It’s tough shooting the Raiders sometimes… and yesterday was no exception. The Raiders put up 3 points for the whole day and looked awful during their second home game of the year. The Broncos cruised to an easy win and I got a decent shot of Brandon Marshall celebrating a touchdown. My best shot from the Raiders side of things actually came on the sidelines when one of the Raiderettes whipped her hair around from one side to the next. It’s funny to me how bad they played after looking pretty good on Monday Night Football the other week. Hopefully this isn’t going to turn into a routine.
So yesterday was the first regular season home game for the 49ers. I have to admit I definitely didn’t have one of my greatest shoots… But I came away with a few pics that I was relatively happy with. My favorite came when I found this grumpy looking player on the Seahawks on the bench near the fans that spray out mist near the benches. The player, Cory Redding, was talking to a teammate and seemed to be a little frustrated by some of the things going on in the game. Once he took a moment to stop talking he just looked over to his right and that’s when I caught the great facial expression he was giving. Aside from that I got a pretty good shot of deflected pass which turned into an interception moments later. In the end the 49ers defeated the Seahawks 23-10 to improve to 2-0 on the year.
Darren Sproles celebrates touchdown. Oakland, CA.
I was able to shoot one of the Monday Night Football opening games yesterday when the Chargers visited the Raiders in Oakland… and it was probably one of the most exciting Raiders games I’ve ever shot! The Raiders came back to take the lead on a 57 yard touchdown pass with just over two minutes remaining. I was pretty happy because I got some decent shots of what I thought “might” be the winning touchdown at that point… but then I thought about it for a second and remembered that I was shooting the Raiders so anything was possible. Sadly enough for all of the home team fans, the Chargers came back and took the lead with barely any time left on the clock. Luckily for me, I got an even better picture because of the celebration by the Chargers running back… so I was pretty happy with everything. Below is how the celebration ran on ESPN.com.
Yesterday I had one of my best wedding shoots ever. I was scheduled for a full day in Los Angeles for Jennifer and Marijo’s wedding, and I had a blast shooting! Jennifer did her best to worry me countless times before the wedding, emphasizing how “unique” her family can be at times. I laughed it off because I could tell she was just preparing me for the worst. But when the wedding day came the schedule was about as close to perfect as it can get.
We arrived at the house for “getting-ready” shots a couple hours before the ceremony. From there we shot the ceremony, drove off to a couple off-site locations, arrived at the reception to shoot an hours worth of standard shots with the family, and then rolled right into the reception. Jen and Marijo were awesome to work with too, they were super relaxed around the camera and trusted the videographer and I to pull out some creative stuff… which I think we got. I had several shots that I really liked from the day. My favorite shot was of Jennifer inside a highly decorated locker room while my runner-up was of the couple next to an In-n-Out sign (they met at the restaurant and I even noticed that their house was decorated with many In-n-Out collectibles). Anyways… I had a fabulous time and I’m excited to go through all of the photos to see everything that I got… should be fun!
Jennifer and Marijo, Whittier, CA.
Venice Beach, CA.
So I had a chance to make a quick stop at the beach before a wedding shoot near Los Angeles this weekend. I actually got this photo with my pocket-sized point and shoot. If anyone is ever shopping for a good little camera I highly recommend the Canon digital elph series. But anyways… almost time for the shoot now… let’s hope it’s a good one!