1. Capturing Sports photography
Composing your pictures for optimal results

2. Assignment Objectives
When you finish this activity, you will be able to:
Continue to demonstrate the ability to identify photographic compositional elements
Apply those elements to photographs that you shoot yourself in a sports context

3. Dominant Subject
1. One main subject 2. Clean background helps viewer know where to look

4. Dominant Subject

5. Rule of Thirds
1. The subject is placed off- center 2. Divide the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically, and place the subject at an intersection

6. Rule of Thirds

7. Freezing Action
The photographer uses a fast shutter speed to give the effect of stopping motion

8. Freezing Action

9. Emotion
1. Catches strong facial expression or body language 2. Timing is vital

10. Emotion

11. Bird’s Eye View
Taken from above

12. Bird’s Eye View

13. Worm’s Eye View
Taken from below

14. Worm’s Eye View

15. 1. Subject is framed by an element within the picture
Framing
1. Subject is framed by an element within the picture
2. Draws interest to the dominant subject

16. Framing

17. Depth of field
Subject or background is emphasized by focus, with blur on distracting elements

18. Depth of field

19. Assignment: Sports Photography
1. This is a DOUBLE DAILY GRADE!
2. Over the next week, take sports photos outside of class using each of the following photo composition rules:
Dominant subject
Rule of thirds
Freezing action
Emotion
Bird’s eye view
Worm’s eye view
Framing
Depth of field
3. See Elkins home page on the website for a complete schedule of games
4. You MAY attend one game and get all your photos from it

20. Assignment: Sports Photography
5. All of your photos must be taken by YOU
6. I look at ALL pictures - plagiarism will not be tolerated
7. PE classes and practices DO NOT COUNT
8. You must turn in TWO good examples of each type of photo above, labeled properly and put into the correct folder (similar to Spirit Week assignment)
9. Turn in the entire folder to Mr. Nigrelli via Google Drive by the end of class on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th