Shad Hopkins Photography

Redline video for Josh Hult

2011-10-09T21:39:00.000-07:00

I recently put together a video for Redline of Josh Hult. Im excited with the way it came out and cant wait to make more.

video work

2011-08-04T22:28:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to do some video work awhile back and had a lot of fun. I had no choice in song so don't hate. I did the video for ESPN.

Fuzzy

2011-01-06T15:12:00.000-08:00

I was shocked to recently found out that Fuzzy will no longer be the Team Manager for Redline. If it weren't for Fuzzy giving me the opportunity back in 07' to let me shoot a photo of him, I wouldn't be where I am today. I've had the chance to work with Redline for the past couple of years shooting ads and some catalog work. I've been blessed to work along side of one of the most innovative riders to ever ride a BMX bike. Man, do I have some good stories. If someone ever told me that I would have the chance to work with "The Shadow" I would have called them crazy. Fuzzy... good luck with your new adventures at Redbull. Here's my favorite photo, enjoy.

More Redline work

2011-01-06T14:46:00.000-08:00

A while back I got a copy of the new Redline catalog that I had a chance to be a part of. The catalogs keep getting better and better! Good job Evan!

redline ad

2010-12-29T16:25:00.001-08:00

mosquito central

2010-07-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

This was almost not even worth it considering how many mosquitos were around these cars. I wish I could have stayed longer but was only able to get a couple of shots off.

Session Bmx article

2010-05-26T10:27:00.000-07:00

I finally got the chance to put up some more photos that I had in a recent Session Bmx issue. One of the best backyards i've ever ridden.

More ESPN

2010-04-30T07:18:00.000-07:00

I recently got another "POTD" over at the ESPN website. Don't be fooled, this bowl will humble you quickly!

BMX PLUS

2010-04-20T23:04:00.001-07:00

I shot this photo a while back in the parking lot of Ogio. I was a little rushed with time but was pleased with the way it turned out.

Redline ad

2010-04-14T20:32:00.000-07:00

I came across this ad I shot over the summer of Josh Hult for Redline Bikes. Sometimes a photo doesn't quite do it justice. This is one of those situation. What you can't tell from the photograph is that Josh is at an all out sprint to 20' wedge to wedge. I never told Josh to go as fast as he did. He did that all on his own!

In front of the lens

2010-04-13T22:49:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since the last time I've been in front of a camera. I had the chance to go to Woodward over Christmas break and since no one wanted to ride the test bike, I did. I guess thats what I get for making fun of the bike. I've still got some moves. Weston, this ones for you!

BFA SHOW

2010-03-01T12:17:00.000-08:00

My BFA show

2010-02-18T13:52:00.000-08:00

My BFA exhibit will be up in the HFAC main gallery from March 5th until March 16th. I'd love to see everyone at the Reception - March 5th 6-8:30 pm!

Sneak peak of the new cover

2010-01-19T16:29:00.000-08:00

I just got a text message from Drew Bezanson saying how psyched he was on the cover. I can only say the same thing from just having seen it. The covers for March. My birthday is in March. Small world!

Drew has amazing talent. "This kid is the future of BMX," Simon Tabron.

I just came across another video of Drew. He's in control but out of control at the same time!

L.A.

2010-01-16T10:00:00.000-08:00

So, I'm working on my B.F.A. project and I needed of some cool backgrounds. I thought it would be fun to go down to L.A. in the middle of the night except for the fact that I was a little worried about theft. Since I didn't want to go by myself I thought it would be fun to see if Bryan wanted to join me. I figured if the situation were to get bad, I could always say, "hey, take his camera (Bryan's), it's twice as much as mine"! Not really. I would have ended up giving the guy mine as long as I got the cf card. It was a blast. We spent about 5 hours shooting two locations. I thought it would have taken a lot less time. Here's a photo I snapped while Bryan was making fun of my plastic tripod. No camera movement! Not bad for a plastic tripod. I now know what to get Bryan for his birthday.

Bryan Niven Reality Shoot

2010-01-15T12:24:00.000-08:00

Over the summer I had the opportunity to assist Bryan Niven for a Xango Reality Shoot in Wisconsin. It was a lot of fun being able to travel with Bryan and help him with his Reality Shoot! The rolling hills and the bright colors reminded me of the two years I spent in St. Louis. It was a refreshing break from the fast paced life of L.A. to the quiet life of the midwest. People actually have backyards in the midwest! It was a fun learning experience and I happened to come across the biggest fish known to man! Thanks again Bryan. Dainon... thanks for the photo!

Here's the video from our trip.

Bmx Photos

2010-01-15T12:20:00.000-08:00

I got the new issue of Session BMX and was able to get a couple of photos in the magazine.

BmxPlusMagazine Cover and story

2009-11-27T10:59:00.000-08:00

I just got the new issue of BMX PLUS MAGAZINE for Thanksgiving and was stoked to see all the photos I shot. I think its the first time that I've had the front cover and back cover in one issue. I also have 7 pages of coverage from the Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City.

I just got the new issue of BMX PLUS MAGAZINE for Thanksgiving and was stocked to see all the photos I shot. I think its the first time that I've had the front cover and back cover in one issue. I also have 7 pages of coverage from the Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City.

Conference Center

2009-11-27T10:50:00.001-08:00

Redline Catalog 2010

2009-11-04T22:45:00.000-08:00

front cover of the 2010 catalog

one of the main pages of the Redline website

Over the summer I got asked to shoot the Redline catalog out in Vegas. I just received a digital copy of the catalog. I'm super stoked on how it came out. I was also informed that the cover photo I shot got a lot of attention and was talked about at InterBike. Redline also used some of my photos on their website. Enjoy!

photos on ESPN

2009-10-06T10:32:00.000-07:00

I just recently got some photos published on the BMX website of ESPN. Nice!

Come see my photo's from China

2009-09-25T10:59:00.001-07:00

FACES OF CHINA

October 2nd - October 14th 2009

BF LARSEN MAIN GALLERY
HARRIS FINE ART CENTER
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
PROVO, UTAH 84602

OPENING RECEPTION
FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 2009 6-8PM
BF LARSEN MAIN GALLERY

EXHIBITION INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY
FROM A 4 WEEK EXPEDITION TO CHINA
THAT WAS GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY A
GRANT AWARDED TO JOHN TELFORD

PHOTOGRAPHY FROM:
SHAD HOPKINS
REED ROWE
LUCY CALL MILLWARD
JESSICA BINGHAM KEHL
JOHN TELFORD
JOHN WANG

Las Vegas is HOT!

2009-07-26T21:00:00.000-07:00

I don't know what it is but i've been in some really hot weather. I went to Vegas over the 4th of July to shoot pictures for the 2010 Redline catalog. It was so stinkin' hot out there. I have no idea how people can actually live out there! We could only ride early in the morning and right before sunset. It averaged around 105 degrees in the middle of the day. The Redline team and I spent most of the time at the hotel pool. I promised myself that next time I was at T.j. Lavins, I would do the first jump which is a 10' drop into a 5' cement landing. I did the drop off but cased my back tire so hard that my feet blew off the pedals. I also had the chance to hang out with T.j. and the local aussies. Even though it was really hot, I had a blast hanging out with the Redline riders. Thanks again Fuzzy!

St. George is HOT!

2009-07-26T20:49:00.000-07:00

I survived St. George in the middle of the summer. If it weren't for the pool in the backyard, I would have melted in the 114 degree heat!

Bmx Plus cover July 09

2009-06-17T15:03:00.000-07:00

There's not enough time to tell you what has happened since the last time I did an entry. I'll post some photos of my "out of control" trip to China when I get some free time. For now I'll show you my newest cover for Bmx Plus. What you can't tell from the photo is that Cameron Wood has about 20 lbs in his backpack. Try bunnyhopping hip high with a 20 lbs on your back. Cameron is awesome and I'm looking forward to shooting more with him in the future.

sunday drive

2009-04-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

Actually it was a Thursday drive, but felt a lot like a Sunday.

Website

2009-04-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time in the making, but I'm pleased to announce that I have a running website built by my own hands. A lot of frustration and sweat has gone into making this website. Hope you enjoy it (that means you too John Telford)! Oh, by the way, my son is freakin' cute! Check it out at shadhopkinsphotography.com

stinky socks

2009-04-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

I finally found the source of my stinky apartment. Apparently this lonely pair of socks found their way into my bag during the New York trip. If these look familiar, come get them. I'm looking to freshin' up my apartment!

color swatches of New York

2009-04-08T20:17:00.000-07:00

A long time in the making!

2009-04-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

For the longest time I've wanted an ad for Odyssey BMX. Odyssey always has awesome photos and some of the best riders out there. in addition to the coolest ads, Odyssey always runs their ads two pages. I've had the opportunity to shoot photos with Adam Banton a number of times and seems like his pretty face gets in the magazines no mater what he does. The first time I shot with him in Utah, Adam got the front cover for BMX PLUS MAGAZINE (which happened to be one of their best selling issues that year) and the second time was a two page Odyssey ad. I can only only wonder what the third time will result in? Adam, call me a.s.a.p.

Pinhole camera

2009-03-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

I've selected pinhole camera and lifts as my process for my alternative photography class. I've been really frustrated with my pinhole camera that has taken so much time away from me, in addition to the $20 that it cost me to build it out of legos ( I thought it would be really cool to build my pinhole camera out of legos! I should have stuck with the Stormtrooper helmet). I get images and then my camera would pull a quick one on me and give me crap. I think I have my patience and pictures under control?

Slacker

2009-03-11T09:17:00.000-07:00

It's been over a month since the last time i've made a post. Now that I know I can go a month without making a post, it's time to start posting some stuff. I've been really busy with school, family and work. I have a photo trip to New York with my program (at the end of March) and I've been selected with three other photo students to go to China with my teacher ( John Telford at the end of April). I'm really excited, but at the same time not because I have to be without Carly and Cru for a month. I will also be missing my wife's graduation and moving to California. I'm so thankful to have a wife who understands the opportunity. Cru just recently turned 4 months. It's been really fun to watch him change over these 4 months. He's been noticing things more around him and is entertained by things around him. We just got him some board shorts for the summer!

cyanotype

2009-03-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

After having gotten torn into pieces from my alternative teacher, I decided that it would be best to redo my cyanotype. I'm really happy with the way this picture turned out. Even though the highlights are blown out, I think it adds to the picture.

invert

2009-01-11T19:49:00.000-08:00

I still can't believe this invert! Beyond invert by Seth Klinger. Not bad for an on camera flash.

Not so sunny California

2009-01-09T10:43:00.000-08:00

Little did I know after this photo was taken that I would be hating life. Thanks California for giving me poison oak or was it Bryan that gave me poison oak?

I was so thankful to get out of Utah over the Christmas break. At one point I wasn't sure if I would be leaving the Salt Lake Airport. The airport was a mess. Flights were being canceled, planes were tired of waiting in the air for a gate and just left, and our terminal was packed with about 3,000 people. If you don't believe me, ask Ashton. All and all it was a fun trip to hang out with family, friends and California weather.

favorite photo from school

2008-12-25T19:23:00.000-08:00

Thought it be interesting to throw up my favorite photo, from my favorite class, with my favorite teacher.

Christmas Spirit

2008-12-18T11:44:00.000-08:00

My Mom challenged me to do something nice for someone on her birthday. Don't get me wrong, my wife was the first one to get something nice done to her. I felt like there was something else that I could do.

Many of you know that 99% of my photos on my blog are of someone riding a BMX bike. Just recently, a local BMX rider (Mike Aitken) suffered major head trauma while filming for a new BMX video CLICK HERE. There has been a lot of support from people in the BMX industry to help pay for his very expensive medical bills. Well, after having thought for awhile, and with some creative help from friends I came up with a cool idea to help out Mike. I'm going to be auctioning off all of his covers that he’s gotten from his BMX carrier thus far and present them in a nice frame. If everything goes right, I will be able to have Mike sign the covers.

It was amazing to see the support from RIDE BMX and BMX PLUS. Before I finished talking with Jeff from RIDE he already had them packaged and on the way. I made Ben from PLUS go through his garage to find one of the magazines. It was his personal copy. Thanks Ben Crockett, Jeff Zelinski, Eddie Buckley, and Carly Hopkins.

Dew Tour in Salt Lake

2008-12-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day. The new BMX PLUS that I just picked up with Kevin's ad also had coverage of the Dew Tour in Salt Lake City. This was my second time shooting the Dew Tour. Ben Crockett was nice enough to get me a second media pass so that I could get my wife in. It was a long 5 days but well worth the royal treatment ( royal treatment compared to the spectators). I had the opportunity to meet a lot of the athletes especially Mike Spinner ( who mistook me for a tourist photographer). By the time sunday night came around, I had a bunch of cool photos and a gnarly sunburn on my forehead.

New Redline ad

2008-12-06T16:41:00.000-08:00

Just got the new BMX PLUS that has the new Kevin Kiraly ad. I shot this while shooting for the catalog over the summer. Kevin is amazing and super picky about body position and thats why the photo and ad of him came out so well.

Jayson Johnson

2008-11-23T10:46:00.000-08:00

I've had the opportunity to know Jayson Johnson through 8 to 10 cell phone number changes (about a year) and ever time I take a photo of him he's always impressing me with his style. Here are a couple of photos that I've taken over the past year with him.

new baby pictures

2008-11-19T14:18:00.001-08:00

Shad wont post these so I will on his blog! But he took these cute pictures of Cru the other night for our baby announcements. I love them! But the one we didn't use (of Cru sleeping with his blanket around his head). Shad says it reminds him of Zoolander or something.

Thanks Shad! You are so talented

2008-11-19T11:42:00.000-08:00

Redline ad

2008-11-17T12:29:00.000-08:00

Redline sent me over a copy of the new two page ad thats going to be coming out soon. These photos were shot during the Redline catalog shoot over the summer, with exception of Tim Thompson, who was shot a few weeks after. A lot of cool stories behind each photo. Layout looks cool.

BYU vs. SDSU

2008-11-17T12:00:00.000-08:00

I had the chance to shoot my first college football game. Awesome! You never really know just how big the BYU football team is until you're on the field with them. I'm 6'3'' and when I walked by the defense team, I had to look up at them. They are huge! Shooting photos has got to be the best seats in the house!

old photos from Vegas

2008-11-07T12:33:00.000-08:00

Random fact:I had a bat run into my arm while shooting this photo of Josh. I've never seen a bat in the middle of the day let alone run into me!

I forgot I had these photos. I came across them the other day and thought that I would throw them up on the blog. Another reason why I'm posting these photos is because one the riders in one of the photos has something I want (video footage from years ago). This is an official bribe to get me that footage. BBBBBIIIIILLLLYYYY!!!!!!

Cru

2008-11-07T12:27:00.000-08:00

I finally posted some pictures of Cru. there's not a moment that goes by that Cru makes me laugh. He's always pulling faces or looking off in random directions.

Demolition parts

2008-10-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Rob sent his sponsor, Demolition parts, a photo of him that I took the other day. This would be a photo of rob warming up. How many riders warm up on a rail by doing a toothpick hangover?

Rob Wise

2008-10-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

This has been a long time in the making. I finally had the chance to shoot photos with Rob. I was really excited especially with his amazing interview in RIDE BMX. Rob didn't let me down one bit. Rob is the most productive person that I've taken photos with. Oh yeah, my long last brother was riding with us. Apparently more than once I've been told that Adam Banton and I look like brothers. Yeah it would be fun to have him as a brother!

Having a little fun in the studio

2008-10-17T09:25:00.000-07:00

For one of my classes we were asked to do a white-on-white (eventhough some of you might disagree with the photo). I thought I would have a little fun with it. If anyone doesn't know yet but my wife and I are expecting a boy in 18 days and my photos lately have been reflecting that. You can find directions on the internet for anything!

Redline Catalog

2008-09-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

Front cover

Back cover

Just got the new Redline catalog straight from Las Vegas. Evan Moss at Redline did a great job with the layout and out did himself from last years catalog. Thanks to Tim Thompson for driving all the way out to Vegas and back to get me my very own copy and Fuzzy for giving me the opportunity to shoot the catalog. I shot the photos of Josh Hult and Fuzzy (both images are on the right of each photo).

Old photo

2008-09-09T19:16:00.000-07:00

I was looking through a magazine the other day and came across a photo that has brought up some not so fond memories. Here are some things that went into this photo:
-this photo was the second attempt
-4 hours worth of preparation.
-12' ladder on top of a 4' deck is very scary. At one point I was on the very top step reaching out as far as I could. 5' quarter plus a 12' ladder equals a 17' fall to flat. Good thing I didn't fall.
-two packages of black and white construction paper that my wife was nice enough to help me cut into half.
-my friend John-eric was nice enough to let me use his 70-200 lens to shoot it with. I shouldn't have borrowed it because I ended up buying it later on.

Thanks goes out to Chris Arriaga for putting up with my idea, checkmate!

Dew Tour in Salt Lake

2008-09-09T17:20:00.000-07:00

I'm getting really excited for the Dew Tour this week. Last year was amazing. These are the reasons why:
-Mike Aitken showed all the riders how to ride the course brakeless.
-Cameron White pulled the first backflip barspin tailwhip in a competition.
-Jamie Bestwick went 10' higher than everyone else and did tricks at the same height.
-I had the chance to talk to Chris Doyle.
Remember, these are scans out of a magazine

Arrive Magazine shoot with Mo Rocca

2008-09-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

Now I'm allowd to spill the beans about the shoot in New York with Bryan Niven. Arrive Magazine wanted Bryan to shoot some portraits of Mo Rocca for an issue of theirs. Even though we only shot one day from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. we had the rest of the 5 days to see the sites. It was fun to work with Bryan. I owe him a pat on the back. Enjoy the photos

New York with Bryan Niven

2008-08-14T21:21:00.000-07:00

In the middle of July I had the chance to go to New York with Bryan Niven to assist him in a shoot. If I told you who it was I'd have to hurt you really bad. Well, every day we worked up an appetite from walking hundreds of miles (it sure seemed like it). This photo was taken on one of our lunch breaks. I thought it would be a little fun to ad up how many calories we had for our lunch. Since I don't have a picture of what I ate, i'll just use this photo as an example of a normal calorie intake. Remember, I'm just as guilty as Bryan. Well, he did get me hooked on multiple Sundaes for each meal. Here's what Bryan had:
3 Double Cheese Burgers=1320
1 Sundae w/ peanuts= 375
1 Small Fry= 230
1 Chicken Nugget 4pc= 190
3 Sweet 'N Sour Sauce= 180
That comes out to be 2,295 calories in one meal. The Free Dieting website suggests that I have 1793 calories (or 597 calories a meal) a day for my weight, height, age and no exercise. Ba da dat dah dah, I’m lovin it!

BMX PLUS cover

2008-08-07T09:17:00.000-07:00

I took this photo along with a couple of other photos of Adam on my "day with Adam Banton adventure." It was a really interesting day because both Adam and I are new to the Salt Lake area. Shortly after this photo was taken I got a photo of Adam doing a tire tap while this "crazy kid" attempted to bite Adam's tire. Story has it that this "crazy kid" ate someone's throw up on the cement floor at this same skate park for $5. I had a hard time trying to shoot because I was laughing really hard.

Utah Blaze

2008-07-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

While Carly was out of town for the weekend I decided to go up to Layton and hang out with Eddie and Josh Hult. Eddie was doing the half time show for the Utah Blaze. It was pretty cool watching arena football. The field is really small. They must not get paid that much. Eddie made a little bet with Matt Beringer that he couldn't do a front flip over the jump box. Well, Matt spent $40 of the $50 dollar winnings on sushi and shared with everyone. I had a blast! Thanks Eddie.

session bmx magazine

2008-06-18T18:00:00.000-07:00

The new issue of Session BMX Magazine came out and I got a photo in it. I took some photos of Andrew back when I went home to visit family. Lancer trash bunnyhop!

Buckley family photo

2008-06-06T09:40:00.000-07:00

One of my assignments in my studio class last semester was to do a model portfolio or a family photo. I'm not down with the model thing, so I thought that it would be cool to do a family photo instead (not that I had much of a choice). Eddie was nice enough to volunteer his family for a homework assignment.

Contributor Spotlight in BMX PLUS mag

2008-05-31T10:10:00.000-07:00

Ben Crockett had been talking to me about the idea of spotlighting their contributing photographers. Great idea. July issue of BMX PLUS.

published photo

2008-05-31T09:50:00.000-07:00

Fuzzy told me that it was about time for Josh Hults first Redline ad. Josh called me and was planning to go to Vegas for the Extreme Thing contest. So, instead of doing my homework I decided to shoot with Josh. A while back Josh was on a trip with the 5050 team and pulled a feeble-to-barspin on a bank to ledge. After thinking about it Josh knew that he could step it up by doing a tailwhip out of the feeble. The whole trip was centered around Josh pulling that trick. Josh pulled it and the trip was a success!! Congrats Josh for your Redline ad.

more pictures from Scott and Janae's wedding

2008-05-31T09:33:00.000-07:00

2008-05-31T09:24:00.000-07:00

Scott gave me a call a while ago asking me to shoot his wedding. I said yes without hesitating. It was a lot of fun. It was like high school all over again, minus the pranks. Here are a few photos from the wedding. Enjoy!