Professional Sports Photography: An INSIDE Look At The MLS
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2023
- I take you on the sidelines of an MLS game at Gillette Stadium. See how I photograph sports and the mindset I have during the game. This mic'd up video gives you a unique view into the world of professional sports photography. You'll get sports photography tips and insights as well as a behind the scenes looks at photographing professional sports.
Follow along on Instagram @paulrutherford_
Check out my images at www.paulrutherfordphotography.com
As always, leave any questions in the comments! 
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Was this actually helpful!?
Seeing you in real time, was very interesting! You are definitely working hard.
@@Twobarpsi Lots of hard work. Fun but hard!
It actually was, It was like being iside your head, and that helps to think before shooting, to give a meaning to single photo, for advertising, stock etc, thanks a lot again!
@@luisleon9815 Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and comenting!
Love this! I'm the team photographer here in St. Louis. Myself and our videographers always joke that if they ever mic'd us up, it'd just be us cursing about missing focus or a sideline ref running in front of our shots. Completely unusable😭 Great stuff as always Paul!
Haha. I had to edit out most of that stuff. Good luck against KC, let me know if you travel up to New England next year!
LOVE this format, Paul! Thanks for this. So good.
Glad you enjoy it and thanks for the repsonse!
That was great to see. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for taking the time to put this together! Very helpful…if you have opportunity in the future I’d love to hear your strategy for covering Corner kicks, free kicks and penalties.
Glad it helps! I'll keep that in mind to expand on in the future. But in general it depends a little on the score of the game and who is taking the corner, free kick, penalty. But in general for corners I'll prefocus on the goalie then try and switch to the person I think will head the ball. For free kicks and penalties it depends on the position I'm in as well. A lot of times getting the person kicking isn't a necessarily a great photo, but a save would be. So I'll focus on the goalie to try and get the save, but then switch to the shooter if I know it ended up a goal to get the celebration. An exception would be if the player kicking is super famous, Messi, or I need a photo of them kicking the ball. Hope that helps!
Trying to get into sports photography, recently bought a sigma 60-600mm f 4.5 sports for my Sony A7III, this is very helpful, thank you for sharing!
Like this new way of presenting. Thanks for taking the time to create and share.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know!
This is awesome!
Glad you like it!
That was great to see how you work. Very helpful. Thank you😎
My pleasure!
Great video Paul! Love hearing your thought process behind different shots. Gives me a few things to keep in mind next time I shoot!
Thanks for watching!
Very interesting and insightful. Thank you so much ror this kinds of videos. So cool
Thanks for watching and the kind words! More to come.
This was an excellent vlog
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
excellent BTS!
Thanks!
Like this format as well. Always love to see quick glance of the gear for each event and day. Especially for new England weather. Keep it up! What gloves do you find the best for photographing sports?
Thanks for watching! Honestly I'm not sure what brand they are, my wife got them as a gift a few years ago. But they have holes at the end of the thumbs and index fingers which is perfect.
Thanks Paul - I'm shooting both my daughter's soccer and University level games with a sony 200-600. (Saving up for that $$ 70-200). Fun to watch a pro at work!
Glad it helps!!! Have fun out there!
Yes indeed.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Let me know if you ever have any specific questions or sports you want to see,
How lucky you get to sit on a comfy chair. The stools we use awful! Lol great video.
Haha. It is very nice they give us chairs to use. I have a step stool as well for other sports in case there isn't anything to sit on. That is not as comfortable with my long legs.
That was great video. Thanks for the insides. May I ask, where would you position yourself at the field? Are there any „hot sport“ or „no goes“? Appreciate.
Nice shots! I have wanted to get into sports photography myself, any tips for how to improve or how to get myself into positions like an MLS game?
I have another video about getting credentials that should be helpful! But the main gist is to shoot as much as you can, make a portfolio, network with other local photographers, and try to get in with some local blogs/media sights to start out.
Nice! What settings you using and what mode you using for those sharp photos?
I was shooting 1/2000th, F/2.8, and ISO 3200.
Paul, as a person who hasn't gotten onto the field on the professional level just yet. What's the etiquette on moving spots or starting at a spot on the field for shooting? Lets say an opportunity was awarded to me, this would be too intimidating of a question to ask in a press/media room. Where does one learn this sports photography etiquette if not on a professional level yet?
Great question. In terms of shooting locations it really depends on the sport and venue. Some stadiums in the MLB allow you to go wherever as long as you aren't in the fans way and others have strict shooting positions. If it is your first time at a venue I suggest asking other photographers or a team staff member if they are available. Other photographers will be happy to let you know whats going on if you tell them its your first time there and are polite!
i want to get into this line of work but i have no idea where to start like which degree to get, how to apply to become a photographer for an mls team and things of that nature. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Very helpful, but no knee pads when kneeling?
Glad it helps! I've tried a few and it never seems to actually help my knees so I go without them.
great video, are you shooting in RAW?
Thanks! I am shooting in Jpeg. When shooting for a wire service they want small fast to deliver files. But I generally set up my white balance before the game.
hey! what happened with the last video? i've saved it for later and now is gone :(
Not sure what happened. It went private for some reason but I made it public again so you should be able to watch!
roughly how many photos did u take on that day??
Roughly 5 thousand.
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it