This is a video put together for Coach Damon Harrington of Louisiana Tech University Football. This was something done to show to the players as a reward for such hard work after the season. Hope you enjoy. Go Dawgs!
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Came across this, this afternoon. Splash page for Louisiana Tech University Baseball. I took this photo a few months back. They really did an awesome job with it.
Just a quick post to let everyone know that I have added some images to my main site, www.mattlange.com. I have a lot more to come so stop by early and often and check it out. Thanks!
Newly designed Louisiana Tech University Athletics website featuring both baseball and football photos by Matt Lange.
Well, I have to say, this weekend turned out to be one of the best I’ve had in a long long time. Every year we make the trek to Ruston, LA, for homecoming at Louisiana Tech University. I love Ruston, and I am pondering moving back. That, however, is beside the point. This homecoming weekend was far more busy than any of my previous. The weekend started on Friday, when I had to shoot a few baseball players for the upcoming baseball season. This presented a unique challenge for me, as I have never photographed baseball players before. The shoot was a little chaotic, as it had been raining in Ruston for at least two weeks, making the field virtually impossible to shoot on. So we kept it to the batting cage area. All in all, it turned out really well. I am not at liberty to reveal the photos, but I am going to take it upon myself to reveal one teaser. I hope I don’t get in trouble. Let’s just consider it promotion for Tech via my site.
Following that, I did some professional photos for a fellow photographer and close friend of mine, Christi Martin. Do yourself a favor and check out her work and drop her an email. Not only is she a great photographer, she is a gracious host, letting myself and my wife stay at her house for the weekend. We didn’t get to hangout too too much, because she had some shoots to do in nearby Shreveport, LA for the weekend. If you haven’t checked out her work, I suggest you do so.
The next day, Saturday, was the day of the ‘big’ game. I hesitate to use the word ‘big’, because at Tech, the crowds aren’t what you would normally see 7 on CBS on Saturday. But we love our Dawgs and I love the games. This game came with a special guest. The one and only Scott Kelby spent the day shooting football with us, tailgating, eating great food and having an all around great time. I want let everyone know something, I was completely impressed with Scott and how down to earth he is, how generous he is and how flat out nice he is. I’m going to be honest and say, I had no idea what to expect before I met him. I mean, for our industry, he is about as high up as you can get popularity/success wise, and you would never know. I felt like I was an episode of ‘Secret Millionaire’. After the game, at Pa Pa Joe’s (if you haven’t eaten there in Ruston, do so immediately), we finally got a chance to just unwind and talk. He was talking about some of the most fascinating things I have ever heard about the photography business. At a time when I was on the ropes getting going, I have to say that his visit lit a huge spark. Scott, from myself, my family, and Donald Page, I thank you for just an amazing day. Now I hope you don’t mind that I flat out stole this picture of us from your site. It happens…
Enough sap, let’s get to the game photos! Lol. Here are a few from the game. Tech blasted New Mexico State 45 to 7 and it was awesome. I hope we can get on a roll and be bowl bound again.
Scott was literally in the mix, almost getting run over in the 2nd quarter. I think he had a blast. I couldn’t help but laugh when I realized I got this.
That’s it from homecoming. A great weekend. I have some more projects I’m working on right now, so I’m sure I’ll have some new posts soon.
This is definitely out of order, as this game was before the Hawai’i game, and I admit that I’m dumb. But with that said, here are some shots from the Nicholls State game. I decided to edit them a little differently. Give them sort of a surreal look. I dunno, I think think they look fun.
This game marked the debut of ‘Dawgzilla’, the new jumbotron screen at Joe Aillet Stadium. It’s really a beautiful thing that I’m very proud that Tech has. Another thing about it that I’m very proud of, is my image of Daniel Porter that was used in the design on the back of the screen. The design is simply awesome.
Tech takes the field in front of the home crowd for the first time in 2009.
The younger Lange works his first football game, sort of following in his older brother’s footsteps. That’d be me…..
Tech has a front row seat for the victory.