STATE Champs!

[kurt.m]

I was lucky enough to take 4 days off to go shoot the TX state tournament for soccer. Luckily, our school won state, second year in a row. We might be national champs as well. Anyhow, thanks for looking, C&C is welcome

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2065/2413944516_469ec844d3.jpg?v=0
^I wish this had been facing me!
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[corythosaurus]

Looks like you captured the action well.

[kurt.m]

Thanks. Any other comments? Would these images be good enough to sell to parents or anything like that? This summer before I go to college, I'd like to try to make some money on the side with photography.

[kidpower]

Would these images be good enough to sell to parents or anything like that?

Nobody can answer that question for you. Many parents will snap up anything that has their child in it. Others are very particular. There really is only one way to find out, go to them with your best shots and see what the demand is (if any).

Good luck.

[kurt.m]

Anyone else? Sorry, I like being critiqued

[VinnyC01]

These are awesome! They look good enough to sell to anyone. Great color, sharp, just perfect. Extremely well done!

My only comment is that you are missing part of the trophy ... that's it.

VERY WELL DONE

[Big K]

Here are my $0.02.

As mentioned it will really depend on the parent. Some will buy anything others will not even consider buying a copy of Sports Illustrated if their kid was on the cover.

For your shots. I think overall they are good. Here are some suggestions for ways to improve.

Shots without faces are generally not good sellers. The more eyes that are visible the better. The exception is your kick photo. Pretty cool shot.

For future games, shoot lower. Get on a knee or sit on the ground. It would have really helped shots 1 and 2 considerably.

I personally think these shots would have turned out better if you would have increased your exposure +1/3 or +2/3 from where you were at. This would have improved the shadow details (faces) in most of the shots and would have only blown a few highlights in places that really are not that important for a sports photo like white jersey or pants. Again, the faces are what sells most images so do all you can to make them as bright and visible as possible.

For the trophy shot, try and remember to reset your camera to a slower shutter speed like 1/250 and close the aperture as much as you can so you can get the maximum depth of field.

If you are not already shooting manual, start learning how to do it. It will give you considerably more control as you gain experience.

If you are looking to make some money this summer, look for youth soccer and baseball games. Generally you can get great access and your selling opportunities in my experience increase as the age of the athlete decreases. Be sure to check with someone from the league to make sure they are OK with you being there.

Hope that helps. Good luck with the shooting and selling.

[jpsamora]

I was at the tournament as well. Left when Marcus scored goal number three. I was expecting Klein to give more of a fight.

Now to the pics. They are pretty good. Your parents are probably more particular then mine but mine have expressed interest in buying pictures that I have taken of their kiddos. The booster has even suggested doing that for a fundraiser.

Post some more pics that have faces as well as the ball and I'll let you know what I think. Too bad that bicycle kick was a clearance instead of a shot.

[swampler]

They look pretty good to me. As Big K said, they could be brightened a little as the faces are dark and the trophy shot is a little tight. Would be nice to see the whole trophy.

[Pruddock]

Awesome pictures! Really great job capturing the action of the game and congrats to your school. Do you go to MHS?

[kurt.m]

In Response to Big K: Thanks for the pointers. I took a few from sitting down and got a few shots like this but next time I'll definitely spend more time down there. And the sigma 17-70 is arriving tomorrow the i'll have the wide covered. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.Oh and I was shooting in AV, I didnt want to mess up the exposure on white jerseys considering this was a big game. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/2415478966_0d9d2b00a4_o.jpg

Jpsamora- Yea, even though I go to Marcus I was hoping it would be more of a contest.
Pruddock- Yes I do, I'm a senior

[Pruddock]

You wouldn't happen to know who Samantha Allison is do you? She graduated class of 2005.

[kurt.m]

Nope sorry, I moved to Flower Mound at the beginning of my junior year.

[Pruddock]

It's cool. That's my gf down here at TAMU and she and all of her roommates went to Marcus so I thought I'd check. :D

[kurt.m]

Oh, thats pretty cool. I have a ton of friends going to school there next year.