“Keep it simple stupid” a lesson I relearned again this week. Living in a red state, the Obama speech or the coming thereof of it Tuesday, has stirred up quite a controversy.  A little closer to home in Wise County, the schools have made a decision not to air the speech live.

One of the reporters that I work with have decided to address the situation in a column.  My job, find a piece of art!

Trying to remain totally objective, (in some situations, like this one, it can be pretty tough) I set out to get a great piece of art.  I thought about it and fussed with the idea for two days. I visited four different schools, as I had  an idea for a shot that I just could not get out of my mind, and was met with total resistance at each of the schools.  I felt totally defeated, a feeling I’m really not used to, and one that I don’t want to get used to it!

My deadline was 5 p.m. Friday and it was now 5:10 p.m. and I had to be at another shoot at 6 p.m. and all of the sudden it hit me (the photo above) how simple does it get?  It took a grand total of five minutes from the time I walked into the courthouse, walked into the courtroom, took the picture and walked out, all that ranting and raving, a total waste of energy, and then I remembered, the first words I ever learned in photography, keep it simple stupid!

I was really impressed with Evans column check it out!