This Paris High School senior shines on both sides of the lens
PARIS, Ky. (FOX 56) — Photography is an art form, and it's one that Paris High School senior Tori Dumphord has already fallen in love with.
'I had no idea what I wanted to do when I was older, and then I signed up for the media class just because my friend saw that we could do podcasting and we thought it would be fun,' Dumphord said. 'Best decision I ever made.'
She takes pictures at Greyhounds games, and it's made her pretty popular in school.
'My favorite is when kids make my picture their profile picture on Instagram; I just say 'You're welcome',' Dumphord said.
Tori is pretty comfortable behind the camera, but part of what makes her so good at sports photography is she knows what's going on out there on the court. That's because she trades out the camera for a basketball and plays on the Lady Greyhounds varsity team.
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'Yes, she means a lot to me; she's just a role model child, and she's a great leader for us,' Paris girls basketball head coach Aaron Speaks said.
'I realize how much I'm gonna miss something once it's done, and I'm really glad this is my last season going out great with basically my sisters. I'd say I live in the moment a lot more,' Dumphord said.
Living in the moment on the court, like she captures moments off the court.
'When the football season was going on, we even scaled our practices back so she wouldn't miss any football games so that she could go do coverage of the football team as they were playing on Friday nights,' Speaks said.
'I think I'd rather be behind the camera; sometimes being in front of the camera could be fun, but I like taking the pictures and videos and stuff,' Dumphord said.
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Other people get to take pictures of Tori when she's playing basketball, but for any other sport, she gets to shine on the other side of the lens.
'I get to get into games for free,' Dumphord said with a smile. 'But I also love that I get to capture the moments that I would want someone to capture for me.'
The Lady Greyhounds opened the season on a 14-game winning streak, proving to be an exciting team to watch in the 10th Region.
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