Category: Sports

Fox Sports show off new tech for “Player’s Eye View” camera destined for this year’s Super Bowl

John Aldred

The show stealers at the Super Bowl are often the commercials or “wardrobe malfunctions“. This year, though, there’s a new camera tech that might just edge it for some viewers. Whether you’re interested in photography or video, or simply a fan of watching the games, it’s certainly going to give a new perspective on things. […]

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Photographing fast action sports as a quadriplegic photographer

John Aldred

Photographing fast paced action packed sports can be tricky enough as it is. For some, it presents even more challenges. Such is the case with Loren Worthington. After a spinal cord injury, Worthington lost the use of three of his limbs. Along with it, his ability to play sports. Nearly twenty years later, the camera […]

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8 year old girl knocks a drone out of the sky with a golf ball

John Aldred

Drones are usually pretty good at staying stable. Especially when they have 6 or 8 props rather than the traditional 4 of a quadcopter. With Hexacopters and Octocopters you can even lose a blade, and it’ll still fly relatively well. At least long enough for you to land it. Apparently, though, not when hit by a […]

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Brandon Jennings announces Knicks signing by poking fun at a fan’s Photoshop fail

John Aldred

Celebrities, especially sports celebrities, seem to be fairly common targets for badly done Photoshop, but rarely has one responded quite like Brandon Jennings. While the former Milwaukee & Detroit point guard was a free agent, fan “Alex L” suggested he sign with the Sacramento Kings using one of the worst Photoshop jobs in sports history to illustrate […]

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This is why you should never chimp at your camera

Gannon Burgett

In the world of sports photography, there’s no such thing as second chances. In the words of Marshal Mathers, ‘you only get one shot, one opportunity.’ Unfortunately, one photographer who was recently covering a kickball game missed her one opportunity by not following the number one rule you learn when shooting–don’t chimp. As a result, […]

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Tips for improving your panning technique

Gannon Burgett

One of the more interesting photo techniques used in sports and racing photography is panning. Not only does it provide context to the speed and motion involved, it also isolates the subject matter, making for an interesting composition. The concept seems simple, but as many years of shooting has taught me, it’s anything but. To […]

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Sony a6000 with Neewer Underwater Case

Erika Thornes

I use Sony a6000 as my primary underwater camera. It is 24.3MP so I can easily compose in editing. The kit lens is sharp and shoots wide. The Sony shoots in RAW, necessary for white balance and editing after the fact. It has very fast autofocus which can keep up with my subjects as well […]

No Sippy Cups here, just Baby Plates

Kubeisy

Some of the most used tools on a Hollywood set are C-Stands and Apple Boxes. Then there are these little babies, Baby Plates. What is a Baby Plate you ask? It’s a 5/8 stud, about 3″ tall, welded onto a 3.5″ x 6″ metal plate. It has many uses. Allow me to share a few […]

Offbeat with Joel Grimes

Doug Daulton

Joel Grimes’ work is instantly recognizable. From powerful, dynamic posing, to a rich, yet desaturated, HDR look, to masterful compositing which is both surreal and firmly grounded in reality, his photography is iconic. His work has such intensity that, when I met Joel a few years back, expected him to be equally intense and, perhaps, […]