Sports Photography
Not typically known for its capabilities in the sports and wildlife realm, the EOS R5 Mark II’s improvements take this supremely versatile camera to another level with improvements to its speed and autofocusing performance. Borrowing lots of tech from the flagship R1 and using the higher resolution sensor, the R5 Mark II excels in fast-paced shooting situations thanks to its upgraded processing and stacked sensor design.
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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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After the game, it’s time to select your photos for editing. How do you pick the best photos out of thousands? Sony Artisan, Jean Fruth sits down for post processing to share her approach to culling images fast. She shares how to end up with a selection that captures the peak action and tells the story of a location.
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - The Initial Cull
3:50 - Refining the Cull
15:00 - The Power of Editing
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Before the contracts, before the money, there’s the pure love of a sport during a grassroots game. Photographing amateur games allows you to practice your techniques in ways that you might not be able to during a professional game. Join Sony Artisan Jean Fruth as she captures grassroots baseball games in the Dominican Republic.
0:00 - Why Grassroots?
3:01 - Planning & Gear
4:23 - Storytelling & Angles
6:00 - Grassroots Baseball Women
7:01 - How to Approach Games
9:15 - Portraits & Candid Photos
11:22 - Sharing
12:14 - Pick Up Game
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"The more you know the sport, the more consistently you're going to make your pictures." Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fruth shares her techniques to capturing the peak moments without compromising on exposure or composition.
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Know the Sport
2:28 - Gear & Settings
7:23 - Composition, Framing, & Backgrounds
8:48 - Button Customization
10:39 - Pre-Capture
11:18 - Location & Lighting
12:55 - Practice
14:31 - a1 & a9 III
16:06 - What's Next
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Having a plan is key for capturing what you want and for conveying the story you want to tell. In this episode of On Deck, Sony Artisan Jean Fruth helps you prepare before you even get to the game, so you can focus on taking great photos. Prior research informs her gear choice, so she will share her kit on this trip.
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Research & Scouting
2:03 - Approaching People & Getting Creative
4:33 - Preparation
5:42 - Gear
13:06 - What's Next
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"Sports photography is photojournalism on high speed."
B&H and Sony present a new series with Sony Artisan Jean Fruth—On Deck: Sports and Storytelling. Join Jean as she documents baseball in the Dominican Republic, from grassroots to the pros.
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Baseball in the Dominican Republic
2:20 - Jean's Photography Career
3:53 - Grassroots Baseball
5:23 - In This Series
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Cozy up to a ringside seat for a behind-the-scenes tour of the wildest shows in sports entertainment during our insightful chat about the still photos produced for World Wrestling Entertainment, otherwise known as WWE.
In 2023 alone, the WWE photo team traveled the globe, covering close to 170 live events, and producing 2.6 million stills to serve the organization’s various platforms.
You might—incorrectly—assume that WWE’s still images are generated from video screengrabs. Well, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
In this week’s podcast
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Join Matt Zefi at a local baseball game in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as he puts Sigma's 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sport Lens to the test.
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Specs and First Impressions
2:07 - In Action and Images
3:29 - Camera Settings
4:18 - Customizing
5:11 - Zefi's Thoughts
What do you think of this Sigma lens? Share your thoughts in the Comments section, below.
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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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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
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Join veteran sports photographer Pete Wright as he walks you through every element of sports photography. He goes over how to get started, what gear to use, the proper camera settings to use, useful software options for post-processing, searching for the best locations, using remote camera rigs, and so much more.
0:00 - Introduction
2:56 - Wright’s Background
6:50 - Equipment
11:54 - Know Your Tools
18:18 - Location is Everything
24:49 - Photograph Warmups
27:11 - Know the Team You’re Photographing
28:41 - Remote Cameras
41:03 - Post-
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Mike Tyson has long been a boxing legend and, for this week’s podcast, we speak with the photographer who was there from the very start. Lori Grinker was just a student with a semester-long assignment when she first met Tyson as a 13-year-old kid under the tutelage of famed boxing trainer Cus D’Amato. Grinker’s inside access over the next decade offers an intimate portrait of Tyson that few others have seen, and is now published in the book
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As any passionate sports photographer will tell you, there’s a special feeling that comes with covering game action that hooks you from day one. This was the starting point for our episode with Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fruth and longtime Sports Illustrated Director of Photography Steve Fine.
After building her career covering pro teams, Fruth co-founded