shooting volleyball from close up, working on framing

Nikon D3, 70-200mm @ 200mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual Lately ive decided to go without the strobes, move closer, and challenge myself a little. In volleyball there are always players getting in the way. The ball moves extremely fast. Faces are covered by the next. The net steals the focus. But sometimes you need to [...]
Ants vs Eaters Baseball Feature

Jeff Cusick and Danny Bibona from the UCI Baseball team pose for a portrait. During fall quarter I did a shoot with two of the UCI Baseball team players, Danny Bibona and Jeff Cusick. The article was about Ants vs Eaters baseball series, which is a inter-squad series of games to get them started for [...]
The Breakfast Club (remix)

One of the kids in my dorm was doing a breakfast club remake for her school project. She asked me if I could do the photos so I set some time aside and made it happen.
Photoshoot: UCI Baseball Player Francis Larson
Nikon D3, 70-200mm @ 105mm, 125iso, f/8, 1/250, manualUC Irvine Baseball catcher Francis Larson poses for a portrait. When I got the call for this photo I knew I wanted to shoot it on a backdrop. I don’t really get to shoot much stuff on a backdrop and wanted to get the studio feel for [...]
