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The Spark | Ignite/Connect/Achieve www.thesparkng.com Sports Photojournalism Olusegun Aderinto (@supaShegs.Sports) is a 30 year old Sports Photograher and graduate of Architecture from Yaba College of Technology. In this expose, he shares his work and love for his art. - By Toyin Eleniyan Olusegun Aderinto has been a photographer for more than 5 years now and ventured into sports photojournalism about 3 years ago. According to him, the journey hasn’t been smooth. He got access to an entry level sport equipment and reached out to leaders in the industry, like Ganiyu Yusuf, Segun Ogunfeyintimi, Kabiru Abubakar and Ademola Bamigbelu who have been guiding him. Olusegun covers all sports in the country, with his personal preference being football being that it’s the most popular sport in Nigeria. As he stated, there aren’t many sports photographers in the country which is probably due to the fact that the profession isn’t yet a very lucrative profession at the moment. This allows him create a balance between different sports and document any team with the same zeal, be it the national team or street kids. He has no preferences in that regard. He believes sports photography takes the game to the people, letting them see those views they won’t see on television. “We freeze those favourite moments for them and they can keep it as long as they want to. They keep asking for more,” He states. Olusegun is inspired by the works of Photographers such as Peter Read Miller, Lars Baron, Jeff Cohen, Ganiyu Yusuf and Kabiru Abubakar. This inspiration also allows him create iconic shots that boost his confidence, such as his shot of Victor Moses when he scored an opening against Algeria in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, for the Russia world cup qualifiers. Olusegun is able to monetize his work through sport bloggers and websites. He believes that if he could go back in time to the beginning of his career, with the knowledge he has now, he would do a lot of marketing and personal projects. “Grace and passion has distinguished me, the ability to keep going even when it’s tight and rough,” stated Olusegun. He further advises aspiring sports photojournalists to be passionate, keep practicing and pray. 12 @thesparkng
www.thesparkng.com The Spark | Ignite/Connect/Achieve The Spark Profiles AyoOluwa Nihinlola Elisha – An Illustrator AyoOluwa is the creator of the cover illustration of this month’s magazine. He is currently the Design head at Gamsole (one of Africa’s biggest gaming start-up), in charge of Illustration, animation, UX designs and motion graphics for the company, also doubles as the creative director at E5 Studioz. - By Ayandola Ayanleke AyoOluwa Nihinlola Elisha (@ayooluwaelisha), also known as AY, is a Graphics Artist, Illustrator, and Digital Art Enthusiast. “In the early days, I did much as I could to learn – sleepless nights, working part-time, hours in cybercafés watching tutorial videos – to learn the basics of computer graphics. I joined the Facebook craze around this period which gave me an early encounter with some awesome Nigerian Digital Artists like Alagbe Adegbola, Matthias Aragbada (Dudutoonz), James Alabi (Abinibi), Tola Alabi, Jydekris Okonkwo, and few others.” “I spent hours studying the designs of these folks and many others, trying to figure out the software and techniques they employed to achieve their designs. All these started to pay off when people started responding to designs I posted on Facebook. Approval also came from friends and family and later, from other members of the design community who were ready to comment, commend and critique my works. All these helped forged my design and career path.” “I have always had passion for art,” AyoOluwa says. “This passion is what led to my choice of study at the University, but I was fortunate enough to be exposed to the computer system at a really early age (around 6-7 years). I was really fascinated by how the system worked and more amazed when I came across software like PowerPoint and CorelDraw. So, with my passion for arts and the discovery of these different digital software packages, I knew this was what I definitively would love to do for the rest of my life.” “I went ahead to study Fine and Applied Arts at Obafemi Awolowo University, majoring in Graphic Designs. I also studied at Ile-Ife and later went for a one-year program in 3D Animation and Game Design at The Open Window Institute for Arts and Digital Sciences, Pretoria, South Africa.” The Yoruba culture inspires his art. “I take a lot of inspiration from the Nigerian culture, Yoruba culture to be specific, and it has a great influence on my work. My early childhood was spent in Oyo town, Oyo State, and it gave me access to some understanding of the Yoruba culture.” “Growing up I also had access to very good pieces of Yoruba literature like Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmalẹ̀ by Daniel O. Fagunwa and the Alawiye books. These really inspired me a lot, and I have always imagined them animated or illustrated.” “I also take inspiration from Nigerian proverbs and folklore; I think they are some of the most intelligent sources of content.” @thesparkng 13
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