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Photographing American Football this Sunday and have no idea. Dan Aitch (London Blitz tog) has sent me an ephotozine article he wrote, but does anyone else have any tips to get good shots.

Locations, positioning, lenses etc.

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Hmmm i know nothing about this sport, but maybe a wide lens to get the shoulder pads in the frame :thinking:
 
Diego Garcia said:
Hi mate, covered loads in my 'prime'.

Did some stuff for a couple of US Newspapers with some words here -

http://petetileytitanimages.blogspot.com/2009/10/kent-high-school-young-americans.html

Might be of help.
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Ah ha! Pete Tiley of Bristol!...will send PM by way of explanation.

OK, so I'm guessing it's D3 with 400 f/2.8...which is fine as I'm using the mkIII with 400 f/2.8

But what about positioning...end zones? or running up and down the lines?

I'm thinking about 30/40yds ahead of play to get the WR and QB during offensive plays and at the line of scrimmage (with 135L) to catch blocks/defensive etc.

Sound reasonable?
 
jamesb84 said:
Ah ha! Pete Tiley of Bristol!...will send PM by way of explanation.

OK, so I'm guessing it's D3 with 400 f/2.8...which is fine as I'm using the mkIII with 400 f/2.8

But what about positioning...end zones? or running up and down the lines?

I'm thinking about 30/40yds ahead of play to get the WR and QB during offensive plays and at the line of scrimmage (with 135L) to catch blocks/defensive etc.

Sound reasonable?
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Yes, my reputation precedes me. Especially in the lady boy community :D

US Football goes backwards first so get the odd shot on the line of scrimmage. Also, English teams cant throw the ball and will run in 95% of the time. As such, get to the point where the end-zone meets the field and let the RB steam down the lens. Photographers intuition will tell you where to go to get the shot. Dont forget ambient pack shots on the touchline, half time etc. You'll nail this James. Easy pony.
 
Diego Garcia said:
Yes, my reputation precedes me. Especially in the lady boy community :D

US Football goes backwards first so get the odd shot on the line of scrimmage. Also, English teams cant throw the ball and will run in 95% of the time. As such, get to the point where the end-zone meets the field and let the RB steam down the lens. Photographers intuition will tell you where to go to get the shot. Dont forget ambient pack shots on the touchline, half time etc. You'll nail this James. Easy pony.
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You lied Pete! I found that Bristol Aztecs have "invested" in a decent QB who lobs it down the field 50yds+...

Caught me unawares, just like the Birmingham defensive line.

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