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How To Use Motion Blur in Photography to Tell a Story

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Zach Dobson

Using motion blur in photography is a great way to convey action, movement, and excitement while telling a story. In

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New Butler Esports Park in Indianapolis

Posted on October 26, 2022January 19, 2023 Zach Dobson

Photographing the new Butler Esports Park was my second photoshoot this year in esports. It’s been great learning about this

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Finding Fine Art in Sports Photography

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Zach Dobson

In addition to focusing on action and emotion, I like to find the art in sports photography. Here are some

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Basketball Emotion in the Hoosier State

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Zach Dobson

I’ve missed photographing all the Hoosier basketball emotion around the state over the last year. If you haven’t heard, Indiana

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Monumental Marathon

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Zach Dobson

Last fall marked my third time documenting the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. It’s always a lot of action and emotion with

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Indiana Pacers and Motorola

Posted on October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 Zach Dobson

The NBA season is about to get underway, so I thought it time to finally share this shoot from last

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Indiana Pacers Premium Experiences

Posted on November 26, 2018May 8, 2019 Zach Dobson

In October I was commissioned to document the Indiana Pacers premium experiences.  They want to give fans looking to purchase tickets a

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Anything for the Shot

Posted on September 20, 2017March 8, 2018 Zach Dobson

In 1948, Nat Fein shot this photo of Babe Ruth shortly before his death. Photographers were gathering together to get

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Youth Baseball

Posted on July 11, 2017May 17, 2019 Zach Dobson

Here’s some documentary photography of a youth baseball team from Carmel, Indiana. These photos are taking at Grand Park, a

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Monumental Mile

Posted on June 20, 2017 Zach Dobson

To start this month, I documented the Monumental Mile in downtown Indianapolis.  This was a fun community event with a

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IHSAA Boys Basketball Finals

Posted on March 29, 2017March 30, 2017 Zach Dobson

Basketball in March.  It’s crazy.  Insanity.  Lunacy.  Delirium, even.  There should be a term that applies specifically to this phenomenon.

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Carmel Basketball

Posted on March 2, 2017March 14, 2017 Zach Dobson

Time for high school boys basketball playoffs in Indiana.  Here are some photos from Carmel’s 53-36 win over Westfield last

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Electric Atmosphere

Posted on March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 Zach Dobson

When a game is packed with fans, there’s an energy that undeniably affects how the players play, especially when a close

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Wrestling

Posted on February 21, 2017 Zach Dobson

You know wrestling is a popular sport in Indiana when the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Finals are held at

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15 Hours of Mountain Biking

Posted on October 31, 2016 Zach Dobson

When a client needs enough photos for a two-day shoot, but day 1 gets rained out completely, it means a

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Improve Your Sports Photography

Posted on March 3, 2016October 11, 2019 Zach Dobson

Usually when people ask me about getting better sports photos, the question is focused around what equipment to buy.  For

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FOG

Posted on October 9, 2015 Zach Dobson

Getting out in atypical weather is always something I enjoy.  Wednesday we had an unusually dense fog that lingered until

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The Whole Story

Posted on June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 Zach Dobson

Whatever I’m shooting, my aim is to document all aspects I see, so viewers will have the most complete picture

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