Red Cross ball (10-11-08)

Almost two weeks ago I covered a charity auction/banquet for the Washtenaw County Red Cross. Here is a sample of some of the pictures I took at the event. Before I started volunteering, I didn't realize all the services that the Red Cross provided, such as assisting people whose house had caught fire. Besides helping out, volunteering with the Red Cross is providing a lot of great experience covering fast moving events and anticipating the great candid moments.

Here is the auctioneer in action trying to motivate the bidders to bring the price up. It was fun to watch, he was pretty funny.

The waiters were all dressed in costume - there was a WWII era theme to the event.

There was a "big band" and swing dancers. With the dancers I was trying to get a great shot using a slow flash, and I didn't get anything I was super happy about, but I did get some good panning shots.



In the next week I'll post images from Ashley and Jeff Kermath's wedding I covered on the 4th of October. Got some great shots I am happy with.