Author Archives: TxSportsPix

A Buckeye who is now living in Austin Texas. Photographer with Canon equipment. Using Westcott lighting in Studio

Grand Canyon

I finally made it to the Grand Canyon! During my last visit to Las Vegas we decided to drive to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon. We decided to take the Maverick Helicopter Tour and it was AWESOME! Our pilot Matt was a great guy, there was only the three of us on the flight [...]

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Trisha

I have recently shot some high school senior portraits. This was a new location for me and we had the opportunity to use a 1938 Ford Fire Truck with a flat head V8 for one of the settings. Special Thank You to the volunteers at the Round Rock Fire Department Museum for allowing us this [...]

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Josh Hamilton

I shot this photo on May 21, 2011 while Josh Hamilton was on his rehab assignment to the Round Rock Express.  Josh Hamilton spent his time before the game signing autographs and being hounded by fans for a glimpse of greatness. Josh has battled in the past with his demons and there is no one [...]

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Lauren – 2012 Senior Portraits

 

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Sydney and Whitney

Sydney is a friend of mine who played volleyball with my daughter. I was asked to shoot some photos of her and her sister Whitney the weekend after Thanksgiving. It was cold and windy but we made the best out the the short amount of time that we had to shoot. I shot the entire [...]

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2012 Tour of Texas Warmup Volleyball

With the 2012 club volleyball season now fully underway now, we went to the Austin Convention Center to check out some of the action. I have the all of the photos posted at http://txsportspix.com/texaswarmup2012/ Photos shot with Canon 7D and 85mm f/1.8 lens. Prints are available for purchase. Here are a couple of my favorites.

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Shock Top Party

Canon EOS 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 60mm, F 16, ISO 400 I had the opportunity to photograph the Shock Top party held by Brown Distribution in Austin Texas.  The highlight of the event for me was to ride in a helicopter to get an aerial view of the Earthwork by the international artist Stan Herd. Shuttles [...]

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Josh Hamilton visits Round Rock Express

Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8L, 175mm, F 2.8, ISO 3200 Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers made a brief trip through Round Rock, Texas to play three games with the Express baseball team. He is always a crowd favorite and spent a lot of time prior to the game signing autographs for the fans.  Hamilton [...]

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Busy as a Bee

Canon EOS 7D, Canon 24-105  f/4L, 105mm, F 5.0, ISO 200 I think we could all learn a bit from the honeybee. We need to work on our craft everyday and put an effort into getting better. Take a little time each day to practice on your skills. It can be a full blown photo [...]

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Improvise, Adapt and Overcome

  Canon EOS 7D, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L, 80mm, F 2.8, ISO 3200 When I listen to music my first choice isn’t country music. I am a classic rock kind of guy but I will admit the Zac Brown Band put on an amazing show in the Dell Diamond Stadium. I was familiar with a few [...]

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