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Last weekend, the Chapel Hill News sent me to shoot a local family event. Carrboro Parks & Rec organizes an annual parent-child basketball skills contest. This year’s event took place last Saturday at a local middle school. The gum was a bit dark, but I brought some flashes and took my time. I stayed...
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A couple of weeks ago, I covered the Carrboro Classic for the Chapel Hill News. I even had a couple of shots make it into the paper that Wednesday: tim in print | Carrboro Classic. The Carrboro Classic is a duathlon, sort of a triathlon without the swimming. Starting bright and early on Sunday...
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A couple of Sundays ago, I had a spread in the Real Estate section of the local Chapel Hill News. As usual I had two days notice. The forecast was for rain, rain and more rain. I have never done any real estate photos before, so was not even sure how to light the...
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As I mentioned in Up in Flames, I spent Saturday morning shooting firefighter training for the Chapel Hill News. The local volunteer fire department in Hillsborough, together with some other local departments, teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to practice with live fire exercises. I was assigned to shoot a Hillsborough town official who...
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The wrestling marathon that I blogged about last night in Wrestling Outtakes paid off. The best image from the last match I shot made it into this morning’s paper in black and white. The original color version is below. In this shot, Corey Mock, headed for a fourth straight state championship, dominates the championship...
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As I mentioned at the end of last week, I spent much of Saturday Pinning Down Some Wrestiling Images. After spending eight hours navigating brackets, changing batteries, squatting at mat edges and dealing with a hot, crowded gym, I came home with well over two hundred photos. Three were submitted to the photo editors...
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For every assignment that I shoot for the newspaper, I submit a series of pictures so the editors can choose what fits their needs the best. I always submit to many. For my recent assignment shoot the basketball game, I submitted seven though they only asked for five. I have a difficult time deciding...
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I have another Chapel Hill News assignment this weekend. Tomorrow morning, I am heading to Chapel Hill High School to shoot the Regionals. The Tigers have some strong contenders going in. I have never been to a wrestling match, never mind shot one. Wish me luck! Any advice? If you find this post useful...
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The NY Times offere a great iPhone (or iPod Touch) trick in their Tip of the Week: Easier iPhone Zooming: While the iPhone’s Safari Web browser can bring the full versions of most sites right to the palm of your hand, it can be a pain to pinch and spread your fingers all over...
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This morning, the Chapel Hill News published another of my photos. This shot is part of the story, Wildcats make the grade, from the basketball game shoot that I have previously mentioned. Here Wildcat Hannah Elledge (#12) goes up for a layup in the first half of the game. I had the flash, my...
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As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I shot a local high school women’s basketball game last night. The assignment, for the Chapel Hill News, was to shoot the East Chapel Hill Women Wildcats’ basketball game at Jordan High on 2/6/09. ECH won easily, taking them one step closer to the league championship....
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I am off to shoot hoops tomorrow. The Chapel Hill News has asked me to photograph the East Chapel Hill Women Wildcats’ basketball game at Jordan High. I shot an ECH men’s b-ball game for the News just before Thanksgiving. Let’s see if I can learn from that experience to get some better shots....
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As I mentioned last week, some of my photos from last week’s prep basketball game were to be published in the Chapel Hill News. These two made it onto the front page of the sports section, accompanying the article,  “Old Friends, New Rivals“. I took a few hundred shot that day, whittled that down...
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I shot my first basketball game last night. I learned that I have a lot to learn! First, though, I need an equipment upgrade. I need longer, faster lenses and some more strobes with Pocketwizards. I brought my trusty 285hv with my not-so-trusty Cactus triggers. This was less-than-optimal. The battery recycle time was not...
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I am heading off to Carrboro High to shoot their varsity men’s game againgst East Chapel Hill tonight. I am underequipped, so with me luck. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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