Here’s a video I shot a few weeks ago for justbats.com. We played around with some different ideas, but eventually landed on this one. It’s basically about making your off season, and this could apply to anyone though we’re targeting baseball players, the best you possibly can so that when you step up to the plate or wander to the outfield this spring you will be the best player you can be. I think there’s a lot to be said about a player’s habits and mechanics during an off season and I think it goes well beyond what the coaches and trainers have them do. Shooting this was a blast! We shot the entire thing on a Canon 7D, primarily using an 85mm f/1.8 with a 135mm f/2 thrown in a few times as well as a 17-40mm f/4. Budget was a concern, so the shot of the guy running in the snow was shot mounted on a tripod out of the back of someones car. I was sitting in their trunk, thankfully it was an SUV, and we had the trunk door wide open. We lucked out as this was really the only snow we’ve had this year and I had already planned that shot with snow in it. It still would have been effective without the snow, but come on, you gotta admit it looks way better with! All in all I think it was a success. More videos to come. Enjoy and shalom. Oh, and by the way, be sure to set the quality of the video to 720 (HD).
CINEMA: Make this OFF season your IN season
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