Wanamaker Photography

Last night was the first regular season game for Minisink Valley Football against Port Jervis, a long time rival.

After leaving the Junior Varsity game at Minisink Valley High School a little early, we headed down to Port Jervis to capture the early moments as the teams took to the field and began their warm-ups. Just ahead of the rain from Hanna, the skies were perfect and the sun settled behind the trees as their routines came to an end.

We also captured a few head shots of the Senior Cheerleaders as well as this group shot of the entire squad …

As the night progressed, Minisink Valley pulled a strong lead over Port Jervis. With a few interesting plays and a couple mess-ups, Minisink Valley won the game thirty to nothing! Here are a couple shots from the game …

Nothing says fall like colorful leaves, cool temperatures and football! Well, we don’t have the colorful leaves or the cool temperatures just yet … but we do have some football …

This past Wednesday marked the start of the 2008 high school football season with a scrimmage between the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams at Minisink Valley High School. It was also a chance for us to get back into “football mode” - running up and down the field, lugging around long lenses on monopods and running out of the way when the players are headed straight for you!

Here are is a shot of the guys warming up …

… practicing some drills …

… and playing hard against each other in preparation for the season ahead!

A few weeks ago, we announced that Minisink Valley High School had selected Wanamaker Photography to cover their graduation ceremonies. When the day finally arrived, I think we were a little more excited than a lot of the Seniors!

Since September, we had the opportunity to follow a bunch of the Seniors through many of the different sports that they played for Minisink Valley. From Football to Lacrosse to Baseball, we had captured hundreds of shots of each Senior … and now we had the opportunity to capture their final photo as they graduated from High School.

As we arrived at the school, the day brought with it uncertain weather. I continually checked the radar on my phone hoping for some luck. As the clouds became darker, I would check more often. We headed out to the field and started taking some pre-ceremony shots of the band, arriving parents and the Minisink Valley ROTC practicing for the main event …

As the Minisink Valley Seniors began walking out onto the field, everyone’s prayers were answered. The dark clouds disappeared and the sun poked through … as bright as ever!

As our coverage continued, we took over 3,000 photos of the graduates during candid moments and while receiving their diplomas. In the end, we were extremely happy that we could share in such a special day with all of the 2008 Minisink Valley High School Seniors!

* We took so many photos that it was extremely hard for us to pick a few for the blog and the homepage. If you are a 2008 Minisink Valley Graduate and would like to see all of the images we captured, please contact us and we will be more than happy to provide you with a special access code to our online gallery!