2012 Athlete Portraits

It's been over a year since I have blogged but while I have some time to organize my photos I thought I would throw a few up here from the year of 2012.  I will start with some of my favorite portraits of athletes moving onto the next level...college.

Amanda Roosa from Allegany- Limestone, moving on to play softball for Wesleyan College

Casey McClaren, pitcher from McQuaid, moving on to Cazenovia College

Kayla Brahm, point guard from Churchville-Chili, going to Wilkes University

Leah Saavedra, softball player from Wayne, heading to Cortland State

Markell Collins from Brockport, moving on to Edinboro University

Fall Brockport Sports in Full Effect

The first couple of weeks of fall sports has been hectic.  Shooting these events as early as possible for SUNY Brockport is essential for their college athletics website.  They need art for each article that goes up after every event.  Shooting each sport early can usually fulfill their needs for the first 3 or 4 weeks of photos to match articles.  They also need photos early for media guides which includes headshots for their staff and athletes.  Having the opportunity to shoot both headshots and sports for Brockport athletics keeps me very busy in late August and early September.  High school sports take a back seat early in the fall season due to the many events for my contract sports.

I am hoping to be a little more informative of working both with a college photography contract and shooting on spec with high school sports and the differences between the two throughout this year.  I will post some setup shots and head shots in the next blog.  Also, I will add some of the team photos.  Here is some of the early action from the first couple of weeks.  If you would like to see the rest of the photos of the Golden Eagles in action click on this link:  SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles

November Football Sectionals

The end of sectional brought us two games in the rain on November 5th, 2010. This game was between Dundee and Cal-Mum for the Class D state qualifier. Click here for the rest of the pics...

The other game that night was between Rush-Henrietta and Irondequoit for the Class AA state qualifier. Click here for the rest of these pics...

End of October 2010

The end of October brought some Brockport men's soccer against Cortland for SUNYAC's on the 30th and women's volleyball against the University of Rochester on the 31st. Here are some of my favorites from these two days. Click here for the rest of the men's soccer pics...

Click here for the rest of the women's volleyball pics...

Football Sectionals October 22nd

This was the opening of sectional football at Marina Auto Stadium. The first game was the Irondequoit Eagles v. Brockport Blue Devils in a Class AA Semifinal. Irondequoit dominated the game to a 44-12 victory. Click here for the rest of the photos....

The second game of the night was between the McQuaid Jesuit Knights and Webster Schroeder Warriors. This was the other Class AA Semifinal game. This was a much closer game as Schroeder was able to squeeze it out 27-25. Click here for the rest of the photos...

(Irondequoit QB Briele Caples #11 escapes a tackle for big yardage)

(Brockport RB Dylan Brown #2 tries to run through a tackle)

(Eagles QB Briele Caples #11 is taken down by a Blue Devils lineman)

(Dylan Brown #2 gets a pat on the pads from the waterboy)

(Cody Henry #42 stiff arms a McQuaid player to the ground)

(Warrior QB Parrish McKnight #10 uses a stiff arm to get by a defender)

(Lineman Mark Guarino-Hyde #51 gets a hit on the QB Charles Meagher #18)

(Cody Henry #42 is tackled by a gang of McQuaid players)

SUNY Brockport Women's Volleyball v. Geneseo

Friday October 1st, I travelled to Nazareth to shoot the women's volleyball team against the Geneseo Blue Knights. The venue allowed me a couple of different angles I usually don't have available. The Golden Eagle ladies put up a good fight but Geneseo came out with a 3-1 victory. Click here for the rest of the photos...

(Senior Heather Carroll #1 makes a block to score for Brockport)

(Sophomore Mary Cocking #14 makes a great diving save)

(Kristi Schrantz #9 and the rest of the Golden Eagles celebrate a point in the third game)

(Libero Melissa Maxwell #7 celebrates with a scream)

SUNY Brockport Women's Soccer vs. Potsdam

On September 25th, SUNY Brockport women's soccer was matched up against the Potsdam Bears. I was able to get a little over a half in to photograph before having to shoot the second half of the football game going on at the next field over. The women came out with some great offense and put up four goals to go on and win 4-0. Click here for the rest of the pics...

(SUNY Brockport Goalie Erin Asquith #44 makes a diving save)

(Sophomore Gina Laing #25 watches as the ball leaves her foot)

(Midfielder Kalia Maguire #17 controls the ball off a high bounce)

Gates-Chili Football v. Wilson

This was Gates-Chili's first night homecoming game in a few years. The Spartans were matched up against the Wildcats from Wilson. Not much of a contest as Gates poured on the offense and never looked back. The Spartans defeated Wilson 42-14. Click here for the rest of the pics...

(Spartans Coach prepares the offense for their next series)

(Wildcats Robert Scott #73 throws a block for their running back)

(Nick Kaminski #1 runs past a Wilson defender)

(Nick Kaminski #1 and Bruce Johnson #73 celebrate with David Nguyen #56 in the endzone after Nick's TD)