Sports Photography Blog » access http://sports-photography-blog.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Getting access at sport events http://sports-photography-blog.com/getting-access-at-sport-events/ http://sports-photography-blog.com/getting-access-at-sport-events/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:36:43 +0000 Kay in t Veen http://www.sports-photography-blog.com/?p=35 Getting access at sport events is one of the most important things for a beginning sports photographer. Without a portfolio, your nowhere. shooting your kid on the sidelines of the soccer or hockey field are not going to do it. You need pro shots of pro athletes. although that’s my believe. Since the power, passion and emotion of high skilled athletes is so bigger than students or normal kids that this can give you that little bit extra to a stunning photo.
1. Start close
What i did is just shoot some sports in the neighborhood where you can visit the field for free, and where you can get access to the sidelines or other good spots. For me that is a big hockey stadium just next to my home, since field hockey isn’t that big in our country i can easily get even on the field and shoot great sport shots. With players from the Olympic finalists on the field i am sure there is enough skill on the field. A great way to start out!

2. Get your photos out there
Start a Flickr stream, picasa web album or any other social way to publish your photos. Be social help others, comment on your favorite photos and get interactive with other shooters in your favorite sport. This way you get a small name and views to your pictures. Often you receive awesome comments which help you a lot with you next shoot. Don’t be afraid people stealing your photos, they are almost worthless for now anyway. and the people using your photos probably will display your name (if they are kind enough). What i allays do is try to locate the athletes or clubs of the sport i shot. This gave me some great links towards my site, and provided me with some extra exposure i needed.

3. Just send tons of kind e-mails
Next thing to do is send e-mails to people who can give you access. Don’t start with your city best football club, or other big clubs to just climb up that ladder in baby steps. Just go to the sports where you can get in almost free, these are sports not in the to 5 popular in your country. They have more visitors, and more exposure. Show the people your portfolio by dropping some links in your email. don’t push just ask kindly and polite. If not ask why or just keep it in mind for a next time. But for now people where impressed by my work and if they where allowed to use my shots for their own fans and websites they let me in almost 9 times out of 10.

To be continued…

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