NHRA pre-season testing in the desert
Fri, 30/01/09 – 3:36 | No Comment

Every year the cars and stars of the NHRA converge on Firebird International Raceway to test out their cars in preparation of the 2009 season which begins in two weeks. Preseason testing usually is the …

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70 basketball portraits in two days
Sunday, 6 Jul, 2008 – 19:02 | 150 Comments
70 basketball portraits in two days

Last month I went to Tucson AZ for the Arizona Cactus Classic. It is a tournament for all the top high school basketball players in the country, we are talking next Lebron and kobe here. …

A photo that is not sports related!?
Thursday, 8 May, 2008 – 21:59 | 17 Comments
A photo that is not sports related!?

I know, I know. Its weird. But I do take photos of things that do not have a stick and ball in them.
This was an impromptu photo taken on a tram in Las Vegas at …

Dodger HISTORY! Stadium panoramic shot.
Saturday, 5 Apr, 2008 – 1:01 | 3 Comments
Dodger HISTORY! Stadium panoramic shot.

The other day I got to witness history at the Los Angeles coliseum a place they haven’t played in 50 years. To top that off there was over 115,300 people there! It was insane. I …

Portraits at Saint Mary’s
Saturday, 5 Apr, 2008 – 0:51 | No Comment
Portraits at Saint Mary’s

I got to go on a road trip recently to the San Francisco bay area and shoot a basketball game and some portraits of Australian basketball players from Saint Mary’s college in Moraga CA.
To top …

A day shooting Nascar
Saturday, 5 Apr, 2008 – 0:30 | 7 Comments
A day shooting Nascar

So a few weeks ago I shot NASCAR for the first time. I was reallly bored the first two days but the last day I had some fun. Turns out there is much more to …

Trying something different at a basketball game
Friday, 30 Nov, 2007 – 20:22 | 4 Comments
Trying something different at a basketball game

During games I try to take a few minutes from shooting the normal stock action and focus on other things. For this shot I was at the USC versus Oklahoma basketball game. I found a …

My Christmas Card: A Photo Composite
Saturday, 17 Nov, 2007 – 4:01 | 10 Comments
My Christmas Card: A Photo Composite

If you want one, leave your address! When they’re printed, I’ll send you one.
This year, I wanted to do something fun for our christmas card. We always plan out one but never follow through with …

Arizona State vs. UCLA Football
Saturday, 17 Nov, 2007 – 3:38 | No Comment
Arizona State vs. UCLA Football

Touchdown! Shot laying on the ground with a 70-200 with a 1.4 teleconverter.

Sack! Shoot from directly behind (near goal post) with a 400mm 2.8 and 1.4x converter.

This shot was taken in the tunnel before …

PAC-10 Basketball Portraits
Friday, 9 Nov, 2007 – 21:20 | 8 Comments
PAC-10 Basketball Portraits

One room, one chair (which i stole from the lobby..err ask politely for), and like 30 people with an average of 1-5 min each. Here are some of my favorites.
Remember to click on the photos …

Oregon takes down USC
Sunday, 28 Oct, 2007 – 16:08 | 2 Comments
Oregon takes down USC

Be Sure to Click on the Photos for LARGER Sizes!

I had to battle the band and security guards to get up to the top of the stadium. Then when i did, I had the wrong …