"Digital Sports Photography" helps the photography enthusiast learn the basics of the latest digital sports photography techniques, equipment, and how to get started or take better sports photos. This book will capture the attention of any individual wanting to learn about the latest developments in the professional sports photography world and how they can be applied. Unlike many other books available on this topic, this book addresses the benefits of using digital equipment as usage of film becomes almost extinct. Emphasizing the need for an up-to-date resource, the photography market is currently undergoing a complete transformation from film to digital in both consumer and professional usages. The author, with many years of experience in this realm of photography, includes a biography on how a photographer started shooting high school games for free before working up to a Super Bowl-level photographer. Whether the reader is a beginning to intermediate photographer who wants to learn how to take better sports photographs or a photographer who wants to continue into the Sports Photography field, this book will prove a valuable resource.
Author(s): G. Newman Lowrance
Edition: 1
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 279
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Спортивная фотосъемка;
Contents......Page 13
1 How I Made It in Sports Photography: My Story......Page 24
Starting Off......Page 25
My First Professional Game......Page 27
Getting Back......Page 29
My Big Break......Page 36
Shooting for the NFL......Page 38
Moving Forward......Page 40
2 From Film to Digital: The Transformation......Page 46
Digital Advances......Page 47
The Film Process......Page 48
Scanners in the Marketplace......Page 49
Role of Scanners in Photography Today......Page 50
First Use of Digital Cameras......Page 51
Contemporary Use of Digital Cameras......Page 52
The Digital Workflow......Page 54
Technical Lessons of the Digital World......Page 57
3 The Basics of Shooting Sports......Page 60
Camera Bodies......Page 61
Camera Basics......Page 62
Accessories......Page 78
Caring for Your Equipment......Page 79
4 What an Editor Looks For......Page 84
Editorial Use......Page 87
Commercial Use......Page 89
Artfulness......Page 93
Stock Images......Page 94
What Not to Submit......Page 95
Tools of the Trade......Page 97
Portfolio Submissions......Page 99
5 Baseball......Page 104
Shooting from First Base......Page 106
Shooting from Third Base......Page 111
Shooting the Pitcher......Page 119
Shooting the Outfielders......Page 121
Shooting from Overhead Locations......Page 124
Plays at the Plate......Page 126
Other Elements of Baseball......Page 128
Using Remotes......Page 129
6 Football......Page 132
Following the Action......Page 134
Preparation......Page 136
Lighting......Page 139
From the Sidelines......Page 142
From the End Zones......Page 148
Shooting Methods......Page 157
Before the Game......Page 160
7 Basketball......Page 166
Loving and Learning the Game......Page 167
Telling a Story......Page 168
Location......Page 171
Shooting with Available Light......Page 172
Strobe Lighting......Page 177
Choosing Lenses......Page 179
Behind the Scenes......Page 181
Before the Game......Page 182
Ready for Action......Page 184
The Final Minutes......Page 191
8 Hockey......Page 194
Where It All Began......Page 195
Shooting Hockey......Page 197
Pick Your Spot but Ask Politely......Page 203
The Best Seat in the House......Page 206
Lenses and Cameras......Page 214
Remote Cameras......Page 217
A Word on Indoors Flash (Strobe) Photography......Page 221
The Bigger Picture......Page 224
9 Soccer......Page 228
Positioning......Page 229
Youth Soccer......Page 235
10 Tennis......Page 240
Positioning......Page 244
Lighting and Exposures......Page 246
Public Courts......Page 251
Glossary......Page 254
A......Page 255
B......Page 256
C......Page 257
D......Page 259
F......Page 260
G......Page 262
K......Page 263
M......Page 264
P......Page 265
R......Page 266
T......Page 267
Z......Page 268
C......Page 270
E......Page 271
G......Page 272
L......Page 273
P......Page 274
Q-R......Page 275
T......Page 276
Y-Z......Page 277
