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Anyone know how would I be able to photograph for an NBA game? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Striking-Glove-1366@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro
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So i’m a relatively amateur photographer and right now I’m starting to build my portfolio by an instagram account. The account is @lasatsuei if anyone’s interested I would appreciate a critique on what I have so far.

Honestly, it’s one of my dreams to capture an NBA game. At least one game in my lifetime, and I really want to know if anyone here knows how to achieve that.

I was also wondering when building my portfolio if I have to stick to strictly sports photography, or can I include other things in there that I love photographing like architecture, people, etc.?

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[–] dan_marchant@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
  1. Top level professional sports - you only get to shoot that if you are a top level professional photographer with accreditation from a media outlet (paper, magazine or sports website).
  2. To get to that point you would need to start shooting at lower levels (school/college) and build a strong portfolio and focus on building contacts with the media agencies that manage the events and the various different sporting media.
  3. Hopefully one of the media will decide to hire you and will get accreditation for you.

In short... to get to the NBA you will need to be a working professional sports shooter. It simply isn't something an amateur is going to be able to do.