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Girls on the Run- Slideshow

Thinking back on the day of the  GOTR 5K at the National Arboretum, I was a bit out of sorts.  I was cold and wet and covered in mud, my camera had fogged up more time than I could count, my makeshift rain coat for my camera was toast, I had been yelled at by a few parents (guess I was in their way) in a nutshell I was GRUMPY.  Typically, at the GOTR 5K, my adrenaline is pumping and the spirit of the girls and what they are doing erases what minor discomforts or technical difficulties I may have.   So it was a blessing that I had to put this shoot away for a few days to focus on other things.  I needed to step away and come back to it with a fresh set of eyes.

A week later as I sat at my computer and poured over the photos one by one, I saw what I knew was there.   I just had to look.  I saw that spark, that thing that I find so inspiring and amazing.

Depending on your internet connection it might take a moment to fully load (check the progress bar on the lower right), so just be patient.  Otherwise click on this link http://www.emilyweissphotography.com/webshow/GOTR4/

And with the release of the slideshow comes the Prints!!!  Log onto the online print house at http://www.digiproofs.com/GOTR1109/ Password: GOTR

November 27, 2009 - 8:17 pm

Therese - I just wanted to tell you that I thought the pictures were wonderful. I came across this as I was checking out the program for my own daughter. It brought tears to my eyes, just watching the young women and imagining my daughter completing such an event for herself. My daughter heard the music playing as I was watching the slideshow and she says “I want a picture with me running.” So now I guess, we will be there at the next GOTR event. Thank you for the images.

November 16, 2009 - 10:58 am

Kathy Horan - I found myself giggling loudly as I watched this slideshow…the joy of completing something that is really challenging…you captured it beautifully.

Thank you…despite the challenges of logistics etc…this makes me willing to take it on again next year!

November 12, 2009 - 9:31 pm

Paige - Awesome images Emily!

Girls on the Run – Rainy Day Fun

It was a wet, cold and rainy Sunday morning but it did not dampen the spirits of the girls who came out to run off their excess candy consumption for the Girls on the Run-DC 5K!  This was a first for me shooting in the pouring rain.  Thank goodness the great folks at Canon make a camera that can withstand the elements.

As always this is such a great event and the enthusiasm and supports is what helps propel the girls to the finish line.   Here a a few of my favorites

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Race day prints will be ready on (or before) Novemner 11 and can be purchased at http://www.digiproofs.com/GOTR1109/ Password GOTR.

November 1, 2009 - 5:55 pm

carol lynn - You can even make the rain look beautiful!

November 1, 2009 - 4:44 pm

Paige - Awesome shots Emily! I”m sorry I missed it. :(

Girls on the Run – Slideshow and Prints!!

While shooting this event I often have to remind myself to keep shooting and stop cheering. Because every images of every girl is a story in itself. These girls work so hard all year to finish a 5K.  It is is extraordinary thing.  I am so proud I get to help them tell their story.

So here it is the slideshow!! Always my favorite and the hardest part of capturing this event. It is never easy to edit down over 600 photographs to the best 170 plus.

Be patient: depending on your internet connection it might stop and start.  But just give it a minute.  It should load and play all the way through. If that does not work, stop the show, wait for the big grey bar at the bottom (between  the controls) to fill up, then start from the beginning.  And if that still does not do it for you, email me and I will send you another link to try.  Technology is awesome, when it decides to work;-)

Don’t forget PRINTS!  If you did not see yourself, your child, or your friend in the show check out all the race day photographs at our online print house at:

http://www.digiproofs.com/GOTR/

Password GOTR (case sensitive)

There many, many more photos of this event to see!

EDITED: Click here for infomation about the November 2009 photos

May 24, 2009 - 3:02 pm

tony - Nice photos, very inspiring!

May 21, 2009 - 9:37 am

Molly Barker-Founder of Girls on the Run - Oh my Gosh!!! This photos are beautiful…just like the girls, women, moms, dads, volunteers in the event. Thank you Emily for capturing what rests at the core of our program…strength, wonder, courage and belief in ourselves!!!

May 20, 2009 - 10:03 pm

alicia - these pics are amazing – and what an inspiring event!!

Girls on the Run – Happy Mothers Day!

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Once again I had the honor to photograph the Girls On The Run DC (GOTR) 5K at West Potomac Park today, May 10, 2009 on Mother’s Day!

This is my big charity “thing”.  I don’t really make any money by doing this but honestly, I don’t care.  I love being a part of this group.  I love being able to give something back to my community.   I love to watch these girls as they come down the finish line.  It is a joy to get up at the crack of dawn and spend the morning with all these awesome volunteers, Mothers (and Fathers) and the runners.  This is the way to start  Mothers Day!

There were over 700 runners registered, and my awesome team of photographers were able to capture as many of them as we could. This year I brought back Paige Pearson of Simple Expressions Photography and I also recruited Suzanne Behsudi of Suzanne Behsudi Photography.  We have a busy week ahead of us to edit and prepare all the photographs.

UPDATE: Paige just posted some of her awesome images HERE and Suzanne just posted her preview on her blog HERE

Be sure to check back for more highlights and the  slideshow!

All the the race day photographs will be online at:http://www.digiproofs.com/GOTR PASSWORD: GOTR. NO later than May29th (hopefully sooner!)

While I start the process of editing…here are my round of favorites

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May 13, 2009 - 7:08 am

Suz - Fabulous!! Thanks again for the invite and for the inspiration ;)

May 10, 2009 - 8:12 pm

Paige - What an incredible morning! Love your first round of images and can’t wait to see more!

Girls on the Run – The Slide Show and Prints!

I have been looking at this slide show for three days, editing, tweaking and re-arranging the photographs to best tell the story of this 5K race.

Maybe it is the time of year, the fact it is almost the Holidays, or maybe I am the biggest sap there is.  This brings me to tears every time I watch it.

If you don’t see a photograph of yourself, or your child in the slide show don’t worry!  Paige and I shot over  over 500 photographs from the race.

After watching the show go to  http://www.digiproofs.com/GOTR PASSWORD: GOTR to view and purchase  race day photographs.

As the Holidays are upon us and I look back at what I have done over the year, and what I have done to be a better community citizen…I am so grateful that two of my former clients (who are now my friends) asked me to donate my time and services to a group that is all about giving young girls the tools to develop into strong and confident young women.  Isnt that what being a parent and a conscientious person in the world is all  about?

March 26, 2009 - 12:50 pm

Chuck Carver - Emily,
Great slideshow, you and Paige took some wonderful photos. It looks like a wonderful race and a great way to involve the kids. The 30 degrees is nothing if you are from up here in Minnesota, its when you put a minus sign before it that we start to complain about the cold ;<{ ).
May I ask what you used to put together the slide show with. I am looking to do one for a Habitat for Humanity project that I am going to be starting in a couple of weeks.
Chuck

December 15, 2008 - 3:36 pm

E - Thank you so much – tears me up as well – and this time its not because of the bitter cold blowing at us
If these girls can do a 5k in 30 degree cold they can do anything

December 13, 2008 - 10:28 pm

Sarah Boone - Emily and Paige—this is masterful….thank you so much for being a part of this special day for GOTR!

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