As most of you guys know I shoot several NASCAR races every year. 34 of the 36 races races take place on various oval tracks but two occur on road courses where the drivers have to make left and right turns. Thats where things get fun. On top of seeing top level drivers look like [...]
Jun 24, 2010 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, bay, Bobby Labonte, Camry, Carl Edwards, champagne, city, Crash, crowd, curb, Dale earnhardt jr, David Gillialnd, Denny Hamlin, downtown, fans, Ferris wheel, Golden Gate Bridge, heatwaves, hill, Infineon, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, jump, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mattias Ekstrom, mountain, NASCAR, Paul Menard, practice, qualifying, Raceway, road course, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, San Francisco, Scott Speed, Sears Point, skyline, Sonoma, spectator, stock car, Tony Stewart, Toyota, Travis Kvapil, turn right, two wheels, victory lane | 1 Comment »
After a nearly two month break from covering NASCAR it was finally time to get back to the track as the series made their first of two visits to my hometown of Phoenix. I am way behind on work so I almost didn’t post this blog so with that in mind there won’t be near [...]
Apr 19, 2010 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Sports | Tags: backstretch, burnout, Casey Mears, celebrate, cloud, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, David Gilliland, Denny Hamlin, Ella Sofia Gordon, fans, frontstretch, grandstands, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, kurt busch, kyle busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Annett, midway, NASCAR, official, one mile, oval, P.I.R., phoenix, pit road, rays, Ryan Newman, smoke, spectator, spin, Star Filter, sunset, Terry Cook, Tony Stewart, victory lane, winner | 5 Comments »
While in Texas on a mini vacation I was offered the opportunity to head down to Houston and cover a few rounds of NCAA Basketball March Madness. While I always make it a point to tell anyone who’s listening that I hate basketball for some reason I eagerly accepted the gig and off I went [...]
Apr 04, 2010 | Categories: Basketball, Me, NCAA, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports, Texas | Tags: Andre Dawkins, backboard, Basketball, Baylor, Bears, Blue Devils, Boilermakers, Brian Zoubek, cheer, Chris Brown, coach K, court, crowd, cutting down the net, Duke, dunk, E'Twaun Moore, Ekpe Udoh, elevated view, Elite 8, fans, foul, Gaels, Geore H.W. Bush, George Bush, halftime, hoops, Houston, huddle, JaJuan Johnson, Jon Scheyer, Josh Lomers, Keaton Grant, Kyle Singler, LaceDarius Dunn, Lance Thomas, lens, loose ball, March Madness, Mason Plumlee, Matt Painter, media day, Mickie Krzyzewski, Mike Krzyzewski, Nikon, Omar Samhan, overall shot, pep talk, pocketwizard, practice day, pre game, President, press conference, Purdue, Quincy Acy, rapper, reaction, reflection, Reliant Stadium, Remote Camera, Scott Drew, scream, shot, singer, slam dunk, spectators, St. Marys, sweet 16, Texas, three point, tilt shift, Tim Williams, tournament, TX, yell | 5 Comments »
After a wild and crazy weekend of NHRA in Phoenix it was on to Vegas for NASCAR. Driving up to the shoot I thought to myself it was going to be very tough for Vegas to top Phoenix. Boy was I right. Try not to fall asleep during this blog!
Mar 08, 2010 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Air Force, artsy, autograph, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carrot Top, celebration, Chad Knaus, champagne, clouds, Crash, crew chief, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, Danica Patrick, David Gilliland, exhaust, fans, Fire, flames, garage, grandstands, Greg Biffle, James Buescher, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Conway, Kevin Harvick, Kim Kardashian, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, light pocket, light shaft, LVMS, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael McDowell, Mike Bliss, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, neon garage, Nevada, night, NV, pink car, pit road, practice, qualifying, Racing, Rain, sam hornish jr, Series, smoke, sparks, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, sun, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, Tony Eury Sr, Tony Stewart, tunnel, USAF, victory lane | 9 Comments »
Back in the day when I was growing up rarely would I ever miss the Arizona Nationals in Chandler, AZ. The track was only 12 miles from where I lived so it was always a must attend. As I have gotten older and been busier with work the years began to go by that I [...]
Feb 26, 2010 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: accident, ambulance, Antron Brown, Ashley Force Hood, asphalt, bridge, burnout, celebration, christmas tree, clouds, cone, Cory McClenathan, Crash, crashes, crowd, David Grubnic, death, Del Worsham, delay, Doug Kalitta, Drag Racing, dragracing, dragster, eliminations, exhaust, explosion, fans, fatal, Fire, Firebird, Firebird International Raceway, Firebird Raceway, flames, flash, flip, funny car, Gordie Rivera, grandstands, header flames, heat waves, helmet, in car, Jack Beckman, John Force, Larry Dixon, launch, magic arm, Mark Gilmore, Matt Hagan, Morgan Lucas, NHRA, parachute, Paul Lee, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, pro stock, qualifying, Rain, rear wheel, Remote Camera, Ron Capps, sequence, Shawn Langdon, slick, sparks, spectacular, spectators, spin, Steve Torrence, sunset, super clamp, super street, timing blocks, tire, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, track conditions, tragic, trophy, Troy Buff, victory lane, Vinnie Deceglie, wally | 20 Comments »
With the opening week of Daytona out of the way all eyes would be on the biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500. Oh and Danicas first Nationwide start. Both races would live up to the hype and then some.
Feb 20, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, Austin Dillon, big one, bird, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Camping World, celebration, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, concert, Crash, crashed car, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, Danica Patrick, Danicamania, David Gilliland, david ragan, Daytona, DIS, doughnuts, Elliott Sadler, F-15, f-5, F5, fans, finishline, flip, fly over, flying, garage, grass, hans device, helmet, infield, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, John Borneman III, Josh Wise, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Larry the Cable Guy, Mario Gosselin, Mark Martin, media, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR, Nationwide, photo finish, photographers, pileup, pit road, pit stop, plate race, practice, pretty, qualifying, race, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Ricky Carmichael, Robby Gordon, roll, Ron Hornaday, sam hornish jr, seagull, sky, softwall, Speedway, spin, Sprint Cup, spun, stupid, sunset, Terry Cook, Tim McGraw, Timothy Peters, Tony Stewart, Trevor Bayne, tri oval, truck series, victory lane, winner | 2 Comments »
After missing my first Rose Bowl in six years I was excited to make the trip a few days later to sunny California to cover the BCS Championship game which is essentially the second biggest football game on Earth behind the Super Bowl. All that I could think about leading up to the game was [...]
Jan 20, 2010 | Categories: California, Football, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Alabama, arrested, BCS, behind the scenes, Brandon Deaderick, celebrate, celebration, Champion, champion trophy, championship, cheering, cheerleader, coaches trophy, Colt McCoy, confetti, crazy fan, Crimson Tide, crowd, crystal football, crystal trophy, Dan Buckner, defensive back, defensive lineman, dejected, Earl Thomas, fan on field, fans, fireworks, flag, game, Garrett Gilbert, Greg McElroy, Heisman, heisman trophy, Howard Stern, injured, Jerrell Harris, Jordan Shipley, linebacker, Mack Brown, Malcolm Williams, Marcell Dareus, marching band, Mark Barron, Mark Ingram, Marquis Johnson, National Championship, Nick Saban, quarterback, Robby Green, Rolando McClain, Rose Bowl, running back, running on field, sad, safety, sidelines, smoke, spectators, streaker, teammates, Terrence Cody, Texas Longhorns, touchdown, Trent Richardson, trespasser, wide receiver | 5 Comments »
For the last several years I have spent New Years eve in Tempe, AZ covering the Insight Bowl. I am guessing most of you have never heard of the game and would wonder why I’d waste my evening covering a bowl game nobody cares about. My answer is simple. For the first 30 minutes of [...]
Jan 11, 2010 | Categories: Football, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Adam Weber, Alexander Robinson, Austen Arnaud, bird, bowl game, catch, Champion, college football, crowd, Cyclones, Da'Jon McKnight, David Sims, day, defensive back, douse, dousing, dump, elevated, fans, field goal, flight, Football, fumble, gatorade bath, Golden Gophers, grandstands, Grant Mahoney, hawk, head coach, hike, huddle, ice, Insight Bowl, Iowa State, kick, Leonard Johnson, light pocket, linebacker, lineman, Michael O'Connell, Minnesota, NCAA, New Years Eve, night, pan blur, parachutist, Paul Rhoads, quarterback, referee, Roof, running back, shadows, slow shutter speed, snap, sun, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ter'ran Benton, trophy, water, wide receiver | 3 Comments »
A few months ago I went all out with remotes while covering the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) in Lake Elsinore but I was feeling too lazy this time so I instead tried to get a decent variety of images without trying too hard. Keep reading to see what I came up with.
Dec 24, 2009 | Categories: California, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports | Tags: 2, 4, airborne, Brandon Bailey, Brian Deegan, buggies, buggy, Carl Renezeder, cartwheel, Chris Brandt, Corey Sisler, Crash, crowd, dirt racing, Evan Evans, fans, flip, front flip, Greg Adler, helicopter, Jacob Person, Jeff Geiser, Jennifer Stewart, Jimmy Stephensen, jump, Justin Davis, Kyle LeDuc, Lake Elsinore, Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, LOORRS, loser, Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Metal Mulisha, money, mountain, mud, off road, Pro, pro four, pro two, puddle, reflection, Rob Naughton, short course, shourtcourse, spectators, spin, spotter, super lite, table top, Tim Herbst, Todd Cuffaro, Travis Coyne, truck, unlimited, unlimited light, water, winner | 3 Comments »
My schedule this year had prevented me from covering Arizona State football games all season, thankfully I had a free day which enabled by to cover their last game of the season against home state rival University of Arizona. It is always their biggest game of the year so that plus the fact the stadium [...]
Dec 07, 2009 | Categories: ASU, Football, NCAA, Sports | Tags: Alex Zendejas, ASU, choke, Chris Gronkowski, clouds, cornerback, crowd, Danny Sullivan, Dennis Erickson, diving catch, fans, feet, field goal, fight, fisheye, Football, game, game winning field goal, halfback, head coach, interview, Jamal Miles, Jason Bertoni, Jovon Williams, kicker, kickoff, Kyle Williams, light pocket, light shaft, Mike Stoops, Mike Turner, muff, muffed kick, muffed punt, NCAA, Nick Foles, officers, overall view, player introductions, police, police brutality, pre game, quarterback, rivalry, running back, sack, Samson Szakacsy, scuffle, shadow, smoke, stadium shot, stretching, Sun Devil Stadium, Sun Devils, tackle, Territorial Cup, Thomas Weber, thrown cup, tight end, Travis Cobb, Trevor Kohl, turnover, UA, UofA, warm up, wide angle, wide receiver, Wildcats | 1 Comment »
As with the previous four years of covering NASCAR the final race of the 2009 season would once again be all about Jimmie Johnson. This time he was closing in on a historic (and unprecedented) fourth straight championship.
Nov 28, 2009 | Categories: Florida, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 200, 300, 400, autograph, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Brad Sweet, Brian France, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, championship, checkered flag, clouds, crowd, Denny Hamlin, dirty jobs, fans, finishline, fire truck, fireworks, Ford, four time, garage, gecko, Greg Biffle, hauler, historic, Homestead Miami Speedway, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, kiss, kurt busch, kyle busch, last race, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Mike Rowe, Mike Skinner, motorsports, NASCAR, official, palm tree, Paul Menard, pit road, pitstop, practice, qualifying, Racing, Ricky Carmichael, Ron Hornaday, Scott Speed, smoke, soft wall, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, trophy, truck race, victory lane, winner | 4 Comments »
It has been several years since I have gone to the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. With the AZ Cardinals on the road this weekend and nothing else to shoot I traveled over to Texas for what I hoped would be an exciting weekend of action with a triple header of the top three [...]
Nov 11, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports, Texas | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, backstretch, burnout, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, Chase race, checkered flag, Chinook, concert, condo, cowboy hat, Crash, crowd, damage, Eva Busch, fans, fisheye, Fort Hood, four wide, garage, Green flag, helicopter, infield, James Buescher, jeff gordon, Jeremy Clements, jimmie johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, keys in trunk, kurt busch, kyle busch, locked, locksmith, Mario Gosselin, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Mike Wallace, moon, moonrise, Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, out of gas, Parking Lot, pit road, points leader, prerace, quad oval, reflection, rental car, repairs, restart, reverse victory lap, Roof, shooting, spin, Sprint Cup, Steve Wallace, suites, sunset, Texas Motor Speedway, TMS, traffic jam, trophy, tunnel, victory lane, WinStar World Casino 350, ZZ Top | 7 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 »
With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in their playoffs, also known as the Chase, it is now time for me to shoot less football and now focus on lots and lots of NASCAR. My first of seven playoff races I will be covering was at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway. While it is not one [...]
Oct 07, 2009 | Categories: Kansas, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: accident, Bill Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, celebration, chase, Chase for the Cup, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, dale jr, damage, destoryed, doughnut, fans, first career start, garage, Greg Biffle, hat dance, Jack Roush, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John Andretti, Kansas, Kansas Speedway, Kevin Conway, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Matt Martin, NASCAR, Parker Kligerman, Patrick Sheltra, Paul Menard, pit crew, pit road, Playoffs, pole sitter, press conference, qualifying, Racing, Rick Hendrick, Rookie, salute, Scott Speed, smoke, soldier, spin, spotters, stock car, tech inspection, track, tunnel, turn two, US Army, victory lane, Wendy Venturini, winner | 8 Comments »
I have really been trying to make an effort to cover more NHRA this year so with nothing going on for the weekend I decided to make the trek up to Sonoma for the Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway. I have been to this track several times to cover NASCAR but never for NHRA. [...]
Jul 30, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports, Travel | Tags: 1/4 mile, 1000ft, Andrew Hines, Angie McBride, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Bob Tasca III, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, camera, celebration, cleanup, clouds, cold, Cory McClenathan, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Douglas Horne, Drag Racing, dragster, ESPN, explosion, fans, finish line, Fire, flames, fog, funny car, Golden Gate Bridge, Gordie Rivera, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, heatwaves, Hood, Infineon Raceway, interview, J.R. Todd, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin, Jerry Toliver, John Force, Larry Dixon, Larry Morgan, launch, Matt Smith, Mike Edwards, motorcycle, NHRA, nitro, oil dry, parachute, pro stock, Rickie Jones, Robert Hight, Rodger Brogdon, Ryan Schnitz, safety safari, San Fransico, scooter, Sears Point, Sheriff, shutdown area, smoke, Sonoma, sparks, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Johnson, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Toyota, trophy, V. Gaines, victory lane, wally, Warren Johnson, winners circle | 14 Comments »
After experiencing the excitement and history of the Indianapolis 500 last year I made myself a promise that I would shoot this race every year for as long as I could. That brings us to 2009 which makes two years in a row for me. If I could pick who would win the race I [...]
May 28, 2009 | Categories: IRL, Indy Cars, Me, Pocket Wizard, Portraits, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports, Travel | Tags: Alex Lloyd, ambulance, Ana Beatriz, bet, betting, biggest race in the world, Borg Warner Trophy, Brickyard, celebration, Champion, checkered flag, Crash, crowd, crying, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, drunk, fans, flip, Freedom 100, gambling, garbage, Graham Rahal, gridlock, Gustavo Yacaman, Helio Castroneves, high speed, impact, IMS, Indiana, indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Indy Car, Indy Lights, indycar, injury, jam, jubulation, Junior Strous, Justin Wilson, loser, Martin Blowman, medic, Mike Conway, milk, Milka Duno, open wheel, Pablo Donoso, pagoda, passed out, Pippa Mann, pit road, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, Purdue Marching Band, Remote Camera, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, safer barrier, Sarah Fisher, Scott Dixon, softwall, sparks, spectators, spiderman, spin, stretcher, tax evasion, Traffic, trash, victory, Vitor Miera, Wade Cunningham, winner, yard of bricks | 15 Comments »
After 5 days of attempting to get over screwing up and missing the Carl Edwards crash in Talladega it was time to put it behind me as I made the trip up to Richmond, Virginia for a nice weekend of NASCAR on the 3/4 mile short track of Richmond International Raceway.
May 07, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Benny Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, burnout, Carl Edwards, catch fence, caution, celebration, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, confetti, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, damage, David Poole, David Reutimann, David Stemme, Denny Hamlin, Eric McClure, fans, garage, helmet, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Kenny Wallace, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, motorsports photographer, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pit crew, pit stop, pole, Reed Sorenson, reflection, Richmond International Raceway, RIR, Rowdy Busch, Ryan Newman, Scott Lagasse Jr, Scott Speed, short track, Shrub, smoke, spin, sports photography, Sprint Cup, Star Filter, Steve Wallace, Tony Stewart, victory lane, Virginia, winner | 9 Comments »
After a few weeks of shooting baseball I was more than excited when NASCAR made its first visit of the year to the Valley of the Sun. While the race itself usually isn’t very exciting, the light for shooting photos of the race that begins in the day and ends at night is typically amazing. [...]
Apr 23, 2009 | Categories: Desert, Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: angry, arizona, Avondale, blown tire, Brian Scott, burnout, campers, Camping World West Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, checkered flag, confetti, Crash, crowd, David Gilliland, David Reutimann, dog leg, explosion, fans, Fire, flames, front stretch, garage, Greg Biffle, hot pit, impact, Jack Roush, Jason Bowles, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Ken Butler III, Kristin Bumbera, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Strahan, Michael Waltrip, motorhome, motorsports photographer, mountain, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, P.I.R., Phoeniox International Raceway, photographers, pit road, pit stop, portrait, practice, qualifying, roof flap, RVs, short track, smoke, sparks, spectators, splash, spotters, Sprint Cup, sun set, sunset, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, victory lane, water, winner, Winston West | 8 Comments »
As a photographer who works between 50-60 hours a week one thing that gets tough is taking the extra time to try unique shots. Sure sometimes it can produce something wonderful that makes it worth the extra time and effort but more often than not it doesn’t work as planned and leaves you pissed off [...]
Apr 21, 2009 | Categories: Baseball, Diamondbacks, MLB, Me, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: action, aerial, Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball, batter, beaned, broken bat, bunt, catcher, catwalk, celebration, Chad Tracy, Chase Field, Chris Carpenter, Chris Duncan, Chris Snyder, Chris Young, Conor Jackson, crowd, day, elevated, empty seats, Eric Byrnes, extra innings, fans, game winning hit, hit by pitch, home, home run, Jackie Robinson, James Loney, Jon Garland, Jon Willey, Jonathan Broxton, Juan Pierre, Justin Upton, Los Angeles Dodgers, magic arm, Manny Ramirez, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Reynolds, night, outfielder, pitcher, play at the plate, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, press box, professional sports photographer, Rafael Furcal, Randy Wolf, remote photography, Rick Ankiel, Roof, roof open, Russell Martin, safety cable, shadow, St. Louis Cardinals, stadium, Stephen Drew, stolen base, sunny, super clamp, tag, unique, wide angle, wireless, Yadier Molina | 20 Comments »
After the previous day of shooting college baseball pitcher Stephen Strasburg in Dallas and having my flight home cancelled I flew home the morning of the Elite 8 game between Missouri and Uconn. I knew it would be a rough game on me since I would be completely worn out but as with every shoot [...]
Apr 08, 2009 | Categories: Basketball, Me, NCAA, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: A.J. Price, all access, band, basket, behind the scenes, celebration, college, Connecticut Huskies, court, courtside, Craig Austrie, crowd, dejection, DeMarre Carroll, dunk, Elite 8, Elite Eight, fan, final four, floor camera, football stadium, foul, Hasheem Thabeet, hoop, hoops, how to, inbound, interview, J.T. Tiller, Jeff Adrien, Jim Calhoun, Keith Ramsey, Leo Lyons, Locker room, lockerroom, lose, loser, magic arm, March Madness, Marcus Denmon, media, Missouri Tigers, Mizzou, Mizzu, NCAA, Nikon, photos, pics, pictures, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, pre trigger cable, Remote Camera, remote set up, sad, shots, sideline, spectators, sports photographer, sports photography, Stanley Robinson, super clamp, test shot, trophy, Uconn, University of Phoenix Stadium, win, Zaire Taylor | 5 Comments »
Last week I was shooting a boring race in overcast weather in California, this weekend I found myself in sunny Las Vegas shooting NASCAR on the much more exciting Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although anything would have been better than last weekend, Vegas would prove to be a great weekend with lots of cool photos.
Mar 04, 2009 | Categories: Las Vegas, Me, NASCAR, Racing, Sports | Tags: 98 Degrees, accident, Airforce, best man, blown engine, Brad Keselowski, burnout, Carl Edwards, clouds, Crash, crowd, Dale earnhardt jr, Damon Landry, david ragan, dustin snipes, Elliott Sadler, finish, flag stand, fly over, garage, Green flag, Greg Biffle, Heather Landry, impact, interview, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, last place, light pocket, light shaft, loser, LVMS, marriage, Matt Kenseth, Michael Annett, motorhome, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Nick Lachey, Paul Menard, Pete Rose, pit stop, race fans, Roof, RV, Ryan Newman, Scott Speed, shadows, SMI, spectators, spin, Sprint Cup, start, Steve Addington, sun, sunset, tech inspection, Thunderbirds, Tony Eury Jr, tunnel, TV, victory lane, wedding, winner | 6 Comments »
In what was supposed to be a nice relaxing week off turned into a few days of following the number one golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, as he made his return to competition after eight months recovering from a knee surgery following his amazing victory in the US Open in Torrey Pines that I had [...]
Feb 27, 2009 | Categories: Desert, Golf, Me, Scenic, Sports | Tags: 8 months, Accenture, amazing, AUS, Australia, award winning, backswing, beautiful, Brendan Jones, brush, bunker, cactus, caddie, Canon, clouds, comeback, crowd, crowded, day, Desert, Dove Mountain, driver, driving range, entourage, fairway, fans, G10, gallery, Golf, golf bag, golf ball, golf club, gorgeous, great, green, hole, hype, interview, knee injury, lake, loser, Marana, match play, media, mountain, night, Nike, PGA, portrait, press, press conference, pretty, putter, quiet camera, reflection, resort, return, Ritz Carlton, saguaro, sand trap, Scenic, shoe, silent shutter, smile, sock, Steve Williams, sun, sunrise, tee box, Tiger Woods, water, WGC, winner, World Golf Championships | 7 Comments »
