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back to the baseline, back to basics

scaughty — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:22:35 +0000

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.0, 1/800, manual

Although basketball is one of my favorite sports to shoot, I feel like it is one of the sports that I need to work on shooting the most. I also feel like shooting with my strobes has limited the ways that I see when I shoot basketball. I am trying to go back to shooting without strobes and to focus more on action, composition, and different angles. I shot a UCI Womens Basketball game almost entirely with a 50mm, trying to see all the different shots i could get from the baseline. I hope get back to the basics and really develop a strong basketball background.

The other thing I am working on is cropping. I always imagined that good basketball photos would include the basket. I found that a lot of times I had good action going towards the basket but that it wasn’t necessarily close to the basket. I used to crop my photos to include the basket when this happened, but I would also end up with a lot of empty space. While looking recently through magazines and online I found that it is very common to just have shots of the players and that the basket is not necessary most of the time. I cropped most of these photo accordingly.

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.2, 1/640, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.0, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.2, 1/640, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.0, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/1.8, 1/100, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/1.8, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 2000iso, f/2.0, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 100iso, f/4, 1/250, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/60, manual

UCI comes close, but fails to advance in the NCAA tournament

scaughty — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:51:31 +0000

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual

The UCI Mens Soccer team won the Big West Championship for the second year in a row and earned a first round bye in the NCAA tournament. They also earned the 16th seed in the tournament and got to host Stanford in the second round. I was excited to shoot such a big game, especially after not being able to shoot the second round last year due to the game being on the east coast. As a fan it was a disappointing game, although as a photographer it was interesting and action packed. I tried to get some emotion from our team after the game but there really wasn’t much. There were handshakes, a few hugs, and then a huddle. Nothing too special to end the night.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/640, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual

back to shooting Volleyball from up top & reflections on the floor

scaughty — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:56:35 +0000

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/250, manual

I finally got to use my strobes for the last Women’s home game of the season. It was in the Bren Events Center at UCI which also has higher locations to shoot from. One thing that I noticed from shooting up there were the reflections on the floor. From the angle that I was shooting at I could see the reflection of the fans in the stands right behind the court.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/250, manual

Below, other New University photographers Alex (left) and Lee (right) shoot the game from the media table.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/250, manual

Below, other New University photographers Alex (left) and Lee (right) are caught chimping after the end of a play.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/250, manual

Below, New University photographer Lee chimps between games.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/200, manual

Below, New University photographer Lee chooses to shoot from a high spot.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/200, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 320iso, f/7.1, 1/250, manual

art gallery assignment

scaughty — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:38:54 +0000

Nikon D3, 50mm, 800iso, f/2.0, 1/320, manual

I took an assignment to shoot an art gallery on campus. When I got there it was empty. The only person inside was the person working there. Luckily I had one of my residents from my dorm with me and I had her walk around the gallery so I could get some more interesting shots.

Nikon D3, 50mm, 800iso, f/2.0, 1/250, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 800iso, f/2.0, 1/320, manual

Nikon D3, 50mm, 800iso, f/2.0, 1/550, manual

Nikon D3, 14-24mm @ 24mm, 500iso, f/4, 1/50, manual

By the way, I entered a photo contest and need people to vote for my photo. Its really quick so please vote!
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lighting up a building

scaughty — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:06:26 +0000

Nikon D3, 14-24mm @ 21mm, 160iso, f/16, 8 Sec, manual

I took a last minute assignment to shoot a Cafe on campus. At first I took the picture but was immediately unsatisfied. The photo was too plain so I decided to gel two flashes and light up the building from two different angles.

Below is the before photo.

Nikon D3, 14-24mm @ 14mm, 160iso, f/22, 16 Sec, manual

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long lens…shorts lens…experimenting with shooting styles

scaughty — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:36 +0000

Nikon D3, 300mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual

I’ve been shooting a lot with a 300mm lens. Mainly because I can’t afford a 70-200mm yet. I have noticed a difference in my shooting stye though. I haven’t been getting as close as I used to, although my photos look closer and tighter. Its good to practice a different technique…but I need that 70-200mm.

Nikon D3, 300mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual

Nikon D3, 300mm, 1600iso, f/2.8, 1/500, manual