There are a lot of moments of pain in a match tackling another player, a hockey stick hitting someones face by accident or not. A aggressive fight during ice hockey, or a group of cyclers falling in the middle of a big hard corner. These can give amazing spectacular photos. only keep one thing in mind, be respectful!

But other 2 amazing parts of sports are power and happiness. the shot above this post for example, this is a great photo where the power is key! you don’t see the ball or anything, the amazing things about it is just pure power! But not only power of shooting, but also of running, checking a ice hockey player to the boardings or a sprint of big muscled athlete. Most of the times a moment of power is followed by a moment of happiness. Do not only shoot the shot in the goal but also the celebration!

High perspective

Because you are high and shooting towards the ground, its easier to get a clean background because you don’t look very far behind the player. Sometimes you can get very cool overviews of play and really see a buildup of a certain action. The negative part of this is that you probably need a pretty long lens. and sometimes you get a bit strange shots. but keep trying and you know what works for you and what does not. every sport and every field is different. most of the time there is just no possibility to shoot from a higher perspective.

by laffy4k

by laffy4k

Low perspective

This is one of my favorites. this way you really enter the action. your shot is in the middle of all the excitement. Players look  a bit bigger and you sometimes get a great bokeh from your depth of field because you see all other players blurry in the back or front of the shot. Often i try to sit in the neighborhood of a goal so the action is really coming you way. Try to experiment with a very low position (sitting on your butt) and try to get as low as is a (little) bit comfortable. or just kneel can also be a good way.

By John Setzler

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