Category: Sports
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Visions of China: A 2008 Olympics Picture Blog : Preparing for the Biggest Organized Event of Them All: The Olympics
I’m not sure there’s an event I ever cover that requires as much advance logistics planning as the Olympics. Travel plans start up to a year before The Games, and from there on you continue to prepare until the games begin. In this post, I will discuss how I did my best to prepare for…
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A Photo Editor – Simon Barnett, DOP at Newsweek Prepares for the Olympics
With the Olympics just around the corner I thought I’d check in with Simon Barnett of Newsweek, because he’s hired his very own dream team of photographers (Laforet, Miralle and Powell) to provide coverage of the event. Check it out here.
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Beijing Olympic Predictions
Sports Shooter asked members of this site that are going to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China for their predictions, insights and observations as they count down the days until the Opening Ceremony on 8-8-08. Below are the comments of those members that responded: Check it out here.
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Behind the Lens at the Beijing Olympics
Zach Honig presents a photographer’s guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including everything you need to know to cover the games or watch from home. Check it out here.
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pictures. » Finished in Eugene
Photos by Rob Finch I survived my first dance in years with sports photography. Check it out here.
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Track Super Stars – APhotoADay News
four Oregonian staff photographers reflect on their coverage of the men’s 100 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Check it out here.
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Sports Shooter Conversation: A Q & A with Wally Skalij On Covering The NBA Finals
Photo by Robert Hanashiro / Sports Shooter The Los Angeles Times’ Wally Skalij covered the recent Boston Celtics – LA Lakers NBA Finals. Sports Shooter sat down with him to discuss the trials and tribulations of covering this highly anticipated match up, Skalij had covered the Lakers four previous appears in the Finals. Check it…
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Practical tips for the Beijing Olympics
Frank Folwell shows us where the media will be sleeping and offers other wonderful information about traveling to China. Check it out here.
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Countdown To The Beijing Olympic Games
By David McIntyre As the 2008 Beijing Summer Games are just around the corner — August 8th, 2008 to be exact — I thought I would take this opportunity to give some insight into what people might expect, not expect, and also feel free to ask so that I can try to answer later. As…
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In The Bag: 'Rookie' Packs For First Olympics
This August is going to be one to remember. I got lucky…real lucky. I’m going to be part of the Gannett team that is covering the Olympics in Beijing, China. Wow…I still can’t believe it. Did I mention it’s the Olympics?! Ya think I’m excited? Oh…I’m excited. This excitement, however, comes bundled with anticipation, urgency…
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The Greatest Event I Have Ever Shot
By Robert Beck, Sports Illustrated I have spent a lot of time thinking about writing this piece. I have even started it a couple of times. But trying to describe the incredible experience that was the 2008 U.S. Open on the South Course at Torrey Pines is more confounding than covering the tournament. There are…
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The Wild Weird World of Sports: Trials and Tribulations: Day 2
Photos by Sol Neelman EUGENE, ORE. — Day 2 from the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. … Here’s what I saw while sitting on my ass all day. Check it out here.
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Behind the Lens with Robert Hanashiro – – PopPhotoJune 2008
This month we focus on Robert “Bert” Hanashiro, 53, a staff photographer with USA Today since 1989. Known worldwide for his online sports photography community, SportsShooter.com, Hanashiro will join thousands of other journalists in Beijing this August for what will be his sixth Summer Olympics. In anticipation of the 2008 Olympic games, Hanashiro talked with…
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US Presswire Needs More Photogs … To Shoot For Peanuts – PDNPulse
There’s been a lot of talk lately about photographers losing jobs to others who will work for less and photographers who work for free. Check it out here.
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The Wild Weird World of Sports: (crickets)
Indians are coo coo for cricket. Simple as that. And I have no idea why. Check it out here.
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Football shooters’ favourite photographs
Photo by Monte Fresco MBE – Daily Mirror, England As Europe’s top footballing nations prepare to battle it out in the EURO 2008 tournament CPN’s John McDermott spoke to the world’s best football photographers to find out which pictures from their careers are their personal favourites and why. In part one of this two-part article…