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Sports Photographer
Posted on - 19th December 2011
Category - News
I often get asked about my Sports Photography. How a particular shot was captured, where it was taken, or what camera or lens it was shot with. I also get asked, why I’m a Sports Photographer, what drives me, and what inspires me. These are amongst my favorite questions of all.
I am a Professional Sports Photographer for a lot of reasons. Some of which, I simply cannot explain.
Firstly, I honestly believe to be a successful photographer in whatever you photograph, you must have a passion for your chosen subject.
As far as my sports photography goes, I certainly have this passion. I love what I photograph, and I often dream up new ideas, or new angles to shoot my subjects from. These ideas typically have one goal in mind – To capture the excitement, adrenalin and determination, which each and every athlete experiences.
Another factor which I feel is important as a sports photographer, is that you not only need to love the sports which you photograph, but you also need to understand them in great detail.
Sometimes, it may be enough to simply know the sport to the point where you can predict the next move, or moment of action. But, I like to take this a step further. I choose to physically participate in all of the sports which I photograph.
I do this not only because I love being active, but also because I want to experience how it feels when the sun drops off of the horizon as you wait for that last wave before dark. I want to know how much it hurts when you push hard, cycling up a Tour de France mountain climb. I want to understand what it’s like when you’re so focused, that all you can hear is your deep breathing, and all you can feel is your heart pounding in your chest.
I believe that these experiences provide me with a better understanding of the sports which I photograph, and in turn, this understanding helps me to better capture the emotion, the pain, and the glory within that particular sport.
I want my photographs to scream freedom, I want them to portray health and well-being, but most of all, I want my photographs to make others feel just like I do about sport. I want my images to inspire others to get out there and “live” in this great world in which we exist.
So, in answer to the popular question, “Why am I a Sports Photographer?”, I am a Sports Photographer because I love adventure, I love life, and I love sport.
Written by - Jordan Weeks
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Creative Sports Advertising
Posted on - 30th December 2011
In September, I posted an article on my website titled Surfer Portrait Photographs, which included a series of professional surfer portrait photographs, which were taken in Cornwall. Recently, I was asked by Professional Illustrator, Mark Mayers, if he could use one of these photographs for his latest Premium Tutorial on the PSDtuts+ website. Having seen [...]
Sports Photographer
Posted on - 19th December 2011
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Road Cycling Photography
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