By Mike Ekern, The University of St. Thomas
Ever wonder what it’s like to travel 40 miles per hour … on skates? Now add a couple of fierce competitors, roller coaster peaks, blind drop-offs and unanticipated turns. Welcome to Red Bull’s Crashed Ice competition. The speed alone will make your stomach jolt.
Read more at The University of St. Thomas
Photo by Donald Page/University of TennesseeOur own Donald Page, staff shooter for the University of Tennessee Athletic Department, wrote a guest post on Scott Kelby’s Blog. He shared his insight on how to overcome the fear of failure in our photography. He also shared this video created by his university to showcase his work:
Donald Page – University of Tennessee Sports Photographer from Donald Page on Vimeo.
By Mark A. Philbrick and Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
A few months back we were approached by our dance department to create a poster for their upcoming concert. One of the featured numbers involved students dancing in the rain so we thought that would make the perfect poster, as long as we provided the rain. In case you were wondering, we kind of have an affinity for water shoots as of late (Softball - Gymnastics). Continue reading
Our own Kurt Stepnitz just started a 7 week marathon trip around the world working on a multimedia project for Michigan State University. This is the first in a series of posts chronicling his journey:
Michigan State University producer Kevin Epling is thinking if there’s any way this is all going to fit. We still photographers have it easy I must admit. Photo by Kurt Stepnitz/ Michigan State UniversityTo my colleagues and friends of the UPAA,
After months of planning and about a 30-person support crew behind us, there are 7 weeks of travel and story gathering ahead. Tonight begins a journey for a crew of 10, certainly like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Continue reading
By Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
This year we tried to create a really unique image for the annual “Christmas Around the World” Concert with the BYU Folk Dancers Company. We wanted to shoot directly down on a group of dancers with some fog and lots of different colored lights. The best way to do this was to attach our camera to a lighting bar directly above the stage and take it up 20 feet above the dancers. Continue reading
Doorknob to the Universe – Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss CommunicationsThis year’s Monthly Image Competition has been full of amazing images from the members of the UPAA. If you haven’t seen them yet, check out the winners from November. The Best of Show prize went to Robert Jordan for his images called “Doorknob to the Universe” I asked Robert to share how he created the image: Continue reading
I wanted to share this great behind the scenes video of Mike Ekern shooting the 2012 Football poster for the University of St. Thomas:
To see more photos from the shoot and to gain some insight into how he created these images, check out his blog post at The University of St. Thomas
The Boys at Baylor are at it again with a video celebrating the social side of the nations first homecoming. Props to Robbie Rogers and Matthew Minnard for the great work!
A Social Gathering from Baylor Photography on Vimeo.
By Peter Frey, The University of Georgia
The assignment was to make a portrait of Psychology Department Head Keith Campbell for a back page feature in our alumni magazine. The back page feature contains a unique, conceptual image that portrays the research or work that the professor studies…in this case narcissism. We had photographed this particular faculty member for another publication a year prior using mirrors and reflections to represent the narcissism factor, but the magazine wanted a fresh concept, and here are the results…
Photo by Peter Frey, The University of GeorgiaBy Mike Ekern, University of St. Thomas
There’s something about being a photographer at St. Thomas that feels just a bit like cheating. You work at an institution that is comprised entirely of beautiful architecture surrounding what is essentially an arboretum.
And every few years the place rents you a helicopter.
Read more at The University of St. Thomas