Preseason Football Photo Shoot: DeMatha

By Todd Shurtleff Aug 14, 2015, 3:35pm

Behind the scenes with photographer Richard Ta as he photographs the top ranked football team in Maryland.

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DeMatha head coach Elijah Brooks poses along with eight of his top players during a photo shoot on campus in May.
DeMatha head coach Elijah Brooks poses along with eight of his top players during a photo shoot on campus in May.
Photos by Richard Ta
The DeMatha football players were all business when it came time for their Preseason Top 25 photo shoot with photographer Richard Ta.

Ta, who lives in New Jersey and is a member of the MaxPreps Photographers' Network, photographed eight top players along with head coach Elijah Brooks during the shoot that was done in May.

"The players were very well behaved," Ta said. "They did joke around a bit, but were very responsive when I asked for them to pose. I managed to watch them work out for a good hour. They just seemed focused on training for the upcoming season."



Ta staged the shoot on-campus using a grassy area for the individual photos and also took some group shots in front of a statue of the school's mascot — a stag.

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Lineman Terrance Davis
Lineman Terrance Davis
Receiver/defensive back Tino Ellis
Receiver/defensive back Tino Ellis
Running back/defensive back Lorenzo Harrison
Running back/defensive back Lorenzo Harrison
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