St. George is HOT!

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

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

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

Website

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

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

A long time in the making!

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.