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Norske8 · 10-03-2005, 02:44 PM

After much effort I was able to get a few of my volleyball photos published in a newspaper. I posted the first photo here initially over one year ago.

I wrote a freelance travel article on the pro beach volleyball tournament in Chicago. I was able to sell the article and photos together as a package deal. This is the fourth freelance article that I have written. Here is the article: Article

Below are some photos I took at the recent event. Enjoy!

p.s. I have not given up my day job yet. There are too many excellent photographers as evidenced by this site and many others.

This player appeared in Playboy recently. I did not know it when I took her photo.

An offering to the volleyball gods:

A little eye candy:

Shpoop · 10-03-2005, 02:53 PM

hey, those photos are awesome...no wonder you got them sold. I don't do much action shots, but I'm about to do a rugby game for a friend, and would like to know some basics before I go in there so...

What is your ISO speed usually? I was planning on using 400, is that the norm?
What do you aim at for shutter speed? I know many things can affect your range, but what is your slowest that you will settle for?
And I know this one depends totally on how you want the photo to look, but what do you usually set your aperture at?

Norske8 · 10-03-2005, 03:15 PM

Rugby is a great sport. I love looking at rugby photos because you don't have a helmet or pads blocking the subject's expression.

With volleyball at the beach in bright sunlight I usually shoot at 400 iso. Based on trial and error I have found that a shutter speed of anything slower than 1/2000th of a second is too slow. At that shutter speed I can catch the logos on the ball without any blur and can also capture the compression of the ball when it hits the player's hands.

The f/stop issue is a tough one. The problem with beach volleyball is that the background clutter (logos, signs, spectators) is usually very distracting. In order to keep the clutter to a minimum I usually shoot at f/5.6 to f/2.8. But on the landscape shots above my f/stop was usually f/8 to f/16.

Low light volleyball is another story altogether. Hopefully your rugby match will be during the light of day. Then you will have a lot more creative latitude.

tropicdiver · 10-03-2005, 06:25 PM

Congratulations!

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Always have enjoyed viewing your work.

Spanxxx · 10-15-2005, 05:42 PM

Great work! Love that 3rd one down with the girl all sky high going for the ball. Such great musculature in her back and I love the how the sand shows the takeoff.

The dude with the afro is great too. What a wonderful expression capture.

And well... of course... that ass collage is quite something too

Thanks for sharing these and congrats !

JumpinJesus · 10-16-2005, 07:10 AM

Nice shots, norske. I know that beach well. I haven't been to the volleyball tournament, though.

Also, congratulations on getting those published. One of these days I hope to join the ranks of published photographers.

Konichiwaneko · 10-16-2005, 11:31 PM

amazing photos, I liked them a year ago and I like them more now

10-03-2005, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Norske8 Tilted Location: Middle Of The Road	Published After much effort I was able to get a few of my volleyball photos published in a newspaper. I posted the first photo here initially over one year ago. I wrote a freelance travel article on the pro beach volleyball tournament in Chicago. I was able to sell the article and photos together as a package deal. This is the fourth freelance article that I have written. Here is the article: Article Below are some photos I took at the recent event. Enjoy! p.s. I have not given up my day job yet. There are too many excellent photographers as evidenced by this site and many others. This player appeared in Playboy recently. I did not know it when I took her photo. An offering to the volleyball gods: A little eye candy: __________________ "Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Director of U.S. Patent Office, 1899

10-03-2005, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Norske8 Tilted Location: Middle Of The Road	Rugby Rugby is a great sport. I love looking at rugby photos because you don't have a helmet or pads blocking the subject's expression. With volleyball at the beach in bright sunlight I usually shoot at 400 iso. Based on trial and error I have found that a shutter speed of anything slower than 1/2000th of a second is too slow. At that shutter speed I can catch the logos on the ball without any blur and can also capture the compression of the ball when it hits the player's hands. The f/stop issue is a tough one. The problem with beach volleyball is that the background clutter (logos, signs, spectators) is usually very distracting. In order to keep the clutter to a minimum I usually shoot at f/5.6 to f/2.8. But on the landscape shots above my f/stop was usually f/8 to f/16. Low light volleyball is another story altogether. Hopefully your rugby match will be during the light of day. Then you will have a lot more creative latitude. __________________ "Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Director of U.S. Patent Office, 1899

10-03-2005, 06:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
tropicdiver Amazed Location: Austin, Texas	Congratulations! <BR> Always have enjoyed viewing your work. __________________ Bob Life is short. Break some rules.

10-15-2005, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Spanxxx Psycho Location: Under my roof	Great work! Love that 3rd one down with the girl all sky high going for the ball. Such great musculature in her back and I love the how the sand shows the takeoff. The dude with the afro is great too. What a wonderful expression capture. And well... of course... that ass collage is quite something too Thanks for sharing these and congrats ! __________________ I think that's what they mean by "nickels a day can feed a child." I thought, "How could food be so cheap over there?" It's not, they just eat nickels. - (supposedly) Peter Nguyen, internet hero

10-16-2005, 07:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	Nice shots, norske. I know that beach well. I haven't been to the volleyball tournament, though. Also, congratulations on getting those published. One of these days I hope to join the ranks of published photographers. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

10-03-2005, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shpoop Curious Location: NJ (but just for college)	hey, those photos are awesome...no wonder you got them sold. I don't do much action shots, but I'm about to do a rugby game for a friend, and would like to know some basics before I go in there so... What is your ISO speed usually? I was planning on using 400, is that the norm? What do you aim at for shutter speed? I know many things can affect your range, but what is your slowest that you will settle for? And I know this one depends totally on how you want the photo to look, but what do you usually set your aperture at?

10-16-2005, 11:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	amazing photos, I liked them a year ago and I like them more now __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.