Badminton

Badminton

Worthy of the Olympics

• It was first a demonstration sport in Munich,Germany 1972
• Badminton became an olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992
• Very few countries have received gold medals for this sport:

-China

-Indonesia

-Korea

-Denmark

Preben B. Søborg

• Began his professional photographer career in 1972 at the Olympics game in Munich
• Covered badminton events at the Olympics and world events
• His most famous photos were 'Flying Morten Frost' and 'Poul-Erik Høyer's celebration'
• Søborg was born on April 21, 1943
• He died just recently, November 11, 2013

Origins of Badminton

Techniques

Badminton Techniques:

• Aim for the center of the shuttle
• Practice your footwork
• Play to your opponent's weaknesses and play to your strengths

Action Photography Tips:

• Study the sport you want to photograph, so you will be a little bit more aware of what will happen next
• Try being at the right place at the right time-luck should be on your side
• Use a fast shutter speed to get every single picture frame

• Badminton originated in early civilization times in Europe and Asia
• The game was once called 'battledore and shuttlecock'
• Battledore and shuttlecock was a pastime in England in the 1600s, where it was just two people hitting a shuttlecock back and forth and not letting it touch the ground