Join us for an in-depth look at photographing high school action sports, followed by the opportunity to put what you've learned into practice on the football field!
We'll begin at the library with classroom instruction covering pre-game preparation, best practices on the sidelines, strategies for working with the challenging lighting found in high school stadiums and gyms, and what to do after the game, including culling and post-processing. Time and interest permitting, we'll also talk about the business of sports photography.
After the classroom portion, we'll head to a local high school to photograph live football action. The current schedule includes a freshman game at 5:30 p.m. followed by JV at 7:30 p.m. Participants are welcome to photograph one game or stay for both.
Please note: The football schedule is subject to change. If the school is unable to field a freshman team, there will be one JV game beginning at 6 p.m. instead. We'll update registered attendees with the final schedule and high school location before the event.
Canon users will also have the opportunity to try a 300mm or 400mm f/2.8 lens, as long as they promise to be very, very careful!
The high school location and additional game-day information will be provided to registered attendees before the event.
About Susan:
About 13 years ago, I brought my camera to my son's kindergarten soccer practice for the first time and discovered just how fun and challenging it could be to photograph a moving target. Fast-forward many years of practice and work on my craft, and now I have been photographing youth sports professionally for almost 9 years, on both the action and volume sides (team and individual portraits). In the past few years, I have started doing some H.S. Senior Portrait work as well, and I earned my CPP in 2024.
You can find me on Instagram at
@sgjphotos.