Christine Chang Photography

…is my new category on wordpress because I’m shooting editorials this semester. It’s really fun getting out there, and I get a kick out of interacting with people. This week I photographed 2 events:

1) Boardfest 2006. A snowboard, surfing and skateboarding event with lessons and competition, just for girls. It was interesting seeing so much snow imported into Huntington Beach (it was around 75-80 degrees that weekend). I did some profile shots of Laurie Currier, a 22 year old snowboarding pro from Lake Tahoe, CA. She was very photogenic and passionate about snowboarding. A photo professor of mine always tells me to be around people who are passionate about what they do, and on Sunday morning being with Laurie and all the girls made me think about this piece of advice.

2) My second assignment was for the Santa Monica Corsair and it was a soccer match between Santa Monica College and Long Beach City College. They ended up tying, 0-0. I used the 200mm lens and it was already a bit difficult using it at the last wedding I shot, but at the soccer game I had to run around with it, so at the end my arms were really sore. But all in all it was a good experience, I am finding that I really like photographing sports because the action intrigues me; next time though I would add an extender or use a longer lens for more close-ups, since the soccer field is quite big. My co-photographers also advise getting a monopod, since I’ve complained that tripods are too bulky and heavy for soccer.

Since most people don’t know who I am except by my camera, it was interesting to hear some guys call me “camera chick”. In any case, SMC soccer gals and the coaches were really appreciative of me driving all the way to Long Beach, and their personal thanks meant alot to me too.