Action Photography Words

Zone Focus - Is a focus on a certain area where action will take place, and taking the picture when a object comes in the zone will be a focused shot.

Shutter Speed - It is controlling the lighting and quality of a photograph. For freezing action you will need a shutter speed 200 or higher however it wouldn't have much depth, a slower shutter speed gives you more depth.

Panning - Using the camera and following a object trying to cature a photo, creating a blury background and a focused shot on the object.

Waiting For The Pause - Waiting for a change in action. Ex. A change in route of a football player

Architecture

1. patterns
2. surroundings
3. surroundings
4. surroundings
5. details
6. light
7. angles and shapes
8. angles and shapes
9. details
10. angles and shapes
11. light
12. surroundings
13. patterns
14. angles and shapes
15. angles and shapes
16. angles and shapes

I like 11 because i thought the quality in the shot was very detailed and the lighting was right for the angle it was taken. The building in the background and in the foreground plays a huge part because it limits harsh light and creates great shadow :]

Football

1. Football
2. Soon, maybe on the weekend.
3. Safety Shots: A Pose, throwing the ball, running w/ the ball.
Money Shots: Tackling, Leaping

portfolios/individual photos

Travis Haugton

Main Focus: Children & Sports

Problems From Judges: Repetitive Type of Photos, Children, And Easy Photos

What the Judges like: Different angles & catch the moment

What Is You Overall Impression? I thought this person needs much work on shooting and telling a story.

Sam Adams

Main Focus: Sports & Outdoors

Problems From Judges: Too much photoshop, bad timing

What judges like: sport moments, story

What is your overall impression? I though this person done a well done job but a little brush up on timing his pictures.

Justin Mott

Main Focus: Children & Depression

Problems from the judges: Black & white, repetitive shots, and similar shots

What the judges like: Great detail & quality is great

What was your overall impression? I thought this person was a great photographer but needed a better topic and different shots on different subjects.

Nick Adams

Main Focus: People & Sports

Problems From judges: Boring shots, Children

What the judges like: good quality and fire shots

What was your overall impression? I thought this person was good overall but needed a better angle on pictures.

Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it? His photography is not only on one subject, but also on different sports, also his creativity. Different types of sport and angles that fitted the and also had a story to it.

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? I see creativity as a strength if you use it well, and i saw as a weakness was not wrong use of lighting.

Individual Images
1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it
The one with the two guys wrestling, because it would have been much better if the picture wasn't so tight and if the other wrestler was showing in the picture more, however the judges like it because of the face expression, but i think it takes much more for a good photo.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.

I like the one with the ski-mobile because it was very creative and shot a a amazing way even though the judges didn't favor it much, the judges didn't like it because it was not showing muhc of a story.