Sports Photography
April 27th 2006 22:29
Images are worth a thousand words and some of the greatest sporting moments in history are best remembered as a classic still shot. If you like your sports, are creative and fancy your photography flare, why not give combine these passions and become a sports photographer. Someone with a natural knack for photography, you can quickly propel themselves up the ranks from a basic cadetship. As a sports photographer you’d typical arrive at an event well before the start and set up equipment either in a media room or on the side lines. Its also the time to plan your shots, angles, lighting, lens and position. During the event, you’ll have the best seats in the house. A media pass will provide you with access to areas the general public never gets to experience and the best, unobstructed sideline seats.
On the negative side, it is hectic and competitive work especially as the magnitude of the event increases. Whilst everyone else in the stadium is grabbing a beer and pie at half time, this is a crucial break for a sports photographer to review their shots, pick out the best and perhaps upload pictures for running reports for the news service. Following the event, final editing and reviewing is done for dispatch to the news service. Another downside are the work hours. Typically sporting events are held late in the week and over the weekend so a lot of weekend work is required.
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On the negative side, it is hectic and competitive work especially as the magnitude of the event increases. Whilst everyone else in the stadium is grabbing a beer and pie at half time, this is a crucial break for a sports photographer to review their shots, pick out the best and perhaps upload pictures for running reports for the news service. Following the event, final editing and reviewing is done for dispatch to the news service. Another downside are the work hours. Typically sporting events are held late in the week and over the weekend so a lot of weekend work is required.
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