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 [...]
Ping Pong Photoshoot
5/23/10 – Irvine, CA – UC Irvine freshman Pratik Panda gets in the right mindset as he poses for a portrait.
Fencing Photoshoot
5/23/10 - Irvine, CA – UC Irvine Fencing team member Alex Helmintoller poses for a portrait.
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 [...]
keeping it simple
Nikon D3, 70-200mm @ 34mm, 500iso, f/2.8, 1/180, manual UCI Men’s Basketball guard Michael Hunter poses for a quick photo before warming up to play UC Riverside.
lugging lights all over campus…last minute rugby portrait
I was asked to take a photo of the UCI Men’s Rugby team’s new coach who also happens to be a professor at UCI. About 30 minutes before the shoot I loaded up my car with a ProPhoto 2400 kit and all my other equipment, with the help of my friend and fellow photographer Melissa [...]
things fall apart, so have a backup plan ready
Nikon D3, 14-24mm @ 24mm, 200iso, f/14, 1/200, manual UCI Men’s Basketball players pose for a portrait for the New University: (From left) Michael Hunter, Zack Atkinson, Patrick Rembert.
recreating a masterpiece…power rangers style
This last weekend I shot volleyball players from UCI, Argentina, Netherlands and Korea. I was trying to replicate this Power Rangers poster below:
pictures of pitchers…improvising & shooting under pressure
The last time there was a baseball feature photo for The New University was um….never? The whole time I have been a photographer with The New University there has never been a feature photo of a baseball player. From what I’ve experienced, the UCI baseball team is an exclusive club, and it is hard to [...]