Category Archives: Soccer

Fun Soccer Moments

April 27, 2016 by Tricia Booker Photography

Last night’s Clarke County High School varsity soccer game against Strasburg High School in Warren County was super fun to photograph, and I had a great time trying some different angles and settings on my Nikon D810 camera. This season I’ve split my time between photographing and filming the games for the coaches and team members to use for training purposes. But with the bright lights of the Ram’s field and the backdrop of the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley, […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County High School, Nikon D810, photography, soccer, sports, Strasburg High School, Virginia, Warren County

Goal!

April 20, 2016 by Tricia Booker Photography

I had a great time photographing last night’s Clarke County High School soccer game against Warren County, with beautiful evening light highlighting the action on the field as well as a few of the spectators! I’ve grown to really love shooting the soccer games and trying to capture the intensity of the players and those acrobatic moments they make that come so unexpectedly and keep me on my toes. The past two games I’ve skipped using the monopod, which is […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Eagles, Clarke County High School, goal, Nikon D810, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Spring Soccer Season

April 16, 2016 by Tricia Booker Photography

If it’s spring, it must be time for soccer! Cameron (No. 2) made the Clarke County High School varsity soccer team (in white) this year (he was moved up from JV during last year’s season), and it’s been a great season so far. They’ve played in the snow, gale-force winds and during freezing temperatures, and we’re still waiting for that game where the parents aren’t frozen in the bleachers by the end of the night. I’ve been recruited this year […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Eagles, Clarke County High School, Nikon D810, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Soccer Season

April 28, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

The high school soccer season is well underway, but due to my travel schedule and the wet spring weather, my opportunities to photograph the games have been limited. But I did make it to yesterday’s game, when Clarke County traveled to Front Royal, Virginia, to play Warren County. It was a tough match up, and the JV team finished in a 0-0 tie. No goals were scored, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t action for me to follow! In fact, […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County High School, Nikon D810, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Tuesday Photography Tip: Relationships

January 20, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

When you think “sports photography” you usually imagine fast action and catching that decisive moment, the instant the ball hits the net or the emotion of the players as they fight for possession of the ball. I certainly have those same goals when photographing a game, but sometimes I like to change my tactics. Last Sunday was one of those instances, when I found more of my favorite shots happened in between those intense shots or battles. Cameron’s travel soccer […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: black and white, football, futsal, photography, photography tip, postaday, postaday2015, soccer, Sony A7, sports

Tuesday Photography Tip – Following

January 13, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

One of the challenges of photographing high school sports is the limitations sometimes placed on where you’re allowed to stand. The best locations to catch the action are often out-of-bounds to parents. After stressing about missing shots in the past, I’ve realized over time that no matter where you stand there are photo ops available, and sometimes “bad” places will result in good images. Photographing Futsal is new to me, and this was my second game. Because it’s played in […]

Categories: Black and White, Photography, Soccer • Tags: black and white, Clarke County, futsal, photography, postaday, postaday2015, soccer, Sony A7, sports, Virginia

Futsal Fun

January 5, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

I have to admit that the six-week break from sports that we had, which ended this weekend, was too long. After a couple of weeks spent with my macro and small prime lenses, I was itching to get out the telephoto again. Cameron returned to the field (court) Sunday evening for the first Futsal game of this winter season, playing for the Clarke Kents team in the Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy League. Futsal is played indoors in a gymnasium and […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: black and white, Clarke Kents, futsal, photography, postaday, postaday2015, soccer, Sony A7, SVCA, Virginia

Soccer Season’s End

November 12, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Clarke County Football Club concluded their inaugural season in the Old Dominion Soccer League last weekend with two hard-fought away games. The first game was played against FSCI Phoenix White of Fredericksburg, Virginia, the only undefeated team in the league. The CCFC has improved immensely since they started the season in September as a brand-new team, and they continued their winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. It was the first time I’ve shot a game […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: CCFC, Clarke County, Clarke County Football Club, Nikon D3s, ODSL, old dominion soccer league, photography, soccer, sports photography, Virginia

Soccer Returns

September 8, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

This year’s soccer season started on Sunday with Cameron playing on a newly formed U-19 Old Dominion Soccer League travel team called the Clarke County Football Club. Cam and his best friend Robbie, both freshmen, were invited to join this team that’s comprised mostly of players ages 16-19, including Robbie’s older brother Charles. Most of these players were on the Clarke County High School varsity soccer team last year, so it’s an impressive step up for Cam to play with […]

Categories: Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Football Club, Nikon D800E, ODSL, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

16 is 14

April 10, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s hard to believe my little boy is 14 today. He’s grown up so much in the past year and is now taller than me. Fourteen years ago he weighed in at 4 pounds 11 ounces, and here he is playing soccer on his high school junior varsity team! It’s amazing how fast time flies by. I’m so fortunate to be able to spend time with him in these teenage years, because I know that it won’t last forever. In […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Eagles, Nikon D3s, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Jump

November 4, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This fall, the Clarke County Crew soccer team has come into their own, with their first winning season to date. Cam has played a variety of roles, from offense, to midfield to defense depending on the needs of the team. The one place he hasn’t been is in goal, which is OK with me after several seasons of nail-biting nervousness on the sidelines. Thanks to nice fall weather and a flexible schedule, I’ve had an opportunity to photograph most of […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Crew, Nikon D800E, photography, soccer, Virginia

The Emotion of Soccer

September 16, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

At last weekend’s soccer game, a parent thanked me for photographing the games and her son. She said she really appreciated seeing all of the emotions and the intensity of the players that you don’t usually notice while watching the game. This year the Clarke County Crew U-14 Travel Team, now in their second year, has improved dramatically. And, I’m seeing more and more of those emotions through the lens as the players realize they’re not just participating but also […]

Categories: Photography, Soccer, Sports • Tags: BFC Barca '99 Classic, Clarke County Crew, Nikon D800E, ODSL, photography, soccer, Virginia

A Lesson Learned: Nikon D800 For Sports

August 25, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

After spending the summer shooting more than 12,000 images for work and play, I realized that for 90 percent of those photographs I reached for the Nikon D800 (I have the E version) over my tried and true D3s. I purchased the D800 earlier in the year to primarily be my landscape and nature camera. Like many people, I’d read countless reviews about the camera before buying it, how its 36 megapixel sensor would need the best glass and the […]

Categories: Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Crew, FASA Elite Hotspurs, Fredericksburg, Nikon D800E, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Grand Finale

June 9, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Clarke County Crew team had their final game of the year this afternoon, and it was one of their best efforts of the season. Against a tough Loudoun team on their home turn, the Crew dug in and played hard to post a victory 3-1. In addition to enduring a hot and humid June day, the players (and spectators) had to deal with a bizarre termite swarm that engulfed everyone in flying insects midway through the game. It’s been […]

Categories: Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County, Clarke County Crew, Nikon D800E, ODSL, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Cam Scores

May 6, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Cameron scored his first goal of the season during Sunday’s game against the TAFC America Eagles. After playing goalie the first half of the game, I think he was happy to get out to the front of the field to stretch his legs. Last week he played goalie the entire game, so the freedom to run was a nice change of pace for him. He certainly slept much better that night!

Categories: Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Crew, Nikon D800E, photography, soccer, sports, Virginia

Tough Day

April 21, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Clarke County Crew had a tough game in Fredericksburg, Virginia this afternoon. Even though Cam tried his best to defend the goal throughout the game, the FASA Classic Hotspur Plus team was on fire and dominated, with a talented offense that could successfully score from all over the field. Cam had some wonderful saves, and, with help from his pal Robbie who plays defense, he did the best he could in a difficult game where it seemed he was […]

Categories: Soccer, Sports • Tags: Clarke County Crew, Fredericksburg, goalie, Nikon D800E, photography, soccer, spring, Virginia

Tagged O: On It

April 16, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This spring season Cam returned to his roots as one of the goalies for his Clarke County Crew travel soccer team. A few years ago, he was the starting goalie for his Loudoun Lads team, but when he moved out West last fall he was tapped for his scoring ability. As a veteran soccer Mom, I was relieved that he was no longer in the goal. It was always so nerve-wracking watching much larger boys barreling toward him, knowing that Cam’s […]

Categories: Soccer • Tags: Clarke County Crew, goalie, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, soccer, Tagged, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

Soccer Scrimmage

April 5, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

What a difference a firmware update makes! When I purchased the Nikon D800e last year, I was so excited about having a camera that I could use for landscapes, nature, portraits and birding. I have always loved my D3s for sports and low light shoots, but I knew it wasn’t quite the right tool for some of my new explorations outside the horse shows. While the D800e worked wonderfully in some capacities, especially on the tripod for landscapes and macro photos, […]

Categories: Soccer • Tags: Firmware, Nikon, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, soccer, spring, upgrade, Virginia

Cold Practice

March 21, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s 31 degrees with a windchill in the 20s, and the Clarke County Crew soccer team members aren’t deterred. I, on the other hand, only managed a 15-minute walk on the trail with Peppermint before my hands and ears were nearly numb. I know spring is officially here, but someone needs to tell Mother Nature!

Categories: Family, Soccer • Tags: Camera+, iPhone, postaday, soccer, spring

True Teamwork

October 24, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s been great fun photographing Cam’s soccer games this season. He didn’t play last year, and I hadn’t realized how much I’d missed shooting the games until I started again. Although the Clarke County Crew lost to an incredibly talented ODFC NOVA Legends 99 Elite team 8-1, they still tried hard, especially at the end of the game when they rallied for their lone score. It was heartwarming to see how thrilled they were to finally get a ball in […]

Categories: Soccer • Tags: Clarke County Crew, Nikon D3s, photography, soccer, Virginia

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