Basketball - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

Episode 28 - Zach & Courtney take a look through Zach’s archive of basketball photography from around the state of Indiana.

Indiana is of course the best state in the country for basketball. In this episode, Zach & Courtney talk about their own experiences with the sport as well as go in-depth on Zach’s photos and his approach to photographing basketball.

“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Index
0:00 - Zach & Courtney each played one season of basketball
0:56 - Getting the NBA Finals patch on the Pacers jersey
3:44 - In 49 states it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana
4:51 - The largest high school gyms in the country are in Indiana
6:54 - What it was like in the 90’s
9:58 - Zach’s basketball photography
10:19 - Practicing free throws
11:19 - Player intros in black & white
14:19 - Photographing basketball above the rim
16:50 - The crowd jeers during free throws
18:58 - Why take photos from low angles
20:01 - Zach is in the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame
21:39 - Inspiration from a photo of Babe Ruth
22:47 - Photographing basketball behind the scenes
24:57 - Why photographing with a wide lens is better
26:03 - Photographers photographing photographers
27:02 - Photographing the scale of the games
28:29 - Basketball is THE entertainment in small towns
30:38 - Trey Lyles before he played in the NBA
31:26 - Zach’s favorite cheerleader photo
32:32 - Courtney says the physical closeness of sports is important for boys
34:21 - A detail photo from a small town gym
34:50 - A look of confusion from the head coach
35:50 - The Wigwam in Anderson, Indiana
37:11 - The Indianapolis Indians are approved by the Miami tribe
39:24 - Photographing for the Indiana Pacers
41:25 - Basketball is the good part of Indiana

Find Zach
Website: zachdobson.com
Instagram: instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto
TikTok: tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphoto
Threads: threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Find Courtney
Instagram: instagram.com/courtneymccracken_
TikTok: tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessons
Threads: threads.com/@courtneymccracken_

About the Podcast
Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting.

Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world.

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