Alex Reside

Rolling Stone Tearsheets!

2011-04-01T08:03:00.000-07:00

Odd Future at SxSw in issue #1128

Phoenix at Madison Square Garden. Spread in issue #1117

Mike Posner shot in Connecticut in issue #1110

I've been so incredibly blessed and lucky to have the opportunity to work with Rolling Stone. Can't wait for my next assignment

Paris, France 2008

2010-09-05T12:48:00.000-07:00

I wanna go back

Karen

2010-08-12T12:55:00.000-07:00

Karen and I explored an abandoned house in Connecticut

from my Flickr

Darien, Connecticut

2010-07-26T15:17:00.000-07:00

Midnight swimming in Darien, Connecticut

(more here)

All Summer

2010-07-21T17:28:00.000-07:00

Kid Cudi

Best Coast

"All Summer"

My photos of Kid Cudi, Best Coast, and Rostam from Vampire Weekend on BrooklynVegan.

nosferatu

2010-03-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

So, my friend and co-editor Eddy asked me to do a fashion shoot for a clothing company he created for class. It is called "Nosferatu" and is based on the 1920's movie by the same name. Basically it's Vampire inspired 1920's fashion.

Mr. James Alexander Albers assisted on the shoot. He's soooo dreamy.

Studio Stuff

2010-03-25T11:02:00.000-07:00

Brandon and Dana

[Taken by Michelle Wallace]

Thanks to my WONDERFUL assistant, Michelle Wallace.

Winter Olympics (Sometimes I write stuff)

2010-02-18T20:28:00.000-08:00

Curing the Winter Blues: Olympic Style

(Published Here)

Alex Reside

Daily Vidette Photo Editor

Nestled in a two-week span after the Super Bowl, after the atrocious NBA All-Star Weekend, but before the snoozer called MLB Spring Training is the most exciting athletic event of the season. The 2010 Winter Olympics.

I’ve read all the Facebook statuses hating on the Olympics. I’ve heard SportsCenter analysts describing the events as “not real sports.” This is simply a tall glass of hater-ade.

I’d like to see Skip Bayless strap samurai swords on his feet and try to race around an ice rink. Of course I’m referring to speed skating, one of the Winter Olympics’ finest and most exciting sports.

I sat in my living room in awe of Apolo Anton Ohno as he embarrassed all the racers in his qualifying round. He rope-a-doped them by skating comfortably at the back of the pack, and then jumped ahead to win first by over one second in final two laps. Trust me, it was sick.

Not to mention America’s Hannah Kearney’s gold and Shannon Bahrke’s bronze medal runs in the women’s mogul. Imagine speeding over moguls at over 30 mph and launching over ramps, doing tricks, and keeping your knees together the whole time. Can you say, “torn ACL?”

That was only Day Two. On Wednesday night, I watched snowboarder Shaun White, “America’s favorite ginger,” crush the competition on his first run. He went on to score even higher during his victory lap, even pulling out his signature, “Double McTwist 1260.”

What makes the Winter Olympics so exciting is that these sports are fast and very dangerous. We were reminded of just how dangerous these sports are when Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luger from the Republic of Georgia died after losing control of his sled at 90 mph.

And we haven’t even got into the Skelton yet, which is the same as the luge, but the riders go down headfirst instead of feet first.

In the summer Olympics, the fastest runner, Usain Bolt, caps out at a little over 23 mph. What’s the worst that happens if he loses control? He might end up with a scrapped knee and a bruised ego. I guess Michael Phelps runs the risk of drowning, especially if he’s high as a kite.

The point is that Winter Olympians are daredevils. Lugers and bobsledders push 90 mph. Skiers careen down the mountain weaving in and out of gates at over 70 mph. One bad edge or patch of icy snow could end your career or even your life.

Events like the biathlon prove just how crazy awesome the Winter Olympics can be. Biathletes ski on a course going both uphill and down hill firing rifles at targets along the way (a la James Bond in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”).

There are, however, a few lulls in the excitement. I can’t really get into men’s figure skating, but I can respect the intense rivalry between Evan Lysacek of the American Team and Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia. I can also respect curling, because it gives the janitors of the world a chance to show off their God-given ability of floor scrubbing.

People may consider regional competitions at these sports pretty trivial and I’d agree, but when a gold medal is on the line, everything carries weight. Gold medals are right up there with Super Bowl rings, NBA championship rings, Masters Jackets and the World Cup. A gold medal means you are the best at your event in the whole world for four years.

It’s a great time to be a fan of America, the U.S. Olympians have earned 24 medals total, with a whopping seven gold medals.

Please put down your glass of hater-ade, grab a can of Coca Cola (official beverage of the Olympic games), sit back with some Chicken McNuggets (official food of the Olympic village), and watch these top athletes go for the gold.

U-S-A!

Lisa Wilkerson

2010-01-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

So, I haven't done hardly any modeling photography, but when Lisa Wilkerson asked me to help her with her modeling and acting portfolio I decided to give it a shot. Here are my 3 faves.

Updated Website

2009-12-15T15:06:00.000-08:00

I finally updated my website. There's a ton of new stuff on there so check it out!

www.alexreside.com

I still have a ton of Mini-Zines for sale. They are available for sale HERE.

Thanks!

Zines!

2009-12-03T15:08:00.000-08:00

I finally did it. My mini-zines are finished! I made three editions with different covers for each. All the photos were taken in the past year, and many of them are from my time with RollingStone.

Here are the details:
Only 10 dollars plus shipping
Hand sewn binding by me!
Total of 28 pages of photos and notes
Each page is 4.25" X 5.5"
Each mini-zine is signed and numbered

Inside cover

Centerfold

Sporting Life

2009-11-21T21:59:00.000-08:00

Saturday was a 10 hour work day. I shot three sporting events: Football at noon, Basketball at 4, and Volleyball at 7. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.

12:05 pm

Freshman Quarterback Matt Lancaster's face as UNI scored a touchdown to gain the lead with 47 seconds left.

Lancaster then led one of the best drives I have ever seen in college football. He got all the way down to the 10 yard line with 5 seconds left and gunned the ball over the middle to senior wide reciever Eyad Salem. He came up with the ball and ISU won the game!

There was tons of celebrating and crying. It was such a great way to end the last college football game I will shoot as an ISU student.

4 PM

Osiris Eldridge came ready with his Lebron 7's laced and ready to go.

"O" Killing it

Lloyd Phillips better win the best point guard in the MVC award this year. He was draining 3's all day.

7 PM

Senior Mallory Leggett spiking.

There are always great reaction shot at Volleyball.

Senior Kasey Mollerus digging.

10 PM

I finally got home, and played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 until I fell asleep. Long day!

Shots from summer

2009-11-15T20:08:00.000-08:00

As you may remember, I interned at Rolling Stone this summer. I tried to keep my blog updated, but I became too lazy and/or busy to keep up with it. So I decided to make a new one. Here it is!

The Suckers in Prospect Park:

Jenny Lewis at Battery Park on the 4th of July:

Handsome Furs at Bowery Ballroom:

Matt and Kim at Pier 54:

Spank Rock at Siren Festival:

Monotonix at Siren Festival:

Vampire Weekend at All Points West:

Coldplay at All Points West:

Jay Z at All Points West:

Kings of Leon at Lollapalooza:

Snoop Dogg at Lollapalooza:

The Graduate in Springfield, IL:

Pomegranates in Champaign, IL:

Now I'm back at ISU. I have to be a college journalist again, so expect a lot of sports and news photos. I'm starting fresh with this new blog, and I'm gonna try to update it every week!

New Blog!

2009-11-15T19:52:00.000-08:00

This is my new Blogger address. The old one is here if you wanna check out the "archives." I neglected the old blog too much this summer and now I'm starting fresh. Enjoy