The Beginner Photography Podcast Capturing 30 years of Sports History with LA Dodgers Team Photographer with Jon SooHoo
Jul 7, 2020
01:17:36
#207 Jon Soohoo is the head team photographer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been photographing important moments in sports for more than 35 years and his photo of Kobe Bryant was used as the cover of ESPN’s memorial issue.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- When Jon SooHoo knew photography was going to play an important roll in his life
- One of the best lessons Jon learned while shooting under legendary sports photographer Andy Bernstein
- What the head photographer of the Los Angeles Dodgers is responsible for shooting and covering
- How many team photographers shoot a Dodgers game
- How personally Jon SooHoo takes team losses
- Whether or not he documents team losses
- How Jon SooHoo prepared to shoot the LA Dodgers world series game
- If Jon would get a world series ring if the Dodgers Won the World Series
- How to prepare for big moments during a game
- How many photos Jon SooHoo takes in an average game
- What it takes for a photo to stand out
- If player superstitions rub off on him as the photographer
- The one thing Jon would tell a new team photo intern before they took the field
- How Jon’s day starts when he arrives at the stadium
- What Jon gets asked most by Dodger fans
Resources:
- LA Dodgers Photographer Jon SooHoo on Twitter
- Jon SooHoo on Instagram
- Los Angeles Dodgers Insider with photos posted after each game
- Sports Shooter Academy
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