Well this is layout week. It seems quite odd that I am talking about this on a blog. Will layout week cease to exist one day? I am sure the staff members would appreciate not having to sell ads… after all wordpress is free.
But there is nothing like distribution day for a high school staff and who wouldn’t want to learn about the joys of Adobe products? It will all be worth it in the end.
Cool places to look at photos
VII Photo Agency: http://www.viiphoto.com/feature.html
San Jose Mercury News: http://mercurynewsphoto.com/
The Mountain Workshops: http://mountainworkshops.org/2007/
National Press Photographers Association: http://www.nppa.org
Mediastorm: http://www.mediastorm.org
Pictures of the Year: http://www.poyi.org/65/winners.html
Basketball/Volleyball inside the GYM
Shutter speed at 1/250th
f1.8
ISO 1600
Football Game at night
Shutter speed at1/250th
f2.8
ISO 2000 and up
The challenge with a 300 mm lens is holding it still. Use a tripod.
Here is a great lesson on editing your writing from Bobby Hawthorne.
I like the use of the two players to frame the shot. It also has a great depth of field and it gives you the perspective of being one of the players on the sideline.
I know, I know I don’t like tennis either but I think it makes for some great photos…
Here is a link to the New York Times recap.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/09/13/sports/tennis/US-Open-Replay-0913.html?ref=multimedia
This is my second blog.
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