Go for the Face

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When you're shooting athletes, what's the most important thing to capture? Generally, it's their face. It's their facial expressions that tell the story, and it's their faces that people want to see. So if you're not capturing that, you're missing "the shot." Don't worry about shooting close-ups of their hands, or the ball, or their feet kicking up dirt, etc. Want a photo that's going to capture the imagination of your viewer? Then go for the face. It's the "money shot"!