Coach K, the head baseball coach at East Stroudsburg University, hosted his summer camp starting today. It is an excellent opportunity for boys to learn how to swing the bat better and more consistently. This camp is all about repetition and learning!
I arrived just after lunch with my camera and monopod to begin capturing the action. I positioned myself along the first base side and fairly close to the batter. My goal was to capture the nuances of the batter’s swing and hopefully get the ball in the photograph as well.
I ran through a lot of frames in a short time and thought to myself, “Boy, I’m so glad this is a digital camera!” It is just so much cheaper and easier with a digital camera. I can quickly discard the ones I don’t want. After a while, the boys started playing some games where they were instructed to put their newly learned skills to use. It was obvious that the hard work paid off and some very nice line drives came off many of the bats.
Then I got to thinking… Just as the boys are learning the parts of a good swing, so I am learning some of the fundamental ways to photograph baseball. The boys need to learn about the batters’ swing and I need to learn more about photographing the game they love to play!
So, I am learning baseball. What are you learning?