Want to go from high school to college photography? Read this. The jump isn’t about being more talented. It’s about being more prepared. What actually helped me make that transition: I stopped treating high school like something to escape. Bad light, empty gyms, uneven fields — that’s where fundamentals were built. If you can deliver there, you’ll be ready when the stage gets bigger. I focused on covering entire games, not just highlights. College programs don’t need one great photo — they need consistency. Showing you can tell a full story matters more than one peak moment. I learned how access works before asking for it. At the college level, it’s usually communications or sports information, not coaches. Knowing who controls credentials saves a lot of wasted effort. I made my work easy to use. Clean framing. Fast delivery. Organized files. The easier you are to work with, the faster trust builds. And I stayed patient with the process. One opportunity led to the next. Nothing ...