Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated photographer’s tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Dedication Page
4. Acknowledgments
5. Contents
6. Introduction
7. About This Book
8. 1. Football: Shooting on the Field
   1. What Makes a Football Photo Great?
   2. My Gear and Settings
   3. My Pregame Checklist
   4. Neither Rain Nor Snow: The Elements of Shooting in the Elements
9. 2. Football: Xs and Os
   1. Approaching the Game
   2. Xs and Os: Tips for Shooting Positions
   3. The Flow of the Game: When a Score Really Matters
   4. Play by Play: The Anatomy of Shooting a Football Game
10. 3. Football: Light, Lenses, and the Lowdown
    1. A Trick of the Light: Finding the Magic
    2. Nighttime High School Football Tricks
    3. The Camera-Around-the-Neck Technique
    4. Getting Down: The Low-Angle Shot
11. 4. Football: Shooting for Sports Illustrated
    1. Sports Illustrated Goes Digital
    2. Why We Shoot RAW at SI
    3. Covering the Super Bowl (and Other Big Games) for SI
    4. A Tale of Two Covers
12. 5. The Olympics: Faster, Higher, Stronger
    1. Beijing, China, August 8, 2008
    2. The Olympics: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Better Jube! (Jubilation, That Is)
    3. Olympic Gear Notes
    4. My Nine Olympic Games
13. 6. The Olympics Big Three: Swimming, Gymnastics, and Track and Field
    1. Swimming
    2. Gymnastics
    3. Track and Field
    4. Smaller Sports—Away from the Fray
14. 7. Portraits: Beyond the Numbers
    1. Working with Your Subject
    2. Lighting
    3. The Last Word: Gabby Douglas, The Fierce Five, and the 2012 London Olympics
15. Index