Successful Sports Photography Table of Contents

• Introduction 10
• Photography 11
• Sports Photography 13
• Challenges 13
• You Don’t Get to Choose the Venue or Location of Your Shoot 14
• You Don’t Get to Choose the Lighting 14
• You Don’t Get to Choose the Moment 14
• Rewards 15
• Who are We? 15
• ProPix Photography, LLC 15
• Terance Ostrander 15
• Todd Cherry 16
• Scott Wells 16
• What Sports Can We Help You With? 16
• 2 Quick Start 18
• Set the Mode 18
• Set Your ISO 19
• White Balance 19
• Test Shots 20
• Find a Good Location 20
• Anticipate the Action 20
• 3 The Right Equipment For the Job 21
• What to Look For in a Camera 21
• What Features Do I Need? 21
• Lenses Needed for Sports Photography 22
• Lenses Can Be Expensive 22
• Accessories 23
• Batteries and Battery Grips 24
• Memory Cards 24
• Memory Card Readers 25
• Monopod 26
• Tripod Ring 27
• Camera Bag 27
• Photographer Attire 28
• Hot Weather 29
• Rain 29
• Snow 29
• 4 Caring For Your Equipment 31
• Organization 31
• Camera 31
• Lenses 31
• Camera Sensor 33
• Preventing Dirty Lenses 33
• 5 The Right Camera Settings 35
• Full Automatic Mode 35
• Programmed Mode 35
• Shutter Speed 36
• What to Expect When Using a Slow Shutter Speed 38
• How to Use Shutter Priority 38
• Aperture 39
• ISO 41
• White Balance 42
• Auto White Balance (AWB) 42
• Lighting 43
• Sunny 43
• Cloudy 44
• Indoors 44
• Light Metering Modes 44
• Average Metering/Evaluative 45
• Spot Metering/Center Weighted 45
• Center Weighted Average Metering 45
• Focusing 45
• Manual Focus 45
• Auto Focus 45
• Pre-Focus 46
• Single and Continuous Mode 46
• Quality 46
• Pixels 46
• What Is a Megapixel? 46
• Is More Really Better? 47
• What Setting Should I Use? 47
• Storage Considerations 47
• File Formats 47
• JPEG 47
• JPEG Quality/Compression 48
• RAW 49
• 6 The Event Process 50
• Pre-Event 50
• Batteries Fully Charged 50
• Memory Cards Emptied 51
• Lenses and Bag Organized 51
• Know Where You Are Going 52
• Clothing 52
• Event 52
• Review and Delete 52
• Exchanging Memory Cards 52
• Changing Batteries 53
• Post Event 53
• Transfer Photos From the Camera to the Computer 53
• Put the Memory Cards Back in The Correct Location 54
• Charge the Batteries 54
• Organize Your Bag 55
• 7 Composing Exciting Action Shots 57
• Framing a Great Shot 57
• Location, Location, Location 58
• Right up Front 58
• Not With the Spectators 58
• In the Stands 58
• Outdoors 59
• Don’t Stay in One Place 59
• How to Get the Good Spots 60
• Tricks of the Trade 60
• Press Pass 61
• Trade for Access 61
• Be Where You Can Capture the Face 61
• Anticipate the Action 62
• Timing 62
• Unplanned Moments 63
• Obstacles 63
• Vertical or Horizontal 63
• Rule of Thirds 63
• Angles 64
• What Shots to Take 64
• Single Athlete 64
• The Whole Team 65
• Preparation 66
• Be Aware 66
• Safe Shots 66
• 8 Team Photos 67
• Preparation 68
• When 68
• Before 68
• After 69
• Awards 70
• Scheduled Time 70
• Location and Lighting 71
• Background 71
• Lighting 72
• Outdoors 73
• Indoors 73
• Posing 73
• Make Sure They See You 75
• Capturing Smiles 75
• You Need to Smile 75
• Framing 75
• Crop Close 76
• Make It Fun and Fast 76
• Additional Tips 77
• Different Angles 77
• Take Multiple Shots 77
• Be Creative 77
• Using a Tripod 78
• Enlist an Assistant 78
• Large Teams 79
• 9 Outdoor Sports 80
• Sunny 80
• Overcast or Shady 81
• Rain 81
• Snow and Cold 81
• Camera Settings 82
• 10 Indoor Sports 83
• Location 83
• Lighting and White Balance 84
• ISO and Shutter Speed 84
• 11 Photo Editing 86
• Desktop Editing 86
• Photo Managers 87
• Photo Editors 87
• Online Editing 87
• Editing Process 88
• Cropping 88
• Aspect Ratio 89
• Color & Exposure Correction 90
• Batch Processing Your Photos 92
• 12 Enjoy & Preserve Your Sports Photos 96
• Electronically 96
• Prints 96
• Calendars 97
• Photo Books 97
• vSlide Shows 97
• Edit, Delete, and Tag 97
• Share and Enjoy Your Photos 98
• Preserving Your Photos 98
• USB 99
• Internet Backup 99
• 13 Sharing Photos In A Digital World 100
• Email 100
• On the TV 101
• Photo-Sharing Websites 102
• Photo Editing with Flickr 103
• Organizing Photos at Flickr 104
• 14 Conclusions 105
• Practice 105
• Have Fun 106