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NBA: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – Suns at Lakers

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:46:41 +0000

(Photo by Ric Tapia / FOXSports.com)

Lamar Odom (7) dunks during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Pau Gasol (16) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Jared Dudley (3) and Lamar Odom (7) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Kobe Bryant (24) and Amare Stoudemire (1) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Kobe Bryant (24) and Grant Hill (33) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Jason Richardson (23) and Ron Artest (37) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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NBA: Nuggets at Lakers 10 Feb 28

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:29:36 +0000

(Photo by Ric Tapia / FOXsports.com)

My First NBA game! It was at the Staples Center featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a great game, so much faster than college ball. I was shooting for FOXSports.com, Special Thanks to Gene Kim. I have never been “strobed” so many times in my life (see the last photo).

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(Photo by Ric Tapia / FOXsports.com)

This is what it looks like be “strobed”

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NCAA Basketball: Fresno State at Nevada 10 Feb 17

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:36:42 +0000

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Sylvester Seay (30) and Brandon Fields (0) during the NCAA Men’s Basketball regular season game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolf Pack at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV.

I went back to my “Hometown” of Reno, Nevada for some much needed R&R, so naturally I brought all my gear and photographed the Fresno State at Nevada game while I was in town. Special thanks to John Bryne and Fielding Cathart. Both of these guys are great photographers and even better friends always willing to help. I was able to set up 2 remotes: One on the backboard and one in the catwalk looking down on the same basket. I used one channel my pocket wizards to remotely fire both camera simultaneously.

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Nevada’s Luke Babbitt (5), Dario Hunt (44) and Jerry Brown Jr. (11)

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Nevada’s Armon Johnson (23)

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Nevada’s Luke Babbitt (5)

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Nevada’s Brandon Fields (0), Luke Babbitt (5), Dario Hunt (44) and Joey Shaw (3) with Fresno State’s Jerry Brown Jr. (11), Nedeljko Golubovic (15) and Paul George (24)

Below is the same moment from both remote camera:

Dario Hunt (44)

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ME testing out my remote.

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NCAA Basketball: Cal at USC 10 Feb 04

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:30:28 +0000

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Jorge Gutierrez (2) goes for a layup during the NCAA Men’s Basketball regular season game between the Cal Golden Bears and the USC Trojans at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Cals Max Zhang (14) is blocked by USCs Marcus Johnson (0).

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Marcus Simmons (20) makes a pass on the ground.

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Cals Theo Robertson (24) charges USCs Mike Gerrity (44).

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USC Cheerleader

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NCAA Basketball: Humboldt St at UCLA 09 NOV 10

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:54 +0000

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Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (10) dives after a lose ball during the NCAA regular season men’s basketball game between the Humboldt State Jacks and the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, CA.

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Jerime Anderson (5)

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Michael Roll (20)

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UCLA Cheerleader

Portrait Session: Giyoh Ngafi Shey 09 Aug 20

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:39:08 +0000

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Giyoh Ngafi Shey jumps at the Cal State Los Angeles’ outdoor basketball courts during a portrait session. Giyoh Ngafi Shey played his Freshman and Sophmore seasons at Cal State LA as a Shooting Gaurd and Small Forward. He averaged 12points per games with 7 rebounds per game. Shey did not play his Junior year due to a broken foot. Shey, now in his Senior year hopes to play again for Cal State LA for his final year before he graduates with a degree in Criminal Justice.

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Published: SI.com, CNN.com, ESPN.com

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:29:06 +0000

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SI March Madness Cover 09 Mar 18

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:31 +0000

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My Photo is the one of USC’s DeMar DeRozan, he is located on top of the double L in the word Illustrated.

(Photo by Ric Tapia / Icon SMI)

Here is a screen shot of the original photo on IconSportsMedia.com.

So I have had my image on 2 Sports Illustrated covers so far, only 498 more to go.

NCAA: WAC Fresno St v Utah St

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:49:22 +0000

(Photo by Ric Tapia)

Utah State player Gary Wilkinson (55) jumps for a rebound against several Fresno State players during the WAC Mens Tournament basketball game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Utah State Aggies at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV.

Utah State won the regular season WAC title and on Saturday beat Nevada to claim the WAC tournament title.

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NCAA: WAC New Mexico St v Boise St

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:43:49 +0000

(Photo by Ric Tapia)

NCAA WAC mens tournament basketball game between the Boise State Broncos and the New Mexico State Aggies at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV.

A special thanks to all of my fellow photographer in Reno that helped make this event so great! Well what can I say I thought I shot my last NCAA basketball game last week but when oppertunity knocks you have to answer the door. I love shooting in Reno, it is where I lived for 3 year during high school. Shooting this game brought back great momeries of shooting with my Canon 10D and my 50mm f/1.8 and Lawlor Events Center is the place where I set up my very first remote. One thing that has not changed is the great people in Reno that are always willing to help you out and you do the same for them.

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One of the challenges I faced this game was not having my 70-200mm lens (my favorite basketball lens) with me. I did not have it because I set up a remote camera from overhead (see first photo) and that camera had my 70-200 attached to it. Also, because I flew into Reno I did not pack my full gear. I packed two cameras, three lenses, 3 pocketwizards, and miscellaneous cords and batteries. This meant during the game I either had to shoot with my 300mm lens (very tight) or my 16-35mm lens (very wide). I enjoyed the challenge because it forced me to look at photographing basketball in a different way.