So here’s some stuff that I’ve been meaning to post for a bit, but just hadn’t gotten around to it.
My sister graduated from high school about a week ago and of course I got to be the one taking pictures. Â
I also went out with one of my friends and shot some pictures for her. Â So here are a few photos that are a bit different than all of the sports photos that seem to consume this blog…
Today brought a little bit of work for my sister and a bit of a makeshift studio in our living room on a couch. Â These and other images are for her art portfolio as she applies to Illinois State University.
I figured that this would give me the biggest problem, a pair of shoes that would throw shadows like crazy. Â The solution was nothing other than one lamp adding light behind and my on camera flash pointed straight up with a white card on the back side. Â The white ceiling in our living room helped bounce light back, but all in all. Â Two lights, no shadows, and all on the first attempt, sweet!
Well folks, it was a huge day for the Missouri Tigers yesterday with a 38-7 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Â Tony Temple had an amazing day setting two Cotton Bowl Records.
Now for the bad, the set-up at the stadium was less than ideal, there were these foam barrier things ringing the field that all of the photographers had to stand behind, this severely limited the idea of being able to kneel, or in my case, since the field had a very small crown, shoot from an extremely low angle.  To top it off, I couldn’t go out and shoot the coin toss, that really irked me.  Post-game was even more fun, the red-shirts really let all the ‘power’ they have go to their head, I saw them pushing photographers back as they tried to walk behind the team at the trophy presentation, no where near TV or anything.
But all in all, great game, good facilities, and amazing photos. Â Now it’s back to Chicago on United Airlines later this afternoon.
Enjoy!!
