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“Keepers of the Streak” ESPN Film Premiere Tonight

“Keepers of the Streak”, an ESPN – NFL FILMS Documentary by director Neil Leifer, will premiere on ESPN on Friday, January 23rd at 7PM ET, then air again on ABC on Saturday, January 24th at 12 Noon ET. “Keepers of the Streak” tells the story of four photographers, Walter Iooss, John Biever, Mickey Palmer & […]

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Darnell Dockett photographed for Sports Illustrated

Portrait Lighting Tutorial: Darnell Dockett for Sports Illustrated

Published: October 31, 2014 “Day for night” is a cinematic term for faking a nighttime shot during the day. When shooting college or pro athletes for magazines, you rarely have control over when you’ll be able to shoot them. A few year back, Sports Illustrated wanted a nighttime shot of Florida State defensive end Darnell

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Hey 60 Minutes, That’s My Sports Illustrated Cover!

It’s kinda cool when you’re watching 60 Minutes and all of a sudden one of your photos fills the screen like this Sports Illustrated Cover of NFL Agent Drew Rosenhaus for a profile on the Miami super-agent, but hey 60 Minutes, how bout a little love?

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Communication Arts Photo Annual Awards Brian Smith

Communication Arts Photo Annual Awards has just awarded recognition to my portraits of Nudist Golfers photographed for Sports Illustrated. Even though I photograph famous athletes like Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, more often I get the call to shoot more unusual aspects of sport like the Gatorade scientists, female boxers or 80-year-old surfers. With the

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