The images below are from a JV football game last Saturday afternoon. I love daylight football games much better than night. I don't have to worry about the lighting at the stadium when I have sunlight. I hope you enjoy the pictures below. I'm off to go rest as I try to fight off the last of a cold that had me sleeping for 2 days.
A run.
Some instructions.
Getting tackled.
A nice interception.
Last soccer post for awhile. This game was rescheduled twice because of downpours that made the field unplayable. Finally no rain but a little on the cold side. The sun definitely helped. Thought I would show something a little bit different this time. I put together a collage of one player and then thought I would show some of the physical side of the game. These games were definitely rough. I love doing collages but do not get to do them as much as I like. They are hard to sell through my online site so I have to let people know they are available and they have to contact me if they would like me to design one for them. Not as simple as I would like but I'm working on a better way to sell them.
Umm, maybe a foul.
Every lose ball was fought for.
More aggressiveness.
Thursday night was time for the girls to play. Definitely a lot cooler than the boys game on Tuesday. The high for the day didn't even get out of the 50s and there was a nice strong wind. I had several layers on trying to stay warm but there is only so much I can wear and still move around like I do in order to get the images I want. Not sure playing was all that warm even with the running.
Fighting for the ball.
A header.
The sun on this one was great.
Yelling out some instructions.
I photographed 3 soccer games last week in a span of 5 days. Below are images from the first game which was held last Tuesday. Oh, when I say games I'm including both the JV and Varsity games so technically it was 6 games. Tuesday night was a great night for soccer if a bit on the warm side for the players. Below are some images from both the boys JV and Varsity matches.
Nice save!
Getting ready for that header.
A lot of concentration.
If only he would have turned to face me :)
Fighting for that header.
Good luck to the Varsity team as they begin tournament play this week. This has been a busy week for me with a lot of sporting events I was covering. The week started out with volleyball at Oak Hills. While gym lighting is not my favorite source for light this gym was not too bad. A few more powerful lights would be helpful. Below a are few of the images from the game. The Oak Hills team looked very impressive that night.
A dig.
A dink.
A collage of a set and spike sequence.
I have recently decided to add senior portrait sessions as part of my business. Whenever I add something new I like to try things out so I can show examples to myclients. The new thing could be a new product I'm thinking about offering, a newlocation for sessions or a new sport. I do not want to offer anything to mycustomers that I am not 100% sold on myself. So what I would like to do is find 3-4seniors, or even juniors, who would be willing to have their senior session done for$25 and 10% off printed photographs. You must be willing to sign a release form (orhave your parent sign it if you are under 18) so I can use the pictures on mywebsite and in my portfolio. The session would be run just like the senior sessionslisted on the site. (senior information) You will get the proof book which is yours tokeep. I'll take the first 3-4 who contact me and live in the Cincinnati/Daytonarea. You must book by the end of the year and the session must be completed by theend of April 2007. Please contact me through my website. Thank you. TrimPhoto.com
Cincinnait is hosting Tall Stacks this year and I went with a few photographer friends to the first night to take some pictures. Thanks to Neysa and Karen for going along with me on kind of short notice. The evening started out a bit hot but when the sun started going down the temps were much nicer and I loved the light. Below are a few of my images from the night. Ending with fireworks which was the first time I ever tried to photograph them.
A waterwheel leaving a small wake.
The next two are from that beautiful sunset light on the water.
I was playing around in photoshop and changed this image to something totally different since it was a bright colorful image to start. It almost looks a little fake now but it was fun to play around for a change.
The fireworks that ended the night. First of them launching and then exploding.
I love capturing children as themselves. While I do have a studio for sessions, I believe most kids are comfortable and more natural in an environment they are familiar with. I met this family at a local park for the session. While there was a little chasing around on my end, I enjoyed the session. And since fall is here I threw in a pumpkin for a few pictures to go with the season. Hope you enjoy seeing something other than sports for a change.
I spent my Saturday at a cross country meet at St. Xavier High School. The weather started out a little on the bad side but improved nicely. Just a little rain but then sun but still low temps which is almost perfect running conditions. The wind was a bit strong at times. I've never run cross country so it was a different experience for me. The event was very large with over 2000 runners from many different schools. The crowd support was great as well with people lining the start and fans cheering the finish line as well. All the St X staff people I met were great and helpful. Below are a few images from the day.
Two racers sprinting it out towards the finish.
Below are 2 guys running towards the halfway point. Runners always have great facial expressions.
This girl noticed me as she rounded a bend.
This guy noticed me as well and I think was surprised to see anyone on that part of the course.
Here is a hit from the fairway.
I always wanted to try to capture somebody hitting a ball from the sand. This guy was nice enough to hit it there so I was able to get him just barely visible, the sand flying and the ball. (look top right)
Yes, that is player back behind those trees hitting the ball. I was truely amazed by how well he hit this shot and how it got to the green.
Nice form on that drive! Even the tee popped out like it is supposed to.
Time seems to be flying by this month. I can't believe it is already half over. Hopefully the rest of the month goes a little slower.
Sorry no pictures this time. I have photographed a few youth football games but since the kids are younger than high school I will not post pictures here. I will tell you photographing first and second grader football is great. The kids are out there having fun and are so cute! I love the fact parents cheer for them but do not yell out "suggestions" or negative comments. There is nothing better than capturing somebody doing exactly what they want to do and having fun. As we grow up sometimes sports become less fun and more of something we have to do. There is definitely a fine line between having fun and being competitve and going over that line and feeling like a lose is somehow a reflection on your character. The need to practice more and train harder dominate our thoughts. I've been on both sides of that line personally and it is definitely hard to pull yourself back to the fun side sometimes. Recently I started running without a watch to help me get back to the fun side and away from the constant need to measure my current run against my last one. I'm back to enjoying my runs but I'm sure I'll add the watch back in a little while. Who doesn't like to keep track of progress after all! I'll lose the watch again if it starts taking away from my fun and the freedom I feel from pressures while running.
I've also been working on some updates for my site. I hope to have those changes done by then of this week. More information on portaits will be added and hopefully a little larger gallery. Toying with the idea of posting events I plan on photographing as my schedule allows. Since this could change at the last minute I'm not sure I want to post it. Any opinions?
Photographed two high school soccer games on the 7th of September. We are in the middle of some great weather so aside from a few bug bites it was an amazing night to be outside. Since I shoot a lot of Oak Hill sports I am getting to be a little bit of a fan. Unfortunately on this night both the jv and varsity teams lost to Lakota West. Below are a few shots from the varsity game. The first one is actually a goal being scored by Lakota West.
Here is a throw-in shot. Attendance was a little low so there was a lot of empty stands which made for some not so great backgrounds for the pictures.
The next two are slide tackles which were both successful in knocking the ball away.
Great height by both players on a headball.
I played a little bit between games. The setting sun is perfect for these kinds of shots.
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