Julia Dose Photography

Jive and Wail

2010-01-11T16:01:00.003-06:00

It's been a while I suppose, and I hate to say it, but that's because I haven't shot anything in that long while. But it's a new year, a new quarter, and I'm getting back into the swing of things, so why not shoot some swing dancing? I went to the Jitterbug Club's weekly meeting where, last Wednesday, Bob and Gayle Moses were teaching the Balboa. Maybe in a few weeks I'll ditch the camera and learn a few of the steps.

Deliverance from Dixieland

2009-09-17T23:55:00.003-05:00

A recap of my time since Scotland: Arrived home, fixed my car, sent my camera in for repairs, enjoyed Chicago, and drove to Athens, all in five days. I bummed around Athens for about a week (without a camera) and then went to Virginia (with a camera! It works properly now!) with two of my friends to pick up our other friend and bring her to school. These are some images from the road trip to the South.

It's not goodbye, it's see you later

2009-08-14T22:48:00.005-05:00

As I was walking up the Royal Mile on my last day in Scotland, I ran into the cast of 'East'. They thanked me for the pictures and gave me a hug goodbye.
"I hate saying goodbye," Cassie said.
"It's not goodbye," I told her, "it's see you later."
I spent my last day in Scotland (and one of the best) running around saying "see you later" to Tantallon Castle, the Meadows, and Arthur's Seat. I don't know how or when, but I am coming back. I met too many wonderful people not to. Besides, I still haven't seen everything yet.

Opening in the Fringe

2009-08-13T23:08:00.003-05:00

I spent Monday hanging out with the cast of East who had their opening show that night of the Fringe in Edinburgh. They are wonderful people and made me feel so welcome. I wish them the best of luck in all their future performances.

Dance to the Music

2009-08-13T04:22:00.003-05:00

I went to Leith for this Highland Dance class. The smallest girl there was the best dancer, but they were all so graceful and brilliant, and it was inspiring to watch.

Kilts Galore

2009-08-10T03:29:00.003-05:00

Last Sunday I went to the Bridge of Allen Highland Games. They were very different from the ones in Inverness, they were much bigger and better attended. I hung around the pipe bands mostly as they were warming up. I also went for some sports action shots of wrestling, shocking I know. I was reminded how useless I am with a long lens, but enjoyed the hilarity of watching tough men wrestle each other in kilts.

Unplanned Adventures

2009-08-06T21:16:00.006-05:00

The best kind of adventures are the ones not planned for. In fact, the only part of this four-day journey that I anticipated was going to Plockton for a session. I had heard that it was the best session in Scotland, and I wanted to see the Highlands, so I made arrangements to go. After our one day shoot in Stirling, I took the train first to Inverness then to Plockton. I had never seen more beautiful countryside, and my face and camera were glued to the window of the train. I made it to the session which was loads of fun, though musicians were low in numbers.
The next day, I decided to explore the Highlands a bit, I had come all this way. I took the train to Kyle of Lochalsh, right across from Skye. I started to walk across the bridge, but on the way met Sorley and Angus who not only drove me across the bridge, but took me all over Skye (one of the most amazingly beautiful places I have ever been) and gave me a place to stay for the night. The day after I made the long journey back to Musselburgh, stopping in Inverness on the way and met Darren who was making bagpipe reeds in his shop. It was a bit depressing riding through the Lowlands after what I had just seen. It was quite the adventure, and definitely makes for a great story.

A Glaswegian Good Time

2009-08-04T18:35:00.004-05:00

I went to Glasgow last week and accomplished several great things. First, I rented a fiddle! It's been wonderful to play with amazing and inspiring musicians in such an integral location for Celtic music. Also, I met up with a friend of my fiddle teacher at the the Oran Mor and played a session there. This pub, in the first photo below, used to be a church. However, besides taking out the pews and adding a bar, very little has changed about it.
I met some great musicians (and wonderful people) in Glasgow and am looking forward to returning!

Music to my Ears

2009-08-04T18:31:00.001-05:00

Went to scope out the music scene in Edinburgh for my documentary.

Penguins on Parade

2009-08-04T07:06:00.002-05:00

Two penguins are sitting on an iceberg.
One penguin says to the other, "Hey! You look like you're wearing a tuxedo!"
The other one says, "What makes you think I'm not?"
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Every day at 2:15 the penguins go for a walk on the green in Edinburgh Zoo. I arrived for the tail end of it so I didn't get any photos of it, but greatly enjoyed seeing the penguins anyway!

The Gathering

2009-07-27T19:49:00.004-05:00

In conjuction with Robert Burns' 250th Birthday, Scottish Government/tourism board sponsored Homecoming 2009, where all clan members from around the globe come back to Scotland. This past weekend was the Gathering, a massive Highland Games followed by a Clan March. It was highly attended, but sort of like any other parade in my opinion. Maybe it's because I'm not Scottish.

Bowling on an Impulse

2009-07-27T19:25:00.003-05:00

Last week as I was riding the bus back to the University, I saw this bowling green from the window, and the light was nice, so I went with my impulses, got off and inquired about taking photos. Lo and behold, I had arrived 15 minutes before a tournament was about to begin. These men were ridiculous, and when I could understand what they were saying, well, let's just say that I would feel comfortable typing on the internet. It was a blast.

Out on the Town

2009-07-21T14:56:00.002-05:00

Took the day to do some story searching in Edinburgh. Hung out in the Meadows and went to a session at night. I miss the fiddle more than ever here, and I really wanted to play along!

The Depths and Heights of Edinburgh

2009-07-21T14:51:00.002-05:00

In the same day, I went to the highest point in Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, to one of the lowest points underground in the city, the South Bridge Vaults, on a ghost tour of haunted Edinburgh.

Highland Glory

2009-07-21T14:45:00.003-05:00

Traveled to Inverness in the Highlands on Saturday and made it to the Highland Games there for a short while. I wasn't too interested in the strongman competitions and hung out with the dancers instead.

Fortress on the Volcano

2009-07-21T14:39:00.003-05:00

I went with the graduate students on the trip to the Edinburgh Castle, a large and mighty fortress that looks over the rest of the city atop an ancient volcano. It was rainy.

Summer Holiday

2009-07-21T14:31:00.003-05:00

We went to North Berwick on Thursday, which is a small beach town on the northern tip of the Firth of Forth. It is very similar to towns on the Old Mission Peninsula of Michigan for those who are familiar, and is where the Scots go on vacation. Weather was good for a change, and I met some very nice families, one of which gave me a fried egg sandwich and tea on the beach.

Meeting the Locals

2009-07-16T16:33:00.003-05:00

After the rest of the VisCom students got here and we came down to Edinburgh for a guided tour bus and a photo scavenger hunt, it was time for the first real assignment. Yesterday proved to be more difficult than I anticipated. We were paired up and sent to make portraits of two different people and record an interview with each one. Francis and I met some elderly locals in a pub in downtown Musselburgh, and Neil, an 18-year-old bagpipe maker on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. I thought the rain would never end and we would never find a second subject, but both happened, thankgoodness. If nothing else, we got a better feel for the area and got a chance to talk to people and hear their lovely accents.

Neil's workshop

On The Road Again

2009-07-16T16:22:00.004-05:00

This past Sunday I traveled from Tel Aviv, Israel to Edinbugh, Scotland. It was one of the longest, most exhausting, most frustrating days of my life. I am not about to write the whole story here, but ask me about it sometime. Regardless, in the midst of my frustration I did manage to make some pictures.

Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel

Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany. Took a bus to the plane. It was wierd.

Finally arrived in Edinburgh and Musselburgh, Scotland. The light is beautiful, and the sun doesn't set until about 10:30 p.m.

Grandma

2009-07-10T07:43:00.005-05:00

My grandma was born and raised in Afula, Israel. After all, her father did found the town. The two of us are not particularly close, mostly because we don't live close. But we did have a nice time shoe shopping and eating falafel in the town she knows so well.

Also, for the last week I've ditched my zoom lens and grip. My shoulder is grateful for the rest, and it makes me think about my images more (I already can't chimp due to an accident in Spain...). I forgot how much I love my 35 f/2.

Sachne

2009-07-09T18:17:00.003-05:00

Sachne is basically a huge swimming hole in a Nature Reserve in northern Israel. I was there when I was 8, but didn't remember much so it was nice to go back. It was very beautiful, and the water was warm and full of fish who enjoyed nipping at my feet to say hello.

This Persian family invited us to join their party. I wanted to play that fiddle so bad...

Afterward we went to an Arabic restaurant on the way home. I don't think we even ordered anything, they just kept bringing us food. Our table was full of a thousand little plates of who knows what. It doesn't matter, it was delicious. So was the coffee.

Kibbutz Zikim

2009-07-07T17:50:00.004-05:00

I went to visit some family who lives in Kibbutz Zikim, near Ashkelon and about 1 mile from the Gaza border. Times are peaceful now so it was okay to go. Dagi, who was born and raised on the Kibbutz, took me to the top of a hill and said "stand here, and you can understand our problem." Indeed I could. When Hamas was firing missiles into Israel from Gaza, their shorter range rockets were aimed for Ashkelon, where there is an important electrical plant, but often missed and hit Zikim, which is unfortunately in the middle of all this. They have adapted by building safe rooms in each house.

I climbed this ladder to get the last two shots.

On a lighter note, Tsvi showed us his extensive garden, including many green houses.

And Gali took a plant home.

Tal

2009-07-07T17:46:00.003-05:00

I've been in B'nei Dror for the last couple days with some family. They introduced me to Tal, who isn't a blood relative, but from the time we've spent together, I don't know how that's possible. It's great to be with someone close to my age and who has so many of my same interests. The last couple days have been a blast. Thanks for everything!

Haifa

2009-07-06T13:41:00.004-05:00

I went to Haifa, a northern coastal city in Israel, to be with my mom's first cousin. She took me to Rosh HaNikra, which are caves made by the ocean right on the Lebanese border, and also to the beach near her house in Kiryat Yam, a neighborhood on the north side of the city.

Shuk ha Pish Pishim

2009-07-04T10:50:00.003-05:00

We stopped at this flea market in Yafo (Jaffa) on our way back from Modi'in.

Modi'in

2009-07-04T10:44:00.004-05:00

Modi'in is a new city (barely 15 years old) not far from Jerusalem. I went with my mom's first cousin to visit her daughter, who owns a flower shop there, and her family.

Gali Graduates

2009-07-04T10:35:00.003-05:00

Ze'ev's granddaughter, Gali, graduated from 'kitah vav' (sixth grade), and she and her class had a ceremony where they each received a tanach (bible) and put on a show. I didn't understand the whole thing, but it was cute.

We went out for 'gleda' (ice cream) afterwards to celebrate.

Kibbutz Merchavya

2009-07-04T10:32:00.002-05:00

This is where I stay with my grandma's first cousin and his wife when I come to Afula.

Summer Cleaning

2009-07-04T10:15:00.003-05:00

My mom and I tried to help my grandma clean out her apartment so she can get ready to move to the U.S. We were somewhat successful, but there is still a long way to go...

Homecoming

2009-06-24T04:06:00.002-05:00

I arrived Saturday morning in Israel, the Land of Milk and Honey as they call it. I've only been here a handful of times, but each time it feels like I'm coming home. I have always felt this strange sense of belonging to this land, never mind that I can barely speak the language and am only half Jewish.
I hope to work on a two stories while I'm here: one on my family, and one about the more uplifting side of life in Israel.
In the mean time, here are a couple images from my second home.

Visions of Spain

2009-06-22T16:34:00.007-05:00

I spent a few days in Madrid, Spain on my way to Israel - who likes 13 hour direct flights? I wasn't there long enough to do any sort of story, so I just captured Spanish life as best I could.

Visit Soul of Athens

2009-06-03T13:36:00.002-05:00

It is a fantastic multimedia site with interesting stories about Athens done in interesting perspectives.

And remember that story about Hip Hop Congress I keep updating? Well, it's on there too. This time with Audio.

The Traveling Artist

2009-06-03T13:23:00.006-05:00

Brandon Boan was a visiting professor at Ohio University in the Ceramics Department this school year. Over the course of the year he mentored the BFA Ceramics students, helped them with their projects, worked on many of his own projects, and was a great friend to everyone. I had a wonderful time getting to know him this year and I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

Jacksonville, Ohio

2009-04-19T19:39:00.002-05:00

Well, are you?

Desert Living

2009-04-14T23:57:00.004-05:00

I went on vacation with my family to Phoenix, Arizona at the end of March. Thought I'd break out the telephoto lens to capture the scenery. Very different from the city landscape in Chicago and the rolling hills of Athens, Ohio, and very beautiful.

Growing Season

2009-04-13T16:32:00.005-05:00

When I went back to be with my family in Western Springs over spring break, I got to spend some more time with my brother, Ben. Since January, Ben has been working at a green house in West Chicago called We Grow Dreams. There they give jobs primarily to teens and adults with special needs. Ben goes with either one or both of my parents every week to do tasks like filling pots with soil, stacking them, etc. Afterward, they go out for lunch and Ben gets to eat his favorite food: potatoes.

Bringin' the Blues to Athens

2009-03-25T21:02:00.006-05:00

Although, the Athens County Harmonica Club’s members consist of men primarily over 70 with varying talents on the instrument, the club seems young at heart as it performs and practices traditional folk tunes in numerous settings, and all the members enjoy it more than the audience in most cases. These men, however, are a dying breed of talented folk harmonica players, some having learned as young as 5 years old. As the club seeks younger members to carry on the tradition, they find a thrill in the tiny wind instrument and performing for others.

A few notes about this story:
I'm mostly done shooting, and I realize that this is a huge edit, so I'll most likely narrow it down. The next step is audio, which will be a project for spring. This has been one of the most enjoyable projects I've ever done, and I can't wait to continue.

Volunteer Story

2009-03-09T21:06:00.003-05:00

Supporting Diversity

Jessie Williams goes above and beyond the average senior at Vinton County High School. She is in the drama club, Science Olympiad, takes the highest level of classes offered, and spends much of her time volunteering for an organization in McArthur, Ohio called Sojourners, which provides programming for Foster Children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. But beyond all her involvement, another thing that makes Williams unique in Vinton County High School is that she is the only African American student in the entire school.

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This is my only story from this quarter that is officially done.

Inauguration Day - 1.20.2009

2009-03-09T20:56:00.003-05:00

I know it doesn't seem timely, but pretty soon VisCom is putting out a magazine of images from the day. Here are some of mine.

All of the above images were taken at Mary Ann and Norman Garber's home in Athens where they had a small gathering of their friends over to watch the historic event.

At night at 19 South there was a "Bye Bye Bush" party that was also a fundraiser for the indie film 'Trailerpark' being produced here at OU.

Recent Hip Hop Congress stuff

2009-02-22T12:36:00.003-06:00

Here is some stuff on Hip Hop Congress from winter quarter thus far. I am lucky enough to have Sam Katz doing audio for this story now, so we plan to have a complete multimedia presentation in time for Soul of Athens.

Volunteering with Sojourner's at their annual MLK Day Dream Camp.

Hip Hop Shop

Living With Ben

2009-01-18T23:31:00.009-06:00

This is something that I've been working on over a long period of time with more still to come, though now it is limited to whenever I go home. The following are a collection of images of my brother, Ben. Ben was diagnosed with Autism when he was 18 months old after his DPT vaccination.
This personal narrative depicts Ben in daily life doing his normal activities in mini-stories throughout. I wouldn't consider this a documentary at all, but rather my take on how Ben impacts my life, my family's lives, and how we try to include him in the real world as much as possible.
Luckily, Ben is familiar with me so it was no problem shooting, which other photographer may encounter. If it were anyone else, he probably would have been very uncomfortable. But since I didn't have that problem at all, I think I captured the essence of my brother, who is one of my favorite people in the whole world.
Enough blabbing, here are the photos.

Music Therapy

Swimming Lessons

Working out at the YMCA, a weekly tradition for my dad and Ben

Just some daily activites - he likes his music.

Inclusion with holiday festivities

Bingo night at home (he likes us to repeat sounds and faces he makes)

Eating his most favorite food: potatoes

Pressure on his body is necessary so he can feel himself in space. It makes us laugh.

He's very good at puzzles
Something else I'm thinking about:
What if I made it all black and white?

Family Time

2009-01-06T23:17:00.001-06:00

As my family did every year when I was younger, we drove up to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota for Christmas. While we were there, we caught up with some old friends, too.

The drive up

This is Andrea. She owns a chocolate shop.

Minneapolis Skywalk.

How to tell you're in Minnesota: they call it a ramp, not a garage.

Family friends and family

Playing games

Uncle Dex making dinner

Opening presents

Grandma helping a friend at the Nursing Home

Visiting Grandpa's ashes

Our only family friends in Minnesota that aren't Lutherans

Holiday Cheer

2008-12-13T20:17:00.005-06:00

Even though the holiday season can be stressful, it definitely makes for nice pictures. These are from the past week at the Western Springs Holiday Walk, where all the businesses and different associations have some sort of holiday activity.

The Historical Society of Western Springs had ornament making, letters to Santa and story telling in front of the Ekdahl, an historical landmark.

Western Lights Sweet Adeline Chorus at the Harris Bank - more to come on these ladies.

Waiting for Santa to light the Tree

The Western Springs Garden Club decorated the library for the season

And then it snowed...

2008-12-06T00:30:00.000-06:00

The first of December brought the first snowfall of the season.
And who doesn't love freshly fallen snow? (Besides anyone, like myself, who has to wake up at 6:30 am to shovel the heavy slush)
It is pretty, though.

Black Friday

2008-12-06T00:22:00.001-06:00

I woke up before 5 am on the Friday after Thanksgiving (known to most retailers and Americans as "Black Friday") to take photos and see what it was all about, and it made me realize that I never want to do that again.
Ever.
I went to a strip mall near my house and I was shocked at how many people were there.
Complete chaos.
Some people were waiting outside Office Depot before 5 and it didn't open until 6 am.

Note: I didn't buy anything, and I went back to sleep for a few more hours when I got back home.

Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-06T00:14:00.000-06:00

This is my all-time favorite holiday: non-denominational, no gifts (money spending) required, it's all about making and eating delicious food, and watching football. Plus, the awesome parade!

Turkey Day 2008:

Effects of Coal in Athens County

2008-12-03T00:45:00.000-06:00

Being a Sierra Club member does have its perks! In the Appalachian Chapter of the Ohio Sierra Club newsletter, I found out about this tour to see the effects of coal mining in Athens County. I originally signed up just to take photos, but I ended up learning so much about the history and the environmental issues of the area. Being a Chicago-area native, I was completely in the dark about strip mining and the effects it can have on water, a uniquely Appalachian environmental problem. At the end of the day, however, I knew a lot more, and I got a complete tour of Athens County. You can't beat that with a stick!

We started out with a tour of the Sunday Creek Watershed - a system of streams and tributaries in Athens County - to see the effects of mining damage in the water. Some sights had been better cared for than others.

A retention pond helping to clear the water near glouster.

A wetland that has helped contaminated water deviate from its path in the creek.

Coal literally is lying all over the place in this corner of the world.

Disgusting aluminum contaminated water as a result of a strip mine.

This doser puts lime back in the water to balance the pH. Not very effective.

We stopped for lunch after the morning tour, and everyone enjoyed playing with the dog.

The second part of the day we traveled to a farm near Amesville that had strip mining damage.

Shale is the material that lies on top of the coal, and would normally be considered useless. However, the clever entrepreneurs of Appalachia used the Shale to make brick, thus creating more profit than just the coal, and being less wasteful.

These "high walls" that result from strip mining are not normal for the area. This particular one is over 100 ft. tall.

So then the most fun part of the trip:
Donnie Stevens, whose farm we visited, introduced us to his domesticated deer and his dogs, one of whom tried to run me over. The deer enjoy saltine crackers, even when I give them some.

Fall Foliage

2008-12-03T00:31:00.000-06:00

Fall is beautiful in Athens County. I did my best to capture it, but it's just something you need to see in person.

Fall Quarter Favorites

2008-12-03T00:07:00.001-06:00

Here are some of my personal favorite images from this past quarter. Some were shot for class, others weren't, but all were made between September and November 2008.

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Joe Krause, owner of 19 South in Athens, and his wife Kate had their son Jacob converted to Judaism by Rabbi Danielle of Leshaw of Hillel at Strouds Run. The small ceremony had a couple witnesses and the Rabbi's as well as the Krause's family present.

Dawn2Dusk
I was a bit lazy this time around, so all I did was shoot Green Edge Gardens

Portraits

Sports Singles

I had fun with the 300mm f/2.8

Formal Rush

Hip Hop Congress Game Night

2008-12-02T23:59:00.001-06:00

This was the most intense game night I have ever been to. Another segment of the HHC story. More to be added Winter Quarter when my class load is lighter.

Hip Hop Congress story take 1

2008-10-08T18:50:00.000-05:00

I shot this for a class assignment over the last two weeks. Although I turned in a final edit in class, I plan to continue following this group for the rest of the quarter, if not the rest of the year. So here is the first segment, with more to come!
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Hip Hop Congress nurtures Athens’ Rap, Hip Hop community

In an area typically associated with farmers and agriculture, Athens, Ohio seems the least likely place to inhabit anything Hip Hop related. However, a dynamic culture, led by the Ohio University branch of Hip Hop Congress, enriches the small town with a unique lifestyle that can be easily found if you look in the right places.

The story of my summer

2008-09-04T00:08:00.000-05:00

You know how at the start every summer you come up with this big to-do list of ambitious plans? And then Labor Day rolls around and you realize that you didn't accomplish nearly as much as you had wanted? Such was my summer in terms of shooting (as well as a great many other things). I originally planned to do a lot of freelance work for local papers, do at least two photo stories, and just be shooting all the time basically. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Between working full time, editors not responding to my pleas for assignments, and people not cooperating with photo stories, things just didn't materialize the way I had hoped. Nevertheless, here are a few of the things I did manage to shoot this summer.

A failed attempt at both a photo story and human interest singles for the local paper. Will Laden of Western Springs explains his Eagle Scout project: building wren bird houses.

Another failed photo story on this Music Therapist, Craig, who works with my brother once a week. Ben likes to pretend to play the drums.

My family's annual excursion to southwest Michigan. Warren Dunes State Park.

These were the only two photos I actually got published this summer. July 3rd fireworks over Lake Michigan in Chicago, printed in the Chicago Journal on July 7, 2008. When I was there, taking photos, I broke a tripod and a filter, consecutively.

Western Springs Gathering on the Green, and annual festival put on by the Village of Western Springs that Junior High kids seem to have the most fun at.

Western Springs Garden Club sponsored Garden Walk in my backyard. It was fun to see all the old ladies in funny hats admiring my mom's flowers.

Ben goes to summer camp - JCYS Camp Red Leaf, an overnight camp for disabled teens and adults. His nurse (Natalie on the bottom) is excited to learn that he can now swallow pills.

The first Dose of photos

2008-08-25T23:51:00.000-05:00

Get it? It's like my last name!

These are from my family trip to California where we visited San Francisco and Yosemite. It was beautiful, and as with most vacations, not long enough.