Recently, we caught up with sports photographer Ben Shyman to hear about his success with football photography. Ben’s hard work and dedication to his craft with his alma mater ultimately landed him the dream job: game day access to the NFL, where he’s worked as a professional photographer for both the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.
In the first part of the interview, Ben tells us his own story of how he got his foot in the door to industry. He sheds some light on what to do – and what not to do – to get started in such a highly competitive and fast-paced field. Although much of what Ben discusses pertains to football, his approach as a photographer could be applied to most sports photography.
In part two, we examine some of Ben’s favorite photographs that he took shooting for the NY Giants. Here, Ben discusses his techniques used to achieve top caliber shots, and as in part 1, many of Ben’s insights could be applied to other types of sports photography.
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