Photographing Golf

[Penguin_101_1]

Do any of you photograph golf courses? What do you recommend in angle, ect?


Thanks!

[tjackson]

I used to take golf course pictures but haven't in years. A few things I remember though about some of the pictures that "worked":

1. Get down in bunkers and shoot over the lips. Take landscape type shots where everything is in focus from just in front of you all the way to the horizon.
2. You don't always have to be in the fairway or rough looking at a green to get a good shot. Often you can show the flow of a hole better from an angle off to one side or the other, perhaps from a mound or higher area of some sort.
3. Angle of view can sometimes be dramatically improved from a slightly higher angle. If there are no hills to get up on ask the course if you can load a small step ladder on a cart to use.
4. If you're selling these photos rent a cart to get you around more quickly. Also if you're not selling these pictures to the course then promising a print or two for them to display sometimes gets you faster co-operation. Also if you sign the print or imprint it with your name you can get some cheap advertising--and the viewer is a potential customer.
5. Sometimes use golf balls or clubs in your pictures--preferably with the logo not visible so they can be used in generic shots and you won't have to worry about getting the manufacturer's permission should they be used in advertising.
6. Like a lot of nature photography the best light is early and late. Lots of opportunity to capture shots of light coming thru the trees, etc.

Hope this helps.
Terry

[Penguin_101_1]

I am not doing it for $ I am just doing it for fun. I will be playing 3/5 of the Disney courses and I want to take pictures. I will use your ideas when I am down there.

Thanks!

[ilya]

I have tons of golf pics, mostly of myself and my wife, and some of my friends Most of them start to look remarkably similar. Advice - try different perspectives. Shoot from the ground up looking at the club and the person ... lay by the hole and get the ball coming at you... etc. The multiple shots through the swing are always cool, also gives you an idea of how bad your swing is :roll:

[Penguin_101_1]

I have a very bad swing. Here are some of the top Disney coruses which I played: http://gallery47083.fotopic.net/c139793.html

[Mills]

When shooting a golf course, early and late in the day are beautiful. You can really use shadows to your advantage. I especially like early, just after the turf crew has finished mowing. Make your point of view that of a player. For example, from the tee or what can reasonably be expected to be a landing area. Golf courses are designed to be the most beautiful from these areas, primarily because golf course architects believe that everyone shoots around par.

[Penguin_101_1]

primarily because golf course architects believe that everyone shoots around par.

:lol: :lol: :lol: ME? Shoot around par??!!?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[tenerife]

Verry nice shots....

Here are my:

http://www.knmultimedia.com/Galerie/tenegolf.htm

Regards from Tenerife
Klaus

[CoolToolGuy]

primarily because golf course architects believe that everyone shoots around par.

:lol: :lol: :lol: ME? Shoot around par??!!?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can shoot in the 60s - twice a day. :roll:

Have Fun
Rick 8)

I'm trying to improve enough so that I can be considered a poor golfer :shock:

[Penguin_101_1]

Excellent Pictures!!!!! Those courses look hard! Did you play them?