Messing around with some homemade lights

So I read a tutorial on DIY lighting techniques on my friend Dustin's website askthephotographer.com and it was an incredible cheap and easy setup. I went to the local hardware store bought 2 clamp dish lights, clamped them onto my kitchen counter, then made a little studio and put 4 white peices of paper and cornered them. Then got a glass of water and dropped in a lime and there you go. The glass wasen't perfect for this experiment but it's cool. if anyone wants more information on how I did this let me know.

2008 Country Wide Classic

Hey everyone, So I shot 3 days of the Countrywide classic and UCLA it is part of the US Open Series so the top players in the world where competing for points to eventually lead them to the US Open. It was a lot of fun, and a great learning experience. I wanted to get different angles and cover the event differently then everyone else. I shot a little bit from the court, but then I found and awesome spot at the top of the stadium. Which gave me clean backgrounds, because when you shoot from the court the backgrounds are really distracting which doesn't make for great photos. Bellow are just a few of my favorites if you would like to see more click here

   

05 August 5 2008: Marat Safin looks at the camera during a change over as he plays against opponent John Isner during the Countrywide Classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California

05 August 2008: Marat Safin struggles to return opponent John Isner's 128 mph serve during the Countrywide Classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California

06 August 2008: Fernando Verdasco of Spain plays against Florent Serra of France. Florent Serra defeated Verdasco 6-2,7-6,(4) during the Countrywide Classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California

August 5 2008: Donald Young beats opponent Tommy Hass during the Countrywide Classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California



04 August 2008: Tennis player Marc Gicquel of France plays his first round match at the Countrywide classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California

06 August 2008: A fan tries to keep cool by putting a California Pizza Box on their head during the Countrywide Classic at UCLA in Los Angeles, California