r/sportsphotography

Just spotted during the Switzerland vs Columbia game! Anyone know who this guy is? Would love to see his work!

I started photography 2 months ago, looking for some honest feedback. Be as mean or as nice as you want. Summer workouts shot with Sony A6100 + kit 55-200.

All shot on a Sony a7cii with the Tamron 35-150mm. Would love any feedback!

I usually use my nikon D3 when i attend tennis tournaments,had a last minute ticket to Court 1 and didn't have time to prepare my camera and stuff, so i tested the camera of the iphone 17Pro, unfortunately the algorithm shifted from Raw 48mpx to JPeg to optimise storage and lowered the quality, however i think it did a pretty good job with built in zoom lenses, great dynamic range and files to work some editing for low lights.

What you guys think?

i recently shot my first international meet and i enjoyed every second of it! i also raced in the meet and won the 110 hurdles so that was even more awesome! im curious what yall think about these as i created my new “signature“ nature vibe color grade and i love it

Today I took photos for the first time of bull riding. It was really confusing to figure out the best angle to actually shoot from. I also had a tough time getting around the other people around the bull. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

R3 70-200 f/2.8
Canon 1diii 14-40 f/4
R3 300mm f/2.8 in some as well

This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPeRd48YfqY is NOT made by me, but it really shows the business side of youth sports and why I am always mentioning my photography as being streamlined into an assembly line for the young girls. Note: I am NOT an artist, and photography is not a fun hobby for me. I know that this is a fundamentally different mindset than many here, but I also know that some people have asked me repeatedly how I work, and how this has managed to be a full time job for me for several decades. Do you hear how there is such a tremendous turnover of kids on each court? This end of season event has TENS of THOUSANDS of young girls. They want to have their photos IMMEDIATELY after their game so they can go back to the hotel and do their thing. Even at the smaller events that I do this is the case. If you don't know how to do this, you are going to lose a lot of money. The cost to be an official vendor at these venues goes up almost every year, and then there is the cost of your employees, as well as hotels, and travel expenses. This is the environment that I work in, and so this is why it is so important to have a grasp at what the kids and parents want-what they will open their wallets for.

I can also say that in my experience, photographing young (say 11 to 18 with the favour being on the younger end of that) girls is where the money is. Boys events don't pay nearly as much since boys are generally not as interested in the photos. Also, doing college or pro sports might give you a certain thrill, but it really doesn't pay unless you are one of the fortunate few to have a good media outlet contract (I am not going to speak on this, as I don't know much about how to make this happen)

Just like all the other vendors at these events (from the T-Shirt guy to the concessions people), we are interested in providing what is "good enough" for the kids/parents to like and pay for. We aren't going to spend any unnecessary time "fancying up" our product beyond that, because it actually cuts into the profits. Now if anyone can suggest ways to increase profits, I will be more than happy to listen, but as I said multiple times, I am not interested in increasing skill to the detriment of "the bottom line" (meaning the sales numbers)

Why do these types of these photos seem to be the default style of media day photos among local photographers. Very dark background heavily smoothed over skin. Mist, fog, I just think it looks very generic and lowkey tacky. But that’s just my opinion. What are your thoughts.

I applied for a media pass at my local Professional basketball team and got approved!!

This is my 3rd time shooting basketball in general. 2 high school level games previously!

This is some pics of the game winning shot + Celebration!

Any CC would be great !

Canon r10
Sigma 24-70 2.8
1/1250 / 2.8 / auto

Edited in Lightroom.

Never heard of a promotion forcing photos from credentialed photographers to be free. This could be really bad for up and coming combat sports photographers trying to make a living if the precedent spreads. https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPXF6YKV4F/?igsh=ZnhrYnF6YjF2d3Aw