Site news

Over the Christmas break, I will be updating the blog for more detailed info on photo gallery status and site updates. Look for a new header, layout may change and a few other details to make it a much more interesting place to visit.

Also......did you see the site is almost at half a million hits??? I'm sure this is not only hits but page hits but still, the number is outstanding.

Thank you parents and players for all your support and I look forward to photographing more things during your high school and undergrad years.

Football is here

First off I know the header needs to be changed and I will be doing that soon. Currently I am building a website for Alcoa Football. So far the splash page is up and no it's not done yet. I wanted to get this up so everyone know's the site is being worked on. When the site is active the ENTER button will work. One page at a time will become live unless I have more time and can complete more.

What is happening???

Currently my time is spent working on the Alcoa High School football program and the football website. We are working long hours to make this available to you soon. The programs will be on sale at the home game against Maryville and the website will be open well before that. Please stay tuned, I'm sure everyone will be pleased with the site.

Summer news

Ah....the first day of summer and the temps prove it. Summer news for the IBJC photography and Alcoa athletes. I was out at the school for the football skills one morning and shot a lot of photos of the players in action. They will be posted on the IBJC site soon and some will be used for the AHS Football website that is coming in July 2009.

Games coming

There are many games that I have not had a chance to get to yet. These are the AHS Soccer games, AYB 12u Games and AHS Football was posted recently. There is a list on my desk as to what is going up next and that is Soccer.

Please know that the delay is due to a job that is almost completed and then I have been chosen to be the event photographer for the Annal Channon Gail Christian Memorial Golf Tournament. This is such a huge honor to be asked to be a part of her memory. My hope is that with the work that I do it brings some joy to her parents and the Newsoms. More info can be found HERE on the foundation website. There is also a facebook group that you can join HERE.

AHS Football Scrimmage vs Clinton NOW OPEN

Scrimmage photos for the first spring practice games have been posted and are now open for viewing/purchase. Currently working on the second game gallery and will have those open later tonight. Next will be both of the soccer games that were shot in May. Thank you for your patience.

AHS Baseball vs Loudon 4/27/09 Now Open

Finally after the long wait the AHS vs LHS game is now open for viewing/purchase. All of the baseball/softball game galleries will be open and at these prices through June to give us time to tag all of these photos so you can easily find your player.

Notices will be posted as to the first stage of gallery archival/closing. Order before the prices increase or your summer activities get going and you forget. There have been so many games that closing of sports seasons is coming soon. Please contact me if you need help in ordering or have any questions.

Thank you players and parents for a great baseball/softball season.

Last Baseball game for AHS info

The last varsity baseball game is coming soon. Sorry for the delay in getting this gallery posted. The plan is to have it open by the end of this week. Currently I am in the middle of Alcoa Youth photos and this has a deadline that is fast approaching.

Thank you for your continued support.

AHS vs Loudon now open

The last of the games from last week have been posted. AHS vs Carter (Varsity and JV) and AHS vs Loudon are now open for viewing/purchase. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me or talk to me at a game. It looks like there is only 1 more home game after this weekends tournament and this game is against Maryville. See you there!

You can find all the AHS games here.

Game Galleries Coming Soon update

Overnight the following game galleries will be uploaded and released tomorrow as they are finshed. Notice of openings will be posted here and on the main page of the site.

1. AHS Baseball Team photos
2. AHS Baseball vs Carter 4-14-09
3. AHS JV Baseball vs Carter 4-14-09

The following games will be uploaded and opened in the following order.

1. AMS Baseball vs Heritate 4-17-09
2. AYB Baseball Giants vs Astros 4-17-09

And any game photos taken after this weekend will be posted in the order shot. Thank you for your continued support. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or would like me to capture any certain shot at the game.

AMS Baseball vs Eagleton NOW OPEN

Alcoa Middle Baseball vs Eagleton is now open for viewing/purchase. This game gallery turned out well. It was played at home and some great action shots were captured. Notice Thomas Loy's home run shot from hit to score. Jacob Durant's slide into home being called safe......shhhh.....he was out but I'm not telling the umpires. There are 232 photos to see. The double header on Friday is the next scheduled shoot for AMS.

You can view the games here.

AYB Baseball opening day now open

The Giants Jamboree is now open for viewing/purchase. Alcoa Youth Baseball had their Jamboree on Saturday 4/11/09. The Giants, coached by Dyron Bledsoe, played 2 games of which are posted in one gallery. Being unable to move sides shots were limited this time. The plan is to move to both sides of the field. Many more games are coming so there will be many more photos of the Giants. Here is a link the the gallery.

AHS Baseball vs Sweetwater NOW OPEN

This is a large game gallery of almost 300 pictures for AHS Baseball vs Sweetwater and it's now open for viewing/purchase. Tagging of these games will take some time due to the vast number of photos that are taken each game.

The photos can be found HERE.

Next game to be posted will be the Alcoa Youth 12U games played on Jamboree and then AMS Middle School Baseball vs Eagleton.

AHS Softball vs Gibbs now open

The lastest Softball game gallery vs Gibbs is now open for viewing/purchase. This game has not been tagged yet but you can find your player now from the search page. They are listed in alphabetical order by their first name. Tagging takes some time in that we take hundreds of photos per week.

Here is the link to the girls softball games.

Game photos taken this past week are coming soon....

• AHS Baseball
• AYB Baseball
• AMS Baseball
  

Coming soon!!!

Game galleries are coming soon. There have been so many games this week along with the Easter Holiday this weekend. Monday is processing day and the upload of the AHS Softball game will take place over night and be open Tuesday if all goes as planned. Then following that is the AHS Baseball game. Thank you for your continued support.

AMS Baseball vs Union Grove now open

Alcoa Middle School baseball shots are now open for viewing/purchase. Many of the shots taken later in the game were low level lighting and will not be good to use to blow larger than an 8x10. I will be working with Coach Stephens to attend more games before the season ends. Contact me if you have any questions or need help with any photos. Feel free to talk to me at any game, I'm the one with the camera!!! LOL.

AMS Volleyball now open

The Alcoa Middle School vs Eagleton and Maryville are now open for viewing/purchase. New games have yet to be posted but are in the works.

Alcoa Middle School baseball vs Union Grove will be opened next followed by AHS Softball and AHS Baseball.

Game Galleries Coming Soon

These are the game galleries that are coming soon.......

• AMS Volleyball vs Eagleton
• AMS Volleyball vs Maryville
• AMS Baseball vs Union Grove
• AHS Softball vs Gibbs
• AHS Softball Team shots

Stay tuned.......there are a lot of photos coming!

Increase in pricing after the season

There have been some questions about pricing so I hope this clears things up. Pricing is the same until a gallery is archived. The next step for that gallery is final closing. These will be close out as room is needed for new photo. Here is what has been posted to the main page of the site.

Note about pricing.......All gallery prices will increase in price 1 month after the sport season has ended....Watch for archiving notice here on the main page.......Photos in Football and Basketball galleries were open throughout the season at regular price and after the final game a notice about the galleries being archived was posted here and on the sports blog. These prices are set until the photo galleries are closed out to make room for new game shots. The best pricing for any action photo will be during the current season up until 1 month after the last game.

AHS Baseball vs Gibbs NOW OPEN

Game gallery for AHS vs Gibbs is now open for viewing/purchase. The day of the game it was raining on and off so there weren't as many photos as normal. Looking forward to warmer, sunny weather so I can fill a gallery with all kinds of action shots.

AHS Softball vs Seymour now open

AHS vs Seymour softball gallery is now open for viewing/purchase. Included in this gallery are JV photos. They are the last 29 shots. When we are able to shoot a full game, they will have a gallery of their own. Please feel free to talk to me at any game if you want me to capture any certain player more. Tagging will be worked on, we just received the roster so we know who everyone is. Thank you for your patience.

Basketball Galleries Archival Date

All basketball galleries will be archived on April 1. Get your game shots before the price increases. These games will be open for a short period of time and will close forever to make room for new sports photos.

AHS Softball vs Loudon now open

Softball game gallery vs Loudon is now open for viewing/purchase. The galleries can be found HERE.

AHS Soccer vs Harriman now open

Soccer game shots are now open for viewing/purchase. Some of these soccer shots would be great for a fathead.

Softball & Baseball 3/10 games open

The AHS Softball vs Webb and the AHS Baseball vs Catholic are now open for viewing and purchase. There will be several photos added to the Baseball FX gallery for special effects soon so check back. Any photo shown can have an effect. Contact me for options or discuss photos you would like for me to get during a game.

Basketball Galleries Archival Date

All of the Basketball Game Galleries will be archived at the end of the day on March 31. Be sure to get your favorite shots before they are gone for good. On April 1, the prices increase then a short time later, date to be announced, the galleries will close down.

NEW LINK for Apparel

Alcoa Sports Blog has a link on the right side that has a rotating photo of Tornado apparel. Please use this link to purchase any spirit items. My promise is to give a portion of the commission that this link received to the Alcoa Athletic Dept. This means that your players will benefit along with the Athletic Dept of our Tornadoes. There are so many things to see and you can customize your apparel.

**Note: IBJC has only linked to prepsports as an added benefit for Tornado fans.

AHS vs William Blount now open

Both the BV & GV game galleries are now open for viewing/purchase. This will complete the AHS Basketball season for 2008-2009. All games will be open through the month of March and then they will be prepared for moving to the archives. Order your game shots soon. Contact me for any questions or if you would rather order thru me.

NOTE: The BV game was a great one in that the team rallied around Michael in his last game before he was out for recovery of an injury. He played the first minute and scored 3 points. It was great and you can see Mom in the stands cheering him on. Great job Michael!!!

Game shots coming by Friday

AHS game galleries will be open by Friday 2-27-2009. Thank you for your patience and at this point these will be the last galleries posted for the Alcoa 2008-2009 basketball season.

The seasons photos will be archived where the price will increase and but on limited time before they are closed down and will need to be special ordered based on a contact sheet.
Anticipated Archival date for Basketball is: April 1, 2009.

AHS vs William Blount coming soon

The galleries for the William Blount games will be posted soon. Updates will be posted on this blog along with on the home page of the IBJC site. Senior night was 2/12/2009 and the GV and BV were given personalized layouts to remember their season. Those can be found HERE. The highlight of both games was for Michael Haynes who is out for an injury was allowed to play for a minute and the team set him up where he made a 3 point shot, it was fantastic. There will be a photo of a proud Mom in the stands after the photos of Michael. Keep an eye out for it.

BV-GV vs Fulton Now Open

Both games played against Fulton are now open for viewing/purchase. The photos of Jeffrey are included in the BV game when he was presented with his award for being such a great fan of Alcoa.

Fulton galleries posted soon

The AHS vs Fulton games are being processed now and will be uploaded and open by tomorrow evening. Thank you for your patience on this upload. Working on several things that I hope to have posted soon.

All AHS vs Heritage galleries are open

All AHS games have been posted and are open for viewing/purchase. The AHS vs Fulton games will be uploaded in the next day or so. Thank you for your patience. Please contact me if you would like any custom layouts/prints/books/posters etc...made for your player.

New Basketball Poster

This one is going to print and upon request you can see sizing on this one in 24x36 in metallic and others that are on hand in 20x30, also metallic. Several other prints are on order as samples so you have an idea which size is best for you. Most, if not all the posters/layouts can be custom to any specific size you would need or want. More poster layouts are coming....there just aren't enough hours during the day to work as fast at the ideas are evolving. This poster is of Ryan Clark for his baskeball season this year, any sport can be used on this layout.

Football is Archived.....last chance

All of the 2008 Football season have been archived along with AES-AMS Basketball. These galleries will open for a period of time then closed down for good as space is needed. All notices will be posted here on the blog and on the home page of the website. Don't miss out.........this is your last chance to order prints from any of these games.

GV/BJV vs Heritage now open

Two of the 3 AHS vs Heritage games are now open for viewing/purchase. The BV game will be processed today and uploaded either later this afternoon or over night.

Game shots of AHS vs Heritage info

Sorry these past 3 games have not been uploaded yet. That night is seems I was a magnet for the ball and then finally the players at the end. I was not hurt anywhere other than my foot, of all places. I hobbled home and I iced myself frozen after the game. Seems like it's a deep bruise and not a fracture but Dr. said it may not show up now. I just call that taking one for the team!!! Anyway, it is the cause for the photos not being up as quickly as usual. Just keep checking back because I know that I will have at least the BJV game up tomorrow mid day and with any luck the GV will be uploading over night. Thanks for checking in!!!

NEW........BASKETBALL Book sample is now showing the slideshow and can be found under Sports/Album Style along with the Baseball book.

AHS BV/GV vs Maryville now open

Galleries for both games played against Maryville on 1/22/2009 are open for viewing/purchase. Several photos were taken to show the fans and there are quite a few that show the silver ball created by Daniel Robinson to boast the 14-1 Season and 5th State Championship win.

NEW ~~~ FATHEADS

Fatheads are new to the site and will be offered through custom ordering only. They can be for any sport not just baseball shown on this flyer. There are 2 options for you to chose from. Vinyl (indoor only) which can be over and over. NOTE: 1 time use for windows/mirrors for vinyl fathead. The second option can be used on all surfaces including textured walls. These are special fabric prints that can be used on your car, windows, walls or wherever you chose. They are more expensive but if you want a fathead for your room then the vinyl option will be fine. Contact me if you have any questions or would like to order your fathead. Click on the flyer for a larger view or this info can be found on the site under Sports/Sporty Style/Specialty Items.

BV vs Austin East now open

AHS BV game gallery is now open for viewing/purchase. Tagging will be done later in the week for ease of finding your player.

Just opened is the section for Senior Announcements. Many more designs will be uploaded for viewing/ordering as they are created. Contact me for details for you seniors options.

GV vs Austin East now open

The girls game gallery is now open for viewing/purchase. The boys game is currently being worked on and will open at some point on Tuesday 1/20 once the upload is completed.

NEW to the site.....there are several things in the works and one is now open. They are the 411 cards for Seniors and you can see these HERE. The boys version is completed and a girls verion of this same card will be uploaded soon. Many more designs are coming and once there are photos to fill them they will be uploaded as sample. These cards can be created for any student from Freshman-Junior and we will have samples of those up soon. Thank you to the Robinson family for allowing me to use Tyler's photos to create this sample. Check back often to see more personalized cards.

AHS vs Austin East coming soon!

These galleries will be worked on tomorrow and hopefully the GV will open later in the day. Birthdays have gotten in the way and taken time away from photo work. Plus, the girls photos will be tagged this weekend, we just received a list of names......thank you Mr. Russell.

BJV vs Maryville JV is now open

Alcoa Freshman vs Maryville Freshman is now open for viewing/purchase. There are 290 shots for this game and maybe 5 or so pictures that are out of focus. These were chosen to leave these in the gallery because they either tell a story on what was happening in the game or they were funny. The caption will be different on these so you know which photos they are.
GV and BV against Austin East are coming soon.

Stepping out of the box

So I stepped out of the box on designing this picture so it's a little different yet still staying with the sports theme. Water and electricity don't mix but they do within a photo. There are 3 versions of this same photo in the basketball posters gallery you can get to from HERE. Look closely at the basketball that she is holding in her hands because it's really an orb of her doing a free throw. Come to the gallery to see the other versions of this photo.

NEW~~Coffee Table Books~~Sports

Just opened is a gallery under Sports/Album Styles that has a baseball book that was just created for the 2008-2009 season. The sample is of my son Ryan during his baseball season in the spring of 2008. The book can be customized to any sport changing out the baseball theme to say soccer, football or a combination of sports if more than one is played in a school year. Every aspect of the book can be personalized. The only thing that stays the same is the template and this is a square book.

Contact me if you have an interest in having a book created and we can discuss photos, theme, sizing and pricing. The book shown will be back from the printer soon so you can see what your book will look like.

Here is the front and back cover......

BJV vs William Blount is now open

The game gallery for the BJV is now open for viewing/purchase. Not all of the games have been tagged yet but we working on this so you can easily find your player.
With Basketball the action moves much faster than in football. It seem that we end up with double the shots in this sport so processing/uploading takes a little longer. Tagging can take some time with over 150-300 + in a gallery.

GJV vs William Blount now open

The girls gallery for the jv game played on 1/7/2009 against William Blount is now open for viewing/purchase. The photos from the boys game are being worked on now and should be ready at some point during the day tomorrow (Sun). There will be a post here when the gallery is open.

AES-AMS Photos open for proofing

The individual and team photos for AES-AMS have been completed and are open. Order sheets have been sent to Coach McBride and will be given to players. The galleries are located in the AES Basketball Gallery under sports and there is another FX set of photos using the individual player photo. Those can be ordered on the website once I know what FX you would like used.

Here is a photo that is one of my favorites and it is hard to chose which one I want too. This is the Ansel B&W on Ryan's photo.

BV Basketball 1/5/2009 now open

The boys gallery is now open for viewing/purchase. Thank for your patience on the upload. It seems that there are more photos at the end of a basketball game to sort thru than football due to the fact that there is constant action. Tagging all of these photos will take us some time so keep checking in and if you see NOT TAGGED YET in the title you will know those haven't been completed.

2 more games were photographed last night for GJV and BJV vs William Blount and will be up later this week. Between both games there are over 450.

GV Basketball 1/5 gallery is open

The girls gallery is now open for viewing/purchase. Working on making sure we have all the girls names correct before we tagged each photo for easy of searching.

Several things have been added: There was a photo of Hogan Goodson that really stuck out so I worked with it to get a cartoon FX then added some grunge. You will find these HERE and there are 2 final versions.

This basketball poster of Ryan will be part of a series of poster layouts that can be customized for your player. The ALCOA wording at the top is actually a picture of the high school gym floor with 3D FX. Please contact me if you would like to have this poster created for your player. The hands on the bottom left are not Ryan's, they are Michael Haynes hands from one of the special FX that was done on his photo and you can see the same in the header above.