September 29, 2009
By Robin Deutsch, Sports Information Director
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Got the athlete in the picture. But not the head.
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Darn. Wrong player.
Click. Click. Click. Click.
Blurry. Too Dark. Too Light. Perfect!
Taking good action photographs are one of the most enjoyable things about covering college athletics. Well, when they come out, anyway.
The new athletics Web site was designed, in part, to take advantage of the outstanding action photos that are taken by our photographers at Stockton Photography. The ladies behind the cameras are Carlisle and Jeanette. To say that their work has exceptional value and meaning to the Athletics Department and for the entire college is like saying a rake is useful when you need to gather up a lawn full of leaves.
This year, the Sports Information Office has augmented the work of Stockton Photography by capturing same-game photos for selective contests involving field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and men’s tennis. More sports will follow. I hope these photos have enhanced our coverage and when possible brought a sense of “real time” to the stories that accompany these images.
The beauty of having Stockton Photography as our longtime partner is simple: It affords YOU the opportunity to purchase these images at extremely reasonable prices. The quality and customer service are straight from a Five Star French Restaurant. Perhaps this has something to do with Jeanette being a Vassar graduate.
Be sure to visit the Vassar Athletics portion of the Stockton Web site at:
http://www.stocktonphoto.com/vassar/
The Sports Information Office has added a few additional multimedia and social networking wrinkles to our coverage this year. Much like our photography efforts, videos and interviews from selected events will be available at our YouTube Channel (VassarSportsInfo) and embedded into pertinent stories where applicable. You can check a video out at this link: You Tube Channel
Vassar Athletics has also joined the social networking community with our own Facebook page, which can be easily found by typing “Vassar College Athletics” into the search box on your Facebook page. Then simply click the “Be A Fan” icon and you’ll join more than 500 fans who now follow the Brewers through Facebook. Our friends in College Relations are setting up a Twitter page for Athletics as well, taking the feed straight from our Web site to your apparatus of choice. Now you have it: Our photographic and multimedia offerings for 2009-10.
Now if someone could help me out with my ISO and Aperture settings ...
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