August 2009
Beginner to intermediate
288 pages
8h 21m
English
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Chapter 9. Sports, Concert, and Event Photography
Today's digital photographers are well-poised to offer the world their take on a public happening, epic moment, or memorable performance, with the possibility of creating iconic images for an adoring audience and a vast array of media outlets. With the added challenge of shooting in somewhat unfamiliar surroundings, sports, concert, and event photographers grapple almost constantly with limited access, unflattering lighting, uncooperative venues and subjects, and a host of mechanical problems that studio photographers may never encounter.
However, low-light focusing has gotten faster, along with processor speed, and higher-resolution LCD screens have grown larger, allowing photographers to view images faster with stunning clarity. Highly personal satisfaction awaits sports, concert, and event photographers who continuously hone their craft on the sidelines, in the pits, or in the relatively calm darkness of a performance theater.
A motorcyclist and his ride stood stationary while I zoomed through a 1-second exposure. ISO 100, f/11, 1 sec., with an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens.
Overview and Trends
The fields of event photography discussed here are great ways to enter the business of assignment photography. Many event committees need images for promotion, advertising, staffing, and display, and the savvy photographer who can discover what's ...
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