Redlights and Redeyes

sidelines and silhouettes

December 10, 2012 by Chip

Spent yesterday sweating profusely trying to remember what winter feels like. For this Colorado kid transplanted to Florida, these 80 degree days in December are now common unlike when I was transplanted here in 2002 – ironically, the same year the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl. Yesterday’s game was full of those players ten years removed from being at the top of their game when I was just starting. The big names were back – Jon Gruden, Keyshawn Johnson, Warren [...]

Categories: Buccaneers, chip litherland, photography, public relations photographer, sports • Tags: cheerleaders, Chip Litherland, color, Florida, red, sports, Tampa, tampa bay buccaneers

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sidelines, parking lots, and nosebleeds

October 23, 2012 by Chip

Normally when I tell people that I get to shoot for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their first reaction is “Wow, you must have the best seat in the house!” That is true, however, I spend most of the time under-using my credential to stand right next to those who ask that very question in section 328. My job helping out the awesome photo team on game day is to capture fans like these from the last two Bucs’ home games [...]

Categories: Buccaneers, chip litherland, photography, photos, sports • Tags: Chip Litherland, color, Creamsicle, fans, football, It's a Buc's Life, nfl, nfl fans, red, sidelines, tampa bay buccaneers, Tampa Bay Bucs

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the creamsicle strikes back

December 8, 2011 by chip

Return of the creamsicle…love it. For a team that wears red all season long, I seem to get hired by the Bucs when they throwback or go pink, but I’ll take it. I always love shooting for public relations in these situations, because I’m generally given the (paraphrasing) “Here’s the images we need, but otherwise have fun” job. I’ve covered dozens of games at this stadium over the years, but always try to find a few new things to shoot. [...]

Categories: Buccaneers, photography, photos, sports • Tags: Buccaneers, Bucs, cheerleaders, Chip Litherland, color, nfl, Panthers, Raymond James Stadium, sports, tampa bay buccaneers, throwback

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creamsicle chroma

December 6, 2010 by chip

The return of the creamsicle. Love it. I actually really dig the NFL throwback games, because as fun as NFL games are to cover, every Sunday tends to have a bit of Groundhog’s Day effect visually. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke out the creamsicle uniforms from the start of their franchise for their game against the Atlanta Falcons yesterday up in Tampa. If only all NFL teams could rock 70′s inspired jerseys all the time. Things would be groovy – [...]

Categories: photos, sports • Tags: atlanta falcons, cheerleaders, chip, color, Creamsicle, Florida, football, litherland, nfl, photojournalism, pink, red, sports, tampa bay buccaneers, throwback

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the green vest

October 18, 2010 by chip

The Red Vest Society is a clandestine community of sports photographers limited by painted yellow lines and laminated pieces of papers strung around necks. The official uniform is the branded-out red vest that blares one word in all caps…PHOTOGRAPHER. Just in case you didn’t know that this guy wasn’t one with the camera and all. We sign our lives away on waivers. We eat barely legal food. We submit to Sunday morning rubber-gloved pat-downs. Our jeans have grass stains and [...]

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