Basketball and Chez-its

Sorry about the lack of posts the last week, I have been battling some sort of sickness.  Anyways, here is one of my better high school basketball pictures in a while.  I was lucky that I had lights set up for the game and also they went off at the right time.  I was shocked to see how high he jumped to block the shot.  It was sweet!  I had an assignment this week to shoot a community center and how they had to take out peanut butter for their lunches and snacks.  This little girl was so cute I just had to take the picture as she looked up at me.  She was rocking out her chez-its and juice after her nap.  I would love to take a nap every day.  Thanks for looking.        

casa de los horrores de los tricolores

Last night I was out in all the rain, wind, and tornado/ hurricane like conditions to shoot the USA vs. Mexico World Cup qualifying match at Crew Stadium.  I was at the first USA/Mexico game 8 years ago in 2001, which the United States won 2-0.  This time around I wasn't taking pictures in the stands for myself, but on the field taking pictures for the Dispatch.  The stadium was rockin last night with both fans cheering and acting crazy.  The only problem happen after the US scored their second goal in stoppage time the Mexican fans were upset that started throwing glass beer bottles on the field.  One of those bottles landed about 2 feet from me and exploded  all over me.  I didn't get hurt or cut, but if i were two more feet to the left I think I would still be at the hospital.  So for taking pictures it was one of my best games ever.  The front page picture (top picture) was a shot that no other photographer had, even SI,  I was in the prefect position.  Thanks for looking.  Here is the link to all the pictures.  Thanks

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/audio_slideshows/2009/02/USA_MEXICO/index.html

Ohio State Snowday (Video)

Frogs, Frogs and more Frogs

Last Saturday I had an assignment to shoot the new COSI exhibit Frogs: A Chorus of Colors on the opening day. When I first found out that I shooting a frog story the first thing that jumped into my mind was a great picture that my good friend Adam Cairns took this summer. Its the little girl blowing on the frog (below). So heading into assignment I wanted to get a great shot like that. Well, once I got to COSI I knew that wasn't going to happen since all the frogs were locked up. After an hour at COSI I was happy with the image of a little girl sticking her tongue out at a frog along the glass(middle). I wanted a better picture, so i waited, waited and waited for the prefect shot of a little kid touching a group of frog pictures. I was really hoping that a little kid was hop along like a frog, but I was dreaming. I settled for a great picture of a little kid holding his stuffed animal frog while pointing to a Solomon Island leaf frog(top). Figuring out what kind what type of frog the kid was pointing to took a while, but in the end it was all worth it. Look out for video coming to my blog about a snow day at Ohio State today.

PS, Adam let me use his frog picture for this post. Thanks Adam, still like your picture way better

snow angles

It took me a while to get this picture from someone, but Leslie conned me into making snow angles in the snow with just jeans on. Anyways, when was the last time you made a snow angle?!?! I would say its been at least 10 years for me. I think that everyone should make a snow angle each winter, it will make you feel like a kid. :-) Thanks to Leslie's mom for taking the picture.

Winter Wonderland

I had some nice wildart of last weeks winter wonderland in Columbus. The sledding picture ran really big the next day in Metro and the other one which I liked better didn't run anywhere but the web. And yes that is a picnic table they are using as a sled. I hope the winter starts to go away, I am sick of the snow and the really cold weather. I want spring to be here now!

HESS Family

This is a picture that my aunt pam sent me and its really fun. We have Steven who is the tallest person in a family next to Reed the shortest person in our family at a wedding during the fall of 2008. Good Times.

Steven by the way, Reed looks way better than you all dressed up, take notes son.