Milwaukee Film, Video, & Photography
I played in the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball tournament in mid-July. It’s one of the biggest volleyball events, and is held annually in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I took the below photos after playing sand doubles and Friday and before playing grass triples on Saturday.
Sand finals for Mens Open at Brighton Acres:
Thunder-moon over our campsite:
Testing a skateboard trick off a moving boat for the in progress film project “Thrash or Die.” Stuntman is skater/actor/writer Nick Sommer doing the boat skateboard jump onto the pier. The shots are from the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Nick having a good time on our way to the test site:
Pulling up to the test site:
I call this masterpiece, “Party Foul.” Note the wasted beer in the bottom frame.
Nick landed this 3 or 4 times in a row while the boat was tied up, but this makes me giggle, so had to post it.
There’s also a wedding party taking pictures of us and them and cheering Nick on right next to us, just off-cam:
After landing with the boat tied up, we finally did it they way I wanted 😛 with the boat moving!
Nick lands it like a beast after a couple tries. No beer spill either:
Took some fireworks photos of Festa Italiana’s display during the last night of the fest July 2014. Taken from the water just outside of the Lake Shore Park launch area, downtown Milwaukee on LakeMichigan. As well as of the Big Bang from near the War Memorial and Milwaukee Art Museum.
Festa Photos:
The people on the boat in front of us seemed to have a great and romantic time:
Finale!:
The boat-cops scoping us out before the fireworks (we did get yelled at for being too close earlier):
Finale #2:
Lovers and Colors:
Fireworks Over Downtown Milwaukee:
Green!:
Red!:
White! 😛 :
Aaaaand some shots from the Big Bang (which was rescheduled twice due to fog):
Popcorn Truck!:
Traffic!:
Milwaukee really comes alive in the summer. Below are photos taken when the AVP (domestic pro beach volleyball tour) stopped at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee July 4 weekend. With John Hyden/Tri Bourne and Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross being the champions. See all the photos here.
Tri Bourne (left) and John Hyden (right) celebrate after bringing the finals to championship-point:
Lauren Fendrick Hugs Brooke Sweat after an error as most onlookers watch gold-medalist Kerri Walsh in the 3-set finals:
Kerri Walsh celebrates her first AVP Milwaukee championship:
John Hyden Celebrates AVP Milwaukee championship with 25 year-old partner and first-time AVP champion Tri Bourne:
Walsh/Ross often had a hard time handling Sweat’s serves in the finals:
Fendrick shows off her athleticism as well with this bump-set:
All eyes on the ball, during this close point in the finals (I can’t remember if it was in or out):
Bourne rolls the ball around Dalhausser’s large block in the finals:
Hyden hits line as Sean Rosenthal gets ready for the dig during the finals:
Dalhausser about to rip a jumpserve:
Below are on-boat portraits I took while boating with my friend Party Boy and his family during a beautiful June day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
#BOATorDIE
Party Boy’s Natural Habitat
Daughter and Mother
Nephew Steers, Uncle Leads
Framed Sky
Kids Leave Cabin
Zach has me more than a little scared here.
Hailey Shoots Me
My right hand was on my camera while Party Boy’s young niece took this photo. Obviously I had to then do something especially cool with my left arm.
Party Boy Steers
That’s MIAD (Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design) in the background. MIAD definitely has some great locations in Milwaukee’s 3rd Ward, including this one.
Zach Leaves Cabin
Zach Takes Aim
Hailey Portraits!
Happy Hailey
Hailey and My Knee
Franklin, the lovable inflatable, makes a blurry green cameo.
Overall, a great day and night!