1st Place, Sports Feature Photo
2022-23, Division 1, Yearbook Visual
By Maura Puro
Echo
Grand Blanc HS
Y-17. Sports Feature Photo
A sports-related photo separate from the game action that captures the drama and emotion characteristic of the competition. Photos from outside the field of play that feature competition participants (players, coaches, officials, etc.) as well as non-action player reaction shots from the field of play may be submitted in this category. Photos of the crowd that do not predominantly feature athletes should be submitted in School Spirit Photo. Entries in this category should not be portraits.
Judging Criteria
- Photo has strong storytelling content
- Photo has been effectively cropped to emphasize center of interest and enhance content
- Photo is technically strong
- in focus
- proper contrast
- not too grainy or muddy
- Photographer paid attention to rules of composition
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- Candid, rather than posed photo
- Captures a moment showing interaction or emotion of athletic participants (players, coaches, officials, etc.)