It has been a while since I last shot the 300mph cars of the NHRA so I decided that I had to hit up their annual visit to the wine country of Sonoma, CA. Flights and rental cars were rather expensive for the weekend so I decided to make it a road trip and drive [...]
Jul 22, 2010 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: airborne, Angie Smith, Antron Brown, Bob Tasca, Bob Vandergriff, Brandon Bernstein, Brandon Huhtala, burnout, California, comp eliminator, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, David Grubnic, Dean Carter, destroyed body, Drag Racing, dragster, explosion, finish line, Fire, flip, funny car, Gary Densham, Greg Anderson, Hector Arana, Infineon Raceway, Jack Beckman, Jeg Coughlin, John Force, Larry Dixon, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Strasburg, motorcycle, NHRA, parachute, pro stock, Racing, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, shutdown area, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, Warren Johnson, water box | 5 Comments »
Every year I keep saying I am not gonna do the race at Fontana yet every year I end up caving in and covering the action on the two mile oval of Auto Club Speedway. Don’t get me wrong, the track is top notch and the media are treated great by the tracks staff but [...]
Oct 16, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, attendance, Audrina Patridge, Auto Club Speedway, back stretch, big one, Brad Keselowski, burnout, California, California Speedway, celebration, Chad Knaus, champagne, Champion, Chase for the Cup, Chase race, confetti, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, David Gilliland, Denny Hamlin, destroyed, driver change, fans, Fontana, garage, Greg Biffle, impact, Jason Leffler, jeff gordon, Jennifer Stewart, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Borneman III, John C. Reilly, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, kyle busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, motor sports, motorsports, MTV, NASCAR, NASCAR official, nascar photography, Nationwide, Palm Trees, photographer, pileup, pit road, pit stop, playoff, practice, qualifying, relief driver, Robby Gordon, spin, Sports, sports photography, Sprint Cup, The Hills, victory lane, winner | 5 Comments »
After shooting random press conferences and practices leading up to the first season of the United Football League (UFL) it was finally time for the real thing. The UFL really hadn’t done much in regards to marketing and promotion for the season so nobody knew what to expect as kick off time approached at Sam [...]
Oct 13, 2009 | Categories: Football, Las Vegas, Me, Sports, UFL | Tags: Adam Bergen, airborne, attendance, bench, Brian Hernandez, California, celebration, coach dunk, coin toss, commissioner, Cory Ross, crowd, Dede Dorsey, Denny Green, Denzel Washington, Derrell Hutsona, fans, fireworks, first game, first points scored, first touchdown, game ball, gatorade, gatorade bath, Graham Gano, handshake, head coach, helmet, highlights, history, inaugural game, J.P. Losman, Jennifer Stewart, Jeremy Parquet, Jim Fassel, Joe Porter, Jon Bible, kciker, Las Vegas, Locker room, Locomotives, Locos, logo, luxury seats, Marcel Shipp, Maurice Crum, Michael Huyghue, owner, Parker Douglass, Paul Pelosi, photo vest, pre game, premiere season, pro football, quarterback, Redwoods, referee, running back, sack, Sam Boyd Stadium, Shane Boyd, sidelines, UFL, United Football League, Versus, visiting team, wide angle | 5 Comments »
Still tired from shooting the football game at BYU the night before, I landed in San Diego and was picked up by my buddy Rob Benson and off we went over to Qualcomm Stadium to shoot the San Diego Chargers home opener against the mighty Baltimore Ravens.
Sep 27, 2009 | Categories: California, Football, NFL, Portraits, Sports | Tags: AFC, Baltimore, California, Chargers, Chris Carr, Darren Sproles, Dawan Landry, Dwan Edwards, Football, head coach, helmet, home opener, inflatable helmet, injured, injury, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Flacco, Kelley Washington, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lardarius Webb, Legedu Naanee, lights out, linebacker, LT, Matt Katula, media, NFL, Phillip Rivers, photographers, player introductions, pre game, Qualcomm Stadium, quarterback, Ravens, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, referee, reflection, Robert Benson, running back, San Diego, scream, Shawne Merriman, Steve Gregory, Steve Hauschka, tackle, touchdown, tunnel, tv cameraman, Tyronne Green, Vincent Jackson, wide receiver, Willis McGahee | 5 Comments »
After being scared to death while flying in an R-22 helicopter a few weeks ago, I jumped at the chance to get back in the air in a more worthy helicopter. One of my friends had a hook up with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations and invited me to come out and [...]
Jul 14, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, Scenic, Sports, Travel, aerial photography | Tags: aerial photography, air operations, airport, aviation, Barton Heliport, beach, Bell 412, blade, CA, California, chopper, city, clouds, cockpit, Dodger Stadium, Dodgers, downtown, Fire, fire camp, fire department, firefighter, Firehawk, flight plan, Getty Museum, Griffith Observatory, hangar, helicopter, Hollywood, Hollywood sign, LA, LACOFD, Lakers, Los Angeles, maintenance, mechanic, ocean, Pacoima, paramedic, photography, repair, rescue, rotor, S-70, seaweed, Sikorsky, sky, skyscraper, smog, Staples Center, sunset, TFR, Universal Studios, US Bank Tower, Vance Colvig, Whiteman Airport | 11 Comments »
A little over a week ago I was notified that I had won the 2008 Motorsports Photographer of the Year by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA). It is the second time in the last three years that I was fortunate enough to win the title. On top of Photographer of the Year I won my first [...]
Jan 28, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NASCAR, NHRA, Portraits, Racing, Sports, boat racing | Tags: arizona, award, award winner, burnout, cactus, California, clouds, Crash, Doug Kalitta, drag boat, explosion, feature, flip, hydro, IHBA, James Ray, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, Las Vegas, March Meet, Mark J. Rebilas, Matt Kenseth, motorsports, motorsports photography, NASCAR, NHRA, NMPA, nostalgia, P.I.R., Phoenix International Raceway, photographer of the year, photography, portrait, POY, Richmond, RIR, sky, sports photographer, Star Filter, sunset, Tony Stewart, top fuel, trophy | 26 Comments »
After a great shoot just 7 hours prior in Phoenix it was a lovely 6am wakeup call New Years day to hop on a plane for the quick jump over to LA for the Rose Bowl. I was tired, sore and cranky but the gorgeous weather and great light motivated me to cheer up in [...]
Jan 09, 2009 | Categories: California, Football, Me, NCAA, Sports | Tags: 400mm, Andrew Quarless, Anthony Scirrotto, Arizona photographer, BCS, behind the scenes, blowout, Brian Cushing, Butch Lewis, C.J. Cable, California, confetti, crowd, d3, D300, Damian Williams, Daryll Clark, David Buehler, domination, draft pick, f2.8, fans, fumble, interception, introductions, Jordan Norwood, kick off, kicker, Kyle Moore, lick pocket, linebacker, lose, marching band, Mark Sanchez, mountains, multimedia, New Years, NFL, Nikon, Nittany Lions, Pasadena, Patrick Turner, Penn State, professional sports photographer, PSU, quarterback, ranked, Rey Maualuga, rim light, Rose Bow, running back, safety, shadows, sidelines, Southern California Trojans, sports photography, Stephfon Green, sunny, touchdown, trophy, tunnel, USC, video clip, wide receiver, Will Harris, win | 9 Comments »
One of the most commonly asked about shots I’ve taken is without a doubt the Mike Mason remote shot I did at the 2006 Summer X Games in Los Angeles. With these past few weeks being free from shoots I figured I’d do a write up about this shoot with some behind the scenes stuff.
Oct 29, 2008 | Categories: Chilis, Me, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, X Games | Tags: action sports, amazing, assistant, backflip, big air, California, Caolin McRae, Carson, Chilis, Crash, dirt, double backflip, doubletruck, ESPN, ESPN the Magazine, exciting, flip, Guy Rhodes, half pipe, helicopter, Home Depot Center, manfrotto super clamp, Mark J. Rebilas, Mike Isler, Mike Mason, Nikon, no handed superman, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, professional sports photographer, rally racing, Remote Camera, skateboarding, sports photography, Staples Center, Summer X Games, Travis Pastrana, unique, Zoom | 5 Comments »
Nikon D3, 24-70mm, 2000iso, f2.8, 1/800th
After a late night shooting NFL the previous day it was a 45 minute flight over to Ontario, CA to shoot my first nascar race in nearly two months. While this race is typically one of the most boring races of the year I continue to go because of the [...]
Sep 02, 2008 | Categories: NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: amp energy drink, Auto Club Speedway, beauty, boring, burnout, CA, California, California Speedway, caution, celebration, checkered flag, colorful, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, david ragan, dupont, dustin snipes, fans, finish, fireworks, Fontana, gatorade, jared fogle, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, jimmie johnson foundation, kurt busch, kyle busch, low attendance, lowes, m&ms, Mark J. Rebilas, motorsports, NASCAR, national guard, Nationwide Series, night, Racing, safety crew, sam hornish jr, small crowd, spin, Sprint Cup Series, stock cars, stop sign, subway, subway guy, sunset, Tony Stewart, victory lane, will lester | 12 Comments »
