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About a month ago I photographed former New York Mets player Gregg Jefferies in Pleasanton, California. The image was to accompany Sport Illustrated’s annual summer “Where Are They Now” double issue. The idea, as I was told by my editor, was to photograph Gregg at Foothill High School, where he now coaches. As it was was my first assignment for SI, it was naturally exciting and more or less nerve-wrecking.
So with the help of my lighting assistant Scott, we managed to overpack scott’s volvo with just about everything for an extra peace of mind, as illustrated here during our setup behind the dugout.
Anyways, after setting up shop and watch a bunch of kids playing baseball with extra ferocity because “OMG Sports Illustrated is here!” we finally got the fields to ourselves for a few minutes. The entire shoot lasted perhaps 7 minutes, switching between film, digital, and a settling sunset. Now that the story has been published, here are my favorites from the day. Everything except the first one were shot on film.
And the final product.
Sports Illustrated Vol. 113. No. 4, Page 85!
