Reply To: Here Goes Nothing… Critique (+ Intro)

[PJ99212]

Jones,

I just took a look at your flickr stream and you have a good eye for sports, I would have easily used several of your photos in my newspaper.
You may want to approach your local paper and offer to shoot as a stringer. It would would give you a chance to rub shoulders with pro photogs and get feedback from editors. Most PJs are happy to give pointers to “kids”, I know I got plenty of advice from them when I was in high school, along with brutal critiques from my editor. (I started stringing when I was about 16)

I’d like to see more of your sports stuff, so I’ve added you as a contact on flickr.  Feel free to ask questions, especially when it comes to sports/action, since that’s where my first photography love is. Just so you know I’m no poser, I’ve taken first and third in sports photography in the National Newspaper Association contest.