Take a team portrait
Another great way to commemorate a special sporting event or other group
physical activity is to take a team or group portrait.
Whether it's your son's soccer team, your Tuesday night bowling league, or the family gathered together for a friendly afternoon at the water park, a team or group portrait is a great way to commemorate the event or the day.
Arrange your group
You can do more than lump your people together and have them say cheese. Arrange your group into orderly rows to create a visually appealing photograph.
Depending on the size of your group or team, you may want to have two or three rows, or more. Divide your group into rows based on height, with the tallest people in the back row and shorter people in the front rows. You may want the people in the frontmost row seated or kneeling. You can even take pictures of your group sitting in or standing on several rows in the stands or bleachers.
Arrange each row to create a V, with the tallest people on the ends of the
rows and the shortest in the middle. You may also want to try an inverted V,
with the shortest at the end, or even a slope, with the shortest at one end
and the tallest at the other.
Have your subjects stand at an angle to the camera. This is especially
appealing if you have a large group of people. Split the group in two down
the middle, visually. Have the people on your right facing to your left and
those on your left facing right.
Remember that photography, like sports, takes practice. And just like sports, the ultimate aim of photography is to have fun.
Tip 1:
If you want to take pictures at a professional sporting event, call ahead to ensure that cameras are allowed. Some venues forbid the use of cameras entirely or only allow you to take in compact cameras with limited features.
Tip 2:
Batteries don't last as long in the cold so take along extra batteries when photographing winter sports.
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