Shooting Volleyball For Ohio State

Part of the interesting thing of this season is the fact that I have shot for so many of the opponents. There is something about shooting a sporting event that gets the adrenaline going. When you are paid to do it you get the adrenaline going even more. You have to make the photos, and that is something that you don’t get any other way. Last night I shot the volleyball game for Ohio State against Purdue. Early on I thought that it was going to be a quick night. Purdue jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the break that I thought was leading to a sweep. Most teams fold up under that kind of pressure. Ohio State did not though. They fought back winning the first two sets after the intermission to force a 5th set. Those extra sets were great because of the emotion that Ohio State was playing with. I made some great pictures of some jube that I will be able to use.

Finding A New Location

One thing about this season is that it started to feel like I was making the same photos. I ran into this during the baseball season. You just have to try and find something new to spice things up a bit. I normally jump up high on either end of the court to get the over the net stuff, but also to keep everything on the same plane of focus. Last night I decided to crawl up into the TV platform right on the net to try it out. I liked the angle, but with a packed house someone has to move so that you can climb up. You can get trapped up there pretty easily I would guess. It was a new perspective that I would try again. The photo above was made from that location.

Bonus Photos

Here are a couple of extra shots that I liked from the game. I will update this post with a link to the gallery on OhioStateBuckeyes.com when the photo gallery is up. Edit: A small gallery can be found here.