Historic Avenue of the Columns

Remember When I posted on this...

2010-10-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

...well I don't.

and that is because I moved! So if any of you are still curious about if I still post pictures, even take pictures, or died in gutter in a Romanian ghetto (that one makes sense, I promise) check out my NEW BLOG!

http://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/

Sorry blogger, I moved to wordpress.

St. Patricks Day...a bit late

2010-04-12T09:24:00.000-07:00

No Coast Rap

2010-04-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

No Coast Rap is a rap battle group in Columbia. They hold battles at various venues bringing together a large crowd and good times.

Check out the wonderful article published in VOX by my friend Trey!

http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2010/03/25/rappers-delight/

Kelly Betz a.k.a. Dr. U.G.Z.

Mat Betz a.k.a. Mantra

Macy Pruitt a.k.a. Ice-9

Justin Kusch a.k.a. Stoney J (top left), Mat Betz a.k.a. Mantra (top right), Macy Pruitt a.k.a. Ice-9 (middle left), Kelly Betz a.k.a. Dr. U.G.Z. (middle right), Alex Grousis-Henderson a.k.a. Al Hendi (bottom left), Steve Eanet a.k.a. XQZ (bottom right)

MU Softball

2010-03-22T17:35:00.000-07:00

Graffiti

2010-03-22T09:22:00.001-07:00

Took a few images of graffiti downtown for the Missourian for a story being done on vandalism in Columbia. The graffiti reads "Jesus smiles when MU loses." ...I thought it was funny

Speakers Circle Politics; Democrats and Republicans

2010-03-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

University of Missouri College Democrats.

University of Missouri College Republicans.

Mizzou Baseball

2010-03-17T09:23:00.001-07:00

University of Missouri pitcher Eric Anderson.

My friend Corey

2010-03-15T09:18:00.001-07:00

Corey "Manstein" Goldstein.

As a birthday gift, a friend bought Corey a website and had me take picture of him for that website. It is not up yet, but check in the near future epicmanliness.com

First Day of Spring

2010-03-11T19:28:00.001-08:00

The first nice day of the year and that meant ice cream.

Nancy's Trade A Book

2010-03-09T20:38:00.000-08:00

True/False Parade

2010-03-02T21:23:00.001-08:00

The Brothers Griffard

2010-03-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

Stephen Griffard.

Neal Griffard.

Chili Cookoff

2010-02-25T21:24:00.001-08:00

Participants in the chili cookoff were encouraged to wear costumes. The men of Core 20's Disco Inferno won second for their costumes.

Long Missourian Days

2010-02-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

Jason Lenhart, photo editor for the Columbia Missourian.
http://www.jlenhartphoto.com/

Les Bourgeois

2010-02-23T20:06:00.000-08:00

Last week I started work on a multimedia project on Les Bourgeois Winery in Rocheport, MO. I shot photos, recorded audio, and wrote a story. I don't really know what I'm doing writing a story and there are a few problems with the multimedia, but other than that I am pretty happy with it. Please give it a read/listen/look and I hope you enjoy.

the story.

the multimedia.

I've been shooting a lot of sports

2010-02-21T20:54:00.000-08:00

The Missourian has been leading to a lot of sports photography. I usually have no idea what I am doing, but it's fun and I think I am starting to figure it out.

Missouri Grand Prix

Columbia College vs. Stephens College

University of Missouri vs. University of Texas

Korked Bats

2010-02-21T17:33:00.000-08:00

Korked Bats is a sports blog focusing on sports coverage and comedy. Three of its contributors and founders go to MU and I photographed them for VOX.

Their Blog: http://korkedbats.com/

My friend Jakob

2010-02-10T21:23:00.000-08:00

Jakob Berr, a Mizzou Photojournalism grad student, helped me out before a shoot for VOX by standing in for my subjects and helping me fix the lights.

Thanks Jakob!

Check out his blog! http://jakob.crosslab.com/

New Year memories

2010-02-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

I have been going back through some older photos and putting them up. Here are a few from our New Years Eve party I have neglected to post for some time now.

Brian Roach.

Hilary Telford, Carl Werner.

Katie Hamlett came into Columbia from Chicago for NYE2010 and we couldn't be happier about that.

Midnight, 2010.

The morning after.

Christmas Leftovers

2010-02-08T16:07:00.000-08:00

These images are long overdue (about a month and a half), but I thought a few christmas photos wouldn't hurt anyone.

My cousins Jack and Elena play Christmas eve. This was Elena's first christmas.

Megan Daus holds up Elena, her niece, to inspect the Elmo piñata. Elena was taken away before the older children began to hit the piñata, Elmo is her favorite character.

Grandpa Lounsbury.

Elena.

I wish I was an Oscar Mayer...Wienermobile?

2010-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

The Missourian

2010-02-03T21:43:00.000-08:00

...lots of sports.

New Years Eve

2010-01-01T14:38:00.000-08:00

NYC Winter Walk

2009-12-25T14:47:00.000-08:00

I still have a camera. My name is Stuart!

Its a Four-Oh-Christmas

2009-11-26T20:51:00.000-08:00

CPOY

2009-11-17T15:31:00.000-08:00

By the end of the week, everyone was going a little crazy.

Even the Pros have bad days

2009-11-12T19:52:00.000-08:00

Joe McNally, professional bad ass photographer came to Mizzou to speak about his career in Photojournalism. Known as the guy who can do anything (seriously the man lit an entire building with flashes, no easy task). Funny guy, I can't remember what the kid asked him, but this was his mock response. Check out his work at www.joemcnally.com

My friend Clint & my friend Phoebe

2009-11-09T15:19:00.000-08:00

Flash Rave

2009-11-06T10:20:00.001-08:00

...and P.Fal ruining my shot : )

Behind the Scenes

2009-11-05T18:55:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2009-11-04T14:54:00.000-08:00

Friends I miss

2009-11-02T11:36:00.001-08:00

These are all old photos, but they are photos of people I love and miss because they left me here Columbia to go be awesome somewhere else. Hope to see all of you really soon!

Fall in Speakers Circle

2009-10-29T11:15:00.001-07:00

Health Care debate

2009-10-28T11:11:00.000-07:00

College Party

2009-10-27T15:39:00.001-07:00

2009-10-26T11:20:00.000-07:00

Don't touch the grill with your hands

2009-10-21T10:15:00.000-07:00

YDA

2009-10-20T16:20:00.000-07:00

New Lay Out...in progress

2009-10-19T15:11:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, so I have been tired of the old color scheme of Historic Avenue of the Columns. Lets face, it was never that good. I am now working to develop the new and improved blog!

However, a few problems persist , mainly I don't know how to work html...like at all. If anyone has any suggestions/knows how to make this look pretty, please let me know.

Thanks for the help,

Will

p.s. also all new photo posts will be bigger!

2009-10-18T23:38:00.000-07:00

Obamacare in Speakers Circle

2009-10-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

CPOY entry

2009-10-07T17:04:00.000-07:00

my CPOY entry.

Diner Food in KC

2009-10-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

A Day at the St. Louis Zoo

2009-09-03T10:27:00.000-07:00

My Friend Brian

2009-09-01T10:49:00.001-07:00

Days at the Pool

2009-08-29T13:14:00.001-07:00

Carl

2009-08-26T17:23:00.000-07:00

First Day of School

2009-08-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

I thought that it would be a good idea to try and document my first day of classes this semester, but of course, that really just meant Speakers Circle.

now that's facial hair.

Rose: selections from Tennessee Williams plays

2009-08-23T15:47:00.000-07:00

As part of her final project, our friend Anna Erikson created a play about Tennessee Williams by choosing select scenes from his plays to illustrate his relationship with his sister. Katie Hamlett, Alex Milner, Chris Lowe, as well as others made up the cast of this play. I volunteered to take some photos.

Alex

2009-08-23T10:54:00.001-07:00

Eating & Drinking

2009-08-19T18:37:00.002-07:00

International Paint Yourself Day

2009-08-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

Each year in Forest Park, St. Louis some kids from Truman organize an International Paint Yourself Day. The results were a colorful day of running around Forest Park and getting weird looks. Unfortunately no, I wasn't painted.

Summer happens

2009-08-16T17:56:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, I know I have been lazy all summer and haven't made a post in almost 3 months, but it is time to right those wrongs. Keep looking for new posts I should have made during the summer and they will be up within the next few days.

Easter with the Family

2009-05-18T18:52:00.000-07:00

It's a little old but just thought I'd share some photos I liked.

2009-05-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

Hey friends. Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but I'm a lazy bastard. Finals are almost over and I have been looking at some photo's from the past week or two.

Spring Break 09

2009-04-15T07:25:00.000-07:00

Iavora, Danny, Grant, Jordan, and I traveled down to Orlando to spend our spring break with our good buddy Andy Valor.

Bloging from the dead

2009-04-14T00:37:00.000-07:00

Thought it was about time for a new post, being that its been over a month

True/False Bitches!

2009-03-04T13:06:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows my obsession with covering this festival should know this was coming. I hope you enjoy and I hope you saw some movies!

More from the Baptism

2009-02-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

Fun at 404

2009-02-11T07:58:00.000-08:00

We had the first day of summer yesterday and danny went out to shoot cans with his airsoft gun. I took pictures.

Baptism

2009-02-09T09:38:00.000-08:00

This weekend I went to St. Louis to photograph my cousin's daughter's baptism and have been going through all the photos and decided to put one up while I'm editing the rest.

The baby is Elena and her fathers brother, Manoli is holding her just after she has been baptized.

Ice Cream!

2009-01-29T19:16:00.001-08:00

They are making ice cream and I want some!

Teddy

2009-01-27T19:31:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, I am not taking any photoj classes this semester, so I am trying to make a better effort to shoot more.

...So far I haven't shot much.

I went to Chicago and almost didn't take any pictures

2009-01-14T20:42:00.001-08:00

Oystermen!

2009-01-01T20:57:00.001-08:00

Well its about damn time I get these photo's up. About a month ago while in Florida for Thanksgiving break with my family I went out with these two oystermen to make some photo's for the hell of it. It just so happened that a writer from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune was out with us. To make a long story short, I sold several images and have been holding off posting them until the article was up. But now it is (click here) and I want to share them with you.

enjoy!

Family Portraits - Dobbs

2008-12-21T21:03:00.000-08:00

Some couple-of-month-old photo's I took for my aunt and didn't end up editting until very last week.

Pretty Ricky

2008-12-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

Anjali was taking pictures of Rick for his ____________ (insert bullshit reason) and I decided to hang out and take some pictures.

Advanced Techniques - Multimedia madness

2008-12-02T10:22:00.000-08:00

For class we were asked to find some good examples of Multimedia. Here are some of my favorites I have seen recently

Choosing a President by The New York Times

At America's Edge by Jim Lo Scalzo

Rape of a Nation by Marcus Beasdale

The Marlboro Marine by Luis Sinco

Access to Life Mali by Paolo Pellegrin

Florida with Maddy

2008-11-28T19:16:00.000-08:00

Some fun from Florida.

I worked on a photostory over break on an Oysterman in Apalachicola and will have photo's up from that soon. But there is a slight chance I might be able to sell one to the Sarasota Herald Tribune. So until then I'm keeping them off the page.

2008-11-25T19:48:00.000-08:00

I've been in Florida for the last few days and here's just alittle shot I took. Kinda an accidental ode to John Hook's recent post.

The Bissell - another teaser

2008-11-24T19:53:00.001-08:00

Just one more picture from the Bissell. Someday I'll show you the people, but that day is not today.

The Bissell - a final project in the making

2008-11-20T23:35:00.000-08:00

For my final project I shot with Matt and Val at the Bissell Mansion in St. Louis. Bissell is a murder mystery dinner theater that offered us a great time to improve our flash work...and hopefully make some grades.

CPOY - Photo fights and fun

2008-11-16T00:15:00.000-08:00

So after a week of watching great photography, everyone working on it has finally relaxed.

Congratulation to all the winners! Check out the winning images at CPOY

TOO MUCH PHOTO-J!!!

J2000 - Islamic Center

2008-11-15T16:13:00.000-08:00

I was working on a project for my Cross Cultural Journalism class which took me to the ICCM (Islamic Center of Central Missouri). It was nice to shoot something for a class that wasn't photo. It was less stressful and kinda fun.

PhotoJ - Fill/Balance

2008-11-13T13:51:00.000-08:00

Just some more school work. This assignment couldn't have come at a worse time though, the first assignment that requires bright sunlight was in the first week that we didn't have that. Also it is CPOY (College Photographer of the Year) this week and I would much rather sit in the dark room and watch the judges work than anything else, but I found my way out side during one of the few hours we had nice light and made this shot.

PhotoJ - Color Correction

2008-11-11T09:18:00.000-08:00

So this should have been put up about a week ago but better now than never. This is using gels to make a flash match the available light, in color and damn it, it is hard! Anyway this a photo from 2 days before the election as volunteers are being organized. yea the color's look a little off but that is kinda impossible to get around and is easily fixed if I had put it in photoshop.

Do you know who won?

2008-11-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

Cause we sure as hell don't. All I know is that all my friends were crying, hugging each other, yelling. Are those good signs? = )

What a show, the whole town went crazy. People were honking their horns, running up to each other yelling, hugging, or even just giving high fives. I might do a multimedia thing with all of my election photo's from the last few months, but that will wait to be seen.

Mizzou Obama Rama!

2008-10-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

With just 5 days remaining in the most important presidential race in recent memory, Barack Obama stopped by our humble town and spoke at our simple University. Over 40,000 came out to listen to Senator Obama's speech. The population of Columbia is just over 80,000. Many in the crowd, comprised mainly of students, began lining up before noon for the rally. This will be one hell of an election.

Blend Flash - Jacob

2008-10-24T14:38:00.000-07:00

This me trying to blend flash and natural light and let me tell you it is hard as hell. This is Jacob workin with me to understand the flash thing.

PhotoJ (Single Flash, 2nd take)

2008-10-23T17:09:00.000-07:00

This is from my second attempt of shooting with flash and I focused mainly on bounce flash, being that I have a direct flash from the first take I liked. So this is my select for bounce and the last post is my select for direct.

PhotoJ (Single Flash, 1st take)

2008-10-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

So this is my first attempt at real flash work and let me tell you, its a bitch! Direct flash is harsh and awkward to look at. I post again on this subject again on Thursday, but until then enjoy...or maybe don't. = )

workin

2008-10-21T09:32:00.000-07:00

I just want to preface by saying when I wasn't shooting I was working twice as hard as both of them at cutting wood...or at watching Dexter on TV. = )

Metal & Glass (PhotoJ)

2008-10-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

So here is another assignment from my Advanced Techniques in Photojournalism class. Studio Lighting is still giving me some trouble, but I think I'm doing a little better

Roots and Blues Weekend

2008-10-08T11:23:00.000-07:00

We all left the house, except for Stephen, who could not find any clothing except for boxers.

When will Iavora figure out that summer is over and it is no longer time for summer dresses?

Politics as Usual? ... Not quite

2008-10-06T22:47:00.000-07:00

Immediately after the only vice-presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska spoke to a crowd of supporters gathered in the indoor stadium on St. Louis University's campus. I chose to tone these photos in black and white ... because the color was piss poor = ). I feel that my mistakes worked in my favor in these images and the black and white made them more dramatic and made me look at them in a different way, enjoy!

(Copy Edited by Stu)

Moo-Dah Parade

2008-10-03T10:32:00.001-07:00

I finally took some photos outside of the house! I also did some audio madness. The whole event was quite fun and everyone I talked to was super cooperative and nice.

Surrealism?

2008-09-30T19:08:00.000-07:00

The fall is coming.

Classmate Portrait (PhotoJ)

2008-09-30T13:34:00.000-07:00

These are some photos of Clare Becker which I took for my classmate assignment.

Select

Extra

Howard Dean

2008-09-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

So I've been slacking alittle bit recently but I'm finally getting some old shots up. I'll try to get the current ones up, expect to see them soon...I hope.

PhotoJ outtake

2008-09-22T08:19:00.001-07:00

Went to a public pool for their last day of being open and dog's were allowed to swim. I think this might be the ugliest dog there...and by that I mean greatest!

404 days

2008-09-15T18:33:00.001-07:00

Elephant Suit Dunk Tank

2008-09-10T10:19:00.000-07:00

Stephen got into a elephant suit and got dunked all day. Go YDM!

Barack Obama Convention Speech watch party

2008-09-08T10:42:00.000-07:00

Ok, so these are a couple of weeks old, but I have been meaning to put them up and I think now is as good a time as any.

My Dream Woman

2008-09-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

Sarah Palin greats fans in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Advanced Techniques - Copy Test

2008-09-04T13:38:00.001-07:00

This is my first Advanced Techniques post (required by class) and you will notice a few differences from my normal posts. 1st they are not toned (i.e. I did nothing to change the way they looked coming out of the camera), this is required by class. 2nd the last 2 images ARE NOT MINE and I feel the need to say that as clearly as possible. They are images by Richard Bickel, a photographer from Florida. Thats it, more will come.

mine

mine

not mine;image by Richard Bickel

not mine;image by Richard Bickel

Alittle More from my Homeboy

2008-09-02T09:25:00.000-07:00

Honestly I'm just sitting next to Anjali and she updated twice so I figured I needed to keep pace. Enjoy some more, I promise I'm probably almost done with the McCain photos.

McCain!

2008-09-02T00:30:00.000-07:00

6 hours in the sun and a bloody nose. What a trip.

404 Trash

2008-08-28T03:48:00.000-07:00

We took out the trash last Sunday in preparation for Monday AKA Trash Day. Cleaning out the house has been a lot of work, and it is not done yet, but seeing all the trash on the sidewalk was a very satisfying experience. I used some of my environmental portrait skills from this summer to capture the moment.

Drastic Changes

2008-08-28T03:09:00.000-07:00

The main topic of conversation for my first few days in Columbia was hair. There was too much in our lives. Will has forever looked like Shaggy from Scooby Doo so he was attacked the most. We sat on the back porch and went over drastic change and hair cuts and the life decisions we make. Anjali and Will decided to make a change. Here is proof.

These photos will forever remind me of the good times in college and the great things my friends are willing to do.

Wall Scrubbing

2008-08-28T02:41:00.000-07:00

I moved back to Columbia about two weeks ago and into my house on North 10th Street. The last weeks have been relaxing and it has been good to be back and reconnect with people. When we first moved in we realized that we had to clean the basement before Grant moved it, but as Grant's move in became closer we still had done nothing. When Grant showed up he was horrified with the state of his room. The walls were filthy and little had been done about the carpeting and the old mattresses. We suddenly got motivated and Will and Grant started scrubbing away. I can safely say that Grant now has the cleanest room in the house.

Will knew what picture I was going for and looked into the light and photo magic was born.