I had an opportunity to shoot Rockford’s roller derby team last night – The Rockford Rage. I had previously photographed the team in St. Louis and knew that this sport is no cake walk to shoot. It’s indoors, dark and fast. This time, I set one light up on a balcony aiming at a stretch of the track. I tried to wait for the skaters to cross the path with my light. Here are a few frames from the bout. A […]
For as small of a town as New Castle, Indiana is, we sure do have a lot of skateboarders. There has been a recent push to install a skate park at Baker Park, the park in the center of town. I went out looking for some skater kids to photograph for our story on the possible skate park. I went to Baker Park where they often congregate. Jackpot. After taking a few shots there, they headed north to skate in […]