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Nailed it: How do you perfectly capture a pitch? Our photographer at spring training explains.

Making photographs at spring training can be frustrating.

The monotony and repetition of baseball practice make every day feel the same. There are so many people around, too, so making a clean photograph with a clean background is half the challenge.

I’m tasked with making new and useful photographs to illustrate The Enquirer’s coverage and make readers feel like they are here (and hopefully feel a little warmer).

Yesterday, The Enquirer's Reds beat writer Bobby Nightengale was writing a story on pitcher Michael Lorenzen’s pitch velocity, and I wondered: How can I best illustrate the story while still achieving my goal of a clean photograph that’s not so busy?