Shot Monarchs' second home game of the year this afternoon. It was 5-0 Manchester mid-way through the second period, so it wasn't very suspenseful, but there were some nice goals, and a pretty good fight. Still enjoy college hockey more, but this is dang good hockey!
Sunday afternoon, in a frezing cold rain (literally, 32 degrees aind raining), I shot the Making Strides against Breast Cancer walk at the ballpark in downtown Manchester. Finding photo op's was not difficult, and the people there were amazing, and extremely outgoing. Covering events like this is always emotional. Having lost a few grandparents and more recently my dad to cancer, and having my mom survive a cancer scare, It hits home. Despite the horrible weather, the concourse at MerchantsAuto.com stadium was packed with participants, many of them survivors, and it really speaks to how important these events are.
Shot the Manchester Monarchs for the first time ever tonight, which is surprising considering a) they're at the start of their 9th season and b) I'm kind of a big hockey fan. Shot the home opener tonight during my shift with the U.L. Got some okay action shots and a few pre game feature-ish shots for the paper. Enjoy.
Shot Londonderry at Manchester Memorial football Friday night for the UL. Temperatures dropped into the upper 30's and it felt a lot colder than that. Shot the first half, and snagged a couple of cold(ish) weather shots. Nothing big...
Sunday, I shot a wonderful wedding in South Boston. Good friend and fellow photographer Karen Winger of Karen Winger Photography hired me as a second shooter for Lenny and Dierdre's wedding, and all things concidered, it went well. I was dropped off at the groom's home in South Boston where I spent an hour and a half with his wedding party. We traveled to the ceremony site in Quincy where the wedding was in a gazebo along the water. We shot formals in a nice park in Dorchester. I focused more on candid moments while she got the formal/group shots, but also managed to capture some pretty good formal/serious moments along with them. The reception was great with a VERY good band (if I can get their name, I'll update this with it). Overall, I think I did pretty well for having very little experience. You can see a gallery with a few more shots at my website by clicking here: Lenny and Dierdre Wedding Gallery. Enjoy. Critiques appreciated!
This afternoon, for AP, I shot UNH football as they defeated #2 Villanova 28-24 in front of over 14,000 homecoming fans at Cowell Stadium. The win for the #5 Wildcats was one of the biggest in recent memory in the regular season, and was an extremely exciting game. The weather was beautiful (save for some wicked gusts of wind), and the crowd was great. An all around great afternoon of football!
Friday night, under awful lighting, and in light foggy rain, I shot Central at Londonderry football for CoachesAid.com. The game itself was pretty entertaining with lots of big plays, but the one thing that stood out is a Londonderry running back getting a personal foul for 'hurdling' after he lept over an opposing player who was still standing. I guess that's not allowed (Unless he is on the ground... who knew?). Also of note, the Londonderry marching band, regarded as one of, if not THE best in the state, was not in attendance due to the VERY light rain. Apparently, the rain would ruin their snazzy uniforms!? Good to know?
Saturday afternoon I had my first shoot for a new client, CoachesAid.com. Salem and Nashua South, two of the top teams in New Hampshire High School football matched up at Stellos Stadium, a few miles down the road in Nashua. A write-up and a few more photos can be viewed at: http://coachesaid.com/Article/2009/10/3/Jacques-runs-wild-in-Salem-victory
