Sports Portfolio for SS Review

[blinking8s]

I am still working on it. The SS Portfolio review demands a few things that my current editor doesnt...so I have to step back and re-caption a few.

Ill post when its updated though, but feel free to tell me what you think.

http://www.blinking8s.com/ss/review/

All the photos chosen were pictures that made the cut during prepress for school news or future publications. So I figured I would start there. Now just to go back and grab a few more good ones to choose from.

Should I put a few car photos in there too?

http://www.blinking8s.com/temp/350z/IMG_2992.jpg

http://www.blinking8s.com/temp/350z/IMG_3041.jpg

http://www.blinking8s.com/temp/350z/IMG_3057_750.jpg

or how about...

http://www.blinking8s.com/photos/bridge_day_04/IMG_1527.jpg

all from the last shoot, but they got posted on quite a few car forums...I was rather suprised

most of my basketball pictures can be found here

http://www.blinking8s.com/clients/etsu/photo/gallery/

if you feel like taking the time to browse through and mentioned a good shot i skipped, feel free :)

other than that...i need 10 of my best...

[jaypie77]

Some neat pictures, and I don't know what the SS reviewers will look for, but I think you should add some more diverse shots than just (what appears to be) two basketball games. The pictures that you have chosen are good though.

I do have a question, how did you do the pics of the Z?

Z pic on your site (http://www.blinking8s.com/temp/350z/IMG_3041.jpg)

I really like that shot, how does one set that up?

Edited: Also, I don't really care for crowd-shots and I don't think that they add to the sports-feel of the portfolio.

[blinking8s]

well, its 5 bball games used in there, and since I shoot for the University its hard to get away from the same white Uniforms...Ive shot around 9 basketball games now...with each one the exposure and avg photo quality seem to get better and better...

think about the Z photo though...its not all that hard to figure out when you know enough about what a camera can and cannot do ;)

thanks for the feedback...still trying to get a broader selection up, so far im taking 5 of those out and adding a few to look through soon...

[blinking8s]

updated...errr...sorta......still just bball...took cropping advice in, took a few photos out, added a few more options...although i already have 2 of them on the "hell no" list

http://www.blinking8s.com/ss/review/

[IncompletePete]

IMG_3767.jpg, IMG_4844.jpg, IMG_5368.jpg, IMG_5455.jpg, IMG_5928.jpg, IMG_6165.jpg, IMG_6213.jpg

They're all good enough for submission, but perhaps pop in some other sports shots if you can.

[IncompletePete]

That too, it's damn cool: http://www.blinking8s.com/temp/350z/IMG_3041.jpg

[Jonny]

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think about the Z photo though...its not all that hard to figure out when you know enough about what a camera can and cannot do ;)





C'mon spill the beans....i'd love to know how these were done....is it mainly PS?

As for the SS gallery although they are all cracking shots i would try to get some variety if you can as SS will certainly be looking for more than just basketball.

[blinking8s]

not spillin the beans...its common sense if you know your camera ;) plus its fun to watch people figure out

working on digging up a few non-basketball shots now...I have flag-football, softball and automotive to get through, not many in each so its gonna be tough

[shaun raney]

is it a suction cup rig on the car while it goes round in a circle in a parking lot on a really long exposure with a highway in the back ground?

[blinking8s]

ding ding ding...winner

only 90% turns though, and not really all that long of an exposure

[jaypie77]

its common sense if you know your camera

The exposure of the shot is obvious, but I didn't know that they made (or trusted) suction cup rigs. I assumed that it was some sort of attachment to the car, but suction cups?

[blinking8s]

every major photography shop online has them...i dont see why its such a suprise to people...and if you search "car camera mounts" in google (common sense) then you get a very general idea...

the issue is, a good rig is NOT cheap...ive gone from directly on the car to about 4ft off now...when I have some cashflow I will invest in some carbon fiber or something and keep getting further and further away...

but back on topic ;) you can research if you want to learn more about the wonders of automotive photography

[c0ntr0lz]

all i can say is that all those shots look pro!!!
give em hell when you get there!!

[sGu]

I said it before and I'm gonna say again, DO include your Z photo, it's very impressive work!

Also regarding basketball shots, leave out the ones where you can't see the face(there is one), leave out the ones where the shots were easy to capture(compare to the rest), just so to show them that you've come a long way and tried hard enough to get them shots.

I don't see why they would say no to you, good luck! :D

[blinking8s]

thanks...ive never really had to sit down and sort through my photos...i got to an event, take pics, edit a group then never look back after critique...guess its about time

how about http://www.blinking8s.com/blog/index.php?showimage=44 just cropped?

[sGu]

thanks...ive never really had to sit down and sort through my photos...i got to an event, take pics, edit a group then never look back after critique...guess its about time

how about http://www.blinking8s.com/blog/index.php?showimage=44 just cropped?

A much tighter crop would work better for me, just the player with the ball and the defender :D

[blinking8s]

thats what i had in mind...i got real used to keeping everything at 4:6 in the last year...hehe...this whole cropping thing is a though process from hell

[gmen]

thats what i had in mind...i got real used to keeping everything at 4:6 in the last year...hehe...this whole cropping thing is a though process from hell

Keep on cropping!!

It's probably best to avoid crops that become very 'tall and narrow' or 'long and wide' unless the subject matter really calls for it. Just remove anything from the image that doesn't contribute to the action or anything that could cause the eye to stray away from the main subject.

As Gu says stick to the images where you can see the faces - good expressions are often an integral part of a top-notch sports pic.

I think your selection is coming on nicely... Good stuff!

Gavin

[blinking8s]

http://www.blinking8s.com/ss/review/ - updated...some of the ddescriptions are just fillers right now...they will be corrected after tonights game that I have to work.

now to narrow it down :(

this is the last run...so yeah,i better make it count

[sGu]

That's right, now it's time for you to decide which 10 image can truly represent your skills behind the viewfinder!

The fun begins ;)

[blinking8s]

lol...yeah, if anyone would like to point out those they DONT like it might help me out a little...I see a few that just dont flow well at all...

I have a game to shoot at 4, hopefully I can replace a few of the bball shots with some better ones...

[sGu]

tell you what, pick your strongest 10 images and we'll give you some constructive feedback, how's that sound?

[picture-this]

I think the car and team sports photos are great, but the skate shots not so much. I would keep the ledge shot and the first BMX shot and loose the others.

[blinking8s]

tell you what, pick your strongest 10 images and we'll give you some constructive feedback, how's that sound?

how does 15 sound?...because i cant narrow it down myself anymore...hehe...i added one and narrowed the others down to 14, seems the skate park pics are only popular with the younger crowds...they arnt anything special but ive been told a million times to add other things other than cars and basketball...im trying my best

http://www.blinking8s.com/ss/review/ - updated...AGAIN

I seem to be pushed to keep all four car photos...that sort of suprises me actually.

Im beginning to feel rather discouraged with the present task at hand...the more I look at these the less I like them...