Pigskin

Are you ready for some football? (Cue the Hank Williams, Jr. music)

I spent ALL day photographing the Falkner Football Festival in Castle Rock for a local youth sports photography company. Kids are always great to shoot because their emotion is so raw and spontaneous.

Comparatively speaking, I've shot less football than most sports so it was great practice for the upcoming prep, college and pro seasons. The big difference, obviously, is that at this age (I had 11-13 year olds) the game is much slower and predictable. That being said, it's also difficult to shoot at times because the kids get bunched up so it's hard to isolate the players and the backgrounds are often cluttered with parents, siblings and the ubiquitous colored lawn chair.

Making a few nice frames easily makes up for the challenge.

Give me an assignment to shoot some pigskin, at any level, and I'm a pretty happy camper.

-JCE

Denver sports photographer