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My month in review — December 2010

Whew! November is a busy month. Not only do we have the holidays and high school football, many of the charity walks are in the fall.

Well I remember, I remember don’t worry
How could I ever forget, its the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no you dont fool me
The hurt doesn’t show; but the pain still grows
Its no stranger to you or me

Cue drum solo.
This past Thursday night [...]

Nothing is ever the same twice because everything is always gone forever, and yet each moment has infinite photographic possibilities. – Michael Kenna
Football season is approaching fast so the Lake Charles sports drought will end. This alone will raise my level of happiness by leaps and bounds. This summer has been s-l-o-w and h-o-t-T. My [...]

.If you get an opportunity in photography you have to grab it – they don’t come along that often. When you get the chance of a great picture, you have to identify that quickly and make the most of the situation. Whatever age you are you can do that. Even with luck, you will still [...]

I like to get emotion in a photo. I like it when people laugh at a picture – or react with tears. A sports image works when people don’t have to read the caption. – Bernard Brault

George Foreman III jumped into the professional boxing ring this past weekend and I was there to shoot [...]

Last Friday, I covered my last prep football game of the season, Westlake versus Cecilia. Our region had only two teams in the semifinals, Westlake and Barbe. Westlake was undefeated until Friday but they lost knocking them out of the playoffs and knocked me out of covering any more football in 2008.
During the regular season, [...]

Sunday’s Life cover featured a package I shoot on a local 4-H champ. Kesley won the barrel-racing “hat trick”, takeing parish, regional, state, and southern honors in that sport. Click here to view the multi-media package.
Also I have been busy adding content to the American Press Photo Blog so it can be promoted. Click here [...]

Just posted a new blog of all the AmPress photos from week 4 of the prep football season. Click here to go to the blog.  These are a mix of my photos and the other photog’s work. I love shooting sports. Just wished these local schools would invest in better lighting. :)

The summer can be a slow time for sports in a city with no minor or major league baseball. Last weekend, I found the state long course campionships. These are 2 of my favs. the slideshow is posted on the american press site. Here’s the link to the main slideshow page