sports

Blog: Super Bowl Sunday? How About Sports Photography Every Day!.Year-around action-capturing advice

While much of the world considers the Olympics or Soccer's World Cup to be THE major sports event, millions of Americans consider Super Bowl Sunday to be the ultimate sports event of the year. In hono

Article: Super Bowl Photographers Damian Strohmeyer and Peter Read Miller.We interview two top SI sports shooters

We caught up with Sports Illustrated photographers Damian Strohmeyer and Peter Read Miller to find out what it's like to cover the Super Bowl—and about the friendly competition to get the coveted cover shot.

News: Nikon announces D4 flagship DSLR, 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens.Pre-PMA@CES News

In a midnight product launch last night, Nikon announced its long-anticipated new flagship DSLR, a 16.2MP full-frame pro camera.

Article: Sports Photographer, Jon Willey—AdoramaTV.How'd They Do That?

In this episode, Mark Wallace talks with Jon Willey who is currently the team photographer and manager of imaging services for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jon shows Mark the steps he takes to get those great action shots on and off the field.

Article: PhotoZAP 61: Off The Wall.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

"This shot serves to prove that gear isn't everything, what matters more is the story that's told in the frame."—Ingrid Spangler

Article: ZAP the ZAPPERS 1: Toeing the Line.Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? Here's your chance to ZAP the ZAPPER!

We serve up our first ZAP the ZAPPER with this shot of Novak Djokovic squaring up a shot at Day 3 of the 2010 US Open. Do you love this shot, or is there too much to find at fault?

Article: ZAP the ZAPPERS 3: Eye on the Ball.We line up another shot by PhotoZAP expert Jack Howard for you to swing away at!

Here's the third of the four shots Jack made at the US Open to launch our ZAP the ZAPPERS feature. What do you think of this one?

Article: ZAP the ZAPPERS 4: Timing Ain't Everything.Will the readers be making a racket over this frame?

How will you ZAP PhotoZAPPER Jack Howard about this mid-serve shot from the US Open? Let us know what you think!

Article: Sports and Portrait Photographer: Jason Wise—AdoramaTV.How'd They Do That?

In this episode, Mark talks with Jason who is currently the sport photographer at Arizona State University. Jason talks about how he "drags the shutter" in some of his photos as well as how he gets a strong rim light around some of the athletic photos.

Article: Sports lens buying guide.Want to catch the action? Here’s a quick guide to the gear—especially lenses--you need.

First, lets’ disqualify compact cameras. Get 'em off the field. The lag time on any compact camera can delay the actual picture-taking moment rules them out when you need split-second timing. (I’m penalizing EVF “bridge” cameras, too—they may look like DSLRs, but most react slower.)

Article: Freezing Motion with Shutter - AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

In this episode Mark demonstrates how to freeze motion by adjusting your camera's shutter speed. This technique is great for capturing things like sports, pets or kids!

Article: Picture-taking techniques - Talkin' Baseball Photography.Here's how to get pro shots of amateur diamond action

Baseball has been described as a game of hours of boredom punctuated by seconds of terror. Capturing those moments of intense action is the rewarding challenge of baseball photography.

Article: Shooting Pro Football, Gene Lower — Adorama Photography TV.How'd They Do That?

Mark Wallace talks to Gene Lower, the official photographer of the Arizona Cardinals. Gene shares some of his tips for shooting sports.

Article: How to photograph basketball games.Make your hoops shots a slam-dunk

Like most things in life, there is good news and bad news when it comes to shooting basketball. First, let’s talk about the good news.

Blog: Adorama at the Super Bowl!.An inside look at the Photo Compound

We offer a place where busy sports shooters can take a breather and get general support while covering the Super Bowl.

News: Canon announces second generation pro 70-200mm f/2.8L zoom.CES: Meet the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens

Claimed improvements include advanced lens elements and enhanced durability for high-speed autofocus and high-performance optical image stabilization.

Article: PhotoZAP 25: On The Ball.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“This very symmetrical image almost succeeds. It is thoughtfully composed and exposed, with wonderful use of background. But little details bother me.”—Mason Resnick

News: Nikon updates 300mm f/2.8G Lens and 2x Teleconverter.High-end optics designed for wildlife, sports shooters

The New AF-S 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II Lens and TC-20E III 2x teleconverter focus on super telephoto.

Article: PhotoZAP 7: Game Changer.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“Most of us 'see' an image, but often feel the need to explain what it was that we were going after in the picture. If that's the case, we need to do a better job.”—Monica Cipnic

Article: How to photograph football games.Capture peak gridiron action

Each autumn, the air becomes crisp and the sound of marching bands and cookouts fills the air, and it means football.

Blog: Sports Illustrated Slide Show: Artifacts from the not-so-distant past .This new book from SI offers up mounted slides from their archive as objets d'art and showcases the history of many iconic images from their collection.

Sports Illustrated Slide Show: How the Picture Tells Its Story ($29.95 USD), by Steven Hoffman (Intro by Terry McDonnell, Edited by Bill Syken) is a great new highly illustrated coffee table book show

Article: A day at the races.How to photograph the horses

Photographing horse racing--The Sport of Kings--can be challenging, because you are photographing a fast subject, and not always from as close as you might like.

Article: How to photograph joggers and runners.Keep close and keep track

Today, let's take a run at photographing fleet-footed subjects, and see how it jogs your creativity.

Article: Serving winning tennis shots.Shoot sports like a pro

Whether you’re covering the U.S. Open or snapping a friendly match at the local court, Tennis is a sport that offers plenty of opportunities to capture exciting action while fine-tuning your picture-taking timing. It’s all about knowing the game—and keeping your eyes on the ball.

Article: Slow Shutter Speed Action Panning.Show movement

A common newbie mistake when photographing sports is to use the fastest shutter speed to freeze action. That’s fine where there is a peak of action, as in basketball and baseball. The Sports mode on many cameras selects short exposures to stop movement.