The end of this year’s basketball season was loaded with games for me and I simply did not not have the time to immediately process and post all the games I shot. I posted some photos and scores on Twitter during the DePaul Prep v. Mather game but could not give every game full treatment. I always try to shoot senior nights but I lost track of this one until now. Under the circumstances, I think it works about okay. Hopefully, you will have a little more of high school that is ending so unfortunately.
The exercise of processing the photos many weeks after taking them has proved instructive. This year I decided not to obsess on ISO and use as “auto-ISO” more than I every have. I did that that because it didn’t seem to effect the photos when posting on Twitter and Instagram.
But now, looking at these photos on a big monitor two months later, high ISO is soooooo grainy. We just gotta get better light in these gyms. I want to be shooting at no more than 1600 ISO. So you athletic directors out there better start budgeting for new and better lights in your gyms. Take a queue from the area arenas. Winstrust has great light. Allstate—very nice. Just saying.
As for these particular photos, l love the ones of the DePaul Prep coaches—some of my favorites of this season. I would post that photo in my website portfolio but it just seems too grainy. I guess I should try it out before deciding.
Congratulations to the DePaul Prep seniors. I have enjoyed watching and photographing Lance Mosley and DJ Shower over these past four years. Outstanding young men and basketball players. Hopefully this global pandemic won’t impact your college experiences too much.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
Oh, ya. And the Rams won 63-25.
