2006 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted much of anything on here, but the truth is, I have been quite preoccupied with other things recently. In addition to working extra hours because of the upcoming Christmas holiday, I’ve been applying for graduate schools, and doing many other things that involve spending time away from the computer. Honestly, the computer is my least favorite part of the entire photography process, and spending hours editing makes me feel like a useless vegetable. So I’ve just been avoiding it lately.

Last night, New Jersey got a nice little snow storm, so I decided to put down the fifth Harry Potter book that I’m reading and finally play with some images. Well, I ended up browsing through some old folders I have from shooting sporting events years ago when that was my main focus, and I found myself trying out some new plug-in filters I have on some imags from the 2006 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships hosted at The College of New Jersey, where I got my undergraduate degree. I had special permission during the event to be on the floor and shoot alongside professional photographers from Sports Illustrated, which was pretty cool. One of my favorite sports photographs is from this event, so I thought I’d revisit and see what else I might find. Using Nik Silver Efex, I coverted many of the photographs to black and white, and created a nice little photo essay of shots with a very journalist feel to them.