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What Makes a Good Sports Picture? Part 1 - One-on-One Isolation

What makes a good sports picture? There are dozens of elements that contribute towards a solid sports pictu…

February 12, 2025

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Should I Keep Both Eyes Open When Shooting?

If you want to be  aware of your surroundings to protect yourself  and be able to react to unexpected momen…

February 11, 2025

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The Stats - Clemson's Chauncey Wiggins Locked In

The Stats  series is where I share the   settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture…

January 24, 2025

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A Football Journey - How To Photograph Short Football Passes

A Football Journey   is our series on the   creative path   to capture   better gridiron  pictures. Sports ph…

December 11, 2024

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The Stats - Clemson Soccer vs Wake Forest

The Stats series is where I share the settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture an…

November 20, 2024

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A Football Journey - Capturing Long Football Passes

A Football Journey is our series on the creative path to capture better gridiron  pictures. Sports photogra…

September 20, 2024

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NBA Tells Photographers To Wait For The Moment

NBA Photos is encouraging its still photographers to dial back on shooting so many images . Digital mirrorle…

September 11, 2024

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Take a Look Around, There's a Different Angle

Most of us see the world from that 5-6 ft height . So it's easy to make pictures from that level . One …

July 10, 2024

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Why No One Chose The First Portrait From Their Session

Whether it's a headshot or a full-length portrait, photographers need time to get to know their subjects…

June 28, 2024

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The Stats - LSU's Dunk

The Stats series is where I share the settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture an…

February 17, 2024

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Cropping Airborne Images For Effect

When it comes to sports pictures , it's a good idea to crop tight, so the viewer can see faces and hands.…

January 18, 2023

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One Technique That Rules Them All

If there's one photography technique that's worth spending time learning , this is the one .  If you…

December 22, 2022

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It's Baby Yoda! Try This Technique to Show Gifts and More

If you're making pictures of your family or friends opening gifts , use The Force and this technique to…

December 14, 2022

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The First Thing to Do If You're Photographing Kids

If you're photographing children at play or making a portrait of them, the first thing to do is get d…

December 06, 2022

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The Sky is Your Friend at Beach Volleyball

If you're creating beach volleyball images, it's worth postponing dinner to stick around for twiligh…

June 11, 2022

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3 Things To Look For When You're Creating Baseball Images

1. GRAB A PICTURE OF THE PITCHER The moment below was captured through the net that protects the fans from …

June 08, 2022

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3 Sports to Shoot to Become a Better Photographer

1. SOCCER This constant-action sport is absolute chaos. The ball moves around like it's in a pinball mac…

June 05, 2022

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3 Things To Do For Better Story-Telling Vacation Images

Not every photo from your vacation has to be posed . If you'd like to have more images that tell the sto…

June 01, 2022