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Alright everyone, time to take your seat. Please take out your green spiral note book, two sharpened #2 pencils and prepare to take notes. Todays lesson will be on how to screw up an incredible photo shoot by completely forgetting all basic principles of photography. Well, not all, but forgetting only one or two is enough to ruin what should have been some memorable photographs. And yes, the teacher knows that PhotoShop can go a long way to salvaging many of these photos. Remember class, this is bad photography 101, not advanced PhotoShop.
The Detroit Tigers had a fan photography day and all the players came out for pictures. I did manage to use the right lens for the distance (17-40mm) and I had the sun behind me. I just wanted to point that out so I don't fall in to the category of being a complete idiot. So let the record show that I am only a partial idiot, thank you very much! But throughout the 10 million baseball games and practices that I have attended and managed over the years I guess I never noticed that baseball players wear caps, caps with a bill on them no less. Here's a science fact for you students, a cap with a bill on it worn in bright sunlight will produce a shadow! No really, this is true. You don't have to take my word for it either, I have dozens of photos from today to prove it.
Here's another bit of information for you students. All those countless articles that have been written about using fill flash for outdoor photos weren't kidding, you really should use it. So now, on with the lesson, let's look at the photos.
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Baseball players obviously hate photographers. Why else would they wear a baseball cap and sunglasses at the same time? Also, if they know my son is going to wear a white jersey then why for the love of God would they wear a dark blue one? Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb1~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Bobby Higginson-Right field</STRONG>
Another baseball player with a cap! When did those things become so popular? These fads come and go so quickly you just can't keep track of them! <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb2~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Nate Robertson-Starting pitcher</STRONG>
Another cap shadow. Man, I hate fads! <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb3~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Jason Johnson-Starting pitcher</STRONG>
Here's a Caucasian player that I almost lost in the shadows altogether. Just wait till I get to the Latino and African American players. <img src="/metal/html/indifferent.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":|"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb4.jpg">
<STRONG>Mick Kelleher-First base coach</STRONG>
Hey, no cap!!! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"> Of course by being a nice guy and bending over to pose with my son he cast a shadow across his body. <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb8.jpg">
<STRONG>Carlos Guillen-Shortstop</STRONG>
Oh-oh, it's getting worse! A Latino player wearing one of those new fangled baseball caps and he's wearing sunglasses too! <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb7.jpg">
<STRONG>Omar Infante-Second base</STRONG>
Woohoo! No cap!!! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> But being African American I lost a lot in the shadow on the one side of his face; <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb6.jpg">
<STRONG>Rondell White-Left field</STRONG>
Holy crap Batman! We have an African American player with one of those baseball caps bending over wearing sunglasses and a dark jersey. Ahhhhhhhhhh <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb5.jpg">
<STRONG>Esteban Yan-Relief pitcher</STRONG>
The conclusion on todays lesson? Always use use fill flash on close-up subjects if there is any possibility of shadows being present. Especially when dealing with faces. Rrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg!!! Well, there's the bell, class dismissed! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
The Detroit Tigers had a fan photography day and all the players came out for pictures. I did manage to use the right lens for the distance (17-40mm) and I had the sun behind me. I just wanted to point that out so I don't fall in to the category of being a complete idiot. So let the record show that I am only a partial idiot, thank you very much! But throughout the 10 million baseball games and practices that I have attended and managed over the years I guess I never noticed that baseball players wear caps, caps with a bill on them no less. Here's a science fact for you students, a cap with a bill on it worn in bright sunlight will produce a shadow! No really, this is true. You don't have to take my word for it either, I have dozens of photos from today to prove it.
Here's another bit of information for you students. All those countless articles that have been written about using fill flash for outdoor photos weren't kidding, you really should use it. So now, on with the lesson, let's look at the photos.
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Baseball players obviously hate photographers. Why else would they wear a baseball cap and sunglasses at the same time? Also, if they know my son is going to wear a white jersey then why for the love of God would they wear a dark blue one? Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb1~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Bobby Higginson-Right field</STRONG>
Another baseball player with a cap! When did those things become so popular? These fads come and go so quickly you just can't keep track of them! <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb2~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Nate Robertson-Starting pitcher</STRONG>
Another cap shadow. Man, I hate fads! <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb3~0.jpg">
<STRONG>Jason Johnson-Starting pitcher</STRONG>
Here's a Caucasian player that I almost lost in the shadows altogether. Just wait till I get to the Latino and African American players. <img src="/metal/html/indifferent.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":|"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb4.jpg">
<STRONG>Mick Kelleher-First base coach</STRONG>
Hey, no cap!!! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"> Of course by being a nice guy and bending over to pose with my son he cast a shadow across his body. <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb8.jpg">
<STRONG>Carlos Guillen-Shortstop</STRONG>
Oh-oh, it's getting worse! A Latino player wearing one of those new fangled baseball caps and he's wearing sunglasses too! <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb7.jpg">
<STRONG>Omar Infante-Second base</STRONG>
Woohoo! No cap!!! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
"> But being African American I lost a lot in the shadow on the one side of his face; <img src="/metal/html/frown.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb6.jpg">
<STRONG>Rondell White-Left field</STRONG>
Holy crap Batman! We have an African American player with one of those baseball caps bending over wearing sunglasses and a dark jersey. Ahhhhhhhhhh <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> Note: Fill flash would have went a long way toward improving this photograph.
<image src="http://findmall.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10325/bb5.jpg">
<STRONG>Esteban Yan-Relief pitcher</STRONG>
The conclusion on todays lesson? Always use use fill flash on close-up subjects if there is any possibility of shadows being present. Especially when dealing with faces. Rrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg!!! Well, there's the bell, class dismissed! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
">