Storytelling in Sports Photography with Jean Fruth

Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fruth shares her storytelling techniques for sports photography so you can capture more well-rounded stories. From the field to the game to the athlete’s themselves, you’ll learn how to take beautiful, cinematic, and unique images.

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0:00 In This Video
1:24 Telling the Full Story
4:44 The Stadium
5:58 Before & End of the Game
8:19 What Medium You're Shooting For?
10:53 Vladimir Guerrero's Nephew
11:31 Telling an Athlete's Story
13:06 Women's Baseball in the Dominican Republic
13:39 Camera Gear
16:42 Angles & Positions
18:06 Challenge Yourself

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[BandH]

Comment your questions on telling a well-rounded story! ⬇

[MatisMedia]

The advise here is amazing! I’ve been wondering exactly how to tell a story through photography and this does exactly that!!!

[FrankDiNardi]

I heard her on your B&H Photography Podcast quite a while back and I was enthralled with this story. I’m glad to see you’ve been following up with her! What a great video!

[SloopJohnBee-vqdw]

Great video. I’m a former sports journalist. One thing I know is that the ball should nearly always be in shot for any kind of ball game action shot. 👍📸

[JET]

Jean I absolutely love your videos! Thank you!

[MikeAllen-vhcl]

Another great episode Jean. Some helpful nuggets around scale, choosing the right lens to set the scene, shooting from above. Thanks for going into more detail about story telling. It highlights for me that it's not simply about getting a specific shot but about getting the shots that draw the viewer into the story.

[gmquiroa]

Loved the video and excellent commentary. Very imformative.

[k]

Thank you Jean. I always shoot sports tight. You are challenging me to shoot wide and tell the story.

[jimblackmon]

love your style and pics are the bomb. I may have missed it in your past videos but can you share mode and settings. i know they change for every location but your primary starting point. manual, AP, WB, metering mode, focus area, elec or mech. if too much info I understand. again, love your work.

[brandonmcmullen]

Love this video (and this entire video series for that matter). What monitor is Jean using at the 17:37 mark?