It’s football season. Every Friday night, all across the southern United States, brightly clad and painted hordes pile into their pickup trucks and, like moths toward flame, make their way to lighted fields in the center of some small town. Boys dressed in armor (to appear larger than they are) yell and growl encouragement at one another as other boys crash together repeatedly, fighting for the opportunity to carry an oblong brown ball past lines both real and imaginary.
How does a photographer capture this ritual? First, learn the rules. Second, learn the game. And lastly, listen to as many pros as you can.
