Musical Chairs- 02/10/12- Photo by Kris J. Murante

Tonight I had to shoot a sweetheart dance at Rochester’s School No. 4. I was told they would do some games, then have dinner and then dance. One of the games was musical chairs (and I thought it was going to painful). Then, I realized the dads and chaperones (some teachers and administrators) were going to play for a teddy bear for their young “date.” Well, it quickly became apparent that this was going to be a much more competitive game of musical chairs than I had ever seen. At the end, it was a teacher and a faculty member battling it out.

Hula Hooping - 02/06/2012 - Photo by Marie D. De Jesús

Today my assignment was to hunt for a weather feature. Is February and Rochester is experimenting temperatures as high as 48F. In my quest for a moment that would scream nice weather, I encountered Leanne Smith, 19, Kassandra Stymus, 19 and Heidijane Kesel, 18, all of Rochester. The ladies were at Highland Park with their puppies and a bunch of hula hoops, in the gorgeous light of the afternoon, enjoying themselves. Bingo!!! They made my day. 

An Old Friend - 02/04/2012 - Photo by Marie D. De Jesús

Looking for standalone features in Webster, I made a stop at a barber shop,  Comb and Razor. There’s always characters at barber shops, so I introduce myself made a couple of photos. But it happens this time the character is 12-years-old Duke, a sleepy labrador. Any movement I did, Duke was there, looking for my attention with his kind eyes. Duke is more than comfortable with customers since he is always there with his owner, Bob Leshhorn (left in the photo), who has been a barber for over 50 years. 

Intense Fire - 01/31/12 - Photo by Tina Yee

It was crazy how fierce the fire was on Dartmouth Street in Rochester.  At this moment firefighters were pulling out of the building and coming down the ladder after radio and horn blasts alerting them to get out.

Olympic Hopeful Mom - 01/24/12 - Photo by Tina Yee

Amy Whitbeck is the only woman on SUNY Brockport’s wrestling team and she is in the running for the 2012 Olympic team.  I was photographing her for Sunday’s story during a practice that she sat out of due to a minor injury.  I loved watching her playing with her daughter.

Out of Nowhere  01/23/12 - Photo by Tina Yee

 I was photographing a Garth Fagan Dance segment and tried a few shots from higher up.  I liked how the dancer seemed like he was just levitating before a few audience members.  RIT’s Gordon Field House was actually packed but with the lighting the way it was it  looked like just a few people.