Portrait of a Catcher
The big telephoto lenses – like Canon’s 300mm F2.8 IS – aren’t just for taking pictures of things that are far away. They also do great with nice tightly framed shots.
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.
Girls Basketball: Off and Running
Friday night Greater Atlanta Christian hosted regional opponent Avondale High School for a Region 6 AA match up. From the first tip, Greater Atlanta Christian started the game with the normal press defense and quickly mounted a big lead. By the half, GAC was leading 51-6.
Early Spring Baseball
While it was only the seventh day of March, it’s not how I remember March being for Baseball. Greater Atlanta Christian School welcomed Chamblee High School to Hester Field on GAC’s Norcross campus in temperatures in the mid seventies and sunny.
I usually will start photographing baseball games by working isolation shots of the pitcher. It’s a quick start and gets some good material. There are two really clean views of the pitcher – from head on and from the side.
Lacrosse Senior Night
Lacrosse Senior Night turned out to be almost a non-event, as the combined girls and boys teams had one senior. However, both teams turned out to be dominant against the visiting Gainesville squads (who have a similar level of experience to GAC’s squads).
Lacrosse quickly became a favorite sport to shoot over the past two seasons. The action is constant, and the sport begs to be shot tight.
