Charles Jock Photoshoot + behind the scenes video
This was a fun photoshoot that I did with UCI Track star Charles Jock. I went out looking for a cool location to shoot and came across the UCI boiler room for all the water that is distributed throughout the campus. I went in and told them that I wanted to use the facility for [...]
theres been talk of video…here it is
I have talked recently about doing a lot of video work. This past quarter I have been working for the UCI Athletics to create a promo video that sums up all the sports programs here at UCI.
testing the d3s and a 400mm with UCI Volleyball
Nikon D3s, 400mm, 4000iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual On the first night of Sports Shooter Academy VII there were no official events to shoot, but there was still a Volleyball game going on at UCI. I checked out one of the new D3s’ and a 400mm, then headed back to school. The ISO levels were amazing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
UCI womens waterpolo
Nikon D3, 300mm, 200iso, f/2.8, 1/4000, manual This was another game where I was shooting both video and photos. Since shooting video is a higher priority right now I only shot photos for a short time. Here are some of my shots.
uci mens basketball: shooting from the stands
Nikon D3, 70-200mm @ 200mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual Usually when I shoot basketball I sit on the baseline or set up remotes. At the Mens Basketball game on February 20th I decided to shoot from the stands that are behind the basket. This choice was partially influenced because I was shooting video from that [...]