How to Take a Team Photo
Most parents have many photo albums full of the photos of the various teams that their children have been in. However, if you are the photographer or the designated team photographer, you have to do a little set up and planning to make the team photo a quality keepsake.
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Instructions
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Notify everyone on the team of the date and time that the photo is to be taken several weeks in advance, so arrangements can be made for all team members to be present. Include in this photo the team members, the coaches and other people who help the team, such as the grounds crew. Tell everyone to wear their uniforms for the shoot.
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Have your location set up when the team arrives for the photo. If it is in a shady area, you may have to use artificial lighting. If you are using chairs or bleachers, schedule the shoot so that the sun will be behind the photographer and shining on to the faces of the team members.
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Line up the team. For teams of 10 to 15, arrange for the teams to stand on two levels. If the team is composed of an even number of players, put the larger group on tope. So with 15 players, 8 would stand on the top row. For teams of more than 15, use three levels. If you have fewer than 9, you may be able to do one row or a semi-circle around the coaches. If you don't have levels, each group can kneel or squat in front of the row behind it. For three rows, the back row can stand, the middle row can kneel or squat, the front row can sit. Arrange it so everyone looks comfortable and you can see every face.
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Show the team members how to pose. The team members down the center section can face forward. The team members on the sides can turn slightly towards the center, so that one shoulder is slightly back from the other. If you have team members sitting on the ground, make sure that they are all sitting or posing the same way.
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Use a high quality digital camera. Look in your viewfinder to make sure that you can clearly see all faces. You do not want a tall person in front of a shorter one, so rearrange if needed. Check for shadows on and ask that all team members look to one designated spot when it is time to snap the shutter. Come in as close as possible in your viewfinder. You may consider turning the camera to a horizontal photo frame.
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Bring in the trophies if this is a celebration photo. Have the photo include the trophy or award. Don't forget to use some of the team equipment as props for the photo as well. If it's a football team, then have a row of football helmets along the bottom row. If it's a soccer team, line those soccer balls in front or have the person in the front center hold a ball. Softball team members can wear their gloves or hold bats on their shoulders.
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Comments
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tleveck
Apr 23, 2009
I am going to do a track team with 90 kids. I was going to do a row seated on the ground, a row on their knees, and a row seated on a bench, and row standing behind the bench, and a row standing on the bench. My question is should I start with the tallest people sitting on the ground and work back to the shortest standing on the bench? What about the people on their knees compared to the people sitting on the bench? Will they be too close in height to each other?
