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Hey, /p/
I need some advice.
I recently had a company reach out to me if I could be a stringer this season to cover some football games. I figured that I shouldn't turn down the opportunity for photography related work especially if there's compensation involved.
The thing is though, is that I've never shot sports photography. My portfolio has always centered around model portraiture and street photography.
However, I shoot with a babby's first rebel and push my skills as much as possible to compensate for the gear. It's limited at lowlight and the only telephoto I have is an 18-135mm zoom lens. I might be able to borrow a friends 75-300mm though.
I also own a 10-22mm lens, but how often are wide angle lenses used for sports photography with good results? I also have the nifty fifty for portraits, but I'm sure they're gonna want more action shots than portraits.
I don't have any funds to upgrade and I don't have the specifics either of how much I'll be making out of this, so I don't think I should invest in gear yet.
My question is, what can I do short of racking up my actuations during the game to get decent shots? What kind of shots should I go after to get into the rhythm? I think the majority of the school games are held in the evening/night which also adds another challenge.
I need some advice.
I recently had a company reach out to me if I could be a stringer this season to cover some football games. I figured that I shouldn't turn down the opportunity for photography related work especially if there's compensation involved.
The thing is though, is that I've never shot sports photography. My portfolio has always centered around model portraiture and street photography.
However, I shoot with a babby's first rebel and push my skills as much as possible to compensate for the gear. It's limited at lowlight and the only telephoto I have is an 18-135mm zoom lens. I might be able to borrow a friends 75-300mm though.
I also own a 10-22mm lens, but how often are wide angle lenses used for sports photography with good results? I also have the nifty fifty for portraits, but I'm sure they're gonna want more action shots than portraits.
I don't have any funds to upgrade and I don't have the specifics either of how much I'll be making out of this, so I don't think I should invest in gear yet.
My question is, what can I do short of racking up my actuations during the game to get decent shots? What kind of shots should I go after to get into the rhythm? I think the majority of the school games are held in the evening/night which also adds another challenge.
