Here's a few snapshots of the night while I work on the book!

Kev

Here's some favorites while we jam on the album:

Enjoy some favorites while I put the finishing touches on the album!

Hope you enjoy these few snaps... I have a new respect for sports shooters--this stuff is HARD. Tracking action with a heavy zoom sounds easy, but it's so easy to get completely lost and miss everything. In some ways, shooting weddings prepares you for anything, but getting used to a 400mm lens with a 1.4x converter on it is tough. I felt lost!

Geno and I were there primarily to cover a couple guys. This first shot is the front-line guy we were covering. It was crazy how much freedom i had as a photographer. There were few rules and few areas I wasn't allowed in. I was able to get within physical reach of any player.

One of the very few action shots I managed to get. I thought it looked fun for the guy on the ground...

Ryan, the ATL quatrerback was the other guy we were covering.

Geno thoughtfully proved that I was at the game.

Ryan looks so serious! Chill out, man.

I was lucky enough to photograph this interception. Of all the photographers who could be in the background of my shot... It's Geno on the opposite end-zone. Hahah

This guy jumped over me, literally, after scoring a touchdown. I wouldn't be surprised if you see me duck in a highlight reel. I got this fun shot of him as he dove into the crowd. Fortunately, I had the wits to grab my other camera with my short 70-200 lens on it so I could get the shot--he was only about 15 feet away. I love the Green Bay fans!

Ryan consoling Rodgers on his loss.

Post-game prayer

Rej and Dave, hope you're enjoying St. Lucia!

Kev

Here's Polina getting down and dirty.

Here she is thinking I didn't see her loafing and chatting on the phone:

Who knew I looked so badass when I shoot?

Fun shot I snagged of a stoggie:

Of course, I had to do a camera-toss shot (so fun to do on a golf course), but Polina got a shot of me in action...

Polina got this stalker shot of me and the coach.

This was one of my favorites I snagged. Mr. Dungy is so sincere and humble, it's a pleasure working with him.

Coach gave a great testimonial about his 3 adopted kids. He had everyone laughing and crying. I'm sure adoption rates will go up today--everyone in the audience is bound to sign up!

1: Hire Gail Garceau, wedding coordinator extraordinaire. Like any live event, there were problems; but I garuntee the guests thought everything was flawless. Gail handled the day with a militant ease; nothing flustered her, nothing escaped her. She even had time to chat and entertain without a hair being out of place. Jade and her mother talked her up--and after seeing her in action, I'm sold.

2: Scratch and fight to secure Wayne Foster Entertainment as your band. In my years of shooting weddings, I've seen a good number of bands. WFE is unmatched. They played for nearly 5 hours without a break. In the end, it was the crowd that gave up before they did. We were beat! One can only take so much fun before you need to sit down and have some cake.

3: Have your event at the Ritz-Carlton. As a photographer, I felt like I was cheating. You could literally close your eyes and click the shutter, show someone, and that person would say, "you are a true artist."

Much thanks goes out to Shaun Austin and Greg Goelzer for making my job easy. Jade and Fran, enjoy Europe. Your album will be up in a week or two!

Kevin

My best to his family and loved ones...

Thanks, girls, you're awesome. See you tomorrow!