In June I was commissioned to take a "whip" photo for Convict City Rollers. So early on the Monday morning of the massive long weekend tournament, I setup a very small area on the track to capture CCR skaters Shredz and MissMillie. Short on time, we did about 8 shots before the day's event started.
Finally the image is out in the wild and on a poster by CCR.
Make sure you come along, it's going to be fun!
Say the title three times fast and a face painted derby girl will appear. Then again, maybe not.
This weekend is the next set of bouts for the Victoria/Tasmania Tournament being hosted in Devonport by Van Diemen Rollers.
Make sure you come along!
Vic Tas Smashes and Crashes
The Western Australian Perth Roller Derby League (PRD) made the trek to Hobart, Tasmania to bout against South Island Sirens (SIS). It was a fun bout and the girls from WA have a lot of skills and took home the win. It's always great to see mainland leagues on Tasmanian soil. Next weekend continues the trend with a bunch of Victorian Leagues coming to Westbury for a massive weekend.
Check out the awesome poster for the upcoming bout on August 31st in Hobart. I plan to be there making a nuisance of myself with the camera and speedlights. Make sure you come along too!
South Island Sirens Roller Derby League v Perth Roller Derby August 31, 2013
Officiated by Zebras Without Borders
Featured skater Kristina Paul aka Minge the Merciless.
Poster by www.jadegordey.com
The original photo before made into this awesome photo is this:
Kristina Paul aka Minge the Merciless at South Island Sirens vs Queen Bees (VRDL) June 2013
Johnny Loxwheels @ Vic/Tas Tournament Long Weekend - June 2013
One of the coolest things about shooting Roller Derby is the monthly competition run by Junior (Robert Scheer), a full time photo journalist in Indianapolis and amazing derby photographer.
There are two sections that you can submit photos in to: Action and Feature. The limit is two per section and you must have taken the photos within the month of the competition.
I try to enter this every month to learn and hopefully improve. It's heaps of fun to see what everyone else enters and to see your work next to theirs. It's also means that you spend a fair bit of time comparing and trying to workout what the judges where looking for.
So June 2013 results are in and I snagged a second place in the feature section with a portrait of Johnny Loxwheels. All the shots I entered for the month where shot at the massive Vic/Tas Tournament long weekend in Hobart. I must give thanks to Carmen Jay for helping me choose my entries for the month. I had 8 bouts to shift through to enter only 4 images. It was a massive help to have another set of eyes look at my narrowed down selection.
See all the results at the flickr site:
More information about the contest can be found at: