D. Woods Photography

How Far Will You Go to Fight Cancer??

2011-10-10T10:02:00.003-05:00

That was the question posed by the Livestrong foundation for this years Tourde BBQ to fight cancer. I was asked by good Jason Atherton to donate my time and skills to help promote this cause through our photography skills....and eat some great KC BBQ from 7 different locations in one day. BBQ and Photos....I was all over one of them....!

Better Than Money ??

2011-07-20T16:57:00.003-05:00

I say that to only express the feeling I get when I present a client with their photos and they look at me like I’m a magician. After a few moments of looking with approval, the standard next question is ….”How did you do that?’
The feeling that comes over me is better than money…..which is fine because I have already been paid for the work! That is why I donate my time to the Alzheimer’s Association; I was asked a few years back if I would shoot the Blondes vs. Brunettes for Alzheimer’s awareness and gladly accepted. Although I felt I did a great job capturing the game one of those moments came when I photographed a family in the stands. About 2 weeks later I was rushed by this woman saying there he is and she gave me a huge hug and told that she could not thank me enough for the photo. She explained her grandfather had Alzheimer’s and that he normally didn’t remember a lot of things but had seen that photo on the ALZ website and told I remember that game……………………….that was a better than money feeling!

Cold did not Stop the Show !

2011-05-16T20:50:00.002-05:00

An unseasonably cold May day did not slow these young athletes from showing the skills they had in the district champioships this past weekend.

Faces of Track

2011-04-17T09:01:00.003-05:00

As the spring showers are rumbling around, every now and then I can sneak out to get some work done. This past week I went to the Winnetonka Invitationals to capture some moments. When I was looking at the photos I noticed the facial expressions of the athletes a little more than normal so I have posted some of those images.

Studio Fun

2011-03-21T17:58:00.002-05:00

I am having so much fun shooting in little home studio it's not much but I can get the results I am looking for I am constantly adding my equipment and have ideals to make even better. Here are just a couple of shoots I made from a recent session.

Senior Time

2011-03-20T11:37:00.003-05:00

I really enjoy shooting senior photos especially when the subject has personality and this last shoot was one of my favorites. My favorite aunt asked me to come to Shreveport, LA. to shoot her daughters seniors photos. I said OK as long I got some good home cooking and some great cajun food....I got feed she got photos!

Welcome 2011

2011-01-17T19:16:00.001-06:00

2011 has started off with a bang, after recovering from the madness of the holidays I started the season shooting basketball games and the Area cross Series at Kemper arena. The space was really tight and I wasn’t allowed to go into areas that would give me some very cool shots. But after watching a couple of face plants I decided it was a good idea to NOT shoot from those locations! I did however create some very cool photos…..

New Life!

2010-12-10T18:24:00.003-06:00

I had the extreme pleasure and joy doing a photo shoot for baby Kierra the new born daughter of one my best friends and his lovely wife. She is a just a month old so she can't hold her self up much but she has a smile that could melt an iceberg!

Just out of Reach !

2010-11-15T09:04:00.002-06:00

The RaySouth Cardinals state run ended on the first step towards the title when they were defeated by the Park Hill South Panthers. When I arrived the team looked energized and fired up, it may have to much of both as they made two major mistakes that resulted in a 10 -0 lead with out ever running a play from scrimmage. The fought back but lost 20-14, ending their season and any dreams of another shot at the state title. It was great fun photographing this team and I look forward to next season.......

Playoff Time !

2010-11-01T07:42:00.002-05:00

The RaySouth Cardinals completed the regular season with a 7 and 3 record setting themselves up with a first round bye for the state championship playoffs. The game started out as a run away rout before getting a little more competive towards then end. It was xtra enjoyable to have my son there with altough he left to my own when the game started......parents just aint cool to hang with I guess!

My iPad has landed !

2010-10-20T09:35:00.002-05:00

For a long time I strayed away from getting an iPad for a lot of reasons, one I'm not a Mac guy no disrespect and I'm not going to engage the Mac/PC war stuff, but my computers skills make any Windows issues I come across a simple fix and keep it moving. Two, I just didn't want to invest at least 500 bones for another device to take up space. And third I will never use AT&T service(but that's another post). But after talking with some photo guys and seeing the wifi version I can now say I have the 32gb iPad and I love it simply for the photo aspect and the ability to show off my work in a crisp and small package.....So if your a photo enthusiast and want something to show off your work you may look into an iPad.

Where Has the Time Gone ??

2010-09-17T06:35:00.005-05:00

I was just a week behind in posting and now it's been over a month, well in that time I have shoot the 2nd Annual Blondes vs Brunettes game for Alzheimer's, upgraded to Windows7 64-bit (that was a chore but well worth the time to get it done) and have been shooting the Ray South Cardinals football season. Which is not going to good right now they are 1-2 but hopefully after tonight they will be back to 500 ball. Stay tuned !

Too Much Downtime !

2010-08-14T07:31:00.002-05:00

At last football has returned as I have truly missed it. Today I shot Raytown South annual Red & White game which is a full team scrimmage they run right before the start of the season. The weather was forecast to creep back to the 100 degree mark but rain last night and early start made the day bearable. Starting it seem like I was a rookie trying to figure out where to shoot from and what action follow.

Blonde vs Brunettes Pt. 2

2010-07-16T09:32:00.002-05:00

I have been blessed again to photograph the Blonde's vs Brunettes flag football game benefiting Alzheimer's Awareness. The game will be August 28th but practices have started and here are a few shots from the Brunettes first practices.

2010-07-14T07:04:00.001-05:00

A couple of ladies asked if I would slow down from shooting people running at full speed and take some portrait shots of them. We had a great time and made some nice photos.

2010-06-22T07:41:00.000-05:00

Back to the Gridiron !

2010-06-15T10:13:00.003-05:00

Yes I know it's a little time before football season officially starts but some of my favorite players will be competing in the Missouri vs Kansas Allstar game on Thursday. So I have been practicing along the Missouri team to get the rust off and to get ready for the showdown at Shawnee Mission North High school.

Intensity !

2010-05-21T08:32:00.001-05:00

When shooting football games I always try to get facials expressions whether it be high school to the charity flag football games. I was trimming down my exploding hard drive when I cam across this photo I made of Rio B. The look in his eyes at such a young age tells me he may have bright future ahead of him. If nothing else he's a very cool kid and makes me laugh every time I see him with his high energy!

2010-05-16T23:10:00.001-05:00

The Joy of Spring!

2010-05-03T09:14:00.002-05:00

I got to shoot some soccer today and NOT do housework.....all I can say is thank you Camera Gods!

Iron Man!

2010-05-01T09:21:00.005-05:00

My son's good friend and football teammate since they were both 9 years old contacted me to shoot his senior photos. We did some great poses and made some shoots his mother and he were very happy with. When he said I have this Iron Man shirt I want to use and show my tattoos. After a few frames and a little post-processing here it what we came up with.

Power and Grace !

2010-04-25T08:27:00.003-05:00

As the school year comes to a close, I have been lucky enough to photograph some very talented athletes. This past week it was an all ladies affair, when I want covered the ladies invitational track meet held at Lee Summit High School.

Ready, Set, Shoot!

2010-04-16T08:59:00.001-05:00

After a little lay-off for some well needed “Me-Time”, I finally got to get out and shot some high school sports. I was able to make some good captures from the freshmen/junior varsity meet at Raytown South High on April 14. It was a good meet but I could feel the rust on my shutter finger. Hopefully I will be back on my game in time for the Varsity Conference and Invitational’s meets coming up in the next couple of weeks!

Senior Session

2010-03-16T21:26:00.001-05:00

Last Minute Duty

2010-02-23T08:08:00.002-06:00

We all have those times where your friend will call you at the last hour to help with some emergency. This past Saturday I got such a call from a buddy who needed Team photos for his little league team, it seems the last photog did not quite live up to his advertising but that is another story!

This is what I came up with......

Playoff Time !

2010-02-18T08:06:00.003-06:00

Two game remain for Raytown South but the district brackets have been set with the Cardinals opening the Class 5 District 13 tournament on Feb. 23 against Belton (1-18).

The Cardinals are the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Raymore-Peculiar (20-1) is seeded No. 1 and Rockhurst (17-4) is seeded No. 2. The top two seeds will receive byes in the first round. The winner of Raytown South/Belton will face Rockhurst.

All About Friends

2010-02-08T16:21:00.003-06:00

Last weekend was a busy weekend but it was also a very good one. I got to shoot concert pictures of my longtime friend Brian aka DJ Cut Creator and shoot the baby shower for my good friend Aris aka Sassy B from the Black Eyed Susans roller derby team......

The Wins Keep Coming!

2010-01-27T09:46:00.006-06:00

The Raytown South Cardinals continued their winning ways with a 10 point win over North kansas City High school, bring their season record to 10-3. Up next will be the battle of Raytown.

44 Years....WOW!

2010-01-21T07:43:00.003-06:00

There are times when you get to do some things that really make your head spin, well this past weekend my best friend asked if I would make some photos of his dad's retirement. His dad was retiring from CertainTeed afters 44 years of work without a single day missed......44 years is longer than I've been on this earth and to have never missed a day of work. Way to Eli !

Enjoy your retirement.

Out From the Snow

2010-01-07T14:49:00.003-06:00

Although we are in the midst of a cold spell rivaling "The Day After Tomorrow", I was able to thaw the machine gun out and go shoot some high school basketball. The RaySouth Cardinals hosted Hickamn Mills and at first it was lookinh like a blowout but turned into an interesting game and I think I made some good pictures.

Back from Holiday Break!

2010-01-02T08:37:00.002-06:00

We'll I'm back from my holiday vacation and ready to shoot up the world(camera talk). Looking at my schedule I have basketball and some some folks want family portraits, stay tuned and I hope this New Year brings all the thing your heart desires!

A Little Roundball Action !

2009-12-17T08:35:00.006-06:00

As the school year moves along, I have now started shooting basketball, it's my first venture into this sport but I can tell it will be fun. I just have to separate celebrating when something exciting happens......!

So Close !

2009-11-23T07:19:00.004-06:00

They say all good things must come to end and that may be true but they tell you that it felt pretty bad when it happens. That is the emotion I got from Raytown South cardinals on Friday night when they failed to make it to the state finals in hopes on avenging that last second lost.

Cardiac Cardinals

2009-11-15T10:34:00.004-06:00

The Raytown South Cardinals added a new wrinkle to the teams resume, the ability to give every fan watching a heart attack. This past Saturday they faced the Nixa Eagles on their home field in the quarterfinals of the state championship tournament. The Nixa Eagles kept the high powered Cardinal offense in check for most of the game and gave me concern that this years season may come to end. But Jerrick Walton had other plans, he was the one part of the Cardinals offense the Eagles had no answer for. He ripped off chunks yardage every time he touched ball, powering the Cardinals to 3 touchdowns and the single most exciting play I have seen in high school football.

With 7 seconds left in a tied 15 - 15 game, Raytown South had the ball on the Eagles 39 yard line, Quarterback, Dennis Tanner was flushed out of the pocket scrambling all over looking for an open receiver. In an attempt to get the ball off he was hit by a Nixa defender, causing the ball to be popped straight up in the air were it was almost intercepted by a Nixa defender and came down to Jerrick Walton, who side step a tackle stepped out of another, gained several block with a crushing one headed for the left sideline and beat the Nixa defense to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in a 21-15 victory.

3 Superbowl Wins

2009-11-09T15:42:00.005-06:00

Congrats to the Kansas City Seminoles football group they captured 3 of the 4 Superbowls they played in this past weekend. I will post some of 2100 shoots I made after tonight's Raytown South High School Playoff game against Ozark.

The Battle of Raytown

2009-11-01T16:29:00.003-06:00

It is the biggest high school rivalry I have seen in recent years but the outcome of this years game would have not made you believe it. Raytown South dished out a 52 to 7 beat down of Raytown Blue jays, winning the district championship in convincing fashion. The playoffs start Wednesday night and I'm looking forward to seeing if I need to make plans for the trip to St. Louis.

Cardinals Hittings on All Cyclinders

2009-10-25T23:04:00.003-05:00

Yeah, my favorite high school team is hitting on all cyclinders, they way the dismantled Northeast high school on Saturday was a display of the entire team working. It got boring by halftime but they took one step to being 3 and o in district play with that 42 to 0 thrashing. Not to sound like a reporter but they have the same intense look they did last year when my son helped them make it to the stae championship. Well enjoy the pictures

Post Processing

2009-10-22T11:09:00.002-05:00

Just trying some new stuff.............

What a Weekend!

2009-10-19T23:08:00.007-05:00

Well they say when it pours it rains, well it was storming on me last weekend. I had to deliver a bunch of prints that were processed incorrectly, my truck had an electrical gremlin and right beforere I was going to shoot senior night for the Cardinals. After alot moaning on my part then some creative rearrangements I got a rental after hours(Thanks Enterprise) made it to the game just in time and received my reprints Saturday first thing......whew thank you for looking out for me!

Picture Time

2009-10-13T07:52:00.004-05:00

An interesting thing happen to me, I was asked to shoot the Team and Individual photos for the team I was following AFTER they had someone else do them. It's seem some folks just like to run and gun photos these days. Oh well I'm not going to mention any names but wow.......so off I goo lots of little guys to shoot!

Cardinals Having a Tough Time!

2009-10-03T17:11:00.004-05:00

Well my favorite high school team is having hard time getting over the hump these past two weeks but I still love them and enjoy making photos. I made this one last night for the homecoming game and then added some Darryl tweaks to see what I could get......

Football is in Full Swing

2009-09-27T22:36:00.004-05:00

Well another great weekend of football action with the exception of TERRIBLE call in the Raytown South game that would have sent it to overtime but that is another story. Making photos is such much fun these days but the kids are starting to look for me even during the game. I keep telling them you do your job I'm doing mine.

Mixture from Work

2009-09-21T20:21:00.003-05:00

He went that way !

What do I do with this ??

Gotcha.....

Now That is Coaching !

2009-09-13T20:30:00.002-05:00

Normally this would refer to a coach keeping his team focused and coming back from some major deficit. But today it's completely different, Saturday was the start of the little league Seminoles Football organization that I will be following. Well went I got to the game I saw these two young men sitting at a table on the sidelines with books and paper supplies. At first I thought it was some more playbook training, but as I got closer it was school books. See these players had been slacking at school and the coaches of the Seminoles hold education higher than sports and to motivate them they had to come to the game in uniform and bring a table and chairs and do their homework during the game.......Seminoles coaches your stock just went up with me. Now onto some shots from the weekend.

I love Football...

2009-09-03T22:29:00.003-05:00

I guess my love of football and my work are starting to spread I was asked to shoot the Olathe Christiaan School football on Thursday.....lots of hitting and fun. except the field they played om didn't have any lights imagine how fun that was trying to adjust shot with light ever changing....

Hey Mr. Woods Is Back !

2009-08-31T21:06:00.002-05:00

Yeah I'm back I couldn't help myself so I went over to see the Raytown South Cardinals in there season opener and decided that I would shoot some pictures for the season as my schedule permitted

Blonde -vs- Brunettes for Alzheimers

2009-08-30T22:14:00.003-05:00

I have been asked to photographed just about everything lately and although I always give my best and try to do the best I can. I often wish of doing something a little more special, well this past Saturday I got that chance when I was shooting the 1st Annual Blonde's -vs- Brunettes flag football game for Alzheimer's. Although the Blonde's won the game 57 to 20, the real winners where those trying to find a cure for this disease. Both teams raised over 21,000 for the cause I felt really good to be able to donate my skills and time to capture the game.

I said it was a flag football game for charity but you will see from the photos it was very competitive and almost turned into a tackle football game.......enjoy and I hope you maybe can donate a dollar or two or maybe your time for next years' game.

One Last Shot !

2009-08-28T23:33:00.004-05:00

Well I'm in full football mode right now, I went over and shot the Raytown South Cardinals varsity game tonight, and will post some pictures of that sometime tomorrow. Got a full day Shooting The Blonde's vs The Brunettes for Alzheimer's. It should be a fun game and is for a great cause....come on out if you can it's at 2pm at Rockhurst High School on 91st and state line.....

But back to my post I am posting a multi-shot I did for a client as a surprise of her son playing catcher, this young fella is intense and I had a great time.

2009-08-27T08:20:00.001-05:00

From D. Woods Photography

Danica Comes to Town

2009-08-10T20:39:00.002-05:00

We were visted today by Danica Patrick in Boost Mobile Indy Car, I didn't get to stay long but put the 1D on machine gun mode and caught her ripping past me !

NEED for SPEED !

2009-08-02T22:28:00.005-05:00

Well I got to go back to my roots this past weekend when the AMA Superbikes came to Heartland Park in Topeka Kansas. A great big thanks to Scott Sewell for pointing out the good locations, me and my buddy Jarvis of J. Morrison Photography were able to get some great shots and because I knew alot of the guys from my Kawasaki Motors days, I got some attention when I was taking the pictures. Like this one of Larry Peagram who won both superbikes looking over at me as he is heading into turn 11.

Jason Britton and his No Limit Stunt Crew put on stunt shows both days, and yes before you ask I got lots and lots and it's hard to choose which ones to post.

My buddy Aaron Yates who races for my all-time favorite sports person Michael "Air" Jordan aka Superman was running hard but went a little too hard into a corner and peeled off that cool paint job, he was ok. This picture is before the accident!

Thanks for this picture Jarvis, caught in the middle between my love for motorcycles and photography........!

Blonde -vs- Brunettes

2009-07-29T09:31:00.004-05:00

I am having a ball photographing the practices leading up to the Blondes versus the Brunettes flag football game to benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation. The game is august 29th come out for some fun and to help a great cause !

Anatomy of a Catch

2009-07-26T09:50:00.009-05:00

I was shooting the practice for the Blondes -vs- Brunettes for Alzheimer's flag football game. I was using the Machine Gun(Canon 1D) and rattled off this series so I played around with it to see what I could come up with....what do you think ??

Seminole Camp

2009-07-26T09:39:00.016-05:00

Well I must say the camp yesterday was pretty fun about 60 kids from all four division showed up and were put the conditioning drills that would start them on the path to being ready for the upcoming season. Although I got some shoots of a young who was suffering from a little much breakfast being returned to the earth I won't post it.......

I love football and this was just the fix I needed.......

Are You Ready for Some Football ???

2009-07-24T08:27:00.007-05:00

Well I definitely am but I'm talking the little league guys that play for the love of the game. This saturday I will start getting my fix as the Seminoles football organization starts off the season with training camp. Can you believe it little leagues kids with a training camp, well I'll be there to document their progress right up to the end of the season. Stay tuned !

Welcome Back Sassy !

2009-07-12T15:56:00.006-05:00

My friend Sassy B. Yatch finally back on her roller skates last night at Municipal auditorium, and not only did she make it back from a terrible wreck she helped her team win. Me being my normal shutter happy self I blasted off about 800 shots through out the night. I will only post a few but if you want to see some crazy action you got to go see these women.

I've never seen so so many elbows and folks flying across the floor and yeah there was roller derby match going on too.

I think she is talking about someones mother in the back.......

It's Roller Derby Day ! ! !

2009-07-11T10:34:00.009-05:00

My good friend Aris aka Sassy B. Yatch of the Black Eyed Susans, is making her return to the roller derby ring tonight at Municiapl Auditorium and I've been asked to shoot some pics.

Hot women in tights on wheels going fast and throwing elbows.....what more could I ask for ???

Season Over !

2009-07-10T12:53:00.005-05:00

Well the little ladies season came to a close tonight and although they were all very cute and fun to photgraph, this young lady stood out amongst them all. She is probaly the shortest person in the league but as you can see from this swing she doesn't get cheated when she is batting.

Well off to the next sporting event......

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Yes Grown folks do play Kickball !

2009-06-07T11:40:00.003-05:00

A few shots from kickball team, it's amazing that you forget the rules of a game you played all the time a child ....................

Thinking of my budy

2009-06-06T09:40:00.003-05:00

This shot makes me think of my best friend who passed on Wednesday....Rest in peace Shawn Childs !

Wedding !

2009-05-31T19:06:00.004-05:00

Well I never said I was wedding photographer, but my best friend got married this past weekend and he asked me to capture some shots that his hired photographer may not get. I had a blast but man it was alot of work......................I'm not going to post many because I'm working on a special gift for them but here is one of my favorites.....LOVE is such a nice thing!

2009-05-28T08:22:00.000-05:00

Little League Fun

2009-05-28T08:07:00.005-05:00

My good friend Eddie Kennison asked me to come out and shoot his son's baseball team this past Wednesday, although I don't know if his son will follow in foot steps as a pro football player he is a pretty baseball player. They won 16 to 0 and the ref stopped the game after the third inning. I will be posting the later this week I'm still working on my son's graduation pictures and working on projects for my best friends wedding on Saturday and now these pics.

But I had to post his shot I made of the picture, his facials expression were almost as effective as his good pitching !

A Busy Week !

2009-05-21T05:13:00.011-05:00

Man this has been a busy week, I have done soccer games, baseball and preparing for graduation. My son wanted some more pictures and although I have taken thousands of pictures these are the hardest because the family has a higher expectation than my clients and I will admit the stress is up to capture his personality that I know he has. But I think I did ok....

Soccer

I was asked to take some photos of Kayra Thompson's last senior soccer game this week, it was really fun but she was all over the field so I had to let machine gun(Canon 1D) fire away to keep up with her. They didn't win but they had great support from the families and a good time was had by all.

Roadrunners
Then of course I had my Roadrunners to follow, this weeks game great they were down by 5 runs and rallied back to go to extra innings. They fell short in extra innings by 1 run but it was a great game to watch that you didn't want to end. I will get the photo link updated this evening I have some computers to fix and lots pictures to go through.

Finally !

2009-05-12T20:02:00.006-05:00

Just kidding my son is graduating from high school in 2 weeks so we went out and took a few shots before hand, I hadn't planned on posting any but he is a fame hound and asked why they were not posted.

Roadrunners Still at It !

2009-05-06T22:53:00.004-05:00

Well I finally got to go out with the Roadrunners today, I took along the 300mm and my 135L. Parents were like that is a big lens. I have over 300 photos to go through and a Senior shoot tomorrow so I won't get the photo link updated until tomorrow evening.

Filling In

2009-04-30T18:54:00.011-05:00

Since it's been raining like we are in Seattle, I decided to some of God son's senior pictures I took last week, he's very camera shy but is a beast on the football field. I took these with my 135L, all I can say is this lens rocks and you should have one in your bag!

I'm Back ! ! ! !

2009-04-27T21:22:00.005-05:00

Whew after so long days of reformatting updating rebooting and lots of coffee I have fixed my computer and now have rejoined the world. I have posted some pictures of the Road Runners game, they didn't win but I enjoyed watching them.

Favorite

2009-04-22T14:03:00.006-05:00

This is one of my favorite shots I took last year. Raytown South enter the drive for the state championship with a home playoff game with Winnetonka. As you can see it rained on me and Winnetonka, as Raytown South crushed them on the way to a rematch with Fort Osage and the championship game against Raymore Peculiar. Dejuan Beard almost took this to the house ......!

April Plans

2009-04-22T13:35:00.022-05:00

This month I will photographing the Harmon High School baseball team with my good friend Jarvis Morrison and the Kansas Road Runners little league team. Check back for some hopefully great shots of guys playing america's favorite past time.