SIDELINE SCHOOL
Action: catch the top of the jump
The layup, the jump shot, the rebound, the steal. Every jump has a moment where nothing moves, and that’s the frame.
How to shoot it
- Step 1
Shoot the peak, not the take-off
At the top of a jump shot the body stops for a moment. That’s where a phone gets a sharp photo in a dim gym. Start the burst on the take-off and hold it through the release.
- Step 2
Ball, hands and face in one frame
A photo with the ball out of frame is a kid in a gym. Wait for the hands on the ball and the eyes on the rim. Leave room above the head so the ball fits.
- Step 3
Defense is action too
The block, the box-out, the hand in the passing lane. Keep following your player when the other team has the ball. A steal shot from the baseline is the photo nobody else has.
Pro tip
Burst from take-off to landing. The sharp frame is at the top.
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