I was lucky enough to catch both the girls and boys bowling teams practicing on the same day. As usual, I picked a lane near the wall for the flash photos. One SB-800 on TTL mode bounced off the wall to the right did the trick. I set the ISO on 1600 to get some of the background in but still keep it underexposed to prevent distractions. Exposure was 1/250th at f/5.6. The...
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Back to Commack Lanes to photograph the boys bowling team in practice. I was able to get a few shots from the bowlers’ sides this time because the two adjacent lanes were empty. I shot at the same settings as the girls practice a few weeks ago, so if you need details on how these were shot, check out that post. Thanks, again, to the management at Commack Lanes for...
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Caught the girls bowling team in practice let week. I don’t usually shoot practice sessions with most sports because I get more exciting shots during a competition, but with some sports it doesn’t matter. Bowling is one of those. There’s only one bowler on a lane at a time so it’s not like you’re going to get shots of opposing bowlers...
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The boys bowling team is having a great season. Looks like they’ll finish in second place in their league. Way to go guys! I was back at Vets Lanes to photograph them during a practice on Monday. They were good enough to wear their shirts for the session, which helps make the photos look a lot better. I usually avoid photographing teams during practices but bowling...
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Bowling is an interesting sport to photograph. You want to get photos of the bowlers’ faces but you can’t stand in front of the pins, right? Well, maybe you can, sort of. The good folks at Commack Vets Lanes give me permission to walk partway into the gutter of an adjacent lane so I can shoot the blowers rolling practice balls. For this I use a wide angle...
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