One
of the best and most acrobatic football photos you can get is a receiver and defender jumping in the air with the ball visible.
Austin Prep (Andover, Ma.) football player
outreaches an opponent to make a one-handed touchdown grab (© Michael Maher).
The Photo:
In
this high school football game, it was easy to anticipate the upcoming plays
because a passing team was trailing, so almost every play they ran was a deep
pass downfield to try and score quickly.
Thus, I stood deep downfield to photograph various receivers trying to
make a touchdown catch. The only
challenge was determining which receiver the quarterback would be throwing
to. On this play, I anticipated a long
pass to the receiver on the far side of the field, so I followed the receiver
and defender in my viewfinder despite other players and officials running in
front of me. The receiver jumped,
grabbed the pass with one hand away from the defender, and I snapped the
picture. I had the photo I wanted as he
ran into the end zone for a touchdown and celebrated with his teammates.
3 Tips:
1) Successful football
photography requires anticipating the upcoming plays and the area on the field
where the action will occur.
2) Position yourself to get the
best possible photo, with the ability to react quickly to get different shots
if the play is different from what you expect.
3) Pictures
of passes are often more spectacular, but shoot running plays first because
they are usually easier to photograph.
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