Wow. What a week! As you can see from my last entry, last weekend was filled with parties and NCAA basketball. Monday I assisted Robert with an awesome shoot. Wednesday I was taking photos of Planet Funk as they filmed a show for Oprah in Houston. Wednesday we also worked in Bolivar filming part of our movie, The Messenger. Friday, on something of a whim, Shawn (the owner of Planet Funk, my friend and director of The Messenger) John (one of the producers of the film) and I hopped into a Shawn’s car and drove to Dallas. Apparently one of the characters’ dreams is to attend a Nascar event and there just happened to be one going on this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas and we just had to document this happening. The car was packed to the brim with expensive still and video equipment and just like a bunch of high school girls, we set off, giggling and gossiping the whole way. When we pulled up at 11pm, the club at the bottom floor of our hotel, The W, was in full swing. The next day we set out for our Nascar adventure. I have photographed at a number of race tracks, but this was my first time at TMS and my first time at a Nascar event. Needless to say it was different. Not really my cup of tea. I’m more of a Le Mans or Grand Prix person. The crowd and following is sure intense and it is very different live. The first shot is a photo of John driving and pointing to something out the window as he drives. Shawn was lazy and tired so John stopped for a Starbucks kick in Ennis and was hopped up (ala Ricky Bobby’s kids) the rest of the way home. The second shot was taken to show the scope of the race’s loyal following. Too bad I didn’t have a proper media credential to nail more of those Days of Thunder-esque shots, but we still had a great time, and hey…I get paid for this!
The University of Houston - Downtown powerlifting team is lead by head coach, Dr. John Hudson who has a Ph.D in English and is an ordained minister along with holding several state and national powerlifting records of his own. Despite being a tiny commuter school situated in a metro area, the University of Houston - Downtown is one of the top schools in the country for powerlifting, boasting several record holders and top-tier lifters. Here the team trains and their downtown Houston facility.
Members of the swimming and diving teams of various Conference USA schools compete in the C-USA Swim and Dive Championships during the final day, Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Campus Receration and Wellness center on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
Houston-based hip hop dance academy, Planet Funk, gets ready to perform during the Dance Houston hip hop showcase, Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Wortham Center in downtown Houston, Texas.
I am a professional photographer and multimedia producer currently based out of Houston, Texas, USA. My specialities incude editorial, advertising, portraiture, corporate and annual reports, documentary film/video production and rooting for my alma mater, the University of Houston.
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