Category: Sports
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Sports Shooter Academy Boot Camp Sept. 5 & 6, 2008
The next coolest photography event of the year will be in Southern California this Fall as the Sports Shooter Academy Boot Camp returns September 5 & 6, 2008. The Boot Camp is a two-day hands-on, shooting education program with a different emphasis each day. Participants can register for single day or attend both days. Check…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Gallery does justice to great Champions League soccer final
The New York Times features a gallery of images from the UEFA (Union of European Football Association) between Manchester United and Chelsea played on a rain-soaked field in Moscow yesterday. After playing to a 1-1 draw in regulation time and two 15-minute overtime periods, Manchester United finally won on penalty kicks in this emotionally-charged contest.…
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Wired at the Preakness Stakes | Reuters.com
With a cut-off time of 10am before the first race of the day, we set up five remote cameras under the inside rail of the track, and another on an observation post beyond the finish line with a high angle general view of the end of the race. Putting in place the gear – five…
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Photographer pierced by javelin but keeps shooting
Ryan McGeeney served seven years in the Marines, including a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, but 10 minutes of photographing the state high school track championships proved to be more dangerous to him. Hours after his leg was pierced by a javelin at BYU’s Clarence Robison track stadium, McGeeney was fortunate to be able to appreciate…
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Heeeere’s Johnny – www.arizonahighways.com
“How do I become a working photographer, and where do I get started?” I get asked that a lot. Turns out, there are as many answers as there are professional photographers. Here’s how John did it. Not John Doe, but John W. McDonough, one of the premier staff photographers at Sports Illustrated. If you’re not…
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Review: 'Athlete' by Walter Iooss
by Brad Mangin I was sitting in Finnegan’s Wake, one of my favorite bars in San Francisco with my friend Grover last month when my cell phone began making noise. I was getting a text message from Walter Iooss: “Where can I send you my new book for you to review?” At this point in…
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The Wild Weird World of Sports: Urban Warfare
Being weird is really trendy in the entire Pacific NW right now. Glad I don’t have to travel all the time to Seattle – Portland is nearly on par. After some confusion (the 1st tee was changed at the last second… ???), I found the group of about two dozen golfers roaming the “greens” in…
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Indian Premier League Cricket boycotted | Copyright Action
Earlier this month the Indian Premier League drew much heat for attempting to impose accreditation terms on photographers that required all material shot to be uploaded to IPL’s webserver, for their free use forever. Check it out here.
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Detrick Wins Top Honors in Sports Shooter Newsletter Annual Contest
Chris Detrick’s photograph of a Pepperdine University basketball player gouging the eyes of an opponent, won top honors in the Sports Shooter Newsletter Annual Contest. Check it out here.
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Tension Over Sports Blogging – New York Times
The dispute has grown lately between the press and organized sports over issues like how reporters cover teams, who owns the rights to photographs, audio and video that journalists gather at sports events, and whether someone who writes only blogs should be given access to the locker room. The explosion of new media, especially with…
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Trade Secrets: A little help from my friends.
Photo by Jamie Squire / Getty Images Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Alltel Dodge, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is rare these days in the individualistic field of sports photography that photographers…
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The Season – A look at Chicago through lens
I believe that there are two camps of philosophy when it comes to sports photography. One side likes action photos and the other prefers reaction shots. Check it out here.
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Thirty Years Between Dates: Behind The Scenes With Cal State Fullerton's Trip To The Big Dance
Matt Brown is the team photographer for Cal State Fullerton. Thirty years ago the Titans were the darling of the NCAA Tournament, making an improbably march to the Sweet 16. He accompanied the team to their 1st Round game against Wisconsin in the Omaha Regional Check it out here.
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The Season – A look at Chicago through lens | Chicago Tribune | Blog
By the end of the year, a trio of promising juniors had emerged- Kevin Davis, Sean LIggett and Chris Dillard- and Coach Nelson, who worked tirelessly to teach not only basketball skills but life lessons as well, had the Titans pointed in the right direction for next year. Throughout the entire campaign, I was quite…
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PDN – Baseball Backs Down From Photo Gallery Ban
Talks between news agencies and Major League Baseball appear to be moving toward a compromise about new credentialing guidelines, according to people on both sides of negotiations. MLB has backed down from a ban on all online galleries of baseball game photos. Under a proposed revision to the rules, news agencies that regularly cover a…
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Awards handed out at Sports Shooter Academy V
Daniel Berman was the big winner Sunday as Sports Shooter Academy V wrapped up in Southern California, winning photo of the day for Saturday and taking home best student portfolio honors. Other winners were Jesse Smith for photo of the day for Friday and Willie Allen Jr.’s portfolio was selected as tops among the professionals…
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Shooting commences at Sports Shooter Academy V
Photo by Jordan Murph / Sports Shooter Check it out here.
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Sports Shooter Academy V kicks off in Southern California
Themed “See Better Shoot Better,” the five-day hands-on shooting workshop offers participants an opportunity to make pictures in the field at a variety of sporting events and on location for portrait sessions and lighting classes. “I’m here to see different and look for new ways to shoot the sports I’m familiar with,” participant and Washington-based…