By Peter Phun, on February 25th, 2010%
Goal– Not the sharpest picture I’ve taken, but given the circumstances, I am thankful I have it.I’m sure my son thinks so. If there is a downside to not working at the newspaper, it’s not having access to long lenses. Shooting soccer without at least a 400mm can be a challenge because there is so much clutter in the background and the action is usually far away. For that reason pros who shoot soccer usually use 2 camera bodies. One with the long telephoto on a monopod and a 2nd body with a 70 -200 zoom.
As the “photographer” in the family, we often have to “take one for the team.”
By that I mean, “we” often don’t get to just enjoy the moment as a spectator.
It’s worse if you’re the coach and you’re trying to photograph the game as well.
Been there and done that.
By the end of the game, my brain is totally fried from the multi-tasking.
Continue reading Photographing kids sports
By Peter Phun, on September 30th, 2009%
Everyone’s getting into it–Sports fans everywhere are more than willing to do it for free for better access making it more and more crowded for working professionals at sporting events. Sometimes tempers flare in the trenches because amateurs without credentials aren’t considerate when working around others often times stepping in the way of legitimate working pros.
I heard from Liz of Kansas City who is very interested in being a sports photographer.
So I thought I’d write about it having dabbled with it in my previous life.
Foremost on the minds of those of you with similar aspirations should be this: sports, a past time, happens in the evenings and on the weekends.
So, if you have a family with young kids, expect major negotiations with your spouse on the scale of SALT talks (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks of the Cold War era) Continue reading Getting started in sports photography
By Peter Phun, on July 13th, 2009%
On this final night at the US Open, I spent more time watching than taking pictures.
The downside to being a photographer is, whenever I attend an event that I enjoy, I also want to take pictures to document it.
Badminton has been my favorite sport since I was 9 or 10, so I was torn between watching and making pictures.
That, and I didn’t want my son to be sitting in the stands by himself all evening.
Fan Favorite–Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat applauds his fans after beating Taiwan’s Hsueh Hsuan Yi for the Mens Singles title.
I know my son enjoyed the evening especially at the end when he got the autographs of the Mens Doubles champions Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach.
Continue reading US Open Badminton Finals 2009
By Peter Phun, on July 11th, 2009%
This year’s US Open at the Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California took place over the weekend.
For the uninitiated, badminton is very popular outside of the US.
The world’s fastest racquet sport (also spelled racket) is an Olympic medal sport.
Here in the US, badminton is regarded as a backyard summer activity and often the brunt of jokes.
Continue reading Sports Photography–Badminton US Open 2009
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