did my very first MMA shoot last friday. my fiance's brother (a fellow CSS.net member here) hooked it up with a press pass. rented a canon 28-70 f/2.8 for the event and the lens did not do the job as i expected. i ended up using my canon 24-105 f/4 IS lens instead and it worked wornders. i'm pretty sure the lens i rented had some issues w/ it since it was so old because i heard some great reviews about that lens, even though it's pretty old.

hope you enjoy the pics and C&C is always welcomed.

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SICK! very nice pics man!!

 

nice pics man

 

2 and 3 are bad ass man

 

Good pictures!!

 

Good first try Gabe, some are better then others, but 6 & 7 are probably the best

 

thanks everyone.

this was my first shoot and hoping not to be my last. hoping to produce better quality pics on my future events.

 

I love the pics!

 

thanks.

 

from the title i thought you were actually the one fighting in the event...anyhow those are some of the best pics ive seen!, good job and keep up the good work!

 

i like #2 and #7

kinda sucks for pics though with the cage in the way

 

nice gabe...we gotta set up a photoshoot for my civic

 

Awsome Pics Now I Need To Go To One Of Those Events

 

I like 7 the best gabe...need to get that 2.8 so that fence goes way even more...might even want to try taking a fast prime with you next time, maybe the 85/1.8 might make the fence go away all together when opened all the way up

 

nah, i'd get my ass kicked pretty hard.

thanks for the kind words.

had to be in the weirdest position just to get close enough to the cage.

i'll let you know next time i'm around the SD area.

i've been to a few events but this is my first time being in the press area. **** is intense. i truly recommend you watch one of these events live. it's a great experience.

i rented the 28-70 2.8 but it was faulty. had to pull out my 24-105 f/4. the extra zoom helped a little but the aperture killed me. next time i'm renting the 70-200mm f/2.8 for sure. don't think the prime would work out very well since they are constantly moving around getting closer or farther away. if i can get a lens that was 24-200 f/2.8 that would be great.

 

yea thats what i meant, gotta get a working 2.8 zoom for the next event. looks like fun though, i have been to a couple of those fights that were like the ufc, though they werent the ufc club or whatever. pretty intense. i would love to go shoot one.

 

yeah, i was pissed the freaking lens didn't work out like i hoped it would. next time i go out i'm taking 2 bodies and 24-70 f/2.8 & 70-200 f/2.8.

 

did you get paid for doing this? how much? hehe

 

since i had no prior experience and the promoter was doing this as a favor to a friend, i did this work pro bono. i don't mind at all since i consider this my foot through the door. hopefully they'll like it and will call me back when they do another show. if they do i'm sure money will come into play then.

here are some more pictures of the event.

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mmm, more of the lady and her 70-200?

 

...just get the 24-70/2.8 and a nice 5D already!

 

yes, that is a 70-200 f/2.8.

here ya go mike.





quiet j0o!

here, this one is for you even though it's soft.

 

and why weren't you up there with her?

 

she had a 'special' press pass. there were 3 photogs up there in different sides of the cage. i'm hoping to be up there some day. she has a very nice camera too.

 

I see that