Photographer Sandra Harrison

During my teaching years, I took a lot of pictures but during my years at White Plains High School I took many pictures of students playing sports over a ten-year period or so. I made the pictures into collages and gave away many pictures to students. I blew up some when a student asked and the pictures were used by coaches for teaching, by the school yearbook and paper and the district in their yearly calendars.

Took a few classes in black and white development and got a really nice camera that allowed me to take fast moving pics.

Tried to go to at least one game or event for every team during the three seasons. Not using a flash was a challenge and once got yelled at by judges at a swim meet when my flash went off by itself. Basketball was one of the harder ones to film due to the fast action and swimming where things were often dark. Found wrestling to be the most boring to watch.

This is my favorite picture taken in 1993 of the Varsity Basketball team. I titled it “Read” since there was a girl there reading a book during a time out. Did not see that very often.

Here the others were either talking to each other or were listening to the coaches give directions to the players. Didn’t notice the girl there till the photo was developed.

Varsity Baseball 1990’s