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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2008-03-06
Sports Shooter Academy V kicks off in Southern California
Over 50 SportsShooter.com members participate in hands-on shooting workshop.
By Crystal Chatham
Photo by Jordan Murph / Sports Shooter
Faculty members Michael Goulding of the Orange County Register and freelance photographer Donald Miralle speak to participants during Sports Shooter Academy V being held in Orange County, CA.
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More than fifty students and working photographers (most of whom are SportsShooter.com members) converged on Southern California Wednesday evening for the fifth installment of Sports Shooter Academy.
Themed "See Better Shoot Better," the five-day hands-on shooting workshop offers participants an opportunity to make pictures in the field at a variety of sporting events and on location for portrait sessions and lighting classes.
"I'm here to see different and look for new ways to shoot the sports I'm familiar with," participant and Washington-based SportsShooter.com member Richard McEnery said during participant introductions.
The Academy kicked off with a pair of Early Bird classes including Remotes 101 and Digital Workflow. During the remote class, participants were shown mounting equipment, securing cables, triggers, and cables used by Academy founders Robert Hanashiro of USA TODAY and Matt Brown, a Southern California freelancer and SportsShooter.com member.
"I got more ideas for things to try out," said student Andrew Villa, a SportsShooter.com member and junior at San Jose State University. "I'm looking forward to putting a remote under the press table during basketball and trying remotes at tennis."
Camera Bits' Kirk Baker and Academy assistant and SportsShooter.com member Jordan Murph led an hour-long afternoon session in Photo Mechanic and workflow management.
"I've never used Photo Mechanic before and I'm impressed with how quickly you can caption your work and how much time code replacement can save you," said Jeff Bennett, a photojournalism major and SportsShooter.com member at Las Positas Community College in Livermore, California. "I downloaded the free trial after the class and will be using it during the workshop."
Participants built their shooting schedules during the Academy's evening session. With the cooperation of the NCAA Division I Big West Conference the scheduled events include collegiate men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, track & field, tennis, volleyball and other sports including boxing and beach volleyball.
Photo by Jordan Murph / Sports Shooter
Sports Shooter founder and USA TODAY staff photographer Robert Hanashiro adjusts a floor plate during the Remotes 101 "Early Bird" session the afternoon before the kick-off of Sports Shooter Academy V being held in Orange County, CA.
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The Academy's first day concluded with open judging of the Sports Shooter Newsletter Annual Contest. Participants sat in as Academy faculty members reviewed entries for composition, graphic elements, and storytelling components.
"I found the judging really helpful," said SportsShooter.com member Daniel Berman, a sophomore photojournalism major at Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington. "Seven industry pros just showed us what they liked and what they don't like. It's nice to see clean pictures that are very graphic and have a clear moment in them. Those are all things I'm working on during SSA."
Returning Academy faculty member and San Diego Union-Tribune staff photographer Sean Haffey helped judge the contest. "There are people in the audience who were stunned at how we could make decisions so fast," he said. "As we went on they were able to see good and bad backgrounds, moments, and composition. By the end, it became pretty clear what we were looking for."
Contest winners will be announced on SportsShooter.com next week.
Sports Shooter Academy V is supported by Samy's Camera, Canon, USA, and Think Tank Photo. The workshop continues through Sunday. Other faculty members include Los Angeles Times staff photographers Wally Skalij and Myung Chun, Getty Images staff photographer Donald Miralle, and Orange County Register photographer Michael Goulding.
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