Sports / Action Photography preview assignment

Look at some great sports photography



2007 NPPA Sports Winners

2006 NPPA Sports Winners

2007 Akins Girls Basketball game


Copy and paste photos from the above sites to complete the 12 slide powerpoint presentation described below:


Make a PowerPoint with the following slides:
Save it as "LastName_FirstName_sports" in your folder

Action
Slide 1 - A Large example of an excellent action shot.
Slide 2- A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.

Reaction
Slide 3 - A Large example of an excellent reaction shot.
Slide 4- A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.

Rituals
Slide 5 - A Large example of an excellent rituals shot.
Slide 6 - A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.

Coach
Slide 7 - A Large example of an excellent coach shot.
Slide 8 - A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.

Fans
Slide 9 - A Large example of an excellent fans shot.
Slide 10 - A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.

Features
Slide 11 - A Large example of an excellent features shot.
Slide 12 - A slide with a small version of the photo, and the following information:
1) Is it a money shot or a safety shot? How can you tell?
2) Is it shot with high (250 or higher), Medium (100-250), or slow (Below 100) shutter speed, and what specifically in the photo shows this?
3) Discuss anything about the lighting and / or composition that adds significantly to the impact of the photo.