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08/25/2007 07:22:46 AM · #1 |
this past week was supposed to be a slow, catch-up and planning week; the kids were out of town visiting cousins and i had only booked one job for early monday morning. then a couple thursdays ago, the phone rang...
the sports editor for the Janesville Gazette (Wisconsin), having gotten my name from the photo director at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, called looking for a photographer to cover their 14-year-old Babe Ruth team that was going to be in Richmond for their World Series. he wanted 4-5 photos from each of the 4 pool-play games, as well as 4-5 from any of the elimination round games (if they made it). all in all, i covered 5 games for them (as well as a game for the stamford (ct) advocate).
one thing that really sucked was that the official event photographer had a contract with the series that specified that NO ONE was allowed to shoot from the field except for his people; any other credentialed photographers could only shoot from the tops of the dugouts. while this was not an awful vantage point, it eliminated a lot of the stuff that i would normally shoot. i understood where the guy was coming from, but we were shooting two different things for two different reasons. he was shooting warmups, to get clean shots of kids he could sell to parents. the rest of us were shooting editorial stuff for publication; we were shooting to tell the story of what was going on--stuff that would put people in the stands. for the most part, they weren't even shooting the games!
it took all week, but finally i was able to get everyone to see eye-to-eye. the series staff knew they needed documentary photos and marketing photos, the event photographer knew that we weren't a threat to his business (he basically told me he didn't want the distraction of doing anything but focusing on his business, that he wouldn't even know where to begin to start doing the work we were out to do). next year, we'll all be on the same page. in the end, they agreed to let us down off the dugouts so that we could shoot from the field, the stands, and anywhere else we wanted to roam.
anyways, from a business standpoint, i would much rather sell to editors than sell on-site. depending on the situation and the paper's circulation size, they will pay anywhere from $75 for a single photo to $250 for a complete game. when you bring 10 different teams together from all across the country, that's a lot of opportunity. if you have a portfolio that shows good action stuff, or if you can get a referral from someone, all it takes is a little legwork and phonecalls to line up some jobs.
here are the images i submitted to the janesville gazette:
all in all, not a bad alternative to a slow week ;-)
ps: when i get a chance later, i'll give an overview of what this guy was doing onsite--it was rather impressive, to say the least! |
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08/25/2007 07:45:19 AM · #2 |
| Fantastic series of shots Skip! |
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08/25/2007 10:27:01 AM · #3 |
Very nice work. A side note - I would like to see your preference in the photograph stats such as lens used, SS, Amp, mode, ISO, +/-EV. Because you have it down to a science. The information would help me learn more about settings.
Congratulations on a nice series of photographs.
Message edited by author 2007-08-25 10:27:14. |
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08/25/2007 10:47:05 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by swhiddon:
Very nice work. A side note - I would like to see your preference in the photograph stats such as lens used, SS, Amp, mode, ISO, +/-EV. Because you have it down to a science. The information would help me learn more about settings.
Congratulations on a nice series of photographs. |
Using Opanda iexif viewer all of his photos have the exif attached so a quick right click and I can see it all.
Skip you make me want to throw my camera in the trash everytime I see your stuff. Its true you can buy all the best equipment in the world but it truly is the eye and talent behind the camera.
MattO
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08/25/2007 12:13:06 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by swhiddon:
Very nice work. A side note - I would like to see your preference in the photograph stats such as lens used, SS, Amp, mode, ISO, +/-EV. Because you have it down to a science. The information would help me learn more about settings.
Congratulations on a nice series of photographs. |
Using Opanda iexif viewer all of his photos have the exif attached so a quick right click and I can see it all.
Skip you make me want to throw my camera in the trash everytime I see your stuff. Its true you can buy all the best equipment in the world but it truly is the eye and talent behind the camera.
MattO |
Thanks for the tip on Opanda.
Message edited by author 2007-08-25 12:13:27. |
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08/25/2007 12:26:06 PM · #6 |
Those are great shots, Skip. Our Little League team made it to the World Series in Williamsport PA this year and it was a HUGE deal here in town.
They didn't make it past pool play, but we had large articles everyday, accompanied by photos so I know your comments about opportunities to be right on the money.
I wasn't able to go watch them play, but there is a welcome home parade on Sunday that I'll probably get some shots of. I don't have a good action lens right now anyway.
I have amazing seats (diamond seats) for a Cincinnati Reds game in a few weeks. I was actually thinking about renting a lens for a few days to take to the game with me. I've never rented one before, but I'd like to see how I'd like a longer, faster lens for action shots. |
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08/25/2007 12:37:55 PM · #7 |
thanks, ya'll!
Originally posted by MattO:
Skip you make me want to throw my camera in the trash everytime I see your stuff. Its true you can buy all the best equipment in the world but it truly is the eye and talent behind the camera. |
dude, you are too much! let me know trashcan you're gonna use ;-)
you're on your way--it's just a matter of serious practice. shoot a lot, then look at it REAL HARD to figure out what's working and what's not. next time out, push yourself to improve on the stuff you liked, and ignore the stuff that didn't work out.
another benefit of shooting for publication vs shooting for parent sales is that i can focus on quality vs quantity. what i've uploaded here are the best of nearly 3500 frames. yeah, i tossed a fair amount out (oof, etc), and there are a number of dupes and uninteresting shots (typical when shooting in burst mode), but all i was looking for was 10 really good shots per game so that i could submit at least 6. the main thing for me was to really follow and anticipate the action; i had an idea of the type of shots i was hoping for--it was just a matter of staying focused and being patient.
btw, does opanda show the captioning? believe me, that took more work than shooting...
and thanks, jude!
Originally posted by jpochard:
I have amazing seats (diamond seats) for a Cincinnati Reds game in a few weeks. I was actually thinking about renting a lens for a few days to take to the game with me. I've never rented one before, but I'd like to see how I'd like a longer, faster lens for action shots. |
if i had the opportunity, i'd do it. if i was want for anything, it would be a 2nd mark and a 300f/2.8. it is absolutely amazing...it's the difference between being limited to shooting only infield action vs being able to shoot clear out into the outfield.
Message edited by author 2007-08-25 12:40:28. |
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