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Archive for November, 2008
Kids Watching TV, Past and Present
Photo District News, Robert Benson, and Vincent Laforet are all lauding the latest work of Robbie Cooper in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. The whole thing was shot with the RED video camera, with the video published online and the stills going into print. The buzz about this piece is the innovative use of [...]
Persistance
I covered a youth flag football tournament recently, and besides being creeped out by the absurd number of Yes on 8 signs posted in front of the Christian academy hosting the teams, the hot sun was putting the pressure on me to get the shots I needed and leave. After three hours of distilling the [...]
A Flash of Luck
I covered a PBR rodeo not too long ago in an arena that tested the limits of my camera and lens’ ability to deliver in low light. During the main event I saw that the official rodeo photographer had found his own solution with the biggest flash reflector bowl I had seen mounted on a [...]
Jimmy Stewart – War Hero
I’ve only seen It’s a Wonderful Life once or POSSIBLY twice in my life, so maybe I shouldn’t blame myself for not hearing about Brigadier General James Maitland Stewart, even if I had of course known of Hollywood’s Jimmy Stewart. It turns out that George Bailey aka Mr. Smith aka Jimmy got drafted early on [...]
San Diego Derby Dolls
I had never quite understood what exactly defined the sport of roller derby – or that it was actually a sport at all – until a week ago when I went to my first match. It was a friend of a friend’s first match as well, only she would be on the rink, elbow to [...]
Gay Rights March
Record high temperatures in San Diego meant protest signs doubled as sun shades on Saturday as an estimated 20,000-25,000 people marched through downtown to protest the passing of Proposition 8. Photos here.
