Local Denver media, 9news, profiles Rich Clarkson and his run of the Final Fours. He shares some of the most epic Final Four moments and more below. Take a look.

Today was Christmas in our office. No there wasn’t an early Colorado snowfall – but the Nikon gear we bought finally came in.

At Rich Clarkson, we have always relied on Nikon gear as we find the capabilities, features, and quality to be top-notch and always pushing technology forward.

Nikon gear has helped us take the best editorial and sports (and anything really) photography over the 25 years of our company.

The new features of the D800 and the D4 now push the digital photography field even further with higher quality photography, more features, and video capabilities.

The D800 specifically has helped us move further into DSLR filmmaking that has made an epic mark into multimedia and video production.

To find out more information on the great cameras, check out the D4 and the D800.

Gerd Ludwig continues his series on speaking to former Directors of Photography including Rich Clarkson. Clarkson was Director of Photography for the National Geographic Magazine from 1985 to 1988.

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Like Kent Kobersteen, I have spent much of my professional life moving on from an early role as staff photographer to a director of photography. My time spanned two successful newspapers and eventually, the National Geographic Society.

It included working as a contract photographer for a news weekly and the nation’s premier sports magazine, as well as the editor of a number of books and photographic projects. So from both sides of the fence, my career has been about the business of getting good pictures and then using them well.

So what did I learn in these various stages? And what should all photographers know?

This is about what directors of photography do, and how to use them well.

First, a director of photography is your friend — and your spokesman, your salesman and often, your mentor. But he is a middleman. His job lies between you, and the users of your work, along with a picture editor and various other layers of editors whose job it is to combine the visuals with words. It is a very competitive environment.

Some managing editors are brilliant manipulators of all the elements to tell a story most effectively, but often they can use help. Dealing with various magazine editors over the years, often a scene of negotiations and compromises.

To read the rest of the article, go to The Photo Society.

The Photo Society is a collaboration blog of National Geographic photographers, their work, and their opinions.

This past weekend the University of Denver women’s gymnastics team competed in their last home meet of the season at Magness Arena on the University of Denver campus. Ryan Mckee was there to document and came back with some great images.

©Ryan Mckee/Rich Clarkson and Associates

©Ryan Mckee/Rich Clarkson and Associates

©Ryan Mckee/Rich Clarkson and Associates

©Ryan Mckee/Rich Clarkson and Associates

©Ryan Mckee/Rich Clarkson and Associates

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