Please I need ideas. I need to do a school track team photo. I need a cool idea not the same "Everyone gathers around " Something fun something different. Any ideas?
Thanks
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
Guys, girls, mixed, what age ???
chase4
Loc: Punta Corona, California
How many total on the team?
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
You could have them staged in the starting blocks / running the hurdles / passing the baton - just a few ideas...
They want one photo. 30-40 kids, girls and boys mix, different ages. Hummmm
Shellback wrote:
Guys, girls, mixed, what age ???
All ages 1-7th grade. Boys and girls. One team photo.
chase4
Loc: Punta Corona, California
Does the school/city/town have an iconic mascot, statue or building to mark the location for their future memories?
chase4 wrote:
Does the school/city/town have an iconic mascot, statue or building to mark the location for their future memories?
oooo good idea. I'll give that some thought. Thanks
Maybe stagger some hurdles around and have some of the team members leaning over the hurdles from behind, some in front, some maybe sitting on the edges.
Put them all in a group (standing or sitting) in the grass and stand on the tallest step ladder you can find and shoot them from above.
If the team isn't too huge, lay on your back on the ground pointing the widest lens you have (a fisheye might be cool) up at them as they form a circle around and above you. Maybe have them tie their running shoes around their necks with the laces and the shoes dangling down.
Put all their running shoes in a big pile on the ground, and get on your belly (again with a wide angle lens) really close to the shoes to take the picture with the the team behind the pile of shoes. Use a small aperture for max DOF.
There's some ideas anyway.
You need to provide direction to the team members to get it to come out right. Make it fun and they will be up for anything.
While taking the photos be sure you are getting everyone's faces.
Take charge of the event and move people around as needed. And like I said, make it fun for them and the whole thing will run smoothly.
ETA: Ok I wrote all that before you said there were going to be 30-40 in the group. Need to adjust the ideas for that large a group.
I was thinking maybe 12-15.
Swamp Gator wrote:
Maybe stagger some hurdles around and have some of the team members leaning over the hurdles from behind, some in front, some maybe sitting on the edges.
Put them all in a group (standing or sitting) in the grass and stand on the tallest step ladder you can find and shoot them from above.
If the team isn't too huge, lay on your back on the ground pointing the widest lens you have (a fisheye might be cool) up at them as they form a circle around and above you. Maybe have them tie their running shoes around their necks with the laces and the shoes dangling down.
Put all their running shoes in a big pile on the ground, and get on your belly (again with a wide angle lens) really close to the shoes to take the picture with the the team behind the pile of shoes. Use a small aperture for max DOF.
There's some ideas anyway.
You need to provide direction to the team members to get it to come out right. Make it fun and they will be up for anything.
While taking the photos be sure you are getting everyone's faces.
Take charge of the event and move people around as needed. And like I said, make it fun for them and the whole thing will run smoothly.
ETA: Ok I wrote all that before you said there were going to be 30-40 in the group. Need to adjust the ideas for that large a group.
I was thinking maybe 12-15.
Maybe stagger some hurdles around and have some of... (
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Yeah that was my mistake. But I do like some of your ideas. I like the piles of shoes idea. Looks like a fun shot. But with a group that size I might have to go with the ladder idea.
tita1948 wrote:
They want one photo. 30-40 kids, girls and boys mix, different ages. Hummmm
how about on the grand stands..that should work..
joe west wrote:
how about on the grand stands..that should work..
Yes that would be good. I don't know if they have one but I'll check.
Thanks
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
You can Google track team photos and get some ideas also...
tita1948 wrote:
Please I need ideas. I need to do a school track team photo. I need a cool idea not the same "Everyone gathers around " Something fun something different. Any ideas?
Thanks
"Everyone gathers around" is safe...and reliable.
It may be boring...but it's boring for a reason...it works.
If you don't know why certain poses work on an individual basis or in a group...then breaking new creative ground (in my opinion) is not wise.
If I had a job to photograph a track team, I'd go with safe, and time-proven over "let's see if this works!"
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