Olivet's Alabama Moments Captured...

Today, Olivet's lead-off batter, a Senior named Marisa Baker came up and hit a home run in the bottom of the 1st inning! 

However, it was going to take more than Marisa's homerun to take Olivet to the Final NAIA Championship Game on Wednesday.  It ended up being a very tough loss today with the final score being 10-1.  California Baptist just seemed to be unstoppable.  That meant for me, I had to say "Goodbye" to my new friends, that I was just getting to know.  My heart was sad for them, I could see that their spirits were naturally crushed over their loss.  And trust me, I have taken pictures of Wins and Losses and yes, they both have to be journaled, but we all know it's much more fun to be on the "winning end".  It's these times that we have to look UP and go, "O.K. God... What are You gonna teach me on this not so fun side...?"

As for me, Mrs. "Freelance Sports Photographer" for the weekend plus... What an awesome blessing it has been!  I have taken probably 800 pictures in the course of these two games.  I'm trying to get them edited & posted.  You can already view about 138 of them on the tab labeled "Sports & Events Proofing" located on my website (http://www.tinawrightphotography.com/) Because I had "credentials" I got to actually go on the field and take pictures!  (I'm waiting on those same "credentials" to get on Alabama's Field!  and onto Turner Field!!)  I also know that one of my pictures ran today in The Daily Journal and I will hopefully have another one run in tomorrow's paper!  It was hard this morning knowing that I couldn't zippity-do-da down to the store to pick up a copy & check it out!  I will have to wait until they send me one.  :) ...  But I am excited just knowing that I had my first Sports Shot published!  

Thanks for following along on my journey these past few days!  Not to worry... by Faith I am expecting this to be the first of many more!  Thank you Jesus for taking me on this one!  and Thanks Olivet Nazarene University, you're an awesome group of young women & coaching staff, a pleasure to work with! It's been fun!! :) ... 

Stopping Moments in Time,

Tina :)

http://www.tinawrightphotography.com/

 

Freelance Sports Photographer... :) ...

Today I am excited to get to share with you my new title ... "Freelance Sports Photographer" and my how I love the sound of that!!  :)...  For those of you that know me, you know that I have been a Sports Photographer for YEARS!  (Thinking back, I started taking sports pictures when my "little" brother played PeeWee Football & Little League Baseball!)

Starting today I have the awesome opportunity of working for/with a Newspaper out of Kankakee, IL ~ The Daily Journal ~ and I will be following Olivet Nazarene University's Women's Softball Team as they play in the 30th Annual NAIA Softball National Championship Tournament, that is being held in our own Decatur, Alabama!!  There are teams from all across the United States playing in this tournament that began yesterday with 32 teams in pool play.  By tomorrow night the teams will be narrowed down to 8, and will then be double elimination being taken into the Championship game on Wednesday, May 26th!! 

My job will be to take pictures and send them in to The Daily Journal to run in their newspaper.  I was told that I only have to send 2-3 images, which will be the hardest part for me! and so... I have added a new link to my website to house a gallery of the images that I will be taking... :) ...  Just in case the team may be interested in the photos as well.  I have a piece of "Flair" on my FaceBook that says... "Why take one picture when you can take four!" ... Sorry... that's just what I do!  I can't help myself!! :) ...  and if you're interested, you can view them there as well!

I am also posting links to The Daily Journal and to Olivet Nazarene University, so that you can check them out too! 

http://www.olivet.edu/athletics/softball.aspx
http://www.daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=456927

Pictures are sure to follow.... as I "Stop moments in time" for ONU as they go on to WIN the NAIA Softball National Championship!!  Go Tigers!!! :) ...

Tina :) ...
http://www.tinawrightphotography.com/