Ashlyn

The day after the 4-H competition, we returned to the fair grounds to photograph the Western Montana Rodeo Princess competition. The princess and queen contestants were between about eight and sixteen years-old. Coincidentally, I ended up photographing Willy's sister Ashlyn.

Our assignment was to tell the story of the competition according the Life Magazine seven picture formula, which goes like this (roughly):

Opener: a wide or medium angle shot that establishes the scene, atmosphere.

Medium: a medium shot that moves in closer on the principal subject, explaining the subject's role in the story.

Close-up: a detail shot of some interesting aspect of the subject's personal effects or mannerisms.

Portrait: a tightly cropped head shot or environmental portrait.

Signature: I don't really know what this means, but I guess it's some kind of shot that shows the crux of the action, or something like that.

Sequence: for our purposes, we used one action shot instead of a series of shots that show a progression of events.

Clincher: a closing shot that signifies the end of the action, suggesting either unresolved or resolved status for the subject.

Here are the photos of Ashlyn that I used, and a few more.