Ice hockey photo lessons
Shoot your kid the way a pro photographer would. Short lessons for every ice hockey game, each with photo steps and one pro tip.
Three habits that change every photo you take this season.
01Set the phone like a pro photographer
Burst on, grid on, exposure locked, Full Quality when you add them. Two minutes, once, and every game is easier.
02Where to stand: on the glass
Shoot through the glass with the phone pressed flat against it, at the end your kid attacks.
03Get low. Then get lower.
Most photos at a game are taken standing up. Kneel or sit low, and your kid becomes the hero.
One lesson for each kind of photo on your season shot list.
04Action: puck, stick, face
The shot, the pass, the battle on the boards, the save. Keep the puck in the frame.
05Celebration: the glass and the bench
The scorer at the glass, the line piling in, the fist-bumps down the bench.
06Portrait: a media-day hero in 90 seconds
Full uniform, plain background, chest height. This is the one that gets printed.
07Details: skates, tape, the helmet
Skates being laced, the tape on the stick, the helmet on the bench, the scoreboard.
08Rituals: the early mornings
The early drive, warm-up laps, between periods, the snack after.
09Together: teammates, coaches, family
The handshake line, the coach’s word, siblings watching. The people around them are part of the story.
10Tough moments: private by default
The loss, the consoling arm, the walk back. These are the spine of the season, and they stay in your private gallery unless you choose to share them.
11The interview: same questions, one season apart
Five short questions on video in week one, and the same five at the end of the season. Two videos, one season apart.
12Club camera: keep the Trace or Veo moments
Your club’s camera catches what you can’t. Save a clip, then add it here. It stays when the club’s plan ends.