This is one of the many shots ruined at yesterdays Diamondbacks vs Dodgers game by an umpire in the middle of my shot. I understand this happens to everybody who shoots baseball but continue reading to see how many times it happened to me!
Archive for July, 2008
Nikon D200, 80-200mm, 320iso, f2.8, 1/1250th
A few years ago when I attended the inaugural Sports Shooter Academy (SSA) I learned something that has completely changed the quality of my photographs. Nope not photoshop! That something was utilizing light and clean backgrounds. Great action shots are a dime a dozen these days and most photographers who shoot just the standard imagery likely won’t land many new clients. But if you can get that same action photo with gorgeous light and clean backgrounds then you will go much further.
Nikon D3, 600mm, 100iso, f22, 1/25th
Now that the first half of the baseball season has come and gone I figured I would post some of my favorite images from the season thus far. Hasn’t been as good of a season for images as I was hoping for but it could have certainly been much worse so I shall shut up!
Continue reading ‘My Favorite MLB images from the first half of the Season’
WIth the announcement this week that Tony Stewart would be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to become part owner of CNC/HAAS Racing I decided to do a gallery of some of my favorite Tony Stewart photos.
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Jul
Nascar in Daytona
As the July 4th weekend approaches most people think of things such as outdoor barbeques, the beach and fireworks. For me there is only one thing I think of and that is NASCAR racing on the historic high banks of the Daytona International Speedway.
Over a month ago I got a call from an editor at ESPN the Magazine inquiring if I was available to do a shoot of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb who was off to a spectacular 8-0 start. I was very happy to get a shot at this gig since nearly all of my assignments for ESPN was for strictly action photography, this shoot would be my chance to show the editors that I can be more than a one trick pony!
The highlight of the shoot was without a doubt gonna be the unprecedented access that myself, ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney, a producer and a video cameraman would have as we documented Webbs daily routine at the field on his pitching day as well as his 4 non pitching days between starts.
