Steadier Footing Photography

Spring Update

2009-06-06T17:09:00.002-05:00

Pre-Wedding Shoot

Portrait Sessions

Battle of Flowers

2009-04-24T23:42:00.002-05:00

Battle of the Bands

2009-04-24T23:14:00.006-05:00

Andrew & Christina

2009-02-12T15:43:00.003-06:00

I had the opportunity to photograph my good friends Andrew & Christina for the first time this morning at the McNay Art Museum. They were such good subjects, I was able to photograph them almost effortlessly! They're pretty much the perfect couple, and you can tell by some of the photos.

Inclusion in Schmap Guides

2009-01-11T20:36:00.005-06:00

Earlier this month, one of my photos was selected for inclusion in the newly released sixth edition of the Schmap San Antonio Guide. The guide is optimized for web and cell phone use, even iPhones and iPod Touches!

The photo is for the San Antonio Museum of Art, which I took last year when I went with Nathan and Wayne. Who knew it would pay off?

U.S. Army All-American Bowl

2009-01-09T00:31:00.002-06:00

One of the players from Warren's football team (#99, Calvin Howell) was drafted to play on the West team of the U.S Army's All-American Bowl on January 3. This seemed to be a good enough reason for my dad to purchase tickets for the event, and I don't blame him. It was pretty fun! The East eventually won, but that didn't stop the confetti explosion from erupting when the game was over.

Jason & Ashley

2009-01-07T15:17:00.003-06:00

Getting into the portrait business is very lucrative... how could I say no? These fine pictures are of Jason and his little sister, Ashley, on a sunbathed OP Schnabel Park. I hope I gave them good enough pictures for Christmas card season!

Lisa Krantz

2008-12-06T03:23:00.002-06:00

Adding to the list of professional photographers & photojournalists I have had the great honor of meeting, comes Lisa Krantz from the San Antonio Express-News.

© Lisa Krantz & The San Antonio Express-News

Lisa is a remarkable photographer with the ability to use none other than existing light in her photos. She admits she hasn't used a proper flash in years.

© Lisa Krantz & The San Antonio Express-News

She's been with the Express-News for 5 years and has won far too many awards to count, but some as outstanding as Express-News Photographer of the Year and several place winnings in NPPA's Best of Photojournalism. The National Press Photographers Association BOP awards are prestigious honors given to, well as the name says, the best of photojournalism. Time, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek to name a few.

© Lisa Krantz & The San Antonio Express-News

© Lisa Krantz & The San Antonio Express-News

Visit lisakrantz.com and photokrantz.blogspot.com to view more of her photos! Now!!

Warren vs. Reagan

2008-11-23T02:51:00.005-06:00

Warren's second round of varsity football playoffs left them with a loss to Reagan High School 31-21. The close-game loss was all too familiar to the Warriors, and reminiscent of last year's shortcoming in the same venue. However, Warren walks away from the 2008 football season with a prize never obtained: the district title. It seems the team leaves with a little more each year, taking small steps at a time. It's only a matter of time until this growing team reaches state-level football.

For seniors, the stadium lights fall for the last time. Luckily, the game was well documented! Enjoy the photos, seniors 2009.

Another Warren photographer I've gotten to know at the football games - Michael

Warren Enchilada Dinner

2008-11-19T14:49:00.006-06:00

6th annual enchilada dinner @ Warren.

I really don't think I took good photos at all! So don't think this post is the epitome of my photographic ability... these are terrible!!

Warren vs. Corpus Christi Carroll

2008-11-15T21:54:00.002-06:00

Warren's post-season game #1 was against Corpus Christi Carroll at Buccaneer stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas. The team won fairly easily, as they never trailed in the game. Also, C.C. Carroll is even unpopular in Corpus apparently, because a woman at the concession stand said that no one likes them and hoped Warren beat them!

I didn't take nearly as many photos as I normally do, but that was probably because it was real humid and nasty. I'm surprised my camera didn't get wetter than it did.

Et Cetera

2008-11-13T15:49:00.002-06:00

I've taken some photos I really like that haven't warranted their own blog post, so here is a post that is especially for them! I call it: random photo time.

downtown San Antonio

Ana and the butterfly

New downtown Hyatt... in the bathroom.

Downtown Hyatt restaurant bar.
My current desktop!!

Area marching competition - Alamodome.

Area marching competition - Alamodome.

Area marching competition - Alamodome.

Rat with wings?

Professors and faculty that have worked at San Antonio College for 15 years.

Random dog

Mr. Extended-Term-Limits a.k.a. Mayor Phil Hardberger

$5 footlong.

Halloween

2008-11-13T15:17:00.003-06:00

I'll admit it, I'm incredibly late with this post. It's almost mid-November, and I'm just now posting Halloween photos. Oh, well better late then never! So enjoy various Halloween photos and pumpkin carving fun!

Photo I took for the Halloween cover of The Ranger
View the published cover here.

Jump page photo

Side 1 of my carved pumpkin

Side 2!

Warren vs. Brandeis

2008-11-09T00:52:00.003-06:00

Warren's last game of the season was against first-year Brandeis High School, which resulted in a victory earning Warren High School their first district championship.

Going the football games every week I've gotten to know the other photographers who cover the games, and we've all come to the conclusion that Ferris Stadium is much less strict when it comes to people on the field than Gus. That's a good thing because Ferris has slightly better lighting.

Warren vs. Holmes

2008-11-02T12:41:00.003-06:00

Last night was Warren's last home game as well as their "senior game". It was against Holmes High School.

I was actually kicked off the field for the first time this game, but I managed to work around that problem and get back on. I am, after all, Sammy G.

Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum

2008-10-22T00:02:00.003-05:00

This Sunday, me and Tori went to the McNay museum because we've been wanting to go for a long time. I hardly get to hang out with Tori since I graduated, but she is still my all-time favorite photo companion! I would rather take photos with her than anyone I know.

The best part about this weekend was taking photos for the fun of it, and not having to worry about proper journalism technique, or composition, or cutline information, or anything! Freedom! We just let our cameras do the talking, and not our brains. It's nice to take a break from the newsroom once in a while.

Warren vs. Clark

2008-10-18T18:22:00.005-05:00

Mum's the Word

Last night was Warren's homecoming game against Clark High School. Warren won.

San Antonio Museum of Art

2008-10-15T22:07:00.005-05:00

The San Antonio Museum of Art is free to all visitors every Tuesday after 4pm, so my friends Nathan, Wayne, and I went to check it out yesterday. I've never been to that particular museum, so it was pretty neat to see it for the first time. One thing I took away from the experience is that the alarm will sound if you touch the glass (even though none of us touched it)!

Shameless Art

2008-10-11T15:41:00.003-05:00

Desktop picture time! I've seen some other photography blogs, do posts specifically so readers can download their photos and use them as desktop backgrounds. I would like to do that as well. So if you like any of the pictures here, simply comment me, e-mail me, send my a MySpace message/Flickr message, anything and I'll give you the full-size photo free of charge! Ask and you shall receive!

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Celebrate Free Speech

2008-10-10T21:38:00.008-05:00

Today, in a way to celebrate free speech and National Newspaper Week, the journalism/photography department of San Antonio College passed out chalk to students and encouraged them to put their first amendment rights to practice. The rules were simple: no bad language.

The results were spectacular as students wrote their opinions, cited quotes, drew pictures, and proclaimed their faith. By 1 o'clock, chalk was in short supply.

"Don't take it for granted"

"You are a great individual. Say no to free dope and yes to an attractive personality"

"There's nothing more attractive than inner beauty"

"Get carried away"

Dr. Zeigler, president of San Antonio College

Warren vs. O'Conner

2008-10-04T12:33:00.013-05:00

Warren wins against O'Conner for the first time in who knows how long! I had a lot of fun covering the game with my new telephoto lens. I got a sideline pass to be on the field even though I'm not affiliated with any orginization to do with the school. Shame on you Northside for just giving them to anybody!

DEAR READER: There's nothing wrong with wanting to put my photos on your website or uploading them to your MySpace albums. One of the reasons I made this webpage separate from MySpace was so people would take more respect for my photos. I encourage you to support my photos and show them everywhere, but please put my name or blog name somewhere okay?

I really don't want to watermark my photos because that's time consuming and I don't like watermarks. Anywhere outside this website, I'm leaving the photo credit responsibility up to you. I don't think that's too much to ask.

Touchdown!

Heima

2008-09-27T17:17:00.001-05:00

I can't believe it's taken me so long to see Heima, especially since it's from my favorite band, Sigur Ros. But I finally did see it, and it was incredible. The movie documents Sigur Ros as they tour around Iceland unannounced and unscheduled. Also, all shows were free. They said it was a way to "give back", after they had just come home from an incredibly successful worldwide tour.

Now, I would never tell you where to watch this movie without paying for it because that would be wrong. Even if someone did tell you where to do that, I certainly wouldn't tell you that all you have to do is download the torrent and open that torrent in Limewire (which is a program I do not own). That would be wrong, and I won't do that.

Here are some screenshots from the film by me. =)

Av/Tv

2008-09-25T16:52:00.006-05:00

Yet another day when we put a simple concept to practice - aperture priority and shutter priority.

Also! I should mention that San Antonio College is having a school-wide trip to Europe in May, and I will be going! The trip is scheduled for Italy (Rome, Florence), France (Paris), and Spain (Madrid). That will probably be the greatest opportunity I'll ever have to take some great photos and have a really nice time. I can't wait, and even one of my friends is going. So check back in May 2009 for some great photos!

Visual Arts and Technology Center #2

2008-09-23T18:52:00.008-05:00

The Visual Arts Center has undergone a transformation. In the Ranger last Friday, a story was published about the artwork of Polish artist Maja Godlewska, "Cumuli and Other Clouds", which is now on display in the VATC. All other artwork on display was taken out and replaced simply by colorful, elegant drapes hung from the ceiling almost down to the floor. The display won't be in the center for long though; as of October 22, it's outta there.

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Freeform Art

2008-09-22T19:27:00.006-05:00

While walking to lunch today I saw a little crowd gathered around a booth on campus. There are booths almost everyday on campus and none of them nearly seem interesting enough to draw a crowd. But this one had painters spray-painting pictures with music blaring in the background.

Christina Flores and her husband used to paint and sell their art at La Cantera, but now tour several campuses like Our Lady of the Lake, and Texas State to sell to students. Today they came to SAC and drew interest from students for hours on end. They like to call their work "freeform art".