Whether something becomes a cover package...
Whether something becomes a cover package for the Daily Pilot
often depends on the quality of the art. Many times we don’t know
what the package will be until the art is shot.
That was the situation this week when I left to cover the rose
garden dedication at California School in Costa Mesa. The cover story
was a toss up between the Ring of Lights competition, part of the
Newport Beach Boat Parade, and the dedication. There was some
concern, as Ring of Light photo ended up sans winner (it was a photo
of the actual house) and no one knew how the garden shoot would turn
out.
Usually I stress over situations like this, but this time I was
more optimistic.
As I headed down the hall at the school, I saw the newly
landscaped rose garden with one wilted rose in it and a speakers
podium. This is when the glass that was half full became half empty,
and I started to worry.
But as I rounded the corner, I immediately saw a group of students
huddling together, consoling one another as they remembered the
teacher they lost to cancer, Ellen Rose. There was no question about
it, this was the picture. -- Sean Hiller
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