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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2007-10-15
Sports Shooter Academy V Set For March 5-9, 2008
By Sports Shooter Staff
Photo by Jordan Murph / Sports Shooter
Sports Shooter Academy faculty member Matt Brown talks during his remote class at SSA IV.
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The coolest sports photography event of the year returns next spring in Southern California.
Sports Shooter Academy V will be held March 5-9, 2008 in Orange County. This hands-on, 5-day shooting workshop will have the "best schedule of events ever," according to workshop director and Sports Shooter founder Robert Hanashiro.
With the cooperation of the NCAA Division I Big West Conference, the shooting schedule for Sports Shooter Academy V will include:
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Baseball
* Track & field (Ben Brown Invitational)
* Softball (Long Beach Invitational Softball Tournament
* Tennis
* Water polo
* Men's volleyball
Also on the workshop shooting schedule will be events like beach volleyball, boxing and rugby.
"It's real events, in real time, with real editors," said USA TODAY staff photographer Jack Gruber, a faculty member of SSA IV. "It's like an Olympics because there are multiple events in a day and you're going to edit on deadline. It shows you what it's like to work in real time, in the real world."
"I came in expecting a lot but I got way more than what I expected out of the workshop. It was amazing meeting so many different people and being able to work together with them and talk about our photos, even just among the students," said Paul Gallaher, a student at Whittier College at the time he participated in SSA IV.
Classroom sessions at previous workshops have included: using remotes, digital workflow, portrait lighting, arena lighting and
sports picture stories.
Photo by Jordan Murph / Sports Shooter
Sports Shooter Academy faculty member Sean Haffey leads a class on arena lighting in the catwalk at Bren Events Center at SSA IV.
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The Academy faculty confirmed at this time include:
* Matt Brown, Southern California freelance photographer
* Donald Miralle, Getty Images staff photographer
* Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times staff photographer
* Sean Haffey, San Diego Union-Tribune staff photographer
* Michael Goulding, Orange County Register staff photographer
* Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times staff videographer/photographer
* Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY staff photographer (and Sports Shooter founder)
Participants in the Sports Shooter Academy will have three full days of shooting events throughout Southern California. Faculty members will be present at all events, offering their insights, shooting tips and any other help participants need while covering these sports.
"I got to do a variety of sporting events that I'd never done before," said workshop participant Corey Perrine. "I looked for different angles, looked for something new, think outside the box. It was called 'see better, shoot better' and some of the biggest things I learned was during the edit and then you were able to take digest that and take it for the next day."
Talking about the progress participants make during the workshop, SSA co-founder Brown said: "There was a lot more thinking going on by Saturday. On Thursday people were taking a lot of pictures. On Saturday people were making pictures."
The evenings are spent editing the day's work, while receiving one-on-one critiques from the faculty and area photographers and picture editors. The best work of the day will be recognized during the daily slideshows. Prizes will be given out to the best photographs made daily and for the best work produced overall during The Academy.
"The experiences participants take away from The Academy are priceless," Hanashiro said. "The photographs they make are one thing, but the friendships and the contacts they establish during the workshop really make this career - boosting on many levels."
As an added bonus, the judging of the Sports Shooter Newsletter Annual Contest will be held in conjunction with SSA V. Participants in the workshop will be able to watch and listen as the workshop faculty critique the contest finalists and select the top sports photographs of the year. The open judging of the Annual Contest is always a great learning experience with lively debate, sharp comments and praise throughout the session.
Registration fees for the 5-day Sports Shooter Academy is $575 for professional photographers and $475 for full-time university and college students.
To apply for Sports Shooter Academy V, download an application form: http://www.sportsshooter.com/pix/ssacad/SSA-V-app.zip
To see a few videos from last year's Academy check out these videos:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/ssacad4_vid/SPORTS_SHOOTER_ACA...
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/ssacad4_vid/SPORTS_SHOOTER_ACA...
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/ssacad4_vid/SPORTS_SHOOTER_ACA...
More details on previous Sports Shooter Academy workshops are available at these SportsShooter.com links:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/workshops.html
http://www.sportsshooter.com/education/workshop_profile.html?id=22
"It's been an awesome time shooting all of those different sports. Overall it was a great experience," summed up Nick Iwanyshyn who traveled from Canada to attend Sports Shooter Academy IV.
Related Links:
Sports Shooter Academy
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