My favorite baseball iPhone Instagrams of 2014
Posted on December 22, 2014
As 2014 draws to a close and I am running out of episodes of Wheeler Dealers to watch on television I thought it would be fun to look back at the past baseball season and gather up some of my favorite iPhone pictures that I sent out over my Instagram feed @bmangin. 2014 was the third MLB season that I photographed the great game of baseball with an iPhone. I started back at spring training in 2012 when I took my iPhone 4S with me to Scottsdale and made the first pictures that would start me on a season-long project. THis set of pictures ended up being published in a book entitled Instant Baseball. Publishing a book of photographs shot entirely with an iPhone was a fun and crazy experience, but I didn’t stop after that one season. I continued shooting with my phone in 2013, and on into this past season. I think my pictures have become better as the cameras in the iPhone have improved, and my shooting skills with the iPhone have progressed. Of course the best part of shooting these pictures is sharing them on Instagram. I really love publishing my images on this social media network, as well as following my friends on it. Being able to share in their daily lives and see what projects they are working on via Instagram is a daily ritual for me.
I started shooting the 2014 season where I always do, at spring training in Arizona. This time it was with an iPhone 5S. By the time I finished my season after Game 7 of the World Series in Kansas City I was using an iPhone 6 Plus. Going through all the iPhone pictures I shot this past season makes me hungry to shoot more baseball. How many days til spring training? I can’t wait! I hope you enjoy this look back at the 2014 baseball season through the lens of my iPhone.
Instagram of Michael Taylor of the Oakland Athletics posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on February 22, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Derek Norris of the Oakland Athletics posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on February 22, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Addison Russell of the Oakland Athletics posing for a picture in the dugout before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium on February 26, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Josh Donaldson of the Oakland Athletics taking batting practice during spring training at Papago Park on February 22, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Michael Morse of the San Francisco Giants posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants posing for a picture on photo day during spring training at Scottsdale Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of manager Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants getting ready before a spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium on March 6, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram during a spring training game between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium on February 26, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram during a spring training game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on February 28, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim walking onto the field on photo day during spring training at Tempe Diablo Stadium on February 26, 2014 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of George Kottaras of the Chicago Cubs posing with his dog Leo on photo day during spring training at Cubs Park on February 24, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Kris Bryant and Matt Szczur of the Chicago Cubs talking in the dugout before a spring training game against the Cleveland Indians at Cubs Park on March 7, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the interior of AT&T Park on Opening Day before the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants on April 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the interior of AT&T Park on Opening Day before the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants on April 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the Willie McCovey statue in the fog outside the ballpark during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on June 27, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Hector Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants smiling in the dugout before the game against the New York Mets at AT&T Park on June 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Jarrod Saltalamacchia of the Miami Marlins sitting in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on May 16, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Pedro Martinez pitching during the Hall of Fame Classic game at Doubleday Field on May 24, 2014 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros sitting in the dugout before the game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on July 24, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros waiting in the on deck circle during the game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on September 7, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of KNBR radio broadcaster Jon Miller calling the action from the booth during the game between the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on April 26, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of a glove belonging to Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds sitting on the dugout railing before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on June 27, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Rougned Odor of the Texas Rangers sitting in the dugout before the game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on September 17, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the 1989 World Series champion Oakland Athletics being honored before a game on July 19, 2014 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the interior of the ballpark at sunset during the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on August 4, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels getting ready in the dugout before the game against Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on September 22, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants preaching to the fans after the game against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park on September 28, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of the San Francisco Giants grounds crew watering the infield before a playoff game against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park on October 6, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of a bat knob belonging to Matt Duffy of the San Francisco Giants sitting in the bat rack during an off day postseason workout at AT&T Park on October 1613 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants smoking a victory cigar in the clubhouse after beating the Washington Nationals in Game 4 to win the NLDS at AT&T Park on October 7, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants posing for a picture in the dugout before Game 4 of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of Travis Ishikawa of the San Francisco Giants kissing the home run ball he hit in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the pennant in Game of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of San Francisco Giants players stretching on the field before Game 6 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on October 28, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner’s jersey hanging in his locker before Game 2 the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on October 22, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Instagram of champagne waiting on ice inside the San Francisco Giants clubhouse after they won Game 7 of the World Series by beating the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on October 29, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brad Mangin)
Wow. That was a lot of Instagrams! I hope you enjoyed looking at them. I can’t wait to shoot more starting in Arizona in two months!
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