Offensive lineman Rodney Shaw soars through the air during a photo shoot at South Panola High School in May.
Photos by Randy Sartin
Tennessee's
Randy Sartin regularly piles up miles traveling around the nation as a freelance photographer covering high school, college and pro sports.
So when MaxPreps needed a photographer to handle two Preseason Top 25 football photo shoots in Mississippi, Sartin was a logical choice since travel was involved.
Sartin's motto is "Have car will travel."
In early May, Sartin drove from his home in Knoxville to Mississippi where he first photographed several top players and the head coach for
Oxford (Miss.) before he handled a second photo shoot the next day with the
South Panola team in Batesville. Oxford and Batesville are only about 30 miles apart along US-278.
The Oxford photo shoot was held at a middle school stadium which the team uses for its home games, while South Panola was staged at its football stadium on campus.
Sartin showcased his creative talent by having players leap through the air while landing on padding that is used for track events. He also took photos laying on the ground while a player held a face mask in front of his camera as he captured images of standouts in motion or down in their stance.
Mississippi-based photographer
Fred Brooks, who is a member of the
MaxPreps Photographers' Network, assisted Sartin on both photo shoots.
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Oxford tight end Zach Cousar
South Panola defensive lineman/linebacker Drelan Porter
Oxford defensive lineman Korbin Harmon
South Panola athlete Demetrivs Market
South Panola players pose for a group shot in the stands. Front row left to right: Cole Rotenberry, Demetrivs Market, Rodney Shaw and Donald Twilley; Back row: Tyler Pogue, Drelan Porter and Turner Rotenberry.
Photographer Fred Brooks looks on as Randy Sartin test fires one of his strobes while setting up for the photo shoot at South Panola.
Photographer Randy Sartin tests out the lighting set up and padding for his photo shoot with the Oxford team.
Photo by Fred Brooks
