12/21 - Drake Bulldogs vs. Central Arkansas Bears

When I'm home during the winter break in Des Moines, I usually go to the Drake's Men basketball games, which is just a five minute drive down the road from my house.

I had a friend who is the team photographer hook me up with a media pass, so I went ahead and shot the game.

It was also my first time shooting a basketball game with a 300mm and I got some great shots out of it! Man, I can't wait until I get my hands on one of those that I can call my own someday!














Drake won the game 87-64. 

12/21 - Rochester Red Wings New Manager

A little overdue here....now that I'm finally at home and all settled in, I'll throw a couple more posts on this blog in the next few days.

A few weeks ago, the Rochester Red Wings, the team that I've worked with the past two summers, hired a new manager, Gene Glynn. So the Red Wings invited me to the press conference and wanted me to cover it for them.

I couldn't say no to it!

And plus, I had to take a headshot of him and that photo will be distributed throughout the ENTIRE major AND minor league baseball. In other words, every team get to see that picture. Pretty cool, eh?









I got a chance to talk to him and show my portfolio. He loved it. He also seem like a great, genuine baseball guy.

Hope he can lead the Red Wings to the promised land!

12/9 - The experiment...success!

Another day...another day of experimenting with the lighting in the studios....another day where Stephanie Kiessling get to step up and volunteer her time for the sake of my friend's War Yu and my future project. After doing some experiments with the lighting on Stephanie, I think War and I finally figured out what we wanted for our future project.

But here's some of the highlights from the photo shoot today (I also experimented a little bit with the colors myself, just to see how it turns out):





More photos of War Yu and yours truly coming at a later date!

12/7 - Different Day, Different Stuff, Part 2

A few more photos from today's shoot, including War Yu as well...



























War Yu is watching you...

12/7 - Different Day, Different Stuff, Part 1

Different day, different stuff to test in the studios. My buddy War and I hit up the studios once again to do some more experiments with the studio lighting to see what we want for our future photo shoot. We were fortunate to have a gorgeous model in Stephanie (no, not that one, the other one) Kiessling dropping by to help us out.

We were just messing around and enjoying our time in the studios and this is what I ended up with:






More images from the photo shoot will come at a later date (perhaps later tonight or tomorrow).

12/3 - General Shooting

Today, two of my buddies and I hit up the studios at RIT for some general unofficial shooting. I was itching to get back in the studios so we did several experiments, to get some ideas for my future photo shoots. Anyway, here are the three top shots from the photo shoot yesterday:

Dylan Heuer (yes, with the beard)

Ceasar Jones

War Yu

11/16 - 2011 Fall Quarter Sports Portfolio

Another final project of mine, and the second one for Sports Photography (busy busy busy time of the year!)

This project is pretty straightforward. My best sports work from 2011 Fall Quarter. I'm sure you have seen most of them before, but I edited a few more photos to make them a little bit better.










11/16 - For the Love of Water

So for my final assignment for the Sports Photography course, I had to create a feature story on an athlete or a sport.

I picked swimming and decided to follow one of my best friends, Ken Love, around and try to show his passion for the sport. After following him around, I realized that he isn't really the best swimmer on the team. He just loves to swim. He just enjoys being on the team and compete in what races he can get in. I guess you could compare him with me and my love for baseball. Not the best player, but just enjoy being around the sport itself.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love poses for a sportrait at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love opens his locker in preparation for his daily practices in the locker rooms at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Thursday, November 9, 2011. 

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love cools down after racing in the 200-meter relay in the recreational pool at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love practices his breaststroke during the team practice at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Friday, October 28, 2011. 

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love outsprints his teammates during their daily morning dry land practices in the Student Life Center on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Friday, November 10, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love puts in the effort in his abs workout during his daily morning dry land practices at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Friday, November 10, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love races in the 50-meter freestyle during the contest between RIT and SUNY Fredonia at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love asks the swimming and diving Head Coach Mike Cahill a question with an interpreter, Kayla Rohr, at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love takes a breather between his swimming sets during the team practice at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

HENRIETTA, NY – Ken Love ends his day at the swimming pool by taking a shower in the locker rooms at the Judson Pool on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Thursday, November 9, 2011. (no, he wasn't naked)