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Band of Brothers
April 24, 2019 - In my last blog entry, I explained the lighting setup that I used to photograph the players on my 12U baseball travel te...
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Studio Setup
April 16, 2019 - In recent years, my photography has moved mostly towards architecture, landscapes, wildlife and nature. I very rarely sh...
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Muhammad Ali
August 20, 2018 - I coach the 11U Orland Park Warriors travel baseball team. I've been coaching this team for three seasons now. Two of th...
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Youth Baseball Portraits
July 03, 2018 - I don't photograph people very often. Once a year, I break out the studio lights to capture some portraits of the youth...
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Figure Skating
June 02, 2018 - I recently attended the Northern Blast Figure Skating Competition in Woodridge, Illinois. This was the second time that...
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Fun at the Old Ballpark with the Nikon D850
May 07, 2018 - One of the reasons I purchased the Nikon D850 camera is for its versatility. So far, I have mostly used the D850 for arc...
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Figure Skating
January 17, 2018 - Last Sunday, I photographed figure skating for the first time. Actually, it was the first time that I ever attended a fi...
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Youth Baseball Portraits
June 17, 2017 - Each season, I capture photographs of players who play for my travel baseball team. This season, I'm managing a 10U team...
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North Shore Surfing
March 08, 2017 - While in Hawaii, I planned to photograph surfers on the North Shore of Oahu. During my stay, there were three surfing co...
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Surfin' USA
February 12, 2017 - During my last road trip to California, I had an opportunity to photograph some surfers. My first attempt was near the S...
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Correcting "Popeye's" Skin
October 22, 2015 - Not too long ago, I was looking at some of my favorite "People" pictures. Don "Popeye" Zimmer was the subject of one of...
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"Tennis Anyone?" Wins Photo of the Day!
May 30, 2015 - This morning, my "Tennis Anyone?" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource...
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Tilt for a More Dynamic Composition
May 07, 2015 - In my last blog entry, I wrote about my experience shooting high school tennis. After the shoot, I also posted a few of...
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Tennis Anyone?
May 04, 2015 - A few days ago, I visited Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park to photograph some of the tennis players during the t...
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Pray for Shade
March 29, 2015 - When shooting baseball, I always hope for overcast conditions. Clouds diffuse light--which reduces contrast. This is par...
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Striding Out of Focus
March 17, 2015 - Last week, I photographed a baseball game between the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Fighting Illini at Illinois Fiel...
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Take Care of the Focus in Advance
June 16, 2014 - While visiting the Arlington Racetrack, one of my goals was to capture the horses as they approached the finish line. Cl...
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Studio on the Go!
June 12, 2014 - Ordinarily, I don't accept photo assignments...and I generally don't do portraits. But, yesterday I agreed to take some...
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Trading Places
June 04, 2013 - Every year, I break out the studio strobes and capture portraits of the baseball players who I coach. This year, one of...
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Basketball: Using Strobes in Dimly Lit Gymnasiums
January 26, 2013 - It's been a while since I've used flash units while shooting basketball. But, I get a lot of questions from photographer...
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Ultra-wide Basketball
January 23, 2013 - I decided to try something different while photographing my nephew's recreational basketball game the other day. I captu...
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Practice Makes Perfect
August 13, 2012 - Capturing peak action shots during sporting events requires good access and great timing. When covering youth sports, it...
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Freezing Action with Strobe
July 09, 2012 - It doesn't always take a fast shutter speed to freeze a moving subject. When a flash unit is the primary light source, o...
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Highlight and Shadow Recovery
June 15, 2012 - Earlier this week, I captured a quick snapshot of the Home Run Derby finalists for our Pony baseball league. The challen...
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The Antique Look
June 11, 2012 - After a recent photo shoot, some people asked how I was able to achieve a certain sepia look with some of the images. As...
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The Old Ballpark
May 30, 2012 - I saw the Chicago Cubs play the San Diego Padres yesterday at Wrigley Field. It was a beautiful day for baseball. My Nik...
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Youth Baseball Portraits
May 27, 2012 - Earlier this weekend, I had the pleasure of shooting portraits of several players from an 11U baseball team that I am co...
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Through the Fence
May 08, 2012 - Another technique that comes in handy while photographing baseball games is capturing images through a fence. Sports pho...
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Ball on Bat!
May 07, 2012 - Many baseball photographers strive to capture an image of the ball at the moment it is making contact with the bat. This...
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Player Photos
May 06, 2012 - As you might know, I’ve volunteered to take our team photo for this season. The team photo will be taken before or after...
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Volleyball at ISO 6400
February 24, 2012 - It's difficult to capture action shots in poorly lit gymnasiums. Yesterday, I had to boost my camera's ISO setting to IS...
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It Takes Practice
February 19, 2012 - It takes practice to be able to capture good images consistently. In many ways, the camera is just like a musical instru...
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