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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2005-11-18
Sports Shooter Academy II scheduled for April 5-9, 2006
By Sports Shooter staff
Sports Shooter Academy faculty member Wally Skalij of the Los Angeles Times sets up lighting for a portrait demonstration with Cal State Fullerton all-league guard Ralphy Holmes during the 2005 workshop.
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Learning from award-winning professional photographers while covering major college sports is the cornerstone of the Sports Shooter Academy.
Returning to Orange County, California April 5-9, 2006, the Sports Shooter Academy will again be held in conjunction with the Big West Conference. This hands-on shooting workshop will give participants an opportunity to cover Division I sports: track & field, baseball, men's volleyball, tennis, softball along with horse racing and other local sports.
The faculty for the Sports Shooter Academy II features Robert Hanashiro, a staff photographer with USA TODAY, Southern California freelance photographer Matt Brown, Wally Skalij of the Los Angeles Times and Michael Goulding of the Orange County Register.
The workshop will kick off Wednesday evening April 5 with an orientation session and reception that will feature a keynote presentation by Andy Bernstein, the NBA's Senior Photographer.
The first Sports Shooter Academy was held last February and was very successful, prompting the Big West Conference to continue its participation in the program. The Big West provides credentials to its events enabling workshop participants to photograph all of the action on and off the playing field.
Faculty members accompany participants to events, offering advice and information on lens selection, lighting, positions and how to creatively cover the sport. Participants edit their work under the guidance of the faculty and critiques are offered each day of shooting.
As Matt Brown says: "It's real world experience here folks!"
The Academy ends with an awards brunch on Sunday, where the best photograph made during the workshop and the best collection of work are recognized.
Sports Shooter Academy participant Peter Huoppi sets up a floor remote during a U.C. Irvine basketball game at the 2005 workshop.
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Lectures by the faculty and classes on portraits, lighting and remotes will also be featured.
"Killer. That sums up Sports Shooter Academy for me," said student Jordan Murph of Hawaii after the first Sports Shooter Academy, "Never in my life have I learned so much while having so much fun. Mahalo nui loa to everyone once again for everything. There were so many good times, I'll never forget it."
Student Tyler Barrick of Ohio said, "I learned a lot about myself as a photographer and the difference between the images I used to make. The instructors gave me pointers on how to improve my shooting or just to keep working the situation to achieve the ultimate image. The feedback before and during the critique sessions were priceless. Thank you everyone for making this possible. Everyone who was there was awesome and I've definitely made some friends for life."
Sports Shooter Academy II is sponsored by Nikon. Representatives of Nikon will be on-site and will have loaner equipment available for registered participants including the latest professional digital cameras and lenses up to 600mm.
There are a limited number of spots in this workshop. Applications will be available by early December. For more information, contact Robert Hanashiro: bert@sportsshooter.com.
Reference links:
Sports Shooter Academy reviews on SportsShooter.com:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/education/workshop_profile.html?id=22
Sports Shooter articles on Sports Shooter Academy I:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1306
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1351
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1352
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1358
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1357
Big West Conference:
http://bigwest.org
http://www.bigwest.org/info/shooter
Matt Brown:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/mattb
http://www.mattbrownphoto.com
Wally Skalij:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/skalij
http://www.poyi.org/59/17/1701skalw01.html
http://www.poyi.org/59/NPOY/NPOY02skalw22.html
http://www.poyi.org/59/NPOY/NPOY02skalw01.html
Michael Goulding:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/mgoulding
Robert Hanashiro:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/gallery/2003-12-4-utah/flash.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/arlington_west/flash.htm
http://www.sportsshooter.com/bert/bopentry
http://www.sportsshooter.com/bert/sports_port
Andy Bernstein:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/abernstein
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1378
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1120
http://andrewbernstein.com
http://www.nba.com/allstar2004/bernstein_040212.html
http://www.sportart.net/abport.html
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