and industrial gas supplier in the Ark-La-Tex.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Sean Davis, an SFA alumni and Shreveport Rugby Player, acts as an interim sideline referee during a Shreveport Rugby Football Club cup match. The Shreveport team played against the Dallas Reds and won 13-12.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Assignments 6

Kate Wilson, Emma Guidry and Emily Garvin attend an SFA Rugby game during a rainy day in January at Texas State in San Marcos. The Rugby Little Sisses attend games regularly to cheer on the university's team.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Dan Clark of the Dallas Griffins Rugby Football Club, lifts the ball off of Bill Matizza to keep the play going during a January 24th rugby match. The Griffins lost to the Austin Rugby Football Club, 7-10.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

David Wagura, who plays for Atlanta's "Old White" Rugby Club, attempts to get by a forward on the Boca Raton "Buccaneers" Rugby Football Club. "Old White" is ranked number 16 in the nation by a top U.S. rugby e-magazine. They're currently in the running to compete in the national tournament held every year.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Lab 4

Erica Lundberg, an SFA graduate student and teaching assistant, has a passion for birding and reading books. She loves spending her afternoons expanding her knowledge about the Avian species.
Justin Spears, a Resident Hall Director at SFA, loves sports. His life is all about sports whether it has to do with his love for commentary, the Houston Astros, or even the SFA Lumberjacks!

Redone Strobe Assignment

1/1000...f/10...ISO 400


1/40...F/10... ISO 400


1 second... f/10... ISO 400


It was really interesting seeing the progression on the camera of how the natural light, flash, and motion came together.

Firefighting Training

Frankie Hamby, Batallion Chief, and firefighters, Jason Scorsonelli and Brad Moody, listen as the Photojournalism class is told a bout how important the relationship between the fire department and the public is.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Sammy, a Photojournalism student, hangs above the ground with Nacogdoches Firefighter, Brad Moody. She took aerial pictures at the Delbert A. Teutsch Fire Training Facility on Wednesday while the rest of her class looked on.

Photos by Kelsey M Rigby

Cody Derouen, "The Pine Log" photographer, takes advantage of a demonstration of the spreaders at the Delbert A. Teutsch Fire Training Facility. The spreaders, better known as the "Jaws of Life," operate through a hydraulic hose hooked up to the back of a fire engine.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Del Birdwell, Nacogdoches Fire Marshal, and Jason Scorsonelli wait at the end of the ladder for another student coming up from the truck. SFA Photojournalist students got the opportunity on Wednesday to try out some of the tasks firefighters do when they fight fires.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

On Wednesday, Jason Scorsonelli, a Nacogdoches firefighter, explains how dangerous the hydraulic hose can be if it is cut. The hoses power the spreaders that firefighters use to take apart vehicles that are involved in car accidents.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby