I coached basketball for 40 years. Now I photograph my grandkids playing it.
Aug 22, 2019 10:26:02 #
This has always been my favorite sport. It's difficult to get good shots unless the gym is well-lit and you have sideline access. These are a few of several hundred.
Aug 22, 2019 11:54:40 #
Good action coach! You might try getting lower and shooting at eye level or lower to the action. Indoors under the lights can be a challenge for the WB processing. The #20 shooter for South seems like you might adjust the yellow and red in this image. The skin tones of the various players and the whites of the uniforms all look good. But, the wood and overall tone seem a bit 'rich' where lowering the color temp (slide a click or 2 towards blue) and moving the tint also very slightly from red toward green will help. You might consider too a WB card that you shoot under the same light at the start of the game and maybe again after half time and use those 'control images' in your edit software.
Aug 23, 2019 06:06:09 #
Aug 23, 2019 11:08:14 #
tpd3 wrote:
This has always been my favorite sport. It's difficult to get good shots unless the gym is well-lit and you have sideline access. These are a few of several hundred.
Good tips from chg. Where these shot on auto white balance. Another way is to try your presets for white balance. Nice shots.
Aug 23, 2019 17:16:43 #
No, I did set my own white balance. No auto. Too many variables indoors for auto. I did, however, order a gray card that i will use to set the white balance accurately. We'll see what difference that makes. Thanks for responding.
Tom
Tom
Sep 11, 2019 07:18:34 #
Hi Coach,
When I started chasing my grandkids around to various sports games, I was lucky to be next to a Philadelphia Daily News photographer who shared some great tips. I still see him at various HS games and he still shares his wisdom! The tips were plain and simple. First-keep the horizon straight. Second-fill the frame. Third-when you fill the frame include offense, defense and the ball (puck,football, soccer ball) if possible. I still admire his work when I see it online and follow this advice as much as possible. You want to tell a story, not just take a snapshot.
Good luck and keep on shooting.
When I started chasing my grandkids around to various sports games, I was lucky to be next to a Philadelphia Daily News photographer who shared some great tips. I still see him at various HS games and he still shares his wisdom! The tips were plain and simple. First-keep the horizon straight. Second-fill the frame. Third-when you fill the frame include offense, defense and the ball (puck,football, soccer ball) if possible. I still admire his work when I see it online and follow this advice as much as possible. You want to tell a story, not just take a snapshot.
Good luck and keep on shooting.
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