I really like shooting team huddles. I guess it’s kind of my thing. I get very bored at high school basketball games shooting only armpits so I’ve made it a habit to try to find some in-between moments on and off the court before, during and after games. Usually these photos don’t run in the paper, but I take them regardless and often they are my favorite photos from basketball assignments.
Basketball
Notre Dame defeats Purdue in Indianapolis
I drove down to Indianapolis this past weekend to photograph Notre Dame’s win against Purdue in the Crossroads Classic. The game itself wasn’t nearly as interesting as the one that preceded it between Indiana and Butler. After several armpit shots, I started working the low wide angle a bit to mix it up:
Notre Dame upsets No. 8 Kentucky
South Bend Career Academy adds basketball programs
Earlier this week, I got the chance to hang out at South Bend Career Academy with Tribune columnist Al Lesar to see practices by the school’s newly-formed girl’s and boy’s basketball teams. The academy, a charter school, is in the first year of competition. You can read Al’s column here.