Baton Rouge teen photographer shoots viral soccer photographs | Leisure/Life

At 18 years outdated, Baton Rouge native Keith Joseph is experiencing his quarter-hour of fame. 

A 2026 Liberty Magnet graduate and former linebacker, Joseph is making waves on social media for his artistic highschool soccer crew media shoots. His aquatic pictures of the Glen Oaks High School soccer crew at Blue Bayou Water Park have generated over 113,000 views on Instagram and even made it to SportscenterNext’s Instagram web page.

Joseph’s pictures enterprise, Shot By Mane, has been busy this summer season. Joseph mentioned that he’s photographed about seven Baton Rouge highschool soccer groups to this point for his or her media day photos — one thing that has develop into more and more extra extravagant as social media has captured the eye of athletes and followers.

NFL, faculty and highschool groups and gamers are connecting with photographers to create out-of-the-box picture shoots at unorthodox places. The flashy photographs assist gamers get seen. Of the highschool soccer groups Joseph has photographed, he has shot at Raising Cane’s for Brusly High School, Perkins Rowe for McKinley High School and Top Golf for Liberty Magnet High School.

Joseph mentioned the gamers are sometimes prepared with poses they’ve already practiced and concepts for group pictures. If they’re hesitant, he helps them give you concepts.

“It just comes down to them being creative. I like what’s different,” Joseph mentioned. “I try to get something that’s going to shock the eye.”

The Blue Bayou location was Joseph’s idea.

He reached out to a former classmate who labored on the water park this previous summer season and requested for the supervisor’s contact. The supervisor then handed alongside Leisure Sports managing associate Glenn Haggerty’s info. Joseph known as and emailed him, and after some backwards and forwards, Haggerty and Joseph agreed to a date and time.

Joseph mentioned the crew had a blast. He is aware of the Glen Oaks head coach, Byron Wade, and Joseph mentioned that Wade is shocked by all the eye however feels blessed.

Sports pictures is the way in which

Although Joseph took pictures his senior yr at Liberty, he had already gotten into the pastime by making soccer mixtapes. He began making them for himself after which for buddies. Crafting the mixtapes taught him to search out photos that catch the attention.

“When I was playing football, I brought my camera to a JV game and started taking pictures there. From there, it just took off,” Joseph mentioned.

Since then, Joseph has expanded his enterprise into way of life shoots, promenade photographs, commencement photos and senior portraits. He plans to department out into Lafayette and Lake Charles this fall when he attends the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He hopes to hitch UL’s media crew.

“When I take pictures, especially sports photography because I played football, I know what to look for,” Joseph said. “When I see the picture and it looks good, I just get excited.”