My Largest Circulation Photo Published

Great news today that one of my photos is going to be published in a magazine with a circulation of  650,000!  It's one of the RAAM photos I took while following the race and it will be used for an article on the 10 toughest endurance events.  This will definitely be the most eyeballs I've had on one of my photos, so it's exciting.

The funny part of it is that it's in a magazine I wouldn't have expected.  So look for it in the Gametime section of the November issue of Penthouse, available on news stands 10/05!

A Great Racing Weekend

I didn't think I would get through it, but I've managed to survive the four-race weekend.  A great deal of thanks to Josh, John, and Darlene for their assistance in tagging, editing, and uploading photos from the Race Revolutions Emma's Revenge Trail Run, Emma's Revenge Mountain Bike Race, Xterra Triathlon, and the Red Licorice Events Sweet & Twisted Triathlon.

We're putting the finishing touches on today's races, but yesterday's are online and available for viewing.  It was a lot of fun shooting with Andrew yesterday, and Josh this morning.  I tried something a little different with the finish photos from Sweet & Twisted: I set the 1Ds Mark III low to the ground on a tripod, rigged a Pocket Wizard that was triggering two Alien Bees strobes, and had a remote to trigger the camera.  I held this in my left hand along with the 1D Mark III so I could still work the zoom, but fire the other camera with my index finger.  It allowed me to cover a lot of competitors with both close-ups and full-framed finish.  The results so far look pretty good and I'm looking forward to trying it again.  The photos should be up very soon at http://tinyurl.com/29xkpdy.

Hope to see you out on course again soon!

Upcoming Presentation on Sports Photography

I'm going to be giving a presentation on sports photography for beginners & serious hobbyists on Monday, August 16th.  I'll cover the following secrets to success:

• Equipment selection 
• Camera settings 
• Reading the venue 
• Positioning and framing for maximum impact 
• Post production considerations 
• Money making opportunities

Register here: http://www.meetup.com/Austin-People-Photography-Group/calendar/14147108/?a=cv1p_grp&rv=cv1p

Jake North Photography on the Ox & Ham Podcast

I had the opportunity to record a podcast with Josh Baker and Geoff Hammond (Ox & Ham) last week on the topic of sports photography and my experience on the recent Race Across America.

You can listen to the podcast at http://oxandham.com/?p=111.  Funny how your voice never sounds like you think it does...