Night Football – Aaaarrrggghhh!!
I do not like shooting high school football games under the lights. There, I admitted it. Done. Over. Moving along. Well, let me clarify . . . I actually love shooting high school football games. They’re fun, exciting, and I can usually shoot without all the sideline obstacles one normally encounters at the college-level and higher. What I don’t like is shooting high school football games at night when I HAVE to use a flash.
I freelance for Maxpreps, a high school varsity sports web site. They are an awesome company to work with but do have very specific requirements for their photographers. One of those happens to be that you must shoot with a flash. Now let me just say that proper use of flash does help create a better quality image but notice I said “proper”. Truth be told, I’m flash challenged and as such have always gone out of my way to avoid the use of that tortuous piece of camera gear.
I finally decided that after 20 years it was time to shake the flash monkey off my back. Why not? I mean, don’t we all need just a little anxiety and frustration in our lives? So, what better way to exorcise my demons than to dive head first into the deep end. I applied for a freelance position with Maxpreps, was accepted, and that brings us up to the 2008 high school football season.
I’m pretty confident that I will eventually get this all sorted out. Until then here are just a few (almost the majority) of usable shots that I was able to get from the Parkland vs Saint Joe’s Prep game last Friday. Oh, and if you happen to be at the Harrisburg vs CD East game this week, please . . . no sympathy. However, a few words of support, encouragement, or even a few peanut butter cups would be greatly appreciated.
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skillz on 09.04.2008
what an interesting effect of shadows on the blurred background on this last iimage