A student working on a sports photography portfolio showed me images taken at a men's basketball game at American International College (AIC) where I teach. After our critique session I felt troubled, as while easily pointing out flaws, I struggled to provide plentiful strategies for improvement.
So, as an academic, I set out to do research. I checked out from our equipment locker the photography gear students use, and set out to photograph a women's volleyball game in the same gymnasium as the basketball game. While I worked for 20 years as a professional photographer before joining academia, I had not photographed volleyball. I therefore engaged in the creative process, deepened my knowledge on how to capture this game, and developed a list of shots to strive for. I did not capture everything on the list, but the process effectively focused my efforts.
I photographed the NE-10 Quarterfinal round on 11/19/21, won by AIC. The team went on to win the NE-10 finals and earned the number one seed in the East Region Division II Women's Volleyball Tournament. May our team continue to prevail.
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