Wednesday, December 30, 2009

When Learning was Fun...


Last week I had the opportunity to photograph elementary school candids for the first time. It was definitely a very different experience than wandering through a high school, or even a middle school for that matter. Children this age still seem to possess that magical combination of innocence and genuine curiosity that is often missing in the older kids.
I had a great time, and I can't wait to do it again on a day when I've had more than 2 hours of sleep!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Swimming: Ambient vs. Strobed...

Here are two swim meets I shot last week. One had to be shot ambient, the other I was allowed to use strobe.

1) Swim meet in DE. Coach refused to let me use strobes. I was running late due to traffic, so I didn't have time to argue. The light wasn't completely terrible at around 1/400th, f2.8 @ 6400iso. However, the was a VERY old pool, and the lights cycled terribly! As well as these new cameras are able to shoot in "available darkness," they can't compensate for cycling lights. These photos don't really give an accurate depiction of just how bad the lights cycled. I had to delete over half of my shots just because of the white balance alone.


2) Swim meet in VA. This was a relatively bright pool, but once again the lights cycled. There weren't nearly as bad as the DE swim meet, but it still made achieving an accurate, consistent ambient white balance impossible. Fortunately I got the OK to strobe the meet. I superclamped two speedlites to the 2nd floor railing on the left side of the pool. Set at 1/4 power, this gave me a setting of 1/250th, f3.5 @ 640iso. It also allowed me to introduce some direction to the light.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

Senior Superlatives



Here are a few of my favorites from a recent senior superlatives shoot. Amazing what you can do with a school that actually gives you the support, and TIME, to break the mold...

Sunday, December 6, 2009

You're Doing it Wrong...

Example

Goucher College Swimming



I covered Goucher College Swimming at York College in PA. 5000iso without a second thought...gotta love the D3! Here are a few favorites...

Sneak Preview....

Here's a few quick images from the Class 1A finals, which was the the first of 3 football games I covered today. Many more to come once the editing begins...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Favorites So Far This Season...



Here's what I'll be submitting for the slideshow.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Turkey Bowl '09



I covered Loyola Blakefield HS during the 90th Annual Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving morning at M&T Bank Stadium. Unfortunately for the Dons, Calvert Hall came to play, basically scoring at will, and breaking their 6-game losing streak to once again reclaim the trophy. As usual, I was loving the overcast conditions! I hated cloudy days when I was shooting with Canon, but the D3/400mm is just incredible in these conditions. Here are my favorite images from the day.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009



I had the opportunity to cover the annual Franklin & Marshall vs. Gettysburg rivalry.   The D3/400mm combo is absolutely killer in overcast conditions.  And of course its always a good time running the sidelines with Sinclair.

Franklin & Marshall ECAC Semi-final Football



I covered Franklin & Marshall's ECAC semi-finals game against Wilkes University.  It was a great match-up, with F&M securing the victory in the last few seconds of the game.  Whats funny is this was probably the first sunny-weather game I've shot at F&M in nearly two years!