Definitely watched until the very (very) end. Thank You for the guidance. I had it with me, but you were able to fine tune it. It's like "make sure to do this" type of thing. Coming from a pro is always different. Notes taken!!! Cheers
I did. Thank you for sharing. As a self thought photographer, I always look for tips on how to get better. I study pictures, angles, positioning and getting the best shots possible. Thank you for the advice.
Great info. I've been working on all these the last year. (Except leveling the horizon - as a former landscape photographer, I probably spent TOO much time on that when I first started shooting with a deadline!) It took me a while to commit to cropping in for more emotion. I had read so much about not cutting off players that I think I only submitted full-body shots for my first month of games. Friends pushed me to get in tight, show the face, show the emotion. My biggest challenge and something I tried to focus on last night is after-the-play. I still drop my camera too early sometimes. Lazy, lazy, lazy!
I was the official sports photographer for our national kickboxing team, also shot gymnastics. This video is spoRt on. Greetings! I have subscribed. It is very good to refresh my memory with the basics.
OMG, thank you for mentioning horizon lines. This is the one thing that bothers me the most when i see people post “sport” images on line with a leaning earth! Good stuff as always.
This is something I tell my clients when I’m editing. “It takes time to edit. I even fix your horizon lines” and they are always kind of shocked that I go that far.
I always come back to this video whenever I start to feel like I'm not shooting my best. It's simple, straight to the point, and exactly what I learned in school, especially when it comes to shooting every event like a story.
A 6min video with 100% great information! I have a 4 year old son so am just getting into sports photographer. Thinking about the background makes so much sense. Also taking photos to tell a story is something that I never thought of and would just go for action. I think this is one of the best photography videos I've watched in ages
Great video Billie, you went straight to the point and didn't get all technical (like all other ego photographers), showcasing what's really important about great photography. I'm more of a event photographer, thank you for this video
Hi This is zoom photography from india shooting high speed sports events since 15 years.This is the best sports photography advise I have seen yet thank you so much.
I've been shooting sports for over 10 years and you confirmed several thing I've been doing and also pointed out things I can improve on and have not taken into consideration before. Looking forward to seeing more of you videos
Somehow was familiar with all of these but the first - composing back-to-front....that makes so much sense yet I've never thought that way 😦 thanks Billie!
Great video.. thanks for making. I know it takes a lot of time to make these, but it's much appreciated. Been shooting high school and college for many years, but each game I develop better at the key areas. The clean background is the hardest for me since there isn't much separation between batter and fans when using a 70-200 f2.8 lens.
Thanks so much, I appreciate the nice words. Definitely, clean backgrounds are hard to find especially for high school and college and under those lens conditions. Keep searching :)
This is an excellent video. I will be taking a trip soon and hope to get some good shots of some college volleyball, soccer, and possibly football games. These reminders will really help.
These are great tips, clearly told and explained. I shot my first foray into sports photography this spring shooting a HS softball team and came across every one of these issues plus a few issues particular to HS sports such as tall fences around fields and staying out of spectators view of the game. Good stuff here, thanks.
This is the best video on this subject that I have seen. If you don't mind me making a suggestion? Watch your audio levels. They don't need to be so loud.
awesome content... appreciate your feedback and tips... just had my first sports shoot two weeks ago... LA Galaxy vs LAFC and will for sure use your tip...
I’m just getting started with shooting high school sporting events, mostly wrestling right now, and found your tips very helpful and on point. Time to put them in action this week. Thanks for sharing your expertise and helping elevate our skills! 👍🏻 and 🔔 On the horizon, I’ve been leveling my wrestling photos based on the vertical lines in the background rather than bleachers and tables. Would you recommend switching to the horizontal lines?
How would I get into doing sports photography at a college or pro level? Where would I start from? I've always wanted to try but I have no idea where to even start.
Regarding horizon lines.....often the backgrounds in my shots have vertical and horizontal elements that can be in conflict with each other. I tend to adjust the image to align with vertical elements (like stadium light poles, or basketball backboards). Thoughts?
Thanks for the video. I had to really readjust my perspective going from professional bird photography to sports. It’s amazing how much more important it is to tell the story of what’s going on in terms of reactions, drama away from the action. I also find it amazing how people will buy photos that you wouldn’t think are technically great, because the emotion or moment outweighs even the beauty of the shot. If that makes sense. Lastly, I think one of the hardest things for me is taking a great photo, blurred background, peak of action and have the client just not care to purchase the image. I shoot action dog sports. So what I try to do now is get with people before the tournaments and see if they are buyers. Then I can focus on their dogs and get more guaranteed sales. I learned this the hard way. Still, I was overjoyed one day when someone who never buys photos just had to buy one of her dog because she never saw a shot captured like mine before with the compression of a 400mm 2.8. Sorry for the ramble, but there is so much I still need to learn and I appreciate the video. Thanks.
Awesome video I do alot of here & there work along with wildlife, I like what you said about telling a story & photograph all around. Same thing with wildlife photography, if I have nothing happening, I then photograph bees or landscapes around me.. Thank you..
That's awesome perspective! Didn't think about it from the wildlife perspective. I've got a cool video comparing wildlife to sports photography on my channel you might find interesting! Thanks for watching.
Thank you! I would say shoot local leagues to develop a portfolio, then reach out to local newspapers or agencies to see if they are hiring sports photographers! Or if you wanted to go the freelance route, building up your own network of clients to shoot sports for - like schools, teams, leagues, etc.
Thanks Billie, I'm new to sports photography and wildly excited to learn and shoot amazing moments. I'll be covering New England junior golf for Under Armour. So I'll be taking my camera on the course and inside the field of play. Thank you for the excellent tips and very important composition advice.
Question: what tips can you share about getting clear shots when using manual focus? I purchased a 80-200mm Nikon lens that allows me to shoot at f2.8 but the auto focus won’t work with my Nikon D5000. Most of my sports photography is indoor volleyball, high school gyms with poor lighting. Great video…thanks for the tips!
I purposely shot some baseball with a manual focus lens to "see what it was like back then". I used a vintage lens, Canon FD135mm f3.5 on my X-T3. What I did was to use peaking and focus on a spot, then have my DOF wide enough to cover a bit in front and behind that spot. Basically zone focusing. It was challenging, but actually had fun with it. And, that FD135 really gave me some surprises.
Billie, thanks for the video. I probably try to consciously do 2 out of the 5 but this has inspired me to think about my sports photography in a whole new way. Awesome video....short, sweet and to the point. I'm a subscriber now....
A concise video! Great job. Also great to see you interacting with the comments - most RUclipsrs don't do this. I just wish the high-end sports lens' weren't so expensive! I'll be sure to check out your other videos, greetings from Australia
helpful...but what about night motorsports such as drag racing? I get track access right next to the cars and strip, whilst lighting is good it's not directed across the entire area, mainly the strip. F 2.8 and shutter at 400 to 800, but ISO is the issue. I use a D4 Nikon, but using a flash on a moving subject is nonsense. I find I'm going to ISO 8000 to 10,000...to get my light to work. Any tips to eleviate too much noise?
I mostly shot weddings and concerts, but never sports.... if I use a 1DX-i and a 70-200 2.8 for sports, do you recomend shooting with a 2x extender, or is it better to shoot clean lens and crop instead do you think?
G'day Bilie great video mate . I have one question reguarding cropping of my pictures, Should I worry about the rule of thirds in sport photography ? I always try to give the player somwhere to go in a picture if I can , do you think this is really necessary for sports photo's ? Thanks Mate. Mev.
Thanks Mev, it's a good question. I think using the rule of thirds is generally a good guiding principal. But not something you have to stick to as a hard and fast rule for every photograph. My take is - use it when it works and as a general frame of thought to compose your photos, but stray from it when it makes sense to artistically. Hope that helps!
Did you watch until the end? I meant what I said about 75%!
Definitely watched until the very (very) end. Thank You for the guidance. I had it with me, but you were able to fine tune it. It's like "make sure to do this" type of thing. Coming from a pro is always different. Notes taken!!! Cheers
@@carlosdias1940 I know what you mean! Glad it helped - thanks for watching!
Thank you! Great advice!!
@@brucew8748 Thanks Bruce! Glad it helped - thanks for watching!
I did. Thank you for sharing. As a self thought photographer, I always look for tips on how to get better. I study pictures, angles, positioning and getting the best shots possible. Thank you for the advice.
People make fun of me when I say, "Being a photographer is like being a navy seal; clean targets and clean backgrounds." This guy gets it.
One of the best straight to the point photography videos I’ve seen. No F@#% around in this video but extremely helpful, which is fantastic.
tomorrow is my first MLS game i will cover as a Sport Photographer and i wanted to say thank you,your tips and advices help me a lot
Awesome, good luck! Hope it went well, and thanks for watching!
How did it go?
Hey buddy, how did u get urself working as a paid sports photographer
idk bruhh i watch this cuz tomorrow i have to shoot for our college basketball match and it's my first time to hold a camera:') wish me luck guys!
Great info. I've been working on all these the last year. (Except leveling the horizon - as a former landscape photographer, I probably spent TOO much time on that when I first started shooting with a deadline!)
It took me a while to commit to cropping in for more emotion. I had read so much about not cutting off players that I think I only submitted full-body shots for my first month of games. Friends pushed me to get in tight, show the face, show the emotion.
My biggest challenge and something I tried to focus on last night is after-the-play. I still drop my camera too early sometimes. Lazy, lazy, lazy!
We're all guilty of that! Definitely a learning curve and something that takes a bit of getting used to. Thanks for watching!
I was the official sports photographer for our national kickboxing team, also shot gymnastics. This video is spoRt on. Greetings! I have subscribed. It is very good to refresh my memory with the basics.
OMG, thank you for mentioning horizon lines. This is the one thing that bothers me the most when i see people post “sport” images on line with a leaning earth! Good stuff as always.
Totally!! I agree 100%
Horizon lines.... not the first thing one thinks of, but after shooting hockey all weekend, oh yeah...I love the horizon tool. Great reminder.
This is something I tell my clients when I’m editing. “It takes time to edit. I even fix your horizon lines” and they are always kind of shocked that I go that far.
I always come back to this video whenever I start to feel like I'm not shooting my best. It's simple, straight to the point, and exactly what I learned in school, especially when it comes to shooting every event like a story.
This is one of the best little short guides i've ever seen
A 6min video with 100% great information! I have a 4 year old son so am just getting into sports photographer. Thinking about the background makes so much sense. Also taking photos to tell a story is something that I never thought of and would just go for action. I think this is one of the best photography videos I've watched in ages
Great video Billie, you went straight to the point and didn't get all technical (like all other ego photographers), showcasing what's really important about great photography. I'm more of a event photographer, thank you for this video
I volunteer my time shooting for the local high school football team. Your video helped me. Thank you for uploading it!!!!
That's awesome!! Thanks for watching, glad it helped.
Just recently got into sports photography and I love the tips you just gave. Thank you so much!
What a great, concise and useful piece ! Thanks so much.
Hi This is zoom photography from india shooting high speed sports events since 15 years.This is the best sports photography advise I have seen yet thank you so much.
I've been shooting sports for over 10 years and you confirmed several thing I've been doing and also pointed out things I can improve on and have not taken into consideration before. Looking forward to seeing more of you videos
Somehow was familiar with all of these but the first - composing back-to-front....that makes so much sense yet I've never thought that way 😦 thanks Billie!
A different way of seeing, for sure!
I'm new to photography, I take good photos but I still have a lot to learn.
This guy is dead on with all his tips. This is the best sports photography advise I have seen yet.
Yes, watched to the end...then over again. Really concise and memorable when I'm shooting. Much appreciated!
Great video.. thanks for making. I know it takes a lot of time to make these, but it's much appreciated. Been shooting high school and college for many years, but each game I develop better at the key areas. The clean background is the hardest for me since there isn't much separation between batter and fans when using a 70-200 f2.8 lens.
Thanks so much, I appreciate the nice words. Definitely, clean backgrounds are hard to find especially for high school and college and under those lens conditions. Keep searching :)
Watching this before I shoot my first game this afternoon, great tips.
I’m a beginner sports photographer for youth sports and this helped out a lot thanks!!!!!
Thanks so much! Glad to hear it.
Thanks for sharing your excellent photography knowledge
Never even considering that upper torso crop. Definitely gonna use that !
Wow! Super helpful. Thank you. Tip no.1 is my favourite.
Best breakdown I've seen yet. Big shout out to looking beyond just the action.
Thanks very much, Rick. Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, so much more to be seen.
This is an excellent video. I will be taking a trip soon and hope to get some good shots of some college volleyball, soccer, and possibly football games. These reminders will really help.
These are great tips, clearly told and explained. I shot my first foray into sports photography this spring shooting a HS softball team and came across every one of these issues plus a few issues particular to HS sports such as tall fences around fields and staying out of spectators view of the game. Good stuff here, thanks.
This is the best video on this subject that I have seen.
If you don't mind me making a suggestion?
Watch your audio levels. They don't need to be so loud.
Excellent video and shooting advice Mr. Weiss! Straight and to the point. Thank you!
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful.
great tips, Billie, waiting your pics of yesterday night wild card game in Fenway, cheers from Argentina!
Thanks for sharing this!!!
Did you went to Lisbon for that Benfica photo?
awesome content... appreciate your feedback and tips... just had my first sports shoot two weeks ago... LA Galaxy vs LAFC and will for sure use your tip...
Awesome video! Thank you for these great tips! Can't wait to put them to use once sports come back in my area!!!
Thank you - glad you found it helpful! Good luck!
Great refresher video and also good to see one NC State shot in there 😄 Cecil Powell (#19) always loves to stare straight into the camera!
Thanks Emmitt! Yeah he is dope to photograph!!
Loved the piece. Do you have anything about mastering BBF?
How have I not seen channel before. Subscribed!
Thanks so much!
I’m just getting started with shooting high school sporting events, mostly wrestling right now, and found your tips very helpful and on point. Time to put them in action this week. Thanks for sharing your expertise and helping elevate our skills! 👍🏻 and 🔔
On the horizon, I’ve been leveling my wrestling photos based on the vertical lines in the background rather than bleachers and tables. Would you recommend switching to the horizontal lines?
Great example pics in the video! Tips are good for other types of photography, too. Thanks, Billie!
Thank you thank you!
Great information for everyone shooting sports! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much - glad you found it helpful!
How would I get into doing sports photography at a college or pro level? Where would I start from? I've always wanted to try but I have no idea where to even start.
Regarding horizon lines.....often the backgrounds in my shots have vertical and horizontal elements that can be in conflict with each other. I tend to adjust the image to align with vertical elements (like stadium light poles, or basketball backboards). Thoughts?
Thanks for the video. I had to really readjust my perspective going from professional bird photography to sports. It’s amazing how much more important it is to tell the story of what’s going on in terms of reactions, drama away from the action. I also find it amazing how people will buy photos that you wouldn’t think are technically great, because the emotion or moment outweighs even the beauty of the shot. If that makes sense. Lastly, I think one of the hardest things for me is taking a great photo, blurred background, peak of action and have the client just not care to purchase the image. I shoot action dog sports. So what I try to do now is get with people before the tournaments and see if they are buyers. Then I can focus on their dogs and get more guaranteed sales. I learned this the hard way. Still, I was overjoyed one day when someone who never buys photos just had to buy one of her dog because she never saw a shot captured like mine before with the compression of a 400mm 2.8. Sorry for the ramble, but there is so much I still need to learn and I appreciate the video. Thanks.
Great tips and inspirational shots, thank you..
Awesome video I do alot of here & there work along with wildlife, I like what you said about telling a story & photograph all around. Same thing with wildlife photography, if I have nothing happening, I then photograph bees or landscapes around me.. Thank you..
That's awesome perspective! Didn't think about it from the wildlife perspective. I've got a cool video comparing wildlife to sports photography on my channel you might find interesting! Thanks for watching.
Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
Great video. Backgrounds and only peak action shots are definitely things I need to work on and improve on. Thanks for the content and great advice.
Thanks Jeff. Those two things do take time to learn and improve, but I believe make a big difference. Keep shooting!
This is exactly what I needed. I actually feel more confident already. Thanks man!
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for making this video
No problem, thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful.
Love the BC shots! Go 🦅s !!! Subscribed
Thank you so much.
Great video, really useful and I was glad to see I was already aware of a couple of these things.
Many thanks, Billie.
Short, sweet, simple. Perfect. I just subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
Great stuff for almost any kind of photography.
Just a great vid! Well done, greetings from Germany
I loved your practical tips - thanks a lot!
Great tips, thanks for sharing Billie.
Thanks so much. Glad it was helpful.
amazing video..very helpful
Great tips thanks for this useful advice like to takes sport photos too
Awesome, thank you! Glad it was helpful.
@@billieweiss7681 your welcome
Hi Billy. Thank you for your timely information and education.
I want to know how I can make money as a sports photographer in Nigeria?
Thank you! I would say shoot local leagues to develop a portfolio, then reach out to local newspapers or agencies to see if they are hiring sports photographers! Or if you wanted to go the freelance route, building up your own network of clients to shoot sports for - like schools, teams, leagues, etc.
Thanks Billie, I'm new to sports photography and wildly excited to learn and shoot amazing moments. I'll be covering New England junior golf for Under Armour. So I'll be taking my camera on the course and inside the field of play. Thank you for the excellent tips and very important composition advice.
This was perfect. Thank you. 🙏🏾
Awesome thanks for the tips
You're welcome!
Question: what tips can you share about getting clear shots when using manual focus? I purchased a 80-200mm Nikon lens that allows me to shoot at f2.8 but the auto focus won’t work with my Nikon D5000. Most of my sports photography is indoor volleyball, high school gyms with poor lighting. Great video…thanks for the tips!
I purposely shot some baseball with a manual focus lens to "see what it was like back then". I used a vintage lens, Canon FD135mm f3.5 on my X-T3. What I did was to use peaking and focus on a spot, then have my DOF wide enough to cover a bit in front and behind that spot. Basically zone focusing. It was challenging, but actually had fun with it. And, that FD135 really gave me some surprises.
Billie, thanks for the video. I probably try to consciously do 2 out of the 5 but this has inspired me to think about my sports photography in a whole new way. Awesome video....short, sweet and to the point. I'm a subscriber now....
Thank you. Exceptionally good advice!
Great tips, Billie! Thank you for sharing them.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!
A concise video! Great job. Also great to see you interacting with the comments - most RUclipsrs don't do this. I just wish the high-end sports lens' weren't so expensive! I'll be sure to check out your other videos, greetings from Australia
I try my best to interact and respond to everyone, since they took the time to watch and comment! Thanks for checking in. Appreciate it.
Awesome vid! Do you think the Canon R6 has enough MP for cropping field sports?
Great advice!!! Thanks🙏
I feel like stopping down to f/4 or f/5.6 helps my camera have a better chance at getting focus and I end up with more keepers. Lol.
Great video! Love these kind of tip videos.
Thank you! Will try to do more of them.
helpful...but what about night motorsports such as drag racing? I get track access right next to the cars and strip, whilst lighting is good it's not directed across the entire area, mainly the strip. F 2.8 and shutter at 400 to 800, but ISO is the issue. I use a D4 Nikon, but using a flash on a moving subject is nonsense. I find I'm going to ISO 8000 to 10,000...to get my light to work. Any tips to eleviate too much noise?
Thanks, great tips.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
thanks, nice little video
Love your work Billie! Great tips!
My questions..settings at a night football/soccer game? ISO is where? Indoors in low light also what are settings?
This is good - thank you
Thank you!
thank you
That's great thanks for the tips
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
Always brilliant video and informative
Thank you!
Great advice
Subbed. Where have you been? Great work
Thanks for the tips
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thanks! Amazing work Love this 4:24
thanks for a great video
High Yeild Tips
Many Thanks
I mostly shot weddings and concerts, but never sports.... if I use a 1DX-i and a 70-200 2.8 for sports, do you recomend shooting with a 2x extender, or is it better to shoot clean lens and crop instead do you think?
Very good, succinct tips!
Thanks Susan!
Thanks 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome tips
sub for this. this made me easier to understand within 5 minutes.
Very helpful
What is a good action camera to start with that won’t break the bank
wait, how do you deal with shooting at night because as the athletes move in the field si will your ISO please explain thanks.
G'day Bilie great video mate . I have one question reguarding cropping of my pictures, Should I worry about the rule of thirds in sport photography ? I always try to give the player somwhere to go in a picture if I can , do you think this is really necessary for sports photo's ? Thanks Mate. Mev.
Thanks Mev, it's a good question. I think using the rule of thirds is generally a good guiding principal. But not something you have to stick to as a hard and fast rule for every photograph. My take is - use it when it works and as a general frame of thought to compose your photos, but stray from it when it makes sense to artistically. Hope that helps!
Great tips