Event Photography: Crowd Control

March 26th, 2009

One of the necessities of event planning is anticipating the crowds that show up. Take, for example, Tucson's popular 4th Avenue Street Fair. The most recent edition drew around 300,000 people over three days.

While 4th Avenue was closed all but pedestrian traffic, 6th Street was still open. Crowd control was provided by police officers directing traffic and barricades like these...

Event Photography - Barricades at the 4th Avenue 2009 Spring Street Fair, Tucson, Arizona

Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.

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Event Photography: 4th Avenue 2009 Spring Street Fair

March 25th, 2009

This past weekend, 300,000 people converged on Tucson's 4th Avenue for the 2009 Spring Street Fair. Amidst all the arts, crafts, and food booths were some great musicians. Here's Chip Ritter performing with the reggae band Neon Prophet...

Event Photography - Neon Prophet drummer Chip Ritter at the 4th Avenue 2009 Spring Street Fair, Tucson, Arizona

Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.

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Event Photography: St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2009

March 17th, 2009

Tucson's 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade happened a couple of days ago. But an Ides of March Parade just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Like any notable Tucson parade, it had its own touch of weirdness. If such an award were given, the Green Man Group would have won first prize for having the most outlandish float...

Event Photography - Green Man Group in 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tucson, Arizona

There was more than a little clowning around...

Event Photography - Clown in 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tucson, Arizona

What would a St. Patrick's Day parade be without politicians? Here's Tucson Vice Mayor Karin Uhlich...

Event Photography - Vice Mayor Uhlich in 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tucson, Arizona

In addition to providing plenty of curbside space for spectators, I'm pleased to report that the St. Patrick's Day Parade was bicycle-friendly. I rode mine....

Bicycle photography - One less car at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Tucson, Arizona

The "One Less Car" sticker came from Tucson's Peace Supplies, a great local source of bike culture stickerage.

Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.

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Construction Photography: Hillside Restoration

March 10th, 2009

When you live on an eroding hillside, you've got a problem. Whenever it rains, valuable topsoil is being carried away.

This past Sunday, members of the Watershed Management Group's co-op program were hard at work, restoring a homeowner's hillside. The goal is to prevent erosion and stabilize the hillside so that native plants can grow on it. The plants were installed by WMG co-opers, and they will help shade and cool the property.

Like other WMG projects, this one involved a lot of gravel shoveling...

Construction Photography - Shoveling gravel to be used in a hillside restoration, Tucson, Arizona

We also had to sort our big rock pile into smaller wheelbarrow loads, then take those loads to where they were needed...

Construction Photography - Loading rocks to be used in a hillside restoration, Tucson, Arizona

Then the rocks were set into place on the hillside...

Construction Photography - Placing rocks on a hillside restoration, Tucson, Arizona

Tip: You can view more construction photography in my portfolio. I am also available for construction photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. To check availability and to request a proposal, please contact me.

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Construction Photography: Window Upgrade

March 3rd, 2009

Been doing a window upgrade on my house for the past four years. The old casement windows are of the single pane variety. And they leak like a sieve.

Last Friday, I cleared out my design studio and let the window replacement crew move their gear in.

Then it was time to bid two more of my old windows goodbye. And they didn't go down without a fight. The replacement crew had to use this, that, and the other tool to remove them...

Construction Photography - Window removal, Tucson, Arizona

I now have a quieter studio with more energy efficient windows. The living room windows are next.

Tip: You can view more construction photography in my portfolio. I am also available for construction photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. To check availability and to request a proposal, please contact me.

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