Capturing life through my lens

Ally Seevers - Editor-in-Chief

My whole life fits through the 1x2 inch viewfinder of my Canon AE-1. From my friends by chance to the ones by choice, sunsets, stars, and everything in between, it can all be found inside the strips of film.

Ever since I was little, I have been in love with the way rays of sunshine lay softly on the face, how colors pop when it’s overcast, and the way one photo can make someone feel.

I have never really known life without a camera in my hand. By the time I was five, I was hauling around my pink and purple Discovery Kids digital camera. I remember being so excited when I first took it to the zoo. I became the gorillas’ personal photographer that day.

Senior Ally Seevers videos the student section at the season opener football game against Millard West.

Photo by Taylor Sloger

As I got older, my camera grew up with me. In seventh grade, I received my first Canon: the Canon EOS Rebel T6. The first thing I did after screaming with excitement was force my sister into a photo shoot. Looking back on those photos, I can still feel the thrill I felt, holding my very own, professional camera in my hands.

Going through high school, I brought that camera to each and every game, capturing the upset to win district basketball, the winning goal that meant Coach Cooney would be back to state one last time, and so much more.

From that moment on, my love for the details blossomed into what it is today. I fell in love with capturing every moment: the heartwarming hugs after an exhilarating race, the motions the players do at the plate before the pitch, and the reactions from the bench after the thirdconsecutive 3-pointer from the sharpshooter.

I became obsessed with the color and depth of the photo. I found my favorite time to shoot to be when it is 65 and gloomy. The way the bright rose-red of the catcher’s gloves and apple cider-colored dirt sprinkled across the pants contrasts with the stark white of the jersey just takes my breath away. In that lighting, everything is highlighted, yet nothing is over-exposed. The combination makes for the most perfect photo.

When I have a camera in my hand, the leather strap wrapped like vines around my forearm, I feel at home. With a camera in hand, I capture every special moment, everything that I never wish to end. From photos of late nights under the stars in the trunk of my best friend’s car to flash film photography of our gooey cheese pizza at Pitch, those photos will always be a snapshot of my beautiful, crazy life.

Editor-in-Chief Ally Seevers