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Digital Sports Photography
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by G. Newman Lowrance
Sales Rank: 463099
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List Price: $34.99
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Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition April 1, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592006485
ISBN-13: 978-1592006489
Product Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Product Description
Take a unique look at the special techniques involved in shooting sports photographs digitally as you get a glimpse into the author's own journey toward becoming a successful sports photographer. You'll also get a wealth of information from some of the best sports shooters and editors working today in the industry. Cover important issues, including color management, camera setup, and equipment options and get insiders' tips on what a photo editor looks for in determining what makes a great image. Discover the techniques and methods unique to shooting photographs for baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, soccer, and tennis. Whether you're covering the Olympics for Sports Illustrated or a local youth soccer game, "Digital Sports Photography" will give you the help and guidance you need to make your photos stand out.
About The Author
G. Newman Lowrance has been a professional photographer for more than 18 years, with a major emphasis in sports. His images have appeared in ESPN The Magazine; Sports Illustrated; Sports Illustrated for Kids; Sports Weekly; The Sporting News; Official NFL Super Bowl and Pro Bowl game magazines; NFL videos and team calendars; NFL Insider magazine; The New York Times Magazine; and various covers and interior photographs for Street & Smith’s sports annuals; Athlon Sports annuals; ATS Consultants annuals; Human Kinetics publications; DK publications; and Scholastic Inc. His photos have also appeared for various commercial usages such as DirecTV; Fathead; Time Warner, Inc.; and Reebok, Inc. Newman’s big break occurred after moving to the Los Angeles area when NFL Photos recognized his skills. At NFL Photos, Newman worked his way up to become one of their most published photographers. Currently, he is a freelance photographer for Getty Images.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Digital Sports Photography G. Newman Lowrance Being passionate about sports photography (and football) certainly helped me enjoy this book. Which is not to say I got everything I would have liked out of such a book, but it's a good read and not one of the "read four chapters and never pick it up again" variety. Don't be put off by the author covering a lot of ground regarding what professional editors are looking for. If you are photographing sports for your own use, you really should be just as fussy as any editor out there, so it's nice to know what they look for. The author also spends a lot of time on positioning; where to stand at what type of sporting event. This is fine, but in my opinion this is something you can learn fairly quickly "on the job" if you have any photo sense at all. My biggest advice there is to watch the sport and hopefully get a chance to play the sport - this is the best way to develop anticipation of where a play might develop. Then practice, practice, practice shooting the sport. Where to position and what overhead strobe setups to use in an NHL arena for instance, will be useful to few who read this book. Interesting, but not that useful. Any hockey I've covered was pushed to 1600 behind glass that was hardly NHL caliber. Where to stand and what lenses to use for outdoor sports is perhaps more useful, just from the perspective well-lit amateur outdoor sports are more accessible to most. While I liked the book it falls short in a few areas in my opinion. The author does spend some time on technical details and to be fair it's difficult when not knowing what equipment/background the reader might possess. However I would have rather seen the book laid out "in reverse", with less time on individual sports positioning and more time on the photography details (including post-processing). Rather than six chapters on individual sports and one on "the basics of sports photography", I would have rather he spent three on "sports photography" and three on the individual sports. I also would have liked to have seen more discussion on the adjustments required across a wider weather/ambient lighting spectrum. How to handle snow, rain, threatening rain, haze, etc. The author touches on this all too briefly - these are by far the "normal" conditions for me. Other questions remain unanswered. How many frames does the author shoot at a "normal" football game - and how has this changed over the years? It's easy to get carried away with digital - how does the author "slow down, pick and choose" when to shoot? How much time spent "on the field" versus post-processing? What about post-processing details? Examples of what players to crop out of a picture - when and why? How about some discussion on post-processing exposure correction, color correction, etc. Not a word on filters? The author also mentions it is "easier" covering kids/amateur sports than professional sports due to the speed of the athletes and the ease of positioning for the photographer. My experience says that may be true from a technical "freezing the action" perspective, and certainly from the positioning perspective, but it is far harder to capture an "athletic moment" that looks good on film with children's/amateur sports. My advice there is not to get discouraged if you don't capture many SI moments at the local youth soccer game. All in all a decent book in my opinion, it provides some technical details and is an interesting "behind the scenes" read. There were things I picked up from this book, and in a category not exactly overflowing with choices, I do recommend it.
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Digital Sports Photography
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