Tom Jenkins has worked as a sports photographer for 25 years, photographing events for major publications. He has a passion for sports that began in childhood and found photography allowed him to turn that passion into a career covering sports.

1. Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins has been all over the world taking photos for sports events and
personalities for the guardian and the observer for 25 years, going to six
football world cups and four summer Olympics.
He loved sports as a child but learning photography in school helped him
realise that he could use it as a way to have a career in spots.

3. image 1
In the image of the rugby player the Players head is in the centre which shows that he
is the main subject in the photo. It looks like he is upset because his head is looking
down but really he is just really tired because he has just won the game. the arms of
the fans give a good natural focus line because they are on each side with there arms
going into the centre so your eyes automatically follow them into the centre. The angle
also helps this by being shot down low so you don’t just see arms you see that the fans
are cheering. The lighting in this photo is from the stadium that gives a natural looking
light even though its not. The photographer has used a fast shutter speed to reduce
motion blur as the player is walking and the fans arms aren't blurred. The framing of
this photo shows the player and the fans but leaves as little space as possible. The
shallow focus if effective because only the player is in focus, this also adds onto the
way the arms draw your eyes.

5. Photo 2
In this photo the footballer is just about to score a goal and the goal keeper has dived to save it, the
photographer has used a fast shutter speed to make sure there is no motion blur. Using a deep focus has
worked well because it only shows the footballer in the middle, this works with the rule of third because
your eyes focus on the middle were the footballer is. The way the photographer has framed this image is
effective because it doesn't just show the footballer and goalkeeper it also shows the ball, this shows that
the goal was scored, this gives more context to the photo. The lighting in a natural lighting from the flood
lights in the stadium.

7. Photo 3
In the image of the runner the photographer has framed it to show the whole stadium as well
as the runner, this also is shown in the angle that the photo is taken. The angle also makes the
runner look taller and suggest power. The lighting in the photo makes a shadow on the runner,
this tells us that the flood lights are off you can also see they are of because of the angle. The
shadow on the runner can suggest different moods. The photographer has used a fast shutter
speed to stop motion blur, this has worked effectively because the runner looks like he isn’t
moving. The way the photo is angled and framed helps put a context to the photo and makes
he think that the runner is training for an event because there is no people watching and the
flood lights are off.