SIDELINE SCHOOL
Celebration: the best frame is 3 seconds later
Arms up, the pile, the corner-flag run, the high-five. Keep shooting after the goal.
How to shoot it
- Step 1
Don’t drop the camera when they score
The goal itself is often a scramble. The picture you will print is the roar, the slide, the teammates arriving. Count a slow three and keep bursting.
- Step 2
Get low for the pile-on
From standing height a pile is a blob of shirts. From the turf it is faces, arms, a boot in the air. Shuffle to the side so you are not shooting someone’s back.
- Step 3
The corner-flag run is a gift. You already know where they’re going
If your striker celebrates at the corner, frame the flag from behind the spectator line before they arrive. Same for the high-five with the bench: frame it from halfway and wait.
Pro tip
Keep shooting after the goal. The best frame is three seconds later.
Arms upThe team pileThe run to the cornerThe high-five