Sports 2019

Mitchell Valentin - Final Statement I am very satisfied with the work I can present. These twelve images are stacked images of the men and women's hockey teams here at Penn State. When I was deciding what to do for this final assignment I was very unsure of how to go about deciding what to focus on. In my mind, I always had the idea of being a sports photographer and decided to stick with hockey. Starting with wanting to show only motion in the photos I soon discovered with the help of the class that I could do much more with using stacked images to tell more of the story of the game since I have a great understanding of the sport I am deciding to work with. I was having a pretty smooth time the first two weeks because this was a new experience and then after that, it began to quickly feel like a job that then leads to me overthinking about my abilities as a photographer.  During the project, life at home became very challenging with issues that began to happen during this se...

Jake Snider Photo 410 Roman Final Proposal For my final proposal, I wanted to focus my photography on motion in board sports.  I grew up participating in almost every type of team sport, but those unfortunately all faded away from my mind extremely quickly. The only sports that I became extremely attached to were skateboarding and snowboarding, both of which have helped to define my character. As my primary passion is of action sports, I have some prior experience capturing shots of athletes in the standard style seen often in magazines. For this project, I wanted to incorporate the same passion and attitude I associate with the sport, but captured in a new light. By using a combination of slow shutter speeds and the movement of both myself and subject matters, I was able to create an array of images that helped to exaggerate motion and enhance the raw power these action sports require. For myself, this project was extremely frustrating, and often times I started ...

Morgan Marince Sports Motion Final Statement For my final project I focused primarily on showing motion through a stripped down version of contemporary dance. I had each model wear all black to focus on their silhouette. I also tried to not focus on their faces so that the attention was more on their body. I originally planned on trying out different lighting styles but found out early that I liked the way the single light highlighted certain parts of their body which I wanted to continue throughout the project. I noticed growth in my images from start to finish and felt more comfortable as time went on. After the first couple weeks I was able to start seeing the project as a whole and was able to be more specific with giving directions to the models. After the final week I was able to go back through my images and find the ones I may have ignored in the beginning and looked at them in a different light. All in all, I really enjoy...