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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

05/15/2006 10:15:58 PM · #1

Last week I photographed baseball game for the first time. It was my schools JV team and they were playing another local highschool. Here are some of the shots from the game. A sold a bunch of the kids prints and a few of them wanted poster size compilations and triptychs which can be seen below. I would greatly appreciate any comments or feedback you guys have. Thanks!

Charles

Message edited by author 2006-05-15 22:18:20.

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

05/15/2006 10:34:31 PM · #2

nice stuff.

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

05/15/2006 10:41:00 PM · #3

That is some great work Charles! The Trips are very nice and I love the shot of catcher mad doggin' you...Keep it up!

gbautista87

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/15/2006 11:16:38 PM · #4

This crossed my mind about a year ago to make money.
So do you bring a printer and computer with you to the games and sell the prints right there?

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/15/2006 11:38:34 PM · #5

No I didn't bring a computer to the game. I sent people proofs later and took print orders.

gbautista87

Nikon D70

05/15/2006 11:55:08 PM · #6

Ah, that's a good idea.
Well, good luck with your pictures and with bringing in the dough.
Maybe you'll be able to start a business out of this.

05/16/2006 12:00:23 AM · #7

Originally posted by gbautista87:

Ah, that's a good idea.
Well, good luck with your pictures and with bringing in the dough.
Maybe you'll be able to start a business out of this.

Haha, yeah that is actually what I kind of had in mind. I'd be doing something I enjoy, and it pays a whole more than an average high school kid's job would.

Charles

05/16/2006 01:16:31 PM · #8

anybody else?

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

05/17/2006 01:31:21 PM · #9

bump.

There have to be some sprots photographers here that can offer some advice...

MadMan2k

Sony Alpha a6400

05/17/2006 03:56:31 PM · #10

I think it's a very effective 'sportrait', and his family would probably be proud to hang it on their wall, but some further post processing really helps it IMO - here's my fairly quick version:

The main things are sharpness and some curves adjustments to bring out the colors (I used to love hue/sat, then I found out about Levels, now Curves is the shizzle - bring the 1/3 bottom point down and the 1/3 top point up a little, repeat for every color channel, play with it, correct the issues with hue/sat and selective color), and some burning to remove some of the annoying things in the background. Also some 'contrast masking' on the highlights - Ctrl-Alt-Tilde, Ctrl-J, set it to Multiply blend mode, adjust opacity, correct it a little with another Curves layer. And I cropped it a little, but that's personal preference.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

05/17/2006 04:10:48 PM · #11

Originally posted by MadMan2k:

I don't shoot (or even watch) baseball, so I can't really comment on the timing or the effectiveness of the composition in regards to the game. But as far as technicals go, most of the pictures look a little soft. It's probably just that lens, or it might be a focus issue on some of them, but you should be able to sharpen them more in photoshop. Also, the depth of field is a lot deeper than most sports shots you'll see, because most sports photogs shoot faster lenses, and nearly always wide open unless they want to show another player or context. If you were already shooting in Av mode with the biggest aperture you have, there isn't a whole lot you can do there except watch out for unattractive backgrounds when composing.

My favorite is this one:

I think it's a very effective 'sportrait', and his family would probably be proud to hang it on their wall, but some further post processing really helps it IMO - here's my fairly quick version:

The main things are sharpness and some curves adjustments to bring out the colors (I used to love hue/sat, then I found out about Levels, now Curves is the shizzle - bring the 1/3 bottom point down and the 1/3 top point up a little, repeat for every color channel, play with it, correct the issues with hue/sat and selective color), and some burning to remove some of the annoying things in the background. Also some 'contrast masking' on the highlights - Ctrl-Alt-Tilde, Ctrl-J, set it to Multiply blend mode, adjust opacity, correct it a little with another Curves layer. And I cropped it a little, but that's personal preference.

Thank you so much. This is the type of critique that really helps.

Charles

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

05/17/2006 04:15:38 PM · #12

Hey Charles I have not shot a lot of sports but I did get these at the beginning of the season. They may help. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

D-Backs VS Yankees

I am still a beginner too...

Semper Doctrina

Erick