1. Robert Riger By Carlee Cox

2. Most of Robert Riger’s Pictures were of professional football. This picture was taken sometime between 1958 and 1959. This picture follows the rule of thirds and the subject is clearly there. The subject is the football players playing their game. This picture also has a high horizon line because it focuses on the subject in the photo rather than the background. I like this picture, it really captures the movement of the players in a clear way. You can see where the ball is and you can see where it’s trying to go. Most of Robert Riger’s Pictures were of professional football. This picture was taken sometime between 1958 and 1959. This picture follows the rule of thirds and the subject is clearly there. The subject is the football players playing their game. This picture also has a high horizon line because it focuses on the subject in the photo rather than the background. I like this picture, it really captures the movement of the players in a clear way. You can see where the ball is and you can see where it’s trying to go.

3. Robert Riger wasn’t just a photographer, he was an artist. Riger started out with drawings of sports games or sports figures and after he served three years in the marine corps during WWII he got accepted into Pratt Art Institute and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1947. This drawing of the legendary baseball hero, Babe Ruth, is a famous Robert Riger piece. Most of Riger’s work was about football, the first sport illustration he did was for an Army-Notre Dame football game in 1945. Riger started taking photographs to serve as research for his drawings, then between 1950-1994 he worked at sports illustrated were more then 1,200 of his drawings were published. Robert Riger wasn’t just a photographer, he was an artist. Riger started out with drawings of sports games or sports figures and after he served three years in the marine corps during WWII he got accepted into Pratt Art Institute and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1947. This drawing of the legendary baseball hero, Babe Ruth, is a famous Robert Riger piece. Most of Riger’s work was about football, the first sport illustration he did was for an Army-Notre Dame football game in 1945. Riger started taking photographs to serve as research for his drawings, then between 1950-1994 he worked at sports illustrated were more then 1,200 of his drawings were published.

4. Victory in the mud This is a famous photo done by Robert Riger in 1960. Riger often said that you can’t take photos of sports unless you understand them completely and if you know the guys. He did know the sports and he did know the guys, maybe that’s why his sports pictures turned out so well. In this picture he captures the mood of the victory, this football player looks relived after winning this big game. Riger did a good job on really focusing on the subject of his photos. This photo kind of has selective focus because it’s main focus is the football player and it’s a close up of his face. The background of this picture adds to it because it’s blurred out making it clear what the focus is and they’re no mergers distracting you from the main subject. This is a famous photo done by Robert Riger in 1960. Riger often said that you can’t take photos of sports unless you understand them completely and if you know the guys. He did know the sports and he did know the guys, maybe that’s why his sports pictures turned out so well. In this picture he captures the mood of the victory, this football player looks relived after winning this big game. Riger did a good job on really focusing on the subject of his photos. This photo kind of has selective focus because it’s main focus is the football player and it’s a close up of his face. The background of this picture adds to it because it’s blurred out making it clear what the focus is and they’re no mergers distracting you from the main subject.

5. In this photo Riger captured the intensity and anger you have during a boxing match. This photo uses selective focus because the main subject is clear and the back ground is just kind of there. The fans in the background do add to the photo though, they add to it because it shows you the setting and the excitement of the match. Almost all of Riger’s photos focus on one subject and blur out the background. I think this is because during a sporting event you don’t care about what’s happening behind the athlete, you just care about what they are doing.

6. This photo uses artificial lighting. Inside a basketball arena a photographer can’t control the lighting, it’s just whatever they get they have to work with and Robert Riger does a good job with that. Many of Riger’s photos are action shots showing what’s happening in the game. He did a good job of focusing his camera to get that perfect picture. This photo uses artificial lighting. Inside a basketball arena a photographer can’t control the lighting, it’s just whatever they get they have to work with and Robert Riger does a good job with that. Many of Riger’s photos are action shots showing what’s happening in the game. He did a good job of focusing his camera to get that perfect picture.

7. I like the angle Robert Riger used to take this photo. Riger’s photos seem to tell a story, it tells about the game or a play in the game. Using this angle makes you see what happened at this point in the game, the batter popped one up and the catcher had plenty of time to get under the ball to make the out. It might look like this photo has a lot of wasted space beside the catcher, but I think it adds to the picture. It shows how much room there is between the catcher and the other players and it shows just how fast he got under the ball. If this picture wasn’t taken at this angle I don’t think it would be as good. I like the angle Robert Riger used to take this photo. Riger’s photos seem to tell a story, it tells about the game or a play in the game. Using this angle makes you see what happened at this point in the game, the batter popped one up and the catcher had plenty of time to get under the ball to make the out. It might look like this photo has a lot of wasted space beside the catcher, but I think it adds to the picture. It shows how much room there is between the catcher and the other players and it shows just how fast he got under the ball. If this picture wasn’t taken at this angle I don’t think it would be as good.

8. About Robert Riger Robert Riger was born June 4 th, 1924 in New York City, NY Robert Riger was born June 4 th, 1924 in New York City, NY He died May 19 th, 1995 in Huntington Beach, CA. at 70 years old. He died May 19 th, 1995 in Huntington Beach, CA. at 70 years old. He went to the High School of Music and Art. He went to the High School of Music and Art. Also went to the United States Merchant Marine Academy Also went to the United States Merchant Marine Academy He served three years as a marine in WWII He served three years as a marine in WWII After WWII, he attended the Pratt Art Institute and earned his bachelors degree. After WWII, he attended the Pratt Art Institute and earned his bachelors degree. Worked at sports illustrated from 1950-1994 where his photos and drawings were published. Worked at sports illustrated from 1950-1994 where his photos and drawings were published. He was a sports photographer, he took pictures for sports illustrated He was a sports photographer, he took pictures for sports illustrated A lot of his work is displayed in the ASAMA (American Sports Art Museum and Archives) A lot of his work is displayed in the ASAMA (American Sports Art Museum and Archives) In 1994 he was named sports artist of the year. In 1994 he was named sports artist of the year. Robert Riger was also an award winning television director Robert Riger was also an award winning television director

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