Less than 24 hours after finishing a long and busy weekend shooting NASCAR it was time for Monday Night Football in the Arizona desert. Little did I know that it would be me who would take the biggest hit of the evening. Continue reading to see what I’m talking about!
Anytime the Dallas Cowboys come to town its an exciting game with nearly as many Cowboy fans as Cardinals fans. This game would end up being more exciting than the others with the Cardinals a… (can’t believe I’m gonna say this)….first place team. The game would feature many amazing plays which would make for great photos……except for me it would turn out. Lets start from the beginning.
Continue reading ‘The Cardinals stay just out of reach of the Cowboys’
Nikon D3, 400mm, 1250iso, f2.8, 1/1250th
Ever since the Superbowl last year I couldn’t wait for the NFL season to begin. After a preseason game a few weeks ago it was finally time for the Arizona Cardinals home opener against the horrible Miami Dolphins.
Continue reading ‘My birthday gift from the Arizona Cardinals…a win!’
Nikon D3, 24-70mm, 4000iso, f2.8, 1/1250th
After a busy day of taking the girlfriend to IHOP and editing photos I cruised down the road to Arizona State University to cover the Sun Devils game against the Stanford Cardinal. It was a warm day with a game time temperature of 104 degrees so it was sure to be fun!
Nikon D3, 400mm, 1600iso, f2.8, 1/1000th
The last time I shot football it was arguably the most exciting Superbowl in NFL history, so coming to a pre season game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos would be a tough game to top the last one.
Continue reading ‘First football game of the season followed by more lightning’
Today was a very busy and tiring day but also very productive. With sight seeing as well as shooting some venue features I put in about 14 hours. After waking up around 8 a.m. I hung out in the third floor lobby (where the internet is) and worked on some images from the previous day as well as surfing the web to catch up on the latest news back in the states.
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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.
I have never shot training camp before so I didnt really know what to expect. Was limited to only 30 minutes of shooting so when I got escorted onto the field I had to get to work quick. Light wasn’t very good and I was limited to one side so I had to deal with it and do what I could to get a few good images. Certainly nothing award winning but it works. Oh btw it was 106 degrees, plus the humidity from the damp grass I was surrounded by made me feel like having a heat stroke.
Continue reading ‘NFL Football: Arizona Cardinals training camp’
