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10/09/2010 10:30:57 AM · #1 |
| A friend has asked me to take pictures at the ceremony for her son "crossing over" to Eagle scout status next Sunday. This isn't a paid thing, but I'd still like to get it right. I know that the time is about an hour, but are there any "can't miss" shots in this ceremony that I should be aware of? Does anyone actually know how the ceremony goes or have a clue about maybe where I should try to position myself? I know that this is a big deal and that most boy scouts don't actually get this far. |
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10/09/2010 10:40:10 AM · #2 |
No such thing as a "former" eagle scout; once an eagle, always an eagle. You can google "Eagle Scout Ceremony" and see lots of scripts, but they have different ceremonies, you'd need to know which one is being planned I guess. I never made eagle myself :-(
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10/09/2010 10:43:06 AM · #3 |
| Can you tell by age? He's 16. |
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10/09/2010 10:47:00 AM · #4 |
Possibly this one, for "crossing over". Again, google "crossing over to eagle scout ceremony" and take a look. There seem to be quite a few variations but they all have lements in common; apparently including a darkened room and a single candle, good luck with that and brush up on your high-ISO sills :-)
//usscouts.org/clipart/scoutdoc/scouts-l/cubscout/webcross.pdf
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10/09/2010 12:04:30 PM · #5 |
Ask Ryan, aka  Magnumphotography. He was an Eagle Scout, and I'm sure he was well into photography by then too! Good luck :-) |
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10/09/2010 12:10:53 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Possibly this one, for "crossing over". Again, google "crossing over to eagle scout ceremony" and take a look. There seem to be quite a few variations but they all have lements in common; apparently including a darkened room and a single candle, good luck with that and brush up on your high-ISO sills :-)
//usscouts.org/clipart/scoutdoc/scouts-l/cubscout/webcross.pdf
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Those ceremonies are for crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and have nothing to do with an Eagle Scout ceremony.
I was in scouts as a kid and now my kids are in it as well. One thing I've noticed is that they do things a lot differently now, so what was done for someone some years ago may bear little resemblance to what is done today. Also, there is a fair amount of latitude within BSA to allow troops to make ceremonies their own.
I'll ask our Scoutmaster what we do here for awarding the Eagle Scout rank, but your best bet is to ask about how it's going to be done in the troop that particular scout is in. |
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10/09/2010 12:27:05 PM · #7 |
| Thanks. I'm meeting with Mom Tuesday morning to help her with a slideshow that will be running in the background of all the various trips and I'm not even sure what else. I'll ask her then if she knows what they'll be doing. I know the venue (a church community room) as when my son was in cub scouts it's where he went. I thought maybe the crossing over term was part of the ceremony but after googling it appears that applies to cub scout to boy scout transitions. It's probably just something that's stuck in her head (because she did say it that way). |
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10/09/2010 04:12:07 PM · #8 |
Just to reiterate what others have said, every troop will do things differently and talking to the Scoutmaster and the Senior Patrol Leader (the highest ranking boy) is the best thing to do. In scouting much of the effort is run by the senior boys so it may not be real formal or well organized so just roll with the punches.
There will be speeches and handshaking aplenty so try to get shots of those. His mom will usually be presented with an award as well, so be prepared for that -- very touching. Also just like a wedding take formal shots of him with his buddies and with any special adult leaders (there are usually tons of those). Having a written list from the Eagle of the "must have" shots will make sure you do not miss a key shot with someone special. Also just like a wedding the reception afterward is where you can get some of your best shots.
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