Fall Softball
Believe it or not, before this past August – I had never photographed any of Greater Atlanta Christian School’s many softball teams in the past four years I’ve worked with Martin Photography. So it was a new experience – although my photography at Midway Park has given a wide range of softball experience.
Soccer Splashdown
One of the things I’ll hear anytime when the weather turns for the worse – like it did at the 2010 Athens Invitational Tournament – is that people can’t believe I still photograph games in the rain.
I’m all-weather – and I’ve found some great photographs are there for the taking when the weather turns bad. This series was immediately after the tournament resumed following a one-hour long downpour that left the fields a little flooded!
Lucky Winner
Way back in August I donated a free action photography session to the Midway Wolverines Football Kick-Off Date. The lucky winners, the Bankston family, asked me to photograph their son Knight. Knight plays football at Liberty Middle School in Forsyth County.
Liberty took on Lakeview Middle School (also Forsyth County) in the match up. As with many Middle School games, it was a beautiful late afternoon start which meant great light throughout the game.
Knight plays offensive line. It’s unusual that you see Offensive Lineman pictures in newspapers or magazines – usually the “Action” of the game is more limited to the ball carriers. Look deeper – and there’s a lot going on at the line.
35th Athens Invitational – August 21, 2010
≈Dennis Murray Photography was on-site at the 35th Athens Invitational Soccer Tournament in Athens, Georgia to provide action photography to participants.
All photographs posted represent only proofs of the final product. All will be cropped and color corrected prior to printing or digital file presentation for best quality.
A variety of sizes are available, as well as Digital Image Collections. Digital Image Collections contain all of an athlete’s photographs from the tournament presented on disc with a custom printed cover. Digital Image Files are at original resolution, without watermarking, suitable for reprinting at any size.
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Scoreboards
A good glowing scoreboard in the background? One of my favorite motifs that I reuse from sport to sport.
The Catch II
Following up on yesterday’s post, how great is the look of surprise on this young athlete’s face?
Soccer, No Vuvuzelas
Looking back over my work from the spring, I found a couple of photos from Greater Atlanta Christian School’s playoff match against Eagles Landing Christian Academy. Good action, no vuvuzelas.
I’m also pleased to announce I’ll be working with the Athens United Soccer Association (Athens, Georgia) this fall to photograph games during their three tournaments this fall. More details to come on this relationship and the events!
Gunned Down at the Plate
It’s rare to see a real play at the plate in 9 year old Baseball, and even rarer to see them get the out!
Baseball Portraits
How do you make your 6 Year Old look like a star for his Baseball Portrait? Move beyond basic poses and spend more time in the portrait session than what a photo shoot with hundreds of kids allows.
During Spring break, my Son Aidan and I did some portraits in the setting sun at Midway Park.
Spec Racer Ford 25th Anniversary Celebration
April 9th and 10th was the Spec Racer Ford 25th Anniversary Celebration at Road Atlanta. I was at Road Atlanta as a Contributing Photographer for SportsCar Magazine, the Official Magazine of the SCCA.
I set out to photograph the day’s events with many concepts and themes in mind to help give shape to the magazine’s coverage of the event.
Silly Bandz hit Cumming, Georgia
If you are a parent with kids in Forsyth County Public Schools, especially at the Elementary School level – you’ve probably seen, and tried to find Silly Bandz. It seems almost every kid is wearing them.
Here Comes Trouble
What do seventy-three of the closest racing, most competitive cars in Road Racing look like charging towards a green flag?
Volleyball Action and Portrait Photography Mashup
Among the team and individual photographs I completed last week for Prolink Atlanta Volleyball, I had some time to work with one of the fifteen year-old teams on some higher concept staged action photographs.
The concepts for these are still a work in progress and will be taken further in the future. My goals with the lighting was to help highlight the player as the subject, while reducing the background and improving the stop-action sharpness of the photographs.
Corner Kick
Photographers are always seeking to capture drama, conflict and tension in their photographs.
The field changes from being still and waiting to a battle in a matter of moments on a corner kick. (St. Pius X failed to convert this one for a goal.)
Back Outdoors!
Last week was not only the official start of Spring, but was also what I mark Spring with: returning to Outdoors sports after several months of indoor sports. My first assignment this spring was back to Greater Atlanta Christian School to photograph a Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer doubleheader.
Boys Slam it Home
Following right behind the path the Varsity Girls had blazed, the Boys stormed out quickly to a big lead against 6-AA Avondale and won 93-35.
