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Tips for Taking Game Photos in Tiger Stadium

Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:26 pm
Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:26 pm
I'm looking for tips from Jeff and a few others who regularly take game photos of games. How do you do it? Do you have a field pass or just great seats and a great lense? Do you creep around during the games?

I finally bought I decent camera in the "offseason" and want to flex my artistic muscle this year as y'all take some amazing shots.

I see see hanging around at field level before games but it seems difficult to move around during the games. Just curious. TIA
This post was edited on 8/9/12 at 3:28 pm
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:27 pm to
Go buy a Nikon bruh
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
23790 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:27 pm to
Go buy a Nikon bruh
Posted by lwlsu96
Member since Oct 2011
5404 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:28 pm to
Go buy a Nikon bruh
Posted by Tigerbait8
Biloxi
Member since Aug 2012
2367 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:31 pm to
dont be a pussy and make someones bitch arse get out of their seat that sits close to the field. Take some bad arse pics, and haul arse before the security make you leave
Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
BR
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:31 pm to
So a Nikon? Is that correct?
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:31 pm to
yeah, bruh.
Posted by BACONisMEATcandy
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:36 pm to
Canon > Nikon
Posted by PurpleAndGold86
Member since Jun 2012
11036 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:41 pm to
wow very insightful responses all the way throughout this thread
Posted by Broham
Member since Feb 2005
18953 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

Canon > Nikon

No
Posted by la_birdman
Northern GA via Lake Charles
Member since Feb 2005
31919 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:05 pm to
Canon.
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22441 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:06 pm to
Helps if you have one of these:



Tips:

Go to the North West corner, field level. There is a gate there that the band goes through. Before the game, wait for a large group of people (TAF vip's, recruits, etc. going through that gate. Turn your hat around backwards like a real photographer, and be looking down at your camera, like you are fooling with the settings, and just walk through. Then you can go immediately to the left to the tunnel where the team comes out.)

Jeff's daughter was a cheerleader, so she was his field pass . I used to just walk through using the above method, but got busted during the WVA game and haven't tried again because I don't want to go to jail.


ETA: Get a Nikon, Bruh.
This post was edited on 8/9/12 at 4:09 pm
Posted by DLauw
SWLA
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:14 pm to
quote:

Helps if you have one of these

does it come with the adapter for canon?
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22441 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

does it come with the adapter for canon?


They make them specifically for Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc.
Posted by HeadBusta4LSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
11362 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:23 pm to
Go buy a Nikon bruh
Posted by DLauw
SWLA
Member since Sep 2011
6193 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:33 pm to
quote:

They make them specifically for Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc

well damn, my joke didn't work then. i assumed it was nikor. didn't realize it was a sigma (or is it a tamron? i'm old and blind)
Posted by bigeztiger
Columbus Ohio
Member since Jul 2011
5092 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:43 pm to
Just apply for press credentials... Start a blog website and boom! You're part of "the media"... Bring knee pads too because they don't let the media stand in the endzones, you have to kneel.
Posted by Ghostfacedistiller
BR
Member since Jun 2008
17501 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:50 pm to
quote:

Just apply for press credentials... Start a blog website and boom! You're part of "the media"..


My brother actually works for the newspaper with the highest circulation in the nation, I'll see what I can do.
Posted by bigeztiger
Columbus Ohio
Member since Jul 2011
5092 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 5:19 pm to
It's real easy to get credentialed... Trust me I work for the dreaded media... If the weatherman can get a press pass then so can you if you have contacts
Posted by pencilinwin
Behind Enemy Lines
Member since Oct 2011
31 posts
Posted on 8/9/12 at 5:46 pm to
I'd recommend not trying to sneak things into the stadium you aren't supposed to have, or trying to gain access to areas you aren't supposed to be (or don't have proper credentials to access).

Forget getting decent action shots at night games unless you want to fork 5k for a camera body or an equal (or greater) amount on body+lens.
Even with the right equipment the lighting gets a little bit checkerboard in tiger stadium at night (albeit worlds better then your avg. venue), so be prepared to change exposure on the fly as the motion moves in and out of light.

So if your interested in photography, I wouldn't bother trying to shoot at the games unless you can get credentialed. If you just want to take your own photos of the games take any of already mentioned advice that won't get you in trouble.
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