A few months ago, I was asked to photograph the local Netball playoffs at the Stoke Mandeville Guttman’s sports center, Aylesbury. Up until that point, I had never considered Netball a game I would enjoy watching, but there is a lot of skill, strength and speed involved.
Photographing sports delivers new challenges which I relish. I had to anticipate where the best action might be; it is a lot of trial and error but I soon learnt where to position the lens.
It was great fun. Many thanks to Sam for arranging …

Just a teaser. I was privileged to photograph the final Netball tournament in Stoke Mandeville this evening. For me it was a gruelling 3 hours of rushing around for the best angles while trying not to get in the referee’s way. All the girls played with passion and sportsmanship. Towards the end of the evening one poor girl really busted up her ankle which swelled up to the size of of an Orange!
More photos to come soon, but as usual I am sensitive to the fact some people may not …

I’ll confess, I’ve never seen a netball game before let alone a tournament. I never considered it a sport that deserved my attention. BUT (notice the emphasis on the but) I will accept that I am wrong. Netball is fast paced, exhausting and frighteningly competitive.
I used to believe it was graceful and at a more leisurely pace, I was so wrong! The players’ pace and stamina was relentless, I could tell they were passionate as every pass, interception and marking was committed to the desire to win.
I got some great …

Saturday was one just one of those days when multiple events happen to be booked on one day; photoshoot 3 music acts, a neighbours BBQ and for most of the day a 24 hour fundraising badminton session. I took my trusty Nikon along to document the event as well as taking part. Although there are no photos of me actually playing I was on the courts quite a bit!! Honest!

As well as the games itself, there were things to entertain the kids such as video games, fancy dress and a …

I play badminton regularly, so I wanted to try out my new Nikon Fisheye 10mm to see how it would before shooting fast action, contrasting lighting conditions and see what opportunities it opens to my photography.