Jazz Practice

I’m obviously a few days behind on my Jazz posts. But then again, as my wife often reminds me, I don’t get paid for blogging. So we’re going on my schedule…

Rule 2- comedy is black and white.

In these media situations, which are very short, reporters just go from player to player for quick interviews. This is the crowd around Deron Williams:

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So if you’re late to the mob you can go over the top:

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Or you can crawl in low:

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That shot captures the mood after game one’s thrashing at the hands of the Lakers. This next shot is a complete failure but it caught my eye for some reason. It reminds me of a movie still:

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Not much of a crowd around Carlos Boozer:

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Andrei Kirilenko’s hair:

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My 11-year-old son was next to me while I was editing my photos. Not that he finds my job at all interesting (he says it’s completely boring), he did love this shot of coach Jerry Sloan:

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And here’s what Sloan’s reaction might be if when he reads this post:

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If you didn’t see it, scroll back up to see Sloan with Andrei’s hair. Oh man, he’s going to kill me…

Jazz v Lakers: Game One, Flash Zero

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Even with good ambient lighting and kick-ass cutting-edge digital cameras, the top outlets (like Sports Illustrated and the NBA) are still using strobes to photograph the NBA playoffs. They’re settling for one shot every 4-5 seconds when they could have ten frames every second. It makes me wonder. But I gotta say, after looking at the photos in my take that their strobes ruined, these shooters have exceptional timing. See you tonight.

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