Football and volleyball have taken up a lot of my time and assignments since I've been in Jackson. Volleyball especially. I always feel like getting a new volleyball image is so hard! I spend so much of my time making sure I get what I know is runnable and covering my ass, it is hard to take risks. But as the season progressed, I started to figure out a formula that seemed to work the best. Grab a feature in the beginning, shoot two games in the match from as high up as you can, so you get both teams blocking and spiking, spend the third game and any thing else taking risks. Go down low, shoot the bench, shoot really tight and miss more often, but get something more intriguing when it works out, wait for digs, etc. These are just a few from some recent games. I don't want to inundate my blog with mediocre, indoor volleyball photography, but I know my coverage, as a journalist, has improved over the past few months, though I don't know if it is visually stunning or portfolio worthy.

Also, included, are photos from a really fun, daytime football game. I shot with a 400 with a 1.4 tele and end lurked in the end zone for most of the game and it was a good experience to play around with.

Thanks!

Grant