One of my duties at the Quad-City Times is to create visuals for our business magazine, Insight.
For our spring issue, business reporter Gretchen Teske devoted the issue to
“Quad City Women: Making their mark in their own way.” Other stories included; a hidden local business with an 112-year history and $38 million in yearly sales and another on local franchises.
Here are the visuals
I took to compliment her stories.
Summer Kuehl, founder of Quad Cities Aero flight school, stands for a portrait in front a Cessna 172k Skyhawk, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Moline.
Summer Kuehl, founder of Quad Cities Aero flight school, taxis a Cessna 172k Skyhawk at Quad Cities International Airport, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Moline.
Summer Kuehl, founder of Quad Cities Aero flight school, pilots a Cessna 172k Skyhawk, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Moline.
Abigail Parsons, a welder at John Deere Davenport Works, stands for a photo, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at John Deere Davenport Works in Davenport.
Mary Pat Tubb, general manager at Davenport Works, Abigail Parsons, a welder, Rochelle Deshazer, a Fabrication Manufacturing Engineering supervisor, and Lynn Crosair, a UAW committee person with 10+ years at Davenport Works, stand for a photo, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at John Deere Davenport Works in Davenport.
Col. Shari Bennett, commander of the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, stands for a portrait, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Rock Island.
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth talks Col. Shari Bennett after touring the Rock Island Arsenal Center of Excellence for Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Rock Island. Col. Bennett serves as the commander of the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center.
Denise Garrett, general counsel for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, stands for a portrait, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Bettendorf.
Sangeetha Rayapati, Moline mayor and professor at Augustana College, stands for a portrait at city hall, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Moline.
Sangeetha Rayapati talks with her students during a Music Therapy class at Augustana College, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Rock Island. Rayapati, a professor of music and head of the college’s voice program, is also the mayor of Moline.
Jim Nelson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Parr Instrument Company, stands for a portrait, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Moline.
A worker assembles a component to a Parr 6755 Solution Calorimeter at Parr Instruments, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Moline.
A look inside Parr Instruments, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Moline.
Jeff Matt and Marshall Matt, owners of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries Davenport, 4475 Elmore Ave., stand for a photo in their store, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Davenport.
Ella Scrutchfield, a 21-year-old student at Black Hawk College, stands for a portrait, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Moline.
Lilly Manso, a 22-year-old student at Western Illinois University’s Quad-Cities campus, stands for a portrait, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Moline.
Alexandra Nasharr, a 33-year-old student at Western Illinois University’s Quad-Cities campus, sits for a portrait, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Moline.
Victor Cardoza, a 26-year-old student at Black Hawk College, stands for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Moline.
Raymond Herd, a 21-year-old student at Augustana College, stands for a portrait, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Rock Island.
Johana Gonzales, a 20-year-old student at Augustana College, stands for a portrait, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Rock Island.
Tejan Jah, a 20-year-old student at St. Ambrose University, sits for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Davenport.
Sydney Zabels, an 18-year-old student at Eastern Iowa Community College, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Davenport.
Yasmin Toto, a 22-year-old student at St. Ambrose University, stands for a portrait, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Davenport.
In December, I worked with education reporter Olivia Allen
on portraits to accompany her interview series with current college students. The piece
looked at each of the students’ backgrounds, how they felt about college and
how they viewed the ever-changing education landscape given the nation’s
political climate.
For the portraits, I went in wanting to keep things single.
I relied on a single strobe, the Godox V1 and the Canon 1Dx Mark ii with Canon 24-70 f/2.8 EF.
Here are the students with links to the articles:
Ella Scrutchfield, 21, Black Hawk College (LINK)
Lilly Manso, 22, Western Illinois University’s
Quad-Cities campus (LINK)
Alexandra Nasharr, 33, Western Illinois
University’s Quad-Cities campus (LINK)
Victor Cardoza, 26, Black Hawk College (LINK)
Raymond Herd, 21, Augustana College (LINK)
Johana Gonzales, 20, Augustana College (LINK)
Tejan Jah, 20, St. Ambrose University (LINK)
Sydney Zabels, 18, Eastern Iowa Community College
(LINK)
Yasmin Toto, 22, St.
Ambrose University (LINK)
