Game Used Football Cards

Game Used Football Cards

Game Used Football Cards

Capturing a single moment as it unfolds during a sporting event takes determination, patience and vision while waiting to press the shutter release button. As the moment takes place the photographer must understand what happens next. Whether it be a boxing match when an opponent gets knocked down or an interception on a football field, knowing what happens next at any given sporting event will increase your chances of capturing a gorgeous photographs.

Preparation

Prepare your camera gear and using a checklist the night before an event is essential to having a great day shooting sports. Always remember to charge your batteries, mark off your checklist and follow this three-step guideline from the New York Institute of Photography for shooting better pictures:

  1. Know what you want the subject of your picture to be.
  2. Draw the viewer's eye directly to the subject by focusing attention on the subject.
  3. Eliminate anything that distracts attention away from the subject by simplifying.

A typical checklist. When you have placed the item in your bag mark a check or X beside the it.