Lakewood Varsity football vs Compton

Week 9

Lakewood Varsity vs Compton

  Gear - Canon 1DX / Canon 300 f/2.8L IS (handheld)

I expected this game to be a bit more even, but turned out with Lakewood dominating the game, which to be honest I was happy with.  Although I shoot for the paper and will cover both teams, I am loyal to Lakewood and am happy to see them win, as they have had a rough season thus far.

Here are my favorites from the game, please enjoy.

Millikan Varsity Football vs Compton

Week - 7

Millikan Varsity vs Compton

Lakewood High, the school I normally cover had a buy this week, so I was asked to cover the Millikan vs Compton game.

As lighting goes, the lights at Millikan were terrible.  I had to push my ISO up to 16,000 and lower my shutter to 1/640 to get a good exposure.  Not really too worried as the Canon 1DX handles noise very well, just not a fan of going that high, but we do what we can to get the shot.

Gear: Canon 1DX - Canon 300 f/2.8L IS

Lakewood Varsity Football vs Compton

 Week 7 Friday Night Lights

Lakewood vs Compton

Going into this game I expected Lakewood to come out on top, but I didn't expect what the game that played out.

This was the highest scoring game I've ever watched and covered.  There was plenty of action to shoot as the offense on both sides were on their game, unfortunately the defense failed to perform on either side.  Both teams scored at will and if not for Lakewood's defense being just a little more vigilant, this game would have gone back and forth for touch downs.

Please enjoy the following shots, which are highlights from the game.

Lakewood JV Football vs Compton

Due to a much needed vacation and road trip with my son, I did not cover week 6 of football.  So today I present week 7.

Lakewood JV vs Compton

For today this discuss being low.  When shooting football I will always take a knee to get a lower perspective.  By being lower you add impact to the shot and make the athletes appear larger than life.  A rule to go by and something I like to advise people is to be equal if not lower than the eye level of the athletes your shooting.  Kneeling will almost always bring you down to that level if not more.

Here are a few highlights from the JV game.