Hockey Articles
One way to get a press pass and be able to photograph some really high level hockey is to write hockey articles. If you write for a website you might not be able to get NHL press credentials depending on the website and the city you write in but you can get a press pass for CHL or other junior or college hockey. As you can see from the site I’ve taken a lot of WHL photos and that was mainly through writing for THW.com. If you want to check out the site and read a couple of articles that I wrote go to http://insidehockey.com/author/dustin-twin and http://thehockeywriters.com/author/dtwin/
Aside from going to the games for free you can also make a bit of money for the articles and can do things with the pictures as well. Not to mention that if you are in the photography business it looks good to have some pics that most people can’t or don’t get. Here are a couple that I used with my articles, enjoy!
Red Deer Rebels VS Lethbridge Hurricanes
This was the last Rebels game I caught this year. The team had been through a lot of injuries and tough times this year. Watching them down the stretch they didn’t have enough to put together a string of wins but they were always competitive and won enough games to keep their dedicated fans having something to cheer for.
I got my main lens back after being hit by a puck by a Red Deer player at an Oil Kings game so I took a lot of pictures. I’m pretty sure it was Charles Inglis on a dump-in but on the plus side Charles had a great season in Red Deer after some people writing him off as a discipline case. Anyway, I basically had two home teams this year, the Oil Kings and the Rebels. The Oil Kings are looking like a team that’s going to have some success in the playoffs while Red Deer has played their final game of the 11-12 season.
Anyway, enjoy the pics and check back for playoff pics from Edmonton.
Red Deer Rebels vs Calgary Hitmen, March 6
First off this was a good physical fast-paced game. Starting to see full-on playoff hockey in the WHL. I did a story on Calgary defenseman Jaynen Rissling who pretty much all scouts have getting drafted this year. Here is that profile http://thehockeywriters.com/jaynen-rissling-the-next-ones-nhl-2012-draft-prospect-profile-big-defenseman-with-big-upside/
And here are some Pics from the game. Enjoy. (more…)
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