Who would have ever guessed that last year's 5-7 (2-6 SEC) Missouri Tigers would be this year's SEC East champions with only one loss to their name? I certainly wasn't a believer this preseason, but I'm quite pleased to have been proven wrong. This past weekend Mizzou punched their tickets to the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, and I was fortunate enough to make the trip to capture their first ever trip to the Georgiadome to play for the SEC title.
I'm fortunate enough to have a wonderful mentor that spoils me from time-to-time. Today, L.G. invited me along to St. Louis where he was shooting the Rams-Titans game for AP. I was there to run cards, but had some down time between trips to the photo workroom to shoot a little bit. It was my first time shooting football above the high school level and all I had with me was my D3 and an 80-200mm lens, but I'm pretty happy with what I came away with. After making a mental note of the lack of female photographers on the sideline, I left with more determination than ever to prove we ladies are capable and ready to be let into the world of sports photograhy. Hope y'all enjoy -
The Missouri volleyball team has been killing it this season. After last night's 3-0 win over Ole Miss, the Tigers are 26-0.
At 5:00 p.m. on Friday, I quickly gathered my things and ran to the 42nd St.-Times Square subway stop to catch the Queens-bound 7 train. After 45 minutes of traveling I reached the stop for Citi Field in Flushing. Nervous, I stepped off of the train and headed to the gate to get my media credentials. As the ballpark worker handed me my first and third base photo passes, I couldn't do anything but smile. After all, it's not every day that you recieve your first Major League Baseball credentials for Sports Illustrated.
The Mets were hosting the Kansas City Royals - my team away from home (I'll always be a Rangers fan first) - so I was pretty excited to catch them while they were in New York. Shooting the match-up was dream come true. It was better than Christmas, Thanksgiving and my birthday all rolled into one.
Four days later, I was given the opportunity to shoot the Mets again as Matt Harvey took the mound against the Colorado Rockies. Since my first game, I had recieved a lot of feedback and was excited to see what I could improve upon from my first game.
Here are my favorite shots from the two games. Enjoy!
