Varsity VS Jordan

I still haven't found the secret formula for night football photography, but I usually end up with a few nice shots, although my white balance wasn't playing nice. All were taken with flash set at -1/3 power at high speed sync. The camera was set to manual at f/2.8, ISO 1600, and shutter of 1/500 or 1/400.

JV Football vs Jordan

Here we are at game-7, only three more games to go. Last year this team gave us a rough time and played dirty. Well they still played dirty but weren't much of a challenge. The final score was 28-0, but should have been more. Just too many turn-over's. My son did get a lot of game time and had the chance to play as a tight-end, although no passes were thrown to him.


All shots were taken in aperture priority at f/2.8 and at ISO 100. To be honest I don't really remember what the speed was but I'm sure it was fast. What's sport action without stop action.


So here are some shots to share.

And a few shots of my favorite player, "My son". I just love watching him play.

Middle School Volleyball - Game I

It's late (11pm) and I just finished going through 800 football pictures from todays game, but that's not what this post is for. Yesterday I shot the first of two middle school volleyball games. I kept the 70-200 f/2.8L on and shot manual again. ISO was at 1600 and the shutter went between 1/400 - 1/500, aperture 2.8. Here are a few shots from the game.

No action in this shot but I just like the way it came out.

Varsity Volleyball vs Compton

Rushed home after work to get the camera and then I was off to Lakewood High to shoot the girls varsity volleyball team during their game against Compton. The first game was just about over when I got there so I was only able to shoot two of the three games. Today I used the 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens with the camera set on manual. My ISO was 1600 with a shutter of 1/400.

Youth Soccer

On Saturday I shoot a few games of soccer, ages 11 to 16. So far I've been using my 300 f/2.8 straight but am thinking I need to add my 1.4 converter to the mix. With soccer the fields are huge compared to football and the action moves back and forth rather quickly. Not being able to follow the action by moving up and down the sidelines I'll attach the converter to give me some added range. Here are various shots from the games I shot.

This first shot is from the U11 team.

This second image is from the U13 team.

These next two a from a U15 team. I've been shooting for a local middle school for three years now and have had the opportunity to photograph this goalie in action over three years. She is an outstanding player and won't hesitate to sacafice herself to stop a goal.

These last shots were from an U16 team.