Notre Dame Football

Blue and Gold and Black and White

April 23, 2014

Being that it was my third year photographing Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold spring football game, I decided to dust off my Holga and try something a bit different.

Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game

April 13, 2014

Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game — Notre Dame tight end Durham Smythe (80) makes a catch during the Blue-Gold Spring Game on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Notre Dame Stadium. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame football begins spring practice

March 3, 2014

I had to laugh a little on Monday morning walking to the Loftus Sports Center at Notre Dame. Here I was technically photographing something referred to as “spring” football, but it was 2 degrees Fahrenheit and I couldn’t feel my fingers by the time I hit the door. Let’s hope we thaw out in time for the Blue-Gold game.

Notre Dame Football Spring Practice — Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson warms up during the opening day of spring football practice on Monday, March 3, 2014, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

2013 Notre Dame football

December 23, 2013

The 2013 Notre Dame football season was my second covering the team. Last season, I was surprised – as I imagine most people were – to see the Irish go 12-0 in the regular season, eventually losing to Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game. As a follow-up to their perfect regular season, the Irish struggled to an 8-4 record and will play Rutgers in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28. The big difference for me between last season and this season was comfort. I was more comfortable working within the crammed confines of Notre Dame Stadium because I was more accustomed to it and knew my way around the stadium. After checking it out last year, I used the photo deck of the stadium on a few occasions this season to find interesting and unique angles. I would be lying if I didn’t mention probably the biggest difference though: gear. This summer our staff upgraded me from a Canon EOS-1D Mark III to a Canon EOS-1D X. This made a huge difference. With the 1D X, I was better able to capture peak-action moments I often missed and/or back focused last season with the 1D Mark III. Despite Notre Dame’s disappointing follow-up to their title-game berth, it was a fun season for my colleague Robert Franklin and me.

Notre Dame Navy Football — A formation of six F/A-18 Hornets from the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, fly over Notre Dame Stadium as the Band of the Fighting Irish spells out “Irish” on the field before a game against Navy on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame Michigan State Football — Michigan State running back Jeremy Langford (33) gets physical with Notre Dame cornerback Bennett Jackson (2) during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame defeats BYU in final home game of the season

November 23, 2013