September 2013
Beginner
288 pages
6h 31m
English
book
Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated photographer’s tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes
by Peter Read Miller
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About This Book
When I was approached about writing a book, I was reluctant. What would I write about? I’m a photo guy, not a word guy, so cranking out 250–300 pages of tips about sports photography seemed daunting.
Then Ted Waitt of New Riders saw me speak at a photo trade show, and in an ensuing conversation he suggested I do a book based on that talk, which featured several hundred of my pictures accompanied by my comments, stories, and some technical tips.
So this is what you have here. This is not an ego-driven coffee table book of my greatest hits (unless you drink your coffee on a TV tray), and it’s not Sports Photography 101—for that you’ll have to take my workshop.
Instead, I’ve pulled together photos from my 30-plus years as a photographer ...
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