I was at a varsity football game the other day. Following one play, a visiting player objected to what he thought was a non-call by the ref. He objected loud and colorfully, which drew a yellow flag. A few plays later, the ref who was the subject of his tirade was standing near by. I asked him if he ever took that personally. “Hell, no,” he replied quickly, “I get that kind of stuff at home all the time.”
Our Mentor and Lake Catholic photographer, Jim Baron, says that if you’re going to charge $2.00 for a slice of pizza, it should at least have some pepperoni or sausage on it. If you see Jim, feed him.
That’s what the ref said as he was peeling me off the track at Byers Field. Thanks to everyone who sent me emails and asking how I was. If you didn’t see it live or on the PD or STO video I got knocked down by a Glenville player running out of bounds last Saturday night. It is not the first time it has happened, but it is the first time I remember hearing the a loud OOOOHHH! coming from the stands. I guess I shouldn’t have used the Brett Favre training camp regimen.
As I mentioned, it is not the first time. I’ve been photographing sports for thirty years and I have been knocked over by football players, run over by a TV truck on Monday Night Football, (yes, really), been hit by foul balls, had basketball players fall on me and over me and I’ve gotten stitches at hockey games. One of my all-time favorite photojournalists, Robert Capa, had a saying “if you’re pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Of course he was blown up by a land mine.
We sent out our first newsletter about a week ago. It went out to those that were previously on our “Watch List” for players, and those that had purchased photos in the least school year. We want to use it to update about things we do on the web site, observations on games, special offers, photos and even a section with a photo tip each issue. We would also like to hear from you on what you would like to see in it, and of course any other comments or questions. If you aren’t on the list and want to be, just go to our home page and fill in the form.
Although we don’t have our Watch List any more, we still keep tabs on players that parents want pictures of. So just send us the student athletes name, school, sport, level and jersey number and we’ll make an effort to get photos.
We’re looking forward to the start of the season.
Welcome back to all of our viewers and fans. We aren’t planning any huge changes to the site, but we will be adding a few things that will make it more interesting. Like what?Look for short video clips and slide shows from select games. These will not replace the photo galleries, but compliment them. We will also be sending out an email newsletter keeping you posted on game coverage. Please go to the home page to sign up. Links relating to high school sports, photography tips and sometimes things that are just fun. Also, we have a new Facebook page. Find us by searching “Fuchs and Kasperek Photography and Video.” We hope you will become a fan. It will be a good place to see what we have been doing with sports ant the other work our company does for our clients.
Hello: We recently changed internet service providers and in the process had to disable our blog. Hope to be back soon. - Al & Larry