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: https://zachdobson.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Find Courtney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessons

Threads: https://www.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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