Patrick Coons Photography

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Based in Webster City, Patrick Coons creates sharp, dramatic sports images that highlight hustle, emotion, and team pride for athletes, parents, and programs across central Iowa.

Focused On Athletic Storytelling

Patrick focuses exclusively on sports, combining fast reflexes, pro gear, and local experience to deliver reliable coverage of games, tournaments, and team photo days.

A pristine, high-end football resting on the bright green artificial turf of a small-town stadium in Webster City, Iowa, captured in mid-bounce as if just punted. Individual pebbled leather textures, crisp white laces, and faint scuff marks are clearly visible. The blurred background shows goalposts and metal bleachers, with a cool autumn evening sky glowing in soft, diffused stadium lights. Photographic realism with a low-angle, shallow depth-of-field composition places the ball in sharp focus in the lower third, while motion blur in tiny rubber pellets conveys speed and impact. The mood is intense and anticipatory, evoking the moments before a pivotal play in a high school or small college game.
A gleaming orange basketball spinning in mid-air above a polished hardwood gym floor in Webster City, Iowa, perfectly frozen at the peak of its arc toward a glass backboard and breakaway rim. Every channel and pebble texture of the ball is rendered in sharp detail, with faint smudges from frequent use. Overhead sodium-vapor lights cast bright, even illumination, reflecting as soft streaks on the lacquered floor. The background bleachers, painted in muted school colors, fall into creamy bokeh. Shot from a low, courtside angle for a dynamic, professional sports-photography feel, the composition emphasizes motion, precision, and the split-second drama of a clutch shot in a small-town gym.
A pair of sleek, carbon-fiber track starting blocks anchored into a textured red running track at a Webster City, Iowa, stadium, captured in dramatic close-up. The rough granules of the track surface contrast with the brushed metal of the adjustable footplates, etched with tiny adjustment markings and subtle wear. In the distance, blurred lane lines converge toward an out-of-focus finish line banner and simple metal bleachers. Golden hour sunlight skims low across the scene from camera left, creating rim lighting on the blocks and long, directional shadows that accentuate depth. Photographic realism with a wide-aperture, rule-of-thirds composition conveys focus, tension, and readiness at the starting line of a competitive sprint.

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A vibrant baseball scene focused on a pristine white baseball, seams a deep, stitched red, lying just inside the chalked foul line on a groomed infield in Webster City, Iowa. The infield dirt shows carefully raked patterns with small pebbles catching the light, while the sharp white chalk line cuts diagonally through the frame. Beyond, the lush green outfield and simple chain-link backstop fade into soft blur. Late-afternoon sunlight creates warm highlights on the ball and subtle shadows in the dirt contours. Shot from an ultra-low, ground-level perspective with photographic realism, the composition emphasizes texture, contrast, and the quiet, tense moment before a crucial pitch in a local competitive game.

High-energy game coverage capturing decisive plays, sidelines, and celebrations for schools, clubs, and leagues, delivered in online galleries for sharing.

A powerful winter sports moment featuring a bright, neon-striped soccer ball sliding across a frosty grass field in Webster City, Iowa, with tiny ice crystals kicked up into the cold air. The ball’s glossy surface reflects the pale, overcast sky, while blades of grass beneath show a mix of green and icy white. Distant goalposts and a modest scoreboard stand blurred in the background. Soft, diffused natural light creates a cool, subdued palette, enhancing the crispness of the frost and the sheen of the ball. Photographic realism with a panning-style composition suggests motion, capturing the intensity and grit of playing through harsh Midwestern conditions in a competitive match.

Team and individual portrait sessions on location, with posed and candid options that showcase personality, team spirit, and school colors.

An action-packed wrestling detail image inside a high school gym in Webster City, Iowa, focused tightly on a bright, circular wrestling mat with bold contrasting colors and a perfectly defined center circle. The vinyl surface shows subtle wrinkles, mat-burn marks, and a faint sheen from overhead lights. Around the mat, blurred outlines of empty folding chairs and a simple scoring table recede into soft bokeh. Strong, overhead gym lighting creates crisp highlights and defined shadows that emphasize the mat’s contours and texture. Photographic realism with a slightly elevated, diagonal composition conveys intensity, discipline, and the professional edge of competitive wrestling in a small-town arena.

Custom athlete features for trading cards, banners, and social media, built from dynamic portraits and action shots.

A dramatic track-and-field relay moment captured without athletes, showing a gleaming metallic relay baton resting precisely on the lane marker of a red synthetic track in Webster City, Iowa. The baton’s polished surface reflects subtle hints of the blue sky and surrounding stadium environment. White lane numbers and lines converge toward the horizon, where simple bleachers and a small press box blur into the background. Late-afternoon sun casts long shadows that stretch diagonally across the lanes, enhancing depth and direction. Photographic realism with a low, leading-line composition communicates speed, teamwork, and the split-second transitions central to professional relay racing.

Tournament and event coverage for full days or weekends, with highlight collections ready quickly for schools, hosts, and sponsors.

Testimonials

Jessica

Patrick captured our home basketball game perfectly, from tipoff to final buzzer, and delivered crisp images our players and parents will treasure for years.

— Aya Nakamura

Coach Miller

Working with Patrick was easy, professional, and fun; our team photos were organized quickly and every athlete looked confident and game ready.

— Mateo García

Ryan H.

Patrick froze the action at our track meet flawlessly, catching finishes, reactions, and little moments I never saw while coaching on the infield.

— Lila Patel

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1530 Sunset Drive, Webster City, IA 50595

Hours

By appointment only

Phone

515-916-9480