Posts by Chris McGathey
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Where High Intensity Is An Understatement
Joshua Carona runs The Sweat Shop in Oak Cliff consisting of cardio exercises, free weights and high intensity work outs. On Monday night’s classes are packed at Carona’s small gym on Tyler Street. Campers like Jasmine Rodriguez have lost 60 pounds.
By Chris McGathey Jun. 19, 2013 | 1:50 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Episcopal School of Dallas students and sisters CeCe and Kat Turner showed interest in rowing at an early age. They currently practice at Bachman Lake.
By Chris McGathey Jun. 4, 2013 | 12:49 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Park Lane Equestrian Center
A boy leads a horse to an arena at the Park Lane Equestrian Center on June 4, 2013. For a story on local students who train and compete at the center. Students train everyday for an hour or more.
By Chris McGathey Jun. 4, 2013 | 12:45 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Running For Their Lives in Forney, Texas
Out of curiosity, and because I have never been to one before, I photographed my first Run For Your Lives 5k obstacle race in Forney over the weekend. The catch to this race is that volunteers, decked out as zombies, with full makeup and dress are chasing the competitors. If you have never been, it is muddy, so you will get dirty, you most likely will not keep the tennis shoes you brought, and it is a workout. The description on the event website pretty much sums it up. This obstacle course race is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. And hopefully, it won’t be your last. Waiting at the end of this zombie infected 5k—aside from a possible brain craving—is an apocalypse party to die for. Celebrate your survival or imminent zombie transformation at this one-of-a-kind festival complete with food, live bands, a DJ, and of course beer. Events are held all over the country. Upcoming races are about to hit New Jersey, Indiana, Colorado and Minnesota. Now if I can just get someone in Oak Cliff to organize one we are set. Preferably someone that owns a lot of farm land.
By Chris McGathey Jun. 3, 2013 | 11:34 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Opening Day Just Three Days Away
Holmes Aquatic Center Head Lifeguard Clay Rawlinson vacuums the pool for leaves on Wednesday. It takes staff about three weeks to get the facility ready for opening day, which is this Saturday. (Staff Photo: Chris McGathey)
By Chris McGathey May. 29, 2013 | 2:31 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
To All The Heads I Chopped Before
To piggy back on an excellent post by Oklahoman photographer Bryan Terry, I too would like to add my two cents why we (photojournalists) sometimes chop off heads, intentionally in photos, whether it be through photoshop or when capturing an image. Terry is spot on, sometimes concentrating on a detail in a photo can add to the story, as well. Generally when a face and eyes are visible the viewer almost always looks there first. By leaving them out a viewer is drawn toward a different spot in the picture. As was the case with this photo of student Natalie Luther at the W.T. White Zombie Walk.
I too I decided to look through the archives and see how often I chop heads and torsos off in my photos. It wasn’t many, and generally there was a reason for it, to me anyway. As for these two photos they did not run in the paper.
Usually the photo involves a child or an animal that is not at the same eye level as the other person in the photo. Like this one of Rachel Thienprayoon getting her head shaved during St. Baldrick’s Day. Her eyes peering over to friends and family is something that was natural, not posed. I too understand, especially at a community newspaper like ours, that parents want to see the faces of their children and themselves in the newspaper, but sometimes the creative juices get flowing, or sometimes I want to approach an assignment a little differently, so for this I apologize.
By Chris McGathey May. 22, 2013 | 12:22 pm | 1 Comment | Comments RSS -
St. Mark’s Captures 2013 State Lacrosse Title
St. Mark’s School of Texas beat Episcopal School of Dallas in overtime, 8-7, to raise The Texas High School Lacrosse Division I trophy.
By Chris McGathey May. 7, 2013 | 1:19 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Now For The Rest Of The Story
Three protestors were arrested in all during the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Library ceremony. It’s always great to get time to spend telling both sides of a story, especially one with national attention and media coverage. I spent four hours with the protestors, but once the ceremony was over and I felt things were simmering down, I left, pretty comfortable with what I had captured.
By Chris McGathey Apr. 26, 2013 | 3:02 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
On The Scene At State Soccer
The Highland Park girls soccer team captured second in state after falling 2-1 to Denton Guyer in the championship game.
By Chris McGathey Apr. 22, 2013 | 11:20 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Headed To Georgetown
The girls soccer team wrapped up its second straight berth in the Class 4A state tournament with a 1-0 victory over Wylie in the Class 4A Region II final at Carrollton’s Standridge Stadium. The Lady Scots (24-0-5) will battle Cedar Park (22-3-2) in the state semifinals at 1 p.m. Thursday in Georgetown.
By Chris McGathey Apr. 15, 2013 | 2:02 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS
