In May this year The SID (Sports Information Director) for the University of Memphis recommended ESPN.com to contact me for photos of our new Basketball Coach - Josh Pastner. ESPN.com sent Dana O'Nell to Memphis for two days to interview Coach Pastner. They asked me to accompany her and take photos for the web publication. What an honor.
We met early at WMC Channel 5 for a morning television interview. This was his first TV interview since taking the position as head coach at Memphis. We had breakfast together and spent the rest of the morning in Coach Pastner's office. Coach interviewed a few people for trainers and was constantly on the phone with recruits and potential assistant coaches. Later in the evening we went to Coach's first meet and greet with the U of M Alumni Association at the Hyatt.
This was a fantastic opportunity and allowed me to see the real Coach Pastner. As a person, you can't find anyone more honest and dedicated.
Rather than trying to describe the interview, read Dana's story. She does a great job presenting Coach Pastner.
On a side note, they liked my photos so much at ESPN that they included a slideshow within the article.
Enjoy and let me know what you think
(Click Here) Coach Pastner Interview - ESPN Photos by David C. Minkin
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Action Photography ~ My Pup Shooter
Although I specialize in action sports photography, I was reluctant to start this blog with a photo of my lab puppy - Shooter Ace. Does this photo qualify as a action sports photo? Although it isn't Elliot Williams doing a reverse dunk or little Johnny hitting a home run, I surely believe it does.
Shooter is at Webb Footed Kennels in Jonesboro, Ark. This is the equivalent to the Harvard of retriever training. Chris Akin, the owner, is the best of the best in training labs. He won the World Championship with his dog Boomer.
Shooter's training is quite involved and is there for four months. I miss him and his companionship. He slept in my bed every night and now lives in a unheated metal building and sleeps in a plastic 55 gallon drum.
Back to the photo. I shoot a Canon Mark III which takes 10 frames a second - the only camera to have as a sports photographer. It was rather cold outside and we didn't want to keep him in the water too long, so I did not have much time to get the exact shot I wanted. I did take alot of others though. This photo is actually a compilation of 4 photos. I think it turned out pretty good.
Let me know what you think.
Shooter is at Webb Footed Kennels in Jonesboro, Ark. This is the equivalent to the Harvard of retriever training. Chris Akin, the owner, is the best of the best in training labs. He won the World Championship with his dog Boomer.
Shooter's training is quite involved and is there for four months. I miss him and his companionship. He slept in my bed every night and now lives in a unheated metal building and sleeps in a plastic 55 gallon drum.
Back to the photo. I shoot a Canon Mark III which takes 10 frames a second - the only camera to have as a sports photographer. It was rather cold outside and we didn't want to keep him in the water too long, so I did not have much time to get the exact shot I wanted. I did take alot of others though. This photo is actually a compilation of 4 photos. I think it turned out pretty good.
Let me know what you think.
(Click on the photo for full view - Back to return to the blog)
Shooter at Webb Footed Kennels in Jonesboro, Ark. He's 7 month old and doing fantastic in training
Here are the 4 photos that were used to make the final image. Photoshop is an amazing program.
The Main Photo
This photo was used for his snout
This one for his tail
and this one for his hind legs
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