1st Place, Sports Feature Photo
2021-22, Division MS, News Photography
By Emily Hu
The Cougar Star
Clague MS
PH-02. Sports Feature Photo
Any non-game action photo directly related to sporting events should be entered in this category. This would include reaction shots, crowd shots or other shots that capture the emotion and/or human interest angle associated with a sporting contest. (Portraits of sports-related subjects should be entered in the Environmental Portrait category.) Photo may be in color even if published image was in black and white. Photos will be judged on both the quality of the photo and how it was used in the publication.
Judging Criteria
- Effective cropping to center of interest
- Clear, sharp details
- Good, sharp contrast with varied levels of grays, black and white or colors
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- All elements in photo combine with caption to tell story
- Action, rather than posed photo
- Visually tells another side of a sports story, rather than game action
- Is not posed