Product Description

You can freeze that one moment in time

Sports photography gets you up close and personal with the action you crave, the athletes you idolize, or the activities that make memories for your children. It also provides plenty of frustration for amateurs and professionals alike. How do you shoot on a rainy day? What about the crowd at the finish line? Can you capture the tension as the ball trembles on the rim? You can, with the professional advice these experts provide. No matter what your sport or level of expertise, this book can make you a better digital sports photographer.

• Benefit from the advice of more than 20 top sports photographers, including Terrell Lloyd, official photographer for the San Francisco 49ers
• Learn to handle bad lighting, weather, fast–moving athletes, flash limitations, and other challenges
• Identify key things to consider when switching from film to digital
• Get specific advice on how to shoot a wide range of sports: extreme, outdoor, indoor, competitive, recreational, and more
• Discover ways to sell your photos and manage legal issues
• See dozens of full–color examples illustrating professional tips and techniques
• Take great photos with any kind of digital camera, from a point–and–shoot to an SLR
• Find out how to get photos onto the Web easily and quickly

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #158983 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 358 pages

From the Back Cover
You can freeze that one moment in time

Sports photography gets you up close and personal with the action you crave, the athletes you idolize, or the activities that make memories for your children. It also provides plenty of frustration for amateurs and professionals alike. How do you shoot on a rainy day? What about the crowd at the finish line? Can you capture the tension as the ball trembles on the rim? You can, with the professional advice these experts provide. No matter what your sport or level of expertise, this book can make you a better digital sports photographer.

• Benefit from the advice of more than 20 top sports photographers, including Terrell Lloyd, official photographer for the San Francisco 49ers
• Learn to handle bad lighting, weather, fast–moving athletes, flash limitations, and other challenges
• Identify key things to consider when switching from film to digital
• Get specific advice on how to shoot a wide range of sports: extreme, outdoor, indoor, competitive, recreational, and more
• Discover ways to sell your photos and manage legal issues
• See dozens of full–color examples illustrating professional tips and techniques
• Take great photos with any kind of digital camera, from a point–and–shoot to an SLR
• Find out how to get photos onto the Web easily and quickly

About the Author
Serge Timacheff is a professional photographer and writer. He is the official photographer for the International Fencing Federation and has photographed numerous world championships and the Olympic Games. He also shoots for Corbis and is the founding partner of Tiger Mountain Photo and FencingPhotos.com. His work appears worldwide, and he gives frequent workshops and lectures on photography. When home, he lives in the Pacific Northwest.

David Karlins teaches and writes about graphic and interactive design, and digital printing. His recent books include Build Your Own Web Site, How to Do Everything with Adobe Illustrator CS, and The PC Magazine Guide to Printing Great Digital Photos. Visit David’s Web site at www.davidkarlins.com.

Customer Reviews

Digital Sports Photography?
I can't decide to what level of expertise this book is aimed. There is frequent reference to 'Point and Shoot' camera's as well as top end SLR's. For anyone already using top end equipment, this would be a complete waste of time. On the other hand, a novice using a 'point and shoot' compact camera will be seriously confused by frequent errors. eg., a section that struggles to explain 'White Balance' adjustments for shooting snow scenes - If the reader substitutes 'Exposure Control' for 'White Balance' it would make more sense. In addition to short comings in the text, the photographs included don't inspire. With only the odd exception, the images have an amateurish look and are printed so small as to be useless anyway.
There's some reasonable advice on covering various sports, but some get only a passing mention, eg., athletics.
I thought this book would help in my new found interest in sports photography. It didn't. I can not recommend this book to anyone.

A useful reference book
If you're looking for a book with lots of photo examples, then, this book isn't for you. It does have some, but it is more of a text book. It has lots of information about camera equipment, techniques for taking the best pictures, downloading from camera to the usual hardware, editing, softwares that are used, working on-line etc. It even covers those of you who are looking to go professional, with a section on the legal aspects of working in the photography industry. Bear in mind though, that this is a U.S. based book - some of the legal aspects may be different in other countries.
Advice from pro photographers is included, but not every sport is covered. In some cases, only a short passage was offered (boxing was one), although the techniques discussed overall could cover many sports.
The author didn't ignore amateur or low budget photographers either. The pro's and con's of using low end compacts and point & shoot cameras are discussed as well as top quality SLR's and professional lenses. I would say that most types of photographer are catered for.
Good bits;- The advice on techniques for getting best/better pictures. And the inclusion of all camera types.
Not so good bits;- Need more action photo examples, and of more sports.