Many of us are sure to grab the digital cameras for obvious social events such as weddings, vacations and birthday parties. When September rolls around every year, you’ll find me taking photos at a different kind of social gathering: a Rutgers football game.
No, I don’t have a side job as a sports photographer (although I admit, taking photos for a living sounds interesting!) I’m just a fan taking pictures for the fun of it. Ever since I graduated from Rutgers University, my husband and I have had season tickets to the Rutgers football games. Although the football team has improved remarkably over the past few years, there were some “lean” times when the team rarely won any games. But the team’s losing record didn’t matter to us because we had so much fun tailgating with our group of friends.
We’re the crazy fans who start tailgating at the crack of dawn on gameday and are never deterred by bad weather. As we drink, eat and chat, I enjoy taking photos of everything going on: my husband Dan, manning his post at the grill; our friend Lou, who we call The Mayor, schmoozing with the players’ families; and fans clapping along to the marching band as they play the school fight song. I mostly shoot candid photos of the festive atmosphere but I also capture some memorable posed photos. Our friends actually used one of the digital photos I took for their family holiday photo cards one year!
After the game, the digital photos are posted online for all to see and enjoy. That’s one of the great things about digital pictures – they’re easy to share! The online photo album immortalizes so many of the fun moments we’ve had at the football games. A few of us regularly take pictures on gameday so we’ve amassed quite a collection of digital photos over the years. It’s especially entertaining to look back at the digital pictures taken years ago to recall the great memories and appreciate the special little community we’ve created with our football pals.
Is it football season yet?!
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I could almost smell the hotdogs and burgers on the grill and hear the clink of bottles as I read about your tailgating adventures. I appreciate receiving candid photo cards during the holidays especially the ones that showcase the hobbies and interests of the people sending the cards — something that isn’t so cookie cutter. Keep taking those action shots! Go Knights!
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