Adrian Dennis

This image shows Man United's Ander Herrera and Southampton's Victor Wanyama battling for the ball. I think this is a strong image because it shows the pair battling and is mainly focused on them and no-one else, the fans in the background aren't distracting. Though Marouane Fellaini is stood in blue just behind them and he isn't completely out of focus and could be considered quite distracting.

This images shows Robin van Persie in a one-on-one situation with Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster. I feel this is a good image because it shows van Persie focusing on the ball and where he is going to attempt to shoot, it is also strong because it shows Forster's attempts to distract him to stop scoring which come not no use as he scores.

This image shows Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas playing against QPR, attempting to run clear of a defender chasing him to attempt to get the ball off him. This is a strong image as the background isn't distracting, and that it also shows the concentration of Fabregas' face not get away from the defender and the defenders concentration as he looks to chase him down and tackle him and ease the situation.

Different Cameras

Compact - A compact camera is a smaller version of an SLR, it is small enough that it can be taken around in your pocket though due to the increase in phone cameras, they have been bought less frequently.

Digital SLR - Digital SLR cameras a large than compact and are usually used by more confident photographers and those who don't consider themselves amateur photographers. These types of camera are more complex than compact but do have the capabilities to take much better photographs.

Speed camera - Speed cameras are normally used to catch people speeding on the roads and are rarely used for commercial photography, though people have been known to use them for projects but it is hard to find out about them as they haven't really been done by any big name photographers.

Bridge - Bridge cameras are a type of camera in between DSLRs and Compacts most people who will use these feel their ability is too good to use compacts but not quite good enough for DSLRs. A lot of professional photographers who use DSLRs in their normal work will occasionally use Bridges as a change from their normal cameras.

Polaroid - Polaroid cameras are a type of camera that produces an image not long after the image has been taken, it is produced on a polaroid that comes out of the bottom of the camera. These aren't often used anymore, though photographers do still used for projects.

Film - Film cameras a type of camera that requires a roll of film to be used, due to the creation of digital photography in the late 1980s they have become less used, though there are still many photographers who only used film cameras in their work.

Medium format - Medium format, a small version of the large format camera are a type of film camera that over the years are used less frequently, though these are still used by a fair few people which means these stay in production.

Large format - Large format camera the original camera are rarely used anymore due to the creation of other more advanced cameras though there are still a select few who do still use them and some photographers do use them quite often.

Stuart Roy Clarke

Stuart Roy Clarke is a British football photographer who has worked for The Homes of Football and has taken a wide range of images for them for years and has built up a huge portfolio of work. His images have ranged from focusing on the action and on the crowds. He has also taken a lot of images of football that isn't the action. He does have a lot of images that do incorporate the action but he also has a lot of shots of non-action images that incorporate football but aren't action shots. These sorts of images are really impressive a showcase all the different aspects of the sport which I feel is what football photography is all about. His three different images on this page are all action shots but are very different, all taken during the 1990s and all feature players in red, but the top image shows Eric Cantona playing for Man United attempting to show off some acrobatic football skills, at this point the ball is not in shot this means that he has missed the ball or more than likely he has taken the shot. I really like this image because it is something that is not done very often in matches and to catch it like he has is just incredible. The second image shows Peter Beardsley taking a shot in a game for Liverpool, I like this image because it still has the ball in shot as it is heading towards goal and it shows the swinging action of his leg after taking the shot. The third image I really like because it focuses on the defender clearing the ball and it also features all the other players around him who were trying to out jump him to the ball.

Large format camera

Large format prints are create by using a large format camera, this is done by getting the subject in place, focusing the camera this is done by using the dials on the side of the camera and the cloth is put over the top so it is easier to tell whether it is in focus or not. When you focus the shutter should be open, when this is done you check that the aperture and shutter speed are correct then you close the shutter and cock it. Then you hold the button down for a specific time, for me it was eight seconds. The  paper in the film has to be taken out and turned around, kept up when the image is being taken then returned then it is developed. Afterwards it is inverted as get this result.

Mark Pain

 This first image shows Wayne Rooney getting tackled during an England game this image I find really interesting because it shows the impact of the tackle and the reaction of the player after the tackle. The main reason I find this image interesting is it shows the tackle just after it has been made and it shows the concentration on the face of the Welsh player making the tackle and the anguish on Rooney's  face after the tackle has been made.

This image shows Angel di Maria sat on the group after the Southampton player behind him has presumably made a tackle on him. I like this image because it shows the Southampton player pleading his innocence, trying to say he didn't do anything to the other player, whereas with di Maria is shows him sat down after what looks like a challenge from the Southampton player. The only thing about this that I could criticise is that on the Southampton players hands and the tip of his head look a little blurred but other than that it is a really strong image.

This shows Cesc Fabregas playing for Spain challenging an England player for the ball. I like this image because it shows that the pair have gone up to head the ball and by the looks of it Fabregas has come out better, it shows the pair after challenging as the come back down from jumping. It seems to indicate that they have had a collision as they have gone up for the ball as well. This is a strong image because it focuses purely on the two players and the background is not distracting as it is blurred out enough.

Proposal

For this project I will be photographing football the main reason for this is I have a huge interest in football photography and I haven't done in a project before and it is time for me to show what I can do with different types of camera and what I can do when I am not taking action shots.

I will be photographing mainly close up shots of people whilst playing football, I will also use a few action shots as well. For this project I will be using a digital SLR which will be a Canon 40D, a compact and film camera. This will be done as I want to see how different the images and what I can try to achieve by using a wide range of images. I will be taking the images in colour this is because I feel that football images look better in colour, though there are some images that I feel look really good in black and white, I will experiment with the images to see whether black and white or colour work. All of the images that I choose as my final images will be displayed in a book as it the main part of the assignment. With these images I hope to show all the different ways that football photography can be done and that it isn't all about the action shots and that it can be quite artistic.

When it comes to access of the locations, all the locations that I will need permission for, I already have so that will be no problem whatsoever. When it comes to equipment, I will require three different cameras, I already have a my Canon 40D the digital SLR and the compact the Canon G10 all I need know is a film camera, this shouldn't be hard to gain and I already have the film so that makes it easier for me. I will be looking at many different types of football photographers for my research so that will help and inspire me when I take the actual photos. I already have created a week by week plan so as long as I stick to this I should be okay with my project and get it all completed on time and professionally.

Week by Week plan

Week 1 - Complete introduction, start initial photo shoots to try and gain inspiration. Gain ideas for upcoming photo shoots and plan them out.

Week 2 - Complete proposal and begin research ensure by the end of the week at least half of it is completed. Do at least one photo shoot so that there are at least some images to work with. Evaluate all photo shoots done during the week. Edit all photos taken during the photo shoots.

Week 3 - Complete any photo shoots make sure that by this point at least three have been done and that there are over 100 good images, so that they can be narrowed down to the final 35 images. Evaluate all shoots done during this week as week two's shoots should have been evaluated the previous week. Make sure final 35 images are selected.

Week 4 - Compile the photos and send the book of to be made. Ensure that by the end of this week that the research is completed. Reflect back on all photo shoots and discuss how the images were achieved and how they could be improved.

Week 5 - Work towards completion of assignment, evidence all working progress, write an overall evaluation.

Introduction

For this project we will be publishing our own book. This project has no specific theme; we will choose the theme ourselves and create a book around that theme. The main aim of this assignment is to produce around 35 images and then collate them together into a book, which we will create over the Internet and then have printed.

For this project I will be photographing football, this will comprising of both action and more artistic shots. I will be taking some shots of actual games being played to use and also some posed that are often seen on posters to advertise products. The assignment encourages experimentation, and I feel that I will be doing this as normally with my football photography I base it around action shots and this time I won’t be just basing it around these types of shots I will be getting others as well.