Archive for August, 2009

21
Aug

getting back into shooting skateboarding


I went skating with my friend Pablo today and we came across a pretty unique spot. Its been a while since the last time I shot skating but I knew I wanted to get a shot. Plus it was another chance to take out and test my new camera. I quickly surveyed the area and then ran back to my car to get my camera. I came back with my 14-24mm and a 50mm. I really wanted to test out the 14-24mm some more and needless the say, the 50mm never made it on the camera…

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14
Aug

San Francisco Pro-Am Summer Basketball League


Earlier this summer my friend Connor invited me to watch a basketball game in the city. It was the SF Pro-Am League that consists of a lot of college, D-League, and international players. Needless to say there is a lot of experience, athleticism and skill. Basketball being one of my favorite sports to shoot, I decided to go back and set up a backboard remote.

I started setting it up less than an hour before the game. It was rushed. No gobo. No tape on the focus ring. Didn’t clean the glass. Yeah, it was rushed. But it was a good chance to test out my new D3 and my 14-24mm.

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11
Aug

getting inked


At the beginning of the college basketball season, Darren Moore from the UC Irvine basketball team facebooked me and asked me if I could shoot a few photos of him for a tattoo magazine (Urban Ink). Long story short, I shoot him and his tattoos, and later found out that I had gotten inked too.

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10
Aug

shooting fashion on call


Back on May 1st my friend Brandon Wong called me up to borrow some equipment for a shoot he had. I drove over to campus and brought all my equipment to the park. I ended up shooting a little for him and because our styles are definitely different, it worked out.

Below are a few of my photos from the shoot.

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09
Aug

D3


I just recently made the switch to Nikon and bought a D3. So far I’m loving it.

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