Our daughter attended a women’s lacrosse camp with other high schoolers where they learned tactical strategies from top college coaches and had fun competing as teams in a final camp championship. I took a camera along for the Saturday morning finale.
I shoot with two cameras for weddings. But this was a last minute decision to shoot this personal project. And it was hot! So I grabbed one camera (Canon 1Ds Mark II) and got all the coverage below with only one lens (Canon 300 f/4 IS). The capture format was JPEG.
Even though I shot with just one prime lens–and a long one–I used it creatively to approximate the view of a medium and wide angle on some shots for variety and scene-setting. Sports is all about peak action and drama. But, as always, I tried to capture the essential narrative of that morning’s athletics and tell the story of the event.
by Shaun Saxon
4 comments
Lauren - wow Shaun these are fantastic! I love the ones in front of the fans, great angle and most especially in BW! Beautiful! :)
Shaun Saxon - Thanks, Lauren!
Mark - This is really excellent coverage, Shaun! The photos fit together like puzzle pieces to show the feel of the event as a whole.
Shaun Saxon - Thanks, Mark! I’m glad that you enjoyed them. It was my first lacrosse game; and, I tell you, those girls play rough. But I could tell that they have a lot of fun. And I think it’s therapeutic for them to forget about everything else and sweat, run, play, and shout their hearts out for a few hours.