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10/07/2004 11:26:08 PM · #1 |
| Does anyone have any tips for high school sports pictures? Just looking for information in general. I currently run a website (www.dresdenfootball.com) that has pictures from the football games. Just looking to get better. I would also like to start taking pictures of the basketball games and sell them. Does anyone have any info. on doing something liek this? I currently have a Minolta A1 Thanks |
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10/08/2004 08:21:30 AM · #2 |
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10/08/2004 09:48:49 AM · #3 |
Did you try this tutorial yet?
Also try searching the forums for the names of specific sports -- there have been some earlier threads of this. |
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10/08/2004 09:50:11 AM · #4 |
| Is there anything specific you have questions about? I'll be glad to offer help... most of my typical advice is in the tutorial GeneralE linked to... |
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10/08/2004 09:55:24 AM · #5 |
I looked through a few of the shots on your web site, and many of them are quite good. I particularly like the ones that have other elements beyond the game in them (crowd shots... guys on the sidelines on crutches... things that tell a story beyond the game itself).
My main piece of advice for the action shots is to try to get in closer. There are a lot of shots where it's impossible to tell what exactly was going on in a given play because they're simply too wide.
I might also add that I've long considered high school football to be one of the most challenging photographical situations in existence! It's not easy to pull off good shots in games that have such low light and so much action. It really takes some quality equipment to pull these games off well.
Message edited by author 2004-10-08 09:57:30. |
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10/08/2004 10:32:29 AM · #6 |
Couple of bits of advice I read on SportsShooter.com:
- Don't take photos OF and event, take photos ABOUT an event
- You should aim to achieve two things with your photos: 1) remind people who were there what they saw, and 2) show people who weren't there what happened
Message edited by author 2004-10-08 10:36:37.
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10/08/2004 10:35:28 AM · #7 |
You might also find it worthwhile to contact JMSETZLER, he is currently shooting high school sports for our local paper, and doing a fine job of it. Plus he is really nice and always willing to offer bits of wisdom :o) Good Luck!
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10/08/2004 10:43:32 AM · #8 |
I was just talking to a girl about sports photography a few days ago. She told me she didn't like it and gave it up because it's not about how great the photo is, but how great the play was. Pictures get published of the great plays and you need super good lenses. That's for large local papers, dunno about school papers, though.
Message edited by author 2004-10-08 10:44:13. |
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10/08/2004 10:57:56 AM · #9 |
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10/08/2004 04:08:11 PM · #10 |
hey thanks for the replies, my main problem is the light issue. guess there isnt much i can do about it. does anyone have any info about like selling prints at bball and baseball games? once again thanks for all the relpies
- also what kind of equpiment is "standard" to get good sports shots? lenes? i know this sounds very broad but i am just trying to get the basis
Message edited by author 2004-10-08 16:19:53. |
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