Ana Pimsler's Photo Blog

Long time no see!

2011-02-13T04:36:00.003-11:00

So, I just logged on here, and obviously it's been a while. The two things I noticed:
1) I really need to put up some new (weddings these days) work and,
2) I really miss making pictures everyday.

To see more wedding pictures, check us out on Facebook...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/AnD-Photography/268567507504

My last six months as a Pimsler

2008-10-10T11:23:00.003-11:00

Seeing as I haven't updated this since I moved to Cali, I figured it was a bit overdue...that and a certain teaching asking "why haven't I seen any updates." Thanks for the motivation, Schwepker. Even though I'm officially Mrs. Teller now, and my photo credits now read Ana Teller (strange), I think I'll still leave the website as a Pimsler, that is how I entered this career after all.

updates...

2008-10-10T11:17:00.002-11:00

Long lost updates...still

2008-10-10T11:11:00.002-11:00

Step Team

2008-03-07T04:20:00.003-11:00

Day 1 of 3 shooting Potomac High School step team. This is a quick and dirty edit of last night's practice. I'm doing audio, and am trying to get some video in just for practice...we'll see what happens in the next two days.

Training at the Mall

2008-03-06T08:36:00.005-11:00

During a training drill, firefighters search for a down firefighter in the Manassas Mall Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Firefighters from Prince William County and the City of Manassas were able to do training in the section of the mall that will be torn down in the next two weeks, and will eventually host a Wal-Mart.

They cover their masks with Glad Press'n Seal to simulate heavy smoke.

Basketball, Bistro, and Buildings (car into), oh my!

2008-03-06T08:27:00.003-11:00

An outtake from a recent semi-finals game I thought was funny.

This guy started a fancy French restuarant in our little town of Occoquan - the whole staff is from the Watergate Hotel in DC.

A good laugh during student government day. Just trying out the Board's chairs.

Dr. Seuss play.

Outtake from the investiture of Judge LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. into the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Cab Driver Killed

2008-02-20T19:11:00.005-11:00

One of the things I hate to do - go to a family's house that has just lost a loved one. This time the family was so very welcoming of us (the paper)and it was a great relief. Maybe it was a cultural difference, maybe a family difference, whatever it was, I was made to feel welcome, and for all the times we're pushed away as journalists, it's these times you remember the most.

Family of Khawaja Ahmed, the cab driver that was shot and killed in Manassas Friday night, sit in their Manassas-area home Monday, February 11, 2008. From left, Ahmed's sons Hamza and Mohamad Shahzad, cousin Ather Khan, daughters Abeera and Miriam Shahzad and his wife Ghazala Parveen.

Valentine's Day Weddings

2008-02-18T06:37:00.002-11:00

At the Old Courthouse in Manassas.

Ice Storm

2008-02-18T06:33:00.002-11:00

A sudden ice storm hit the area just as commuters were taking to the roads causing numerous accidents all across Prince William. It left everything covered in a blanket of ice the next morning, again just in time for commuters to hit the roads.

Pennies for Patients

2008-02-18T06:30:00.002-11:00

At a local bank, Baldwin Elementary Rocket Club members tally the pennies they have collected for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Long Lost Update(s)

2008-02-05T07:50:00.000-11:00

Homecoming Celebration for the Virginia Army National Guard Alpha Company, 116th (Engineer) BSTB. They returned to Fredericksburg, Va. February 4, 2008 after a year in Iraq.

Even though the unit was marching in formation into the armory, Heather Schilling just couldn't wait to steal a kiss from her husband, Sgt. Matthew Schilling...can't say I blame her after a year apart.

Caught in the action of primping for a photo...

Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

2008-02-05T06:22:00.000-11:00

Maria Kelly (second from left in first photo) along with family and friends release doves at Arlington National Cemetery Sunday, January 20, 2008, the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband Col. Paul Kelly of Stafford, Va. Kelly was killed along with 11 other U.S. Army soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq last year.

Bridal show and Irish dancing...

2008-02-05T06:17:00.000-11:00

Strangely, there were more drunk people at the bridal show than at the Irish dancing...

I finally found the only girls actually modeling wedding dresses!

Mason kickin' butt and high school losses

2008-02-05T06:12:00.000-11:00

GMU has been holding their own this season - do I hear another final four?

Two of our high schools made it to States, neither one came home with a trophy.

Cranky angels, bossy menorahs, and high school b-ball

2008-02-05T06:07:00.000-11:00

Kids trying to form a human menorah...with one really bossy candle.

Elections!

2007-11-08T12:20:00.001-11:00

Track meet and feature hunt

2007-11-08T12:19:00.001-11:00

cheer competition

2007-11-08T12:17:00.001-11:00

Truck Fire, 1 Dead

2007-10-11T11:26:00.001-11:00

Prince William County firefighters respond to a tractor trailer that caught on fire after veering off of southbound Interstate 95 and hitting the embankment next to the US 123 bridge in Woodbridge, killing the driver.

Virginia State Troopers collect evidence

Fire & Rescue wait for a line to come in from the neighborhoods off the interstate.

Aftermath.

Friday night lights start again

2007-10-11T11:21:00.000-11:00

Running backs...

Daily stuff

2007-10-11T11:14:00.000-11:00

Local immigrants put this huge white sign up to voice their opinions on recent actions the county is trying to take agains tillegal immigrants. The sign was vandalized (it's on private property), and (for the second or third time) we had to go cover the "press conference" that was held. Both sides are getting a little out of control around here.

Peace vigil.

Read for the record...

This lady was great. She got so pissed off at Comcast that she finally went down to the Manassas office with a hammer and started smashing their phone and a computer keyboard. What everyone around here I'm sure has always wanted to do. She was arrested, but she says "What the hell, I'm 75. What are they going to do to me." She's out for now, pending good behavior.

El Presidente

2007-10-11T11:08:00.001-11:00

This was interesting to shoot, and to watch what goes on around the president. He was visiting (and eating lunch) at Quantico.

County Fair!

2007-09-13T13:33:00.001-11:00

Also, I have finally updated my website a bit. There are some new stories, and a few new singles up there. Feedback is great:) See link to the right...

Free Day at the Pool

2007-08-16T02:57:00.000-11:00

Bob and J.D.

2007-08-16T02:50:00.001-11:00

Bob, the dog, and his owner J.D. have hit the "famous" status around Woodbridge. J.D. and Bob are homeless, and have been in a few stories over the years. This time, someone set fire to J.D.'s camp and set Bob loose. He was found near I-95 (the people recognized him from previous stories) and brought back to the Woodbridge Animal Hospital near where J.D.'s camp was. Employees of the animal hospital have come to know Bob; it's where he goes when he needs shots or food. The pair was happily reunited, and set off to their new camp.

Murder Trial

2007-08-16T02:47:00.001-11:00

Joshua Wayne Andrews, 24, is accused of a string of crimes in late 2001 and early 2002 and faces three charges of capital murder.

Senior Models, Immigration Rally, and Civil War Camp, oh my!

2007-08-16T02:43:00.000-11:00

Coming Soon...

2007-06-28T11:23:00.000-11:00

I recently finished a story on the Osbourn softball team and their trip to states, it should be up on my website (www.pimslerphoto.com) in the next few days.

Deployment

2007-06-28T10:56:00.000-11:00

Units of the Virginia Army National Guard deploy to Iraq.

Things in June

2007-06-28T10:53:00.000-11:00

Rolling Thunder

2007-05-29T05:54:00.000-11:00

Over 2,500 bikers staged in Dumfries before riding together up to The Wall in DC for the annual Rolling Thunder event on Memorial Day.

DC Roller Girls update

2007-05-29T05:39:00.000-11:00

Roller Moms...

Oh Joy! A Groundbreaking!

2007-05-29T05:38:00.001-11:00

Eight Fingers

2007-05-29T05:33:00.000-11:00

This little girl was putting Uncle Slam, the Potomac National mascot, through a number of "tests" if you will. Asking if he can flap his arms, touch his nose, and so on...

"Can you hold up ten fingers?" asks Anna Barron, 5, to Uncle Slam during a Potomac Nationals game. Unfortunately, Uncle Slam only has eight fingers.

Relay for Life

2007-05-14T11:44:00.000-11:00

The event went from 7pm Friday until 10am Sat. I was mad I couldn't get there at night, could've been pretty cool. This guy started running a marathon at 5 a.m. He was running for his four-year-old son, Cody, who was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago. He is now in remission.

Lots of tired people by 7 a.m.

Feature hunting and prep sports

2007-05-14T11:39:00.000-11:00

Getting the pool ready for a new lining - sort of reminds me of a Southwest scene for a minute - maybe I'm just wishing that's where I was. Pool prep photos are pretty much the groundhog of summer around here.

Bishop Minns installation into CANA

2007-05-14T11:30:00.000-11:00

This was, well, interesting. Fun to cover photo-wise, but one of those things where everyone assumes you agree with what's going on just because you are there covering it. Hard pill to swallow sometimes.

BMXers and Cops

2007-04-29T07:44:00.000-11:00

Not nearly as exciting as it sounds.

Riders of all ages and skill level came from around the world to compete in the Freedom National in Woodbridge. And I had an hour to cover it.

I had to leave the cool BMX tournament, to cover none other than...

...the opening of the NEW POLICE STATION! WOOT WOOT!

Friday Night Drags

2007-04-26T08:56:00.000-11:00

...Or rather the test & tune the Wednesday before...
Old Dominion Speedway - Manassas, Va.

slideshow finished

2007-04-08T15:26:00.000-11:00

The audio slideshow for the story below is finally done...

http://www.pimslerphoto.com/Site/Stories.html

(it's the first one on the page)

Work in progress II

2007-03-02T17:35:00.000-11:00

This story I just started two weeks ago. Jennifer is a 17-year-old high school senior who, after four strokes, received a heart transplant in November 2006, and is in the process of recovering - and discovering things she was not able to do with her old heart. She just started back to school this week after being on homebound instruction for the past 4 months, and is finally able to do normal day to day activities without being winded and tired that she hasn't been able to do for the past 8 years.

Jennifer is measured and weighed at Children's Hospital - a sudden weight gain of 3 or more pounds can be a sign of rejection of the new heart.

Taking pills four times a day requires lots of organization. The weekly task of sorting pills can take up to half an hour. This is something she will have to do for the rest of her life.

A new transplant can be suseptable to many germs, so Jennifer has to wear a mask when she is in any type of medial center where the risks of infection are higher. Here she waits to have blood drawn.

Work in progress II

2007-03-02T17:25:00.000-11:00

Work in progress

2007-03-02T17:12:00.000-11:00

I have two stories I'm working on right now. This is about the newly formed DC Rollergirls. This stuff was already published as a "Week in the Life", but I plan to continue shooting them through their inaugural season. For this part of the story I followed one of the members, Michelle Ingram, aka "Jegar Mistress", who is your typical working mom by day, and DC Rollergirl by night.

The DC Rollergirls don't have a permanent place to practice - which means sometimes they skate in an empty parking struction.

Michelle has to visit the chiropractor frequently since she started skating.

Wrestling...

2007-01-13T14:43:00.000-11:00

spotlight championships, gotta love it.

Last of the year...almost

2006-12-27T14:48:00.000-11:00

Milk Mustache - these are both from a Christmas dinner at a Homeless prevention center.
Open WIDE!

ready...aim...

Prayer during a Christmas service in the Manassas jail.

finally, a (small) update...

2006-11-17T09:49:00.000-11:00

long way down

after the flood

and now they go to the state finals...

fall features of foliage, four-legged furry friends and fisherman fishing for fish

2006-11-09T13:32:00.000-11:00

Spooky HOWLoween

2006-11-09T13:23:00.000-11:00

Ok, I can't take credit for this one. The idea was given to me by Amy Peterson (www.amypetersonphotography.com) at the Eddie Adams Workshop - great way to get through a really lame doggie costume event.

just passing by...

2006-10-27T13:06:00.000-11:00

horses silhouetted against the sky, graze on a hill as the sun leaves behind dramatic storm clouds (just incase you couldn't tell by the pictures:)

pet adoption festival

2006-10-22T14:03:00.000-11:00

AND...

my website is finally finished. www.pimslerphoto.com (or the HOME link to the right)

Homecoming dance

2006-10-22T13:46:00.000-11:00

End of Sept.

2006-10-03T10:50:00.000-11:00

Runners make their way out of a tunnel during the Quantico Half Marathon - the official training event for the Marine Corps Marathon at the end of Oct.

Flying through the air on some sort of ride that I was too tall to ride on:(

Cheer story

2006-09-22T13:09:00.000-11:00

A few pics from my last mini-project on the Gar-Field High School cheerleaders. Everything will be up on my website, whenever that gets finished:)

NH wedding, and home to SF

2006-09-13T11:46:00.000-11:00

I still can't remember why I left this place...

Aug 31 - Sept 7

2006-09-12T10:24:00.000-11:00

Opening day at Old School SK8 Park in Stafford.
Bolivian Festival dancers...
...and shoes!

Immigration reform rally in D.C.

Lazy Days of Summer (July & August)

2006-07-20T14:19:00.000-11:00

Well, lazy for me. Haven't updated in a while due to being out of town and well, just lazy!

Hector "Chico" Marrero runs Streetword Entertainment, a hip-hop record label and entertainment company, out of his Woodbridge home where a handful of rising artists, including his children, write and record music.

Northern Virginia's Old Dominion Speedway

The working poor

June 30 - July 5

2006-07-06T04:31:00.000-11:00

Potomac Nationals vs. Kinston Indians

I think his eyes were bigger than his arms!

And July begins the summer swim meets...

Whop Frazier - DC Blues Legend

2006-07-02T09:58:00.000-11:00

After meeting Whop Frazier for a portrait a few weeks ago, he inspired a "Week in the Life" story. I followed him for only a few days (unfortunately not longer), to see what life was like for a DC blues legend.

June 23 - 29

2006-07-02T09:47:00.000-11:00

I was off for 6 days, so not much shooting other than lightning for fun, and dealing with my bedroom flooding from the storm!!

Washington Sailing Marina in Alexandria, Va. around 1 a.m. Friday, June 23 (and no, I didn't have anything better to do on my day off...)

June 16 - 22

2006-07-02T09:43:00.000-11:00

Still not used to this crazy east coast weather...

June 8 - 15

2006-06-16T10:36:00.000-11:00

It's that time of year! Graduations were a lot of fun, can't say I'm sad to see them end.

This was an interesting ride on a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane - although impossible to get any great pics since we couldn't move while on board.

June 1 - 7

2006-06-14T03:09:00.000-11:00

Fans watch the Group AAA girls soccer state quarterfinals between Forst Park High School and Floyd E. Kellam High School as the sun sets behind the stands at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, Va.

Lazy day in the sun.

Fun with HazMat and fire hoses. Unfortunately, they made me turn around when they started stripping past their pants...

May 25 - 31 - is it really JUNE already?!?!

2006-06-01T03:15:00.000-11:00

This week was pretty slow. Wait, maybe it was because I actually had a weekend in there!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!! Gar-Field High School won the Northwest Region semi-final game against Battlefield 5-3 in double-overtime.

This was too cute to pass up. This mom has made the courtyard of Hylton High School her home - and go figure, the retiring principal's name is Mr. Mallard.

It was pretty dark when I saw this driving home from a softball game. It's something I'd like to try to re-shoot *keeping my fingers crossed the horses will be out there grazing after the next storm*

I felt like this week would be empty without a baseball photo...

May 18 - 24

2006-05-25T15:20:00.000-11:00

Whop Frazier, originally from Washington, D.C., is a blues artist who has played with names such as B.B. King, Wilson Pickett and Buddy Guy.

A rainbow forms over a farm off of Prince William Parkway near Manassas after a storm passed through Prince William County, Virginia.

Potomac Nationals' Reggie Fitzpatrick jumps up in front of the wall in an attempt to catch a fly ball.

May 11 - 17

2006-05-25T15:02:00.000-11:00

Marco Del Fuego yells across the police line at members of the Minuteman Project during a rally at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C.

Protesters gather at Upper Senate Park near the U.S. Capitol building to oppose the Minuteman Project, who were holding a meeting on the other side of the police line.

Minutemen supporters hold signs across a police line to the protesters against the Minutemen Project during a rally at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C. Friday, May 12, 2006. The Minuteman Project ended a 10-day nationwide caravan at the Washington rally.

Potomac Nationals' coach Troy Gingrich chases two feathered-fans off the field at Pfitzner Stadium during the game against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

A black bear sits in a trap at the Prince William County Animal Shelter in Manassas after it was caught by animal control officers near a residential area in Gainesville, Va.

May 4 - May 10

2006-05-11T04:46:00.000-11:00

Learning to dance.

Checking out the new Cub Scout camp in Haymarket

Heidi Gilliom, left, mother of William Gilliom, is comforted by a neighbor outside her Woodbridge home after her 15-year-old son was fatally stabbed at a party in Dale City, Va. Saturday night. The second stabbing victim, who's name was not released, is being treated at an area hospital. His mother, Jennifer Reed, right, is also William Gilliom's aunt.

April 27 - May 3

2006-05-11T04:43:00.000-11:00

Horticulture class at Brentsville District High School.

Fishing from the pier at Leesylvania State Park.

April 20-26

2006-04-27T12:02:00.000-11:00

chase back to third
Potomac Nationals vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks

Don't worry, the lawn mower blades were not actually on...

Half Pipe Shadow

April 12-18

2006-04-19T09:14:00.000-11:00

For some reason I started this week on a Wednesday - maybe I'll try to shift stuff around, but in general, I'm going to try and post a few pics a week...we'll see how this works:)

Nationals v. Mets
Left without the ball, National's pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. can't do anything but watch as New York Met's Carlos Beltran slides safely into home.

Friend and victim of a house fire.

Photo Illustration - proms are costing big buck$ these days.

First post - testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...

2006-04-14T04:02:00.000-11:00

Now, if only I could figure out how this thing works!!