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indyjones wrote:
bryan,
Are these editorial, for wire or online? Portfolio? Here are my assessments of each photo.
1-No go. It's okay stock, maybe for media guide, but I pass. Btw, and this applies to all photos, your copyright logo tends to draw unwanted attention.
2-No go. Good emotion, but this type of shot is dime a dozen. Boring, ball not frozen. There is no reference to the floor so I can't tell if this was a standing serve, jump serve or jump float. The tight cropping renders this as blah.
3-No go. Not sure what's happening here. Either 1) They're about to start a new game, or 2) team in the background won a point, team in foreground does the quick regroup huddle.
4-Interesting but average. The lack of an opponent in the frame detracts from the action. For later reference, no one knows who hit the ball, other than #23 made a solo block (although #19 gets a block assist). Ball not frozen, but for this type of net action, the defenders are in focus. Never let the attacker(s) be in focus from the back.
5-No go, nothing happening.
6-Ditto #3 except you reversed in-focus subjects.
7-Fun pic.
8-Action is good, but neither defender or attacker is in focus. The net and ball are in focus, which ruins the rule I say where from this perspective the person (defender or attacker) facing the net should be in focus.
9-No go. Just going for an unusual perspective, right?
10-No go. Dime a dozen. Stock or media guide at best.
11-Nice editorial shot. I like this one.
12-Set point? I would like to see full body shots on all subjects. A wider shot here would be better.
13-No go. Stock or media guide.
14-Nice shot, but ball not frozen. I like this because all the experts will argue whether this was a block or not.
15-Not bad. Good editorial shot.
16-Good shot. I like this. The middle, right side and setter and all focused on where they think the serve will go. Strong editorial shot.
17-Average. Outside is about to win a point on a kill attempt. A setter blocking an outside usually loses one-on-one.
18-Great shot! Why? All three blockers have their eyes open. You don't see that too often but Pepperdine always has great tall blockers. They're always one of the tallest D1 teams in the country. The ball not frozen can be forgiven on this one.
19-Standard serve receive, average at best though you get a few points for shooting through the net unobstructed. Ball not frozen.
20-Attacker tips over the block. How do you know? The ball is frozen. The ball would be blurred if it was struck at 40-55mph. I like this one.
Volleyball these days has become a game of specialties. Kids train to become setters, hitters, or defenders. The best action shots are those where the DS or libero are digging kill attempts. It takes knowledge of the game to know when to capture those types of shots. Jump serves are near the top, as are top notch outside/right sides and middles on the attack taken from upper level looking down at net position.
Otherwise, all other types of action shots are average at best. Volleyball does have its rules, like all other sports. The ball has to be frozen before a shot can be considered compelling. And based on how the game is played, the most difficult type of shot to obtain where you can get the subject and frozen ball in focus is that of a libero or DS getting her hands on a 55mph kill shot. If you have intimate knowledge of the game, you can set yourself up to capture a handful of these shots in a match, but there is considerable luck involved too.
Rather than expand in several other areas, I'll stop here.
Overall, you have a few keepers, bryan.
Indy
Indy,
First of all I want to thank you for taking the time to critique each individual image. I would like to see more of that here and should try to do it myself for others.
My goal is twofold, some editorial and some portfolio. What if anything can I do to improve ball freeze. The team shooter has 11K in strobes and his aren't freezing the ball consistently.
What is the DS and the libero ?
Thanks,
Bryan
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(Maybe it's like the Olympians getting in the zone or maybe it's just a way of breaking up the bordom on dull assignments.)
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