Lake Orion vs Rochester 2011

Headed up north for the weekend , but wanted you all to see these images from the game. Have a happy labor day weekend everyone.

Dragon Football Begins

It felt so good to have images of football on the back of my camera. This game was Lake Orion vs Oxford on Oxford's new Smurf Turf.

Here's a link to all of the images:

Lake Orion vs Oxford 2011

Football is my life

Here's a shot from yesterday's senior session with Alex. He'll be playing football for Robert Morris University next year.

Lake Orion State Championship Ring

It was an amazing experience to photograph the games this year. Go Dragons! Here's a shot of the championship ring.

Coach Of The Year Billboard

It's quite humbling seeing my picture blown up on a billboard.  Coach Bell was honored to be the Detroit Lions High School coach of the year, and I was asked to provide a photo of him from the football field this year.  I drive by this billboard every day and seeing it makes me smile.  Congratulations Coach Bell!

Am I on the line?

The ref didn't know that the lens was right by his head for this shot. I knew that KJ was going to be looking at the ref to verify that he was on the line so I stuck the lens right next to the ref and took the shot as he looked my way.

Before the game

I love this establishing shot before last weeks Lake Orion vs Eisenhower football game.

Lake Orion vs Grand Blanc 2010

What an amazing game to witness. It seemed like Marcus Stevenson blasted through the defense like they were not there at all. Way to go Dragons.

Adams Thought

Taken at the Adams vs Stoney Creek Game last Friday

Bringing the Pain

It was a tough loss against Harrison last week for the Lake Orion Dragons. Here's one of my favorite photos from the game.

[See the rest of the game photos here]

Story of the night

Lake Orion vs Pontiac Phoenix 2010

Last Friday night Lake Orion gave Pontiac Phoenix a run for their money. By the time I arrive at the game Lake Orion was already ahead by quite a bit. Here are two of my favorite photos from the game. All of the photos can be viewed on my proofing website.

Sunset on the Football Field

This was the scene when I approached the game at half time on Friday night. It was an amazing game.

End of a season

He didn't want his picture taken at the end of the game. Understandable after a tough loss in the playoffs. So instead of trying to capture a photo of him on the field I ran up the stands and waited a few moments until he began his long walk to the bus. The bus ride on the way home from a tough game is quiet, really quiet, uncomfortably quiet, and I can only imagine what it was like on the bus on this night. He was the last one on the file, and the last one on the bus.  It was a great season and there will be more to come.

Oakview vs Waldon Middle School Football

Can you believe in this next photo that the refs ruled this down by contact and the fumble (recovered by Oakview) was not allowed?

Playing till sunset

His uniform was very clean after today's game. Didn't get to play at all, and that made him sad. He works very hard all week yet get's little to no playing time. I bought him a steak for dinner as a consolation, and that brought a smile back to his face.

Lake Orion vs Troy Sneak Peek

I'm still editing the photos from the Lake Orion High School football game. For now, here's a shot of Phil Serzo doing what he does best.

Star Football Player

Here's my star football player.

Oakview Football iPhone Photo

I watched a journalism student learn to photograph the football game today. He would ask a few questions and then walk away photographing moments the way he saw them. He would run around frantically trying to photograph what he could. At first he was trying to stand in the right place to photograph a touchdown, trying to make the photograph happen or hope that it would come. Then he started to learn that photographing what you want is not the goal. His job is to tell the story as it happened, not to make the story happen.

Lake Orion vs Southfield 2009

The game began like most do in the US with the national anthem. I always sense a rivalry between the band members and the football players. It's almost like the football players have claimed this field for their sport, yet the band members claim it for their competitions. I think this photo represents that feeling the way the instruments are pointed right at the players during the national anthem.

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The defense really stepped up their game this week and dominated the Southfield offense.

Every week I have a theme for when I shoot a football game. It keeps me focused on a goal and the theme for this week was celebrations. I wanted to capture those moments of celebratory bliss, and this shot is the first of many that I captured with that in mind.

A different form of celebration, more of a rub it in your face I just scored a touchdown on you celebration.

Here's our glorious defense again celebrating another successful conversion.

The dance team works just as hard as everyone else out there, so I thought they deserved some blog time as well.

I play football on a football field, with a football.

Sophomore Quarterback Sean Charette doing what he does best.

And another touchdown by Lake Orion.

Lake Orion Wins 35-0

See all of the photos from this game by [clicking this link]