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A couple of weeks ago I covered a NASCAR race here in Kansas City, at Kansas Speedway. Whether I'm shooting NASCAR, NFL or the family vacation, some planning ahead of time makes the job much easier.
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When people find out what I do for a living - shoot pictures at big events (pro sports), do photography for some reality TV (Contender, Apprentice, Rock Star), travel the country teaching photography seminars and lead photo trips to cool places (I’ve got trips to the southwest, Maui, Tucson and Peru in the next few months) - they say, "Wow, what a great life!" It is, but it involves a lot of travel, which often is anything but fun.
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Danny Moloshok has been covering Rock Star: Supernova the entire season. He and Jeff Bottari covered the finale this week and wrote about their experience.
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Blue Pixel associate David Bergman shares a story about some of his work for The Drew Carey Show.
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Last week I was in Las Vegas for Photoshop World. I was there to speak on Pro Digital Workflow. As with any trip, though, I wanted to get out and shoot some photos too.
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I came to a sudden realization last weekend. I've turned into a light snob. I' won't settle for light that's just "okay" when shooting pictures.
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In 25 years of photojournalism there are things you always want to do... but somehow never get around to them. One of those for me was a nice shot of lightning. A personal favorite and a personal challenge.
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How do you mix an Irish party band with Welly boots and a Shetland pony?
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I just returned from a raft trip to Alaska. We had a great time, but one of the big surprises for me was what camera I chose to shoot many of the photos with.
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I just returned from a photography trip to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, and my favorite photos from there aren't what you might expect.
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