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.
UCI comes close, but fails to advance in the NCAA tournament
Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manualThe UCI Mens Soccer team won the Big West Championship for the second year in a row and earned a first round bye in the NCAA tournament. They also earned the 16th seed in the tournament and got to host Stanford in the second round. I was excited to [...]
tough loss to northride, but still in the semis
Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual Last weeks soccer game was a hard one to watch. UCI did not play anywhere near as good as they could have. It made standing out in the cold even worse. The game was extremely physical and there was a lot of tension between both teams. There was [...]
unlearning my laziness & working the sides
Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual Usually I’m pretty lazy when it comes to shooting soccer and I end up posting myself near the goals and I don’t really move around too much. Its easy to shoot from there, I get faces, good action, the ball, and it never fails. The one thing that [...]
uci soccer + 5d mark II…missing my D3
Canon 5D MKII, 70-200mm @ 200mm, 4000iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual Throughout this week I have been switching cameras every couple days. I’ve been shooting with a Canon 5D MKII for a video project that I’ve been working on. When it came time to shoot my soccer assignment I forgot that I had lent my D3 [...]
womens soccer…rockin the yellow jerseys
I’m always happy to arrive at the soccer games and find out that our team isn’t wearing the blue jerseys. The color is better, it pops more, and its lighter. Just like the mens team, the women’s team is also looking strong this year. Sorry I don’t have anything technical to say about shooting this [...]
Back at school, shooting soccer once again
First assignment of the 2009-2010 school year, mens soccer. It was good to be back in Irvine and shooting again. Our soccer team is looking strong again this year and I’m looking forward to a good season. Hopefully I can remember to bring a stool or something to the future games so that I’m not [...]
Last Soccer Game of the Year
Cold & rainy. Luckily I had a rain cover for the 300mm, although I wish I could say the same for myself.
Goalie Portrait
I did a quick portrait of UCI’s Mens Soccer team goalie. I used a ProPhoto 1200 watt kit. A softbox to the left of the camera and another light to the right and behind the goalie. Heres how it turned out:
A Step in a Different Direction
My last few sports feature photos for the paper have been pretty much the same. Player(s) standing in the middle of the frame with a blacked out background. Yeah, it looks good, but its getting repetitive and not helping me learn anything. I did a portrait of UCI soccer super star, Matt Murphy. I took [...]