Rachel S. O'Hara

OK FOLKS, WE DID IT AGAIN!!! SOUL OF ATHENS 2010 IS UP AND RUNNING! EXPRESSION (THE GROUP I AM IN) GOT TO HAVE THEIR SECTION LAUNCHED FIRST AND SINCE IT JUST LAUNCHED AT MIDNIGHT WE ARE ALL PRETTY PUMPED UP! HOPE YOU ENJOY IT ALL! WE HAVE A BUNCH OF AWESOME CONTENT THIS YEAR!!! HERE IS MY PIECE AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED PUTTING IT TOGETHER!!! http://2010.soulofathens.com/expression/boxcar-burlesque Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

For our series assignment I decided to do photos of people drinking some of their favorite types of drinks in settings that complimented the drink. Melissa was coffee at Donkey, Alex was alcohol in the sparse studio, Mallorie was Gatorade on the track, Stephen was soda at Court Street Diner and Jenna was water at the pool at the Commons. I got some lighting help for two of the photos from Mr. Drew Lisy, so major props to him. I thank all of my models for this. Here are all the photos on their own and a small jpg file I made of them all strung together. Hope you enjoy! Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

For the group/couple portrait, I had a hard time getting people together at the same time for this photo. I lucked out however and got a hold of a fellow Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer and she happened to be meeting with her little on a day I could get into the studio. I am still uncomfortable with the studio and having to light things. However, Jamie and Tosha were patient and I hope they ended up having fun in the process. When I made them write what they liked most about being a big and a little, I got some great responses. Here are the three photos I turned in for class, plus a few extras! Thanks, ladies! Enjoy! Here were the responses: Tosha: I like to be Jamie's little because she is so cool and funny. Jamie: I like to be Tosha's big sis because she is the little sister I never had, and always makes me smile! Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

My pal Zane DeLong, a freshman at OU, is one of the most amazing artists I have ever met. Give him a canvas and "wala!" something fabulous will end up taking up that canvas. He does amazing self-portraits (one he did in high school is off the charts - but is safe at home). Zane is also just a nice and wonderful person in general. He is always so happy and makes the bets homemade birthday cards. The 1st 2 are the ones I turned in and then the rest are just for fun!!! Thank you, Zane for being such a great model!!! Enjoy! Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-

Emmett Girton, 5, was my most recent model for my portraiture class. The assignment was to do a non-facial, representative portrait of someone that still showed something unique or interesting about the subject. You don't see a lot of kids when you live in the bubble of college so I thought it would be fun to do my portrait of my good friend's, Sam Girton, son, Emmett, who I have babysat a few times while in college. After the promise of a new hot wheels toy, Emmett was ready to show me all his toys (and there are A LOT of them!) in his playroom. It was a really fun shoot and I am very thankful to Sam and Emmett for being so kind and allowing me to hang out with them as well as let me be a part of their lives. Love you guys! Peace. Love. Happiness. -rso-