Pick-a-Pocket

Even though trinkets may often seem insignificant, sometimes the things we carry around in our pockets tell the most interesting stories. We chose six people from the FHC school building and asked them to let us photograph a selection of their most valued, pocketsized possessions. Items varied from silly to sentimental but what we found united all of them is that they all revealed a part of our subjects that we wouldn’t have otherwise known.

All of senior Nathen David’s items are placed on his scarf, which he has recently taken to making a part of his everyday outfits. He always has a surplus of Band-Aids on him because he works with second and third graders at the school district’s after school daycare program, Vacation Station.

Dominic Debro’s grandpa was at his air force base when he received the comb which now belongs to Dominic. The chair was made of small wooden sticks by him and his friend this past summer for their band The Musical Chairs.

ABOVE: I truly enjoy this photo for many reasons,firstly the difficulty in capturing this moment. I had struggled with settings and lighting for a large portion of the event and finally came to the perfect settings when the sun was coming down and found the best timing possible to capture this elegant moment. That brings me to my other point being the sunlight shining across his back adds a great positive and relaxing effect to the photo.

BELOW: This photo is special to me because it was from my very first assignment as a photographer. I think the Spartan flag in the background and the way the sunlight frames Kate’s face and facial expresions is very beautiful and just flows right. I’m so proud of how detailed and clear it looks for being one of my first photos.

ABOVE: I like this photo because of the expression on the wrestler’s faces. I love how the face of the wrestler on the bottom shows how hard he is trying his best to break free.

ABOVE: I like this photo because I was able to capture the staff worker of central looking into the crowd of FHC students. I love how I captured the back of the shirt showing that he truly loves FHC.

RIGHT: I like this photo because even though you can’t tell what she’s singing or where she is, the drama of the excess blackness adds an almost abyssal effect, creating more drama and emphasizing the raw emotion on her face. It looks to me like a concert poster.