#firstbasemen

This week the assigned work was to capture the pictures for the club and edit them accordingly with the help of Photoshop software. On Saturday, As the club played a match, we were fortunate to capture some of their best moves. With the information that was discussed in class, we were successful in capturing the right pictures.

During the whole process of photography and editing, we learned the idea of photographing people, and photography techniques which include shutter speed which impacts the quality of the image. More deep concepts on camera angles, a right focus on the object to crisp and well-defined images. While editing photos in Photoshop has helped us to learn about the concepts like balanced exposure, colour saturation, and white balance adjustment as well. All these editing techniques help us to create clear images without affecting the quality of pictures.

Role of photographs in increasing the business of sports club is not a new concept in this field. The first sports photographers include Neudin, E. Hahn, Albert Meyer in Germany, Laking, Beken, McNeil, and Jean and Georges in Delton, etc (Alvin, 2000). Sports photographs have become more graphically effective, capturing the emotion and speed of the moment, in vivid colors (IOC 1896). Photography in sports club always increases the followers Engagement, helps in branding of the club, increases the online presence and also image streaming.

Images can tell a story or emotion within sport especially. Action shots can capture the most joyous of victories and the despair of defeat which can engage the fan and enhance the experience. Malamed (2016) states that when using images, you need to work out the message it sends and if it is appealing. Otherwise there is little to no benefit. For example, fans can engage with images of sport on Instagram frequently as it is an important part of the interaction between players, clubs and fans.

REFERENCES

Malamed, C. (2015) Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

Alvin, D. (2000) The Basics of Photography, Dublin: Nati https://ivypanda.com/essays/sports-photography-and-its-evolution/

This is the 2nd installment of 11 where I will be ranking the best seasons at each position. Here is the top 10 first basemen.

1. Jose Abreu- White Sox The rookie out of Cuba was a stud. The triple crown threat led all of baseball in slugging percentage. He also led all AL first basemen in homers, average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. He was simply untamable in 2014.

2. Miguel Cabrera- Tigers No. There were no triple crowns or MVP’s for Cabrera in 2014, but he was still brilliant. Cabrera was tops among AL first basemen in runs batted in, runs scored, hits, and doubles. Miggy was quite the piece to a stacked Tigers lineup.

3. Anthony Rizzo- Cubs Rizzo has been on and off the field the Cubs’ centerpiece for both now and years to come. Rizzo was the best NL first basemen in terms of long balls, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. A great glove down at first also helped his case. Look for Rizzo to flourish in coming seasons.

4. Edwin Encarnacion- Blue Jays As usual, Encarnacion was launching moonshots out of the ballpark. Forget just placing among the best power hitters this year, Edwin has bombed 112 over the past 3 seasons. As long as he’s healthy expect many homers out of Edwin.

5. Adrian Gonzalez- Dodgers Very few can do what Adrian Gonzalez does. He has took the league by storm this year, tallying a major league 116 RBI’s. Not Miggy. Not Trout. Gonzalez. Even more amazing, Gonzalez mashes with a sense of discipline with a .276 average. Gonzalez wasn’t even top 80 in all of baseball when counting strikeouts as a batter. Gonzalez plays Gold Glove caliber D and is the NL’s premier model of consistency at first base.

6-10:

6. Justin Mourneau- Rockies

7. Albert Pujols- Angels

8. Lucas Duda- Mets

9. Adam LaRoche- Nationals

10. Freddie Freeman- Braves