How to photograph football | Cameras, lenses, positioning, and sales
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Tips, tricks, and suggestions for photographing one of the more exciting field sports at a high school - football! I'll talk about cameras, lenses, where to position yourself on the field for both offense and defense, and how to maximize sales of photos to parents. I'll also include information on dealing with low light, high ISO situations.
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0:00 - Intro
1:12 - POV of a football game
2:33 - Why photograph warmups
3:11 - POV photographing the game
4:27 - Cameras and lenses for sports
5:51 - Camera recommendations for sports
7:10 - Lens recommendations for sports
8:18 - Best positions to photograph football
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I recently upgraded to a Nikon D500 and a 70-200 sigma f2.8 and i shoot my local sporting events and i absolutely love doin it , i do it for free for my little small town here in Oklahoma
Nice!
I do it as well for my rugby team but can't get paid as I'm only 17
Shutter sounds like a drive-by shooting. I love this. I never thought about shooting the warm ups. I will be doing that from this point.
I do it not only for the shots but also to make sure all my settings are correct....
Thank you for this, Jack! I love seeing your amazing work! This is very timely for me, football starts in February this year in VA due to COVID and no sports in the fall.
Thank you, Scott! If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to hit me up.
thanks for your info! keep sharing your knowledge! grate work , nice photos
Thank you!
Excellent Jack, just found your channel, I shoot rugby, cricket, hockey, netball, and American Football here in the UK. I've picked some excellent tips and will switch to Jpeg fine now, I use a D5 and in good light, I also use my D500 but lucky me will be picking up a D6 in the next couple of weeks, will be watching all your videos keep up the good work.
Hey Ken, thank you! And yes, lucky you on that D6! I think my next purchase will be a 400/2.8. I'm holding out on a new body to see where Nikon goes with their mirrorless. I don't think the Z6ii is a big enough improvement over what I currently shoot with.
Good video Jack and good advice.
Thank you!
I shoot for Maxpreps too here in Las Vegas. Appreciate the video. Good job.
Thank you, Sir! Definitely, producing videos is a lot different from shooting stills!
Great idea shooting the warm ups, I have in the past but I'm going to do more. I recently picked up a 400 f/2.8 which I really love, I found the 300 f/2.8 a little short. I agree with gear and buying used, but I find my weakness is not knowing more about the game. I shoot Nikon also, hard to beat the D5; it is a real workhorse. Spot on about fast glass!
Yep, the 300 is a little short for football. That 400 is the sweet spot. I'm seriously considering selling my 200-500/5.6 for a 200-400/f4 to pick up another stop of light for night shooting. With the D5, I should be able to shoot at reasonable ISOs (16000) and get useable pics. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for the magic tricks. Just start follow you from sport photography parent page.
Welcome aboard!
Another great video sir. Question: for those initial warm-up/game time shots, can you pass along where your shutter speed/ISO was? I was assuming/guessing nothing slower than 1250s and ISO 2500 or below, as they looked super sharp. I know that field seemed to be pretty well lit, so the ISO could have been much lower. Thanks!
I love shooting warmups for this exact reason
Thank you so much!
Awesome. Hitting the subscribe button right now
Thanks and welcome aboard!
Thanks for the video, Jack!
As for access to events, how do you go about it, say, if you don’t work for an outlet.
Honestly, walk onto the side of the field like you below there. There are plenty of parent photogs on the sidelines at every game I go to.
Excellent video. Your positioning suggestions kinda helped me confirm where I was already planning. Do you typically use spot focus or expanded area AF for games?
Glad it was helpful! I generally use "group" or "D-9" on my Nikon cameras for field sports.
good info. just found your channel today. yea, that is wild there's more Canon Users than Nikon. I know Canon has more cameras to choose, where Nikon really doesn't.
LOL I'm that photographer in the box 🤦🏻♀. I'm just starting out, so I will stay out for now on. Thank you for the diagram to teach us where to position ourselves.
SUBSCRIBED AND WATCHING YOUR GREAT STUFF!!! Awesome video and perfect timing for me personally. Thanks for sharing!!! I'm old school like you, Nikon only :-) newspaper sports photo guy and camera sales guy from the 80's & 90's in the NY/NJ/PA area. but I moved on to another career path before digital truly became a replacement for shooting. I do really miss the good old camera shows and darkroom work. Fast forward 20 years and now I'm shooting my son's High School Football games and my HS daughters Lacrosse games for fun. I broke down and got my first interchangeable lens digital camera for this use. Someone that knows my background let the cat out of the bag that I was a sports photographer at some point in my past and volunteered me as a team photographer. I knew I shouldn't have taken my camera and big lens into the stands last season LOL. My question, is about my camera and possible upgrade if needed for fun shooting, not as a job. I knew to spend more money on good lenses, 80-200 f2.8, 200-500 f5.6, & 18-200, but I'm pretty clueless on digital camera hardware. I'm using the crop sensor Nikon d5600. It's not exactly the pro level camera you are using. Will the d5600 work decent for low light night games (using the 200-500 and 70-200) or should I consider bumping up (actually trading up ;-) to a better used full frame Nikon? With some equipment trades I should be able to budget (get approval from the wife ;-) up to $1500 if a full size sensor will be a big enough advantage for the low variable light conditions at the games. I was looking at the full frame D750, D810, Or maybe a D3/D4 but the varying pixel sizes & sensor size combos confuse me a little. Maybe even a DX crop sensor camera like the d500 might be a good choice. Sorry for the long comment and hope you don't mind giving some advice to an old school Nikon FM2/F3HP/F4s film guy :-)
I'm leaning towards the D750 after some research online, but your thoughts would be much appreciated, at your convenience :-) Thinking it will make a good second camera long term if the shooting bug hits me as I expect and I get a second higher end camera ;-)
Hi Herb, here are my suggestions. High school football fields are very dark. You really have to shoot with a lens capable of f2.8. Anything greater than that will pose problems with very high ISOs. I don't even bother with my 200-500/5.6 at night. If all you've got is the 80-200/2.8, I'd walk down to the sidelines and wait for the action to get closer to you. Full-frame cameras generally perform better under these conditions as there is more sensor and pixels to capture the subject. The D500 is the "flagship" DX camera, but with the smaller sensor, I know guys who struggled with high ISO images coming out of it. I used to own a D750 and I comfortably took it to about ISO 10,000. As for the D3 or D4, I'd skip the D3 and go to a D4s. The D3 is older tech and I know guys who struggle with it in low light. Plus, Nikon doesn't fix it anymore. If I had to choose between a D750 and a D4s, I'd get the 4s. Hope this helps!
@@JackBeasleyMedia Thanks again!!! I'm off to do some camera swapping and buying ;-)
Thanks for talking about the pregame shots. The moms love those. Plus how much do you move or do you remain stationary? Thanks
Thanks for watching! I move regularly, throughout the game.
Hello, I am also really enjoying your videos. Do you ever shoot portrait mode, with the camera on it's side? Or do you just always crop landscape photos?
Sure, all the time
This was awesome! Of you get the chance, try and shoot some rugby.
Thank you, and I will!
Hey Jack, I love your videos. I am looking to get back into sports photography particularly taking football photos. I currently have a Nikon D750 along with a Sigma 70-200 sports f/2.8 lens. I understand that in most cases, the range may not be enough unless I am shooting from the endzone for high school football. I also shoot youth football as well. I would like to know if I could get by using a 60-600 f/4.5-6.3 if I'm shooting mid-morning to afternoon games?
Sure, that would work up until sunset.
I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos and have seen many of them over the years. I started shooting high school football 12 years ago, but then also branched out to ice hockey, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey and rugby. Seems that word gets around with the different boosters. I picked up an old Sigma 120-300 2.8 sport lens this summer and I'll be using that as my main camera with a Nikon D600 this fall. For the tight stuff like the end zone, I wanted to get a 24-70 2.8 but money was tight so I'm going to use a Nikon 17-55 2.8 for that on a D500. Do you think those two combos will suffice? Thanks again for the great info.
Sounds like you’ve got it covered
Great video. How do you monetize from high school sports?
I sell photos on speculation through MaxPreps and/or am commissioned by a parent to photograph their family athlete at the game.
Hi great video can you tell us about the type of focus you use ?
In Nikon DSLRs, I use the “group” or the smallest “D” group in the camera. For mirrrorless, I generally use the wide area- small
Thank you jack for this video. I was wondering what your thought is on extenders? I have a 70-200 f/2.8, if I got the 2x extender that would get it to 400. I am a teacher, so the money is a main consideration for me.
Thanks for watching! On the extenders, I understand the desire to save money this way, but they tend to decrease the sharpness of your photos - especially on zooms, and especially when using the longer, 2x extenders. I have a 1.4x but I only use it on my longer prime lenses.
I have a 1.4 and just tried to understand where is its place. I also have a crop body, but in they end, Ive come to accept that teleconverters are just not recommended for low light situations, like a 2nd half HS football game. I have a High res full frame, so I need all the light i can get, so shooting at 2.8 is not negotiable. I would say if you can use the teleconverter at an iso of less than 1600 at F4, it should be ok, no way you can shoot an evening game at those settings though, but maybe the first half of the game.
Jack can you do a video on D5 focus points and system
I did! (Well, it's about AF in particular, but used my D5 as an example)
ruclips.net/video/zaDqPg-xAQo/видео.html
Jack, you talk about crop sensor having noise issues at night. what are your thoughts of the nikon d500 in regards to noise at night?
Hey Brad, unfortunately, I know some other high school sports photogs that started with a D500 and eventually shifted to a full-frame camera because they ran into issues with noise and grain in poor lighting conditions like those night-time fields. During daylight, they're great, but they struggle at night.
@@JackBeasleyMedia what camera body did they move to?
Your white balance seems spot on. How do you set that? I'm using a D750 and use the automatic setting and my white balance doesn't turn out nearly as accurate as yours. Thank u.
It depends on the situation. If I've got consistent lighting, I'll turn off auto WB, set my camera on "direct sunlight" (just so they all record the same), and take a photo of the WB card. Then, correct all the images in Lightroom using that card's values. If I've got fluctuating WB (which happens on some fields), I'll set it on auto WB and fix any problems later in LR. Here's my video on correcting WB - ruclips.net/video/NvcrylaOZs8/видео.html
Also, it's important to turn on "anti-flicker".
@@JackBeasleyMedia Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it. :)
Would you ever consider using the 70-200mm f2.8 in dx mode to get a 105-300mm equivalent? Are there any drawbacks? Seems like an easier setup to maneuver due to the weight of the 300 f2.8. Plus you'd get the zoom factor.
You can, but unless you’ve got a high resolution camera, you’re cropping those images significantly. You better fill that frame!
Thanks, I'm just starting I got asked to shoot I have never shot football I have a Nikon D500 paired with a Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 G2 I'm shooting high school mostly Friday nights so I am limited to what I can do I'm hoping that it leads to parents buying my photos so I can save for more adequate equipment however I don't know where to start to let the parents reach out to me maybe you can give me some advice or anyone here that may have started the same way thanks for the video.
You might want to concentrate on one or two high schools and get to know the AD, coaching staff, booster club, parents groups, etc. I know some photogs who really cover one or two schools pretty hard and they become a known commodity around there. So much so, that I actually avoid shooting games at those schools because I know there's too much competition for that market.
@@JackBeasleyMedia Thank you for the advice. Fortunately for me that particular school doesn’t have a photographer, yesterday I was invited to shoot the their first large 2 miles homecoming parade and the cheerleaders coach mentioned adding me as vendor not sure why .
So I have a Nikon D3500 with the 18-55mm and 70-300mm lens. What do you think of that?
In a crop sensor camera, those are fine for sports
Sports photography is probably not the *most* expensive genre of photography -- it runs a very close second to be sure, but it's definitely behind the wildlife photographers. :p They'll spend hundreds or even thousands or more just *getting* to their locations, never mind the gear they bring - and that gear is just as big and expensive as the sports shooters. (600 f/4 and 400 f/2.8 being the norm -- plus *big* tripods and gimbal mounts) Edit: The " *and sales* " portion of your video seems to be missing...
Meh, maybe. I'm sure some of the regular photogs for Sports Illustrated and the bigger syndicated newspapers could argue about how much they spend on gear and travel every year.
Question. Last season my son played freshmen football. I’m a portrait photographer so I shot the season with what I had. I ended up using my D750 with a 70-200 2.8. Reach was a huge issue for me. My question is I just purchased the Nikon 200-400 f4. What’s your thoughts on this lens for football?
It’ll be great for day games, but you may run into some very high ISOs for night games. Use a good noise reduction software like Topaz Denoise or DxO Raw 3
@@JackBeasleyMedia thank you! I don’t know who’s more excited, me or my son
Jack, I photograph many Friday Night Lights football games. I have found shots from the end zone, after the sun has set, are very dark and rarely do you see a face. I have a D5 and like you I use a 70-22 f/2.8 from the end zone.
Yep, you are right. Those end zones are usually a couple stops darker than the rest of the field. I plan to do a video in the near future on low light, high ISO situations like the one you describe. Thanks for commenting!
Lightroom is your friend. I shoot primarily marching band competitions. Like football, headwear creates bad shadows. You can correct alot of that in post edit without blowing out your pics
Hey I wanted to know if it was ok that I took pictures with a canon t7 rebel and a 75-300 lens?
Also I just started sports photography and I do it for my old high school basketball since they like my pictures (I just started taking pictures this summer since I couldn’t because I played basketball with them) and the pictures I take come out great with the camera that I have ….but every time I try to look for other people using the same stuff but I have I can’t find anyone. And every video says I need to use a white lens which I think is 70-200 but I don’t have the money for that 😭.
The problem you’re going to run into is the smaller aperture on that lens will cause high ISOs to be used - meaning more grain and noise. That’s why you see guys like me recommending the 70-200/2.8
@@JackBeasleyMedia ok that makes sense because on some of my photos if I zoom in really close it looks grainy but when you don’t zoom in it looks clear….thanks for responding I guess I’ll start saving now or at least find one for cheap😂
Edit: now that I think about that’s why my pics looked so grainy in light room I wasn’t sure if it was because of the edits or not because people where telling me they like how I made it looked old fashion 😂😂😂
About to use that same lens for football photography, hoping it all goes well even if it’s a bit old fashioned
@@SDTimmy23 good luck 🍀
@@tayl5683 thanks! I’ll lyk how it goes
Can I apply this to Marching Band?
I don’t see why not
I've been told numerous times by refs to not stand behind the end-zone. What's the deal? Is that a rule or were they just being jerks? This was at 12u and 14u games.
I’m not sure of the rules in that league, but I’ve never had an issue if a stayed back behind the second set of lines. I do know they don’t want you hanging around the goal line marker
Have you shot hockey and lacrosse?
I've shot hockey once - and that was a long time ago. (It's not a major sport in Phoenix.) I've also shot lacrosse. It's similar to soccer, with about as much running around.
What do freelance photos of high school players go for? Price wise.
Well, it depends. Single image digital downloads go anywhere from $7 to $30 each. Actually getting paid to show up and shoot a player could be anywhere from $45 to $250, depending on you locale and what people are willing to pay. It’s the same thing with shooting the whole team, anywhere from $75 to $350 in my area.
@JackBeasleyMedia thank you. I just shot my first football game this last Friday night. I got some fantastic shots. Parents want them. Your advice on shooting in JPG with the high iso was spot on. 👌. I shot easily 6000-12800 iso. Without much of a problem. Thank you!! I wanted to go to your pateron and support you. However, I can't seem to find it.
@@jamesmediallc8933 I ended up closing it, but thanks.
Will 200-400 f4 work for hs football? or is 300 2.8 better?
I seriously considered a 200-400/4, but the extra f-stop to f2.8 comes in handy. As much as it’s nice having an extra 100mm, I’d probably go for the 300 with a 1.4x converter. That way you can get a little more reach if the lights aren’t too bad or during the day.
@@JackBeasleyMedia how about a 2x converter for the 300 2.8? im tryin to figure out if i should go with 300 or if its worth twice money for 400 2.8, mainly for hs football games
Well, you could use that during the day.
@@JackBeasleyMedia guess ill just wait and save up for 400 2.8
Well, I used my 300/2.8 as a stepping stone to get to my 400. I used it for two years before I put together the funds to get a used 400/2.8
The D500 will stomp the piss out of the D750, 780 and the D850 when it comes to action!
For daylight, I'd agree. For low light, I've heard from enough pros that their D500 produces too much noise and reduces their options for cropping in lowlight situations.
i have a nikon d750 with a 70-300mm lens, will this be enough?
The D750 is fine to get started. However, I’m guessing that 70-300 has an f-stop with a minimum of f4 or 5.6 at 300. You’re going to struggle with super high ISOs and some of these dark fields. Daytime, you’re fine.
Bro. Its a machin gun 🤭😂 Warzone time
If there’s a play developing, I hang with it
I enjoy your videos but your voice goes in and out. Very hard to listen and get all the info.
Well, this was my very first video, so I was still learning how to do this RUclips video thing! Hopefully, my tools and techniques have improved from this first video.