Action Photography
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Sports enthusiasts from around the world will soon be glued to their nearest viewing screen, watching the action unfold during the international summer games in Paris.
Above photograph © Maddie Meyer, Getty Images
But how much do you know about the finer points of photographing elite level competition, or about the lightning-fast, high-tech journey these images make from inside a camera to a remote editing workflow, and then onward to be enjoyed by you, the viewer?
In today’s podcast we’ve got the inside track on how these visual delicacies
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Canon Explorer of Light Atiba Jefferson photographs famous athletes like LeBron James and Tony Hawk. In this video, he discusses how he got his start photographing skateboarding and how he continues to produce creative action photos.
0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - Beginnings/In This Talk
3:39 - Available Light and Camera Settings
7:54 - Flash Photography
10:23 - Perspectives and Fisheyes
13:07 - Sequences (aka "Spray and Pray")
14:45 - Portraits
15:41 - Getting Creative
20:55 - Thrasher Magazine Cover
24:30 - Q&A
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Sports photographer Jean Fruth does more than take pictures. She tells stories, giving you a sense of place and culture. Journey with Fruth as she shares her thought process when photographing a professional or amateur game.
0:00 - Jean Fruth’s Approach to Sports Photography
4:10 - From Grassroots to the Pros
11:58 - Giving Back
17:55 - Women and Girls in Baseball
30:26 - Final Thoughts
Are you a sports photographer with tips to share? Please do so in the Comments section, below.
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From behind the wheel to behind the camera, Justin Bell always manages to forge personal connections with the subjects of the portraits he takes.
In this video, Bell sits down with us to discuss his love of racing and photography.
0:00 - Introduction
3:08 - Bell’s Love for Art and Racing
10:32 - Why Bell Photographs with Leica
19:05 - Bell’s Racing Photography Has its Own Unique Look
25:30 - Bell’s Favorite Images
41:32 - Leica SL vs. Leica Q2
47:42 - Who is Still Shooting Film?
52:06 - Leica Maintains its Value
53:30 - Life with Legends
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Join Jaison Sterling, owner of Rock Town Media, as he dives into the basic concepts of action portraits using off-camera lighting. Sterling goes over the gear needed to create dynamic sports portraits.
0:00 - Introduction
1:16 - Sterling's Background
6:08 - Sterling's Lighting Setup
14:56 - Editing
15:21 – One-on-One Mentoring
16:30 - Setting the Power of the Flash and Using the Flash Outdoors
20:02 - Getting Started with Off-Camera Flash
21:46 – Sky Exposure and Deciding Which Lights and Modifiers to Use
24:46 - Pricing, Location, Posing,
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How do you freeze fast-moving subjects in camera? Keydrin Franklin shares his lens choice, camera settings, and other factors when taking action shots.
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Today’s Photo Shoot
0:54 - Lens Focal Length
1:21 - ISO
1:41 - Aperture
2:10 - Shutter Speed
2:42 - Tracking
3:50 - Background
4:38 - Check Your Work
5:10 - The Entire Process
It was only a matter of time before Sony released the a7 III, though I don’t think anyone would have been able to predict just how much Sony was going to improve its “basic” model. Considering that the plain old a7 has always been the most affordable of the full-frame mirrorless options in each round of updates from this company, the fact that the a7 III is equipped with so many upgrades is surprising. Just to run through the most