Preseason Football Photo Shoot: Bishop Amat

By Todd Shurtleff Jun 23, 2015, 12:00am

Behind the scenes with photographer Heston Quan as he photographed several top Lancers' players in the rain.

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Defensive back Chris Gaston poses during a photo shoot at Bishop Amat High School in May.
Defensive back Chris Gaston poses during a photo shoot at Bishop Amat High School in May.
Photos by Heston Quan
Despite living in sunny Southern California, it seems freelance photographer Heston Quan had bad luck when the time came for his recent photo shoot.

Quan, who has been a member of the MaxPreps Photographers' Network for more than 10 years, photographed eight top players and head coach Steve Hagerty for the Bishop Amat (La Puente) football team in May for MaxPreps' Preseason Top 25 project.

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The weather, however, was not cooperative.

"It rained during the first group shots when I did not want it to," Quan said. "And it didn't rain during the individual photos when I wanted it to."



The first part of the photo shoot was done in the Grotto on campus, while the reminder of photos were taken in one of the end zones of the school's football stadium.

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Head coach Steve Hagerty poses with several of his top players in the Grotto.
Head coach Steve Hagerty poses with several of his top players in the Grotto.

Defensive back Aaron Austin
Defensive back Aaron Austin

Offensive lineman  Kai Higgins
Offensive lineman Kai Higgins

Quarterback Damian Garcia
Quarterback Damian Garcia

The eight players involved in the shoot pose for a group photo.
The eight players involved in the shoot pose for a group photo.

One of the two locations on the Bishop Amat campus used for the photo shoot was the Grotto.
One of the two locations on the Bishop Amat campus used for the photo shoot was the Grotto.