Monday, March 10, 2008

New GT Football Coach Photo Shoot - Atlanta, Ga.



Out of college and in the field! From UGA to GT, huh? This past week I traveled to the Georgia Tech campus with Atlanta photojournalist Michael A. Schwarz. I assisted Michael as he photographed the new Georgia Tech head football coach Paul Johnson on the practice field for candid coaching shots and in Bobby Dodd Stadium for posed portraits.


Michael and I scouted out the field before the shoot to find good angles


We used the gold stadium seating for the setting of a coach portrait


We also used a portable wireless flash to light the portraits near the end zone


Grass of Bobby Dodd stadium



Maybe i just don't get it... is it me or did that generous guy who donated the bathroom maybe stay in college a few extra years? -Tyler

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Blake Silvers said...

George P. Burdell
In 1927, a Tech tradition began when a mythical student named George P. Burdell appeared on class rosters, registration forms and grade reports, and he has since become one of Tech's most notable students.

The most accurate accounts claim that Burdell was the creation of student Ed Smith. While completing an application form, Smith was struck with the impish idea of enrolling a non-existent student. He even turned in separate exam papers for Burdell, convincing professors that George was a student in good standing. Burdell received a bachelor's degree from Tech and later earned a master's degree.

During the years since Smith's graduation, other students have kept George P. Burdell alive at Tech and elsewhere. In the spring of 1969, the first quarter that Georgia Tech used completely computerized registration, George beat the system by registering for every course the school offered-more than 3,000 credit hours! (RamblinWreck.com)