Lauren Hahs Photography: November 2011

Ga. State U. Football

A few weeks ago I was able to get credentials to photograph the Georgia State University Panthers football game at the Ga. Dome. It was my first college football shooting experience. I had a lot of fun shooting the game and I think its safe to say I ran more than some of the players!

Since this shoot, I have been offered the opportunity to photograph the Atlanta Falcons v. Minnesota Vikings game this coming Sunday at the Ga. Dome. It will be my first PRO sporting event and I couldn't be more excited!!!!

Oct. 14, 2011- Paintball Shoot

So my boyfriend and I have recently taken up the sport of Paintball. Not only is it good exercise and a lot of fun, but I also found it inspiring for a recent shot. I dressed up my boyfriend like a pro paintballer and photographed him in my makeshift basement studio (it was really just a black sheet tacked to a wall with my Alien Bees set up). Then I took an image I took a few years ago at an abandoned prison here in Atlanta and dropped it into the background.

...Before

A few photoshop ticks later and this was the result....

Aug. 24, 2011- Baby Sam

Last week I photographed baby Sam. He was one week old on the day of the shoot and is such a cutie!

Aug. 1, 2011- Country music hall of fame

I took a short trip to Nashville this last weekend to visit some friends and family. While I was there I decided to walk around downtown to get some shots of the city before hitting Broadway to go to the Big Bang Piano Bar. Nashville is such a cool city with so much character and life to it!

July 23, 2011- Baby Noah

Today I got to photograph little baby Noah. He is just under two weeks old and is absolutely adorable. Here are a few preview shots from the shoot.

July 13, 2011- a friends wedding

Over the weekend I have the pleasure of being able to photograph my childhood friends wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and a really fun reception. I really enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with my old friends. My brother also was there to play a few songs during the pre/recessional. (you can find his music page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brock/170585742972225) There are a few images from the wedding below.

This is one of my favorite moments in a wedding. The look on the grooms face when he sees his bride for the first time! Priceless!

Moving my blog!

I am in the process of moving my blog from another site so I will be bringing over all of my old posts.....

July 6, 2011- fight night

As a student I am constantly being pushed to try new things, sometimes the results are exciting and inspiring other times they are disappointing. About three months ago I was asked to focus on sports photography as a specialization. I was pretty unsure about it at first but as I began to look into opportunities around town I became excited. Since then I have attempted to shoot a wide variety of sports from swimming (which I found to be quite difficult from the sidelines so I decided to invest in an underwater camera housing. I will update on this later) to track and field, but some of my favorite images so far have come from my first MMA fight. I am not normally a fight spectator, in fact I dont think I have ever seen a full fight in my life, but I found myself standing ringside for what was to be a crazy night at Wild Bills in Duluth, Ga for their monthly Fight Night. Throughout the night I found myself having to jump back out of the way of fighters falling into the ropes and a few times I wasnt quick enough. I was kicked in the arm about three times (dangers of looking through a lens!) and almost had a fighter come through the ropes and fall on top of me. The fights were brutal and intesnse but I had fun shooting them. I cant say I would ever be JUST a spectator at an event like this, but being behind the camera makes it a little more entertaining.

Below are some shots from the evening.

This was the 6th fight of the evening.. and this is how it ended. I couldn't believe how long the ref let this go on!