Summer Swim Team
SharkBytes
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Hello,
Thought I would quit lurking and try to post some pictures for C&C. I am not a pro, would barely call myself an amatuer, as I am still trying figure out all the controls on my camera. I am taking pictures for my kids' swim team, and we are experimenting with selling the pictures to the parents as a fundraiser. Any suggestions, feedback to improve the quality of the pictures (and the photographer) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Kevin
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Thought I would quit lurking and try to post some pictures for C&C. I am not a pro, would barely call myself an amatuer, as I am still trying figure out all the controls on my camera. I am taking pictures for my kids' swim team, and we are experimenting with selling the pictures to the parents as a fundraiser. Any suggestions, feedback to improve the quality of the pictures (and the photographer) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Kevin
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Well, I see people are looking but no comments?
Kevin
I like your first three shots especially. They are bright, clear and show some face and/or action, although in #3 it's not completely clear what's going on (breaststroke or fly?). I also like how they are lined up in the last one. (The color seems a teeny bit "off" in that one...like it needs a touch more black and a touch more warmth...maybe?) The butterfly shot is an "almost" for me. I'm sure the parent will know their own child and may want the shot, but the lack of a face makes it less engaging to me as an outside viewer. My fave is #2.
When posting multiple shots, it's helpful to viewers/commenters if they are numbered.
I hope you get lots of sales! The usual point and shoot can't get close enough to take decent swimming photos, so I would think parents would appreciate yours.
Comments and constructive critique always welcome!
Elaine Heasley Photography
Thanks for the response. In #3 (took your advice and edited numbers in the post) I think he was just coming out of the water at the end of the race, and I thought it was a cool effect. Kind of like a coating of ice..... Interesting that you mention that about the color. I'm going to go back and make the adjustment you said and see how it looks. I don't have a high end screen, but I did calibrate it and the picture does look a little too blue. Funny thing about the butterfly shot, it is good swim technique, but lousy for getting a face shot. #2 is great for a face shot, but her hands are too high out of the water for the breaststroke. What did you think of #1? That seems to be a pretty popular shot on the team, and I think she looks like a model. I hope we get lots of sales too. Still experimenting with pricing, since this is a neighborhood swim team we'll probably just price pictures $2 over cost (also team is paying for smugmug site). Thanks for the reply, and look forward to seeing your swim photos this summer.
Kevin
Shot 3 is very akward looking - odd angle and you cant really tell what is going on. Shots 4 & 5 are sharp but you need to capture faces better. Also on #4 try not to crop off the hand if you can avoid it.
All in all, sharpness and color is good - you just need to work on your timing a bit.
thanks for the critque. I threw #3 in because I thought it had a neat look with the water on the swimmer- my attempt at an "artsy" shot. You are correct about timing; went back and looked at the picture sequence and I never got her hand in any of the shots. I never thought it would be that tough to take pictures of kids swimming!:D
Here's a better face shot. Ironically, I have been told that the more face I see, the less correct the breathing is on the butterfly stroke............
Here's one from last summer when my guy was still 7. He's much better now!
Comments and constructive critique always welcome!
Elaine Heasley Photography
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Exactly what I was thinking.
Comments and constructive critique always welcome!
Elaine Heasley Photography
One of the biggest problems with kids swimming butterfly is that they come to far out of the water , Michael always keeps his chin on the water . A tip that might help your kids with the stroke .
Rgds Calcam
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I think I'll wait until I get my 15 gold medals (should be coming from ebay anytime now) before I tell Micheal Phelps!:D Nice picture of your son, Elaine. Looks like he's got the butterfly arm down. My son still has to work on syncing his kicks and armstroke.
Thanks. I have to confess that I played with the colors abit during PP. I have been learning to use Lightroom 2, and shooting in RAW. Amazing what you can do in PP. My kids' team is indoors now, as it is 20 degrees outside, so I feel your pain. In the winter I pull out the video camera, and take underwater video of the swimmers. Use this so the coaches can show the kids what their strokes look like underwater.