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Shooting Sports

One tip that stood out from Karls talk was how to shoot the subjects. He emphasized that as a photographer you want always try and get them at a low angle to make the subject appear larger and more intense. Karl also talked about getting the eyes of your subject and being able to see their face. For my sports assignment I can use this by remembering to get at a low angle by kneeling or sitting down while shooting.
Another tip Karl talked about was getting the action and reaction. As a photographer you may shoot an amazing play that just happened, but he said instead of looking down at you camera to see if you got it, or what it looks like keep shooting to also get photos of the reactions, because those photos might be just as good. For my sports assignment I can use this by shooting a lot of photos and focusing on all parts of what is happening in the game.

Action/Sports Photos 

I'm not super decided on my sports subject yet. I'm thinking about shooting my boss's middle school football team. I want to shoot one of their practices, currently I know the team is training to go to the playoffs in Washington where he emphasized they will probably lose. So, getting the team during what could be there last practice might be interesting. 
Overall: A team picture, or in a huddle
Medium: Some sort of action shot
Close up: An individual player doing some sort of action or having a reaction




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