9 Hours in 60 Seconds

Every RHS GradNight 2006 attendee will receive a DVD with the 'Then and Now' slideshow (growing up pics) as well as a slideshow from the night itself with images by, yep, Wiggins Photography! Thought I would put together a little teaser with 74 images that runs the night from the initial slideshow at Millsaps College (thanks MC for your great hosipitality!) to food and karaoke at The Stone Pony to all types of fun at The Park, and a wrap-up at The Res. So, for the RHS 2006 Graduates (and everyone else) select play and Hang On!

Sometimes...

As an artist/photographer, I am always on the look for the light and composition for the image that will tell the story of what happened. Sometimes you have to look high/low/upside-down/inside-out to find the perfect image. Sometimes the image is handed to you on a silver platter. This is one of the last images I captured the night/morning of RHS 2006 Graduation/Grad Night. Most of the tired seniors had left for home for a bit of much deserved rest, while a few walked to the edge of the reservoir just as the sun began his daily arrival. With the crescent moon high in the sky, Mars just visible as a pinpoint of light, and the sun poised to break the horizon, the symbolism of new graduates looking toward a bright, yet still to be seen, future was presented to me on just such a platter. A quiet and humble 'Thanks' at being allowed to witness yet another event as I too, wrapped the night. Congratulations from Wiggins Photography to every member of each Class of 2006, with a special thought to the Ridgeland High School 2006 Gratuates.

Awake

Well, somewhat awake (actually we've been up since 5 this morning, but thinking otherwise makes me feel better). Grad Night was great! Graduation at 7, congratulations all around, change clothes and load the charter buses by 9. Police escorts to keep everybody together (buses and assorted support vehicles) and an overall trip of appx 90 miles made for a full and fun night! A big screen presentation of parent-supplied photos (nothing like potentially embarrassing images to bring the house down), followed by several hours of food and karaoke (ignore any rumors concerning a finale of YMCA featuring a parent, coach, police officer and photographer; any photos that surface will have obviously been photoshopped), more hours at the go-cart/putt-putt/ice-skate/laser-tag park with caricature artists thrown in, and finish up at the reservoir where several of us watched the sun come up (I'll post that image tomorrow). Great way to wrap up Patrick's senior year (course he has Senior trip to Fla next week). Jeni and I had just enough time to get home, get Eric on the bus for school, Kaitie to her school and make it to Eric's school for the moving-to-the-next-school ceremony. Pick up Kaitie and finally get back home and some sleep by early afternoon, these 36 hour shifts are still a piece of cake, the recovery (for some reason) seems to take a little longer. A few sessions today to ease back in, and a quick trip to Amtrak to pick up tickets for our first all-five-of-us family vacation wrapped up the day on a good note (have to admit, glad to see Taylor Hicks pick up AI, someone with such a heart and passion behind what he does is great). Check back later for images from Grad Night 2006 RHS style (by who else, Wiggins Photography!)