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The Art of Sport captures moments of action, drama and skill from the world of sport. It gives an all-inclusive taster from the world's sporting circuit, showcasing spectacular, bizarre and stunning images from the world of sport. The book offers a fascinating selection of sports pictures taken by Reuters photographers who have had the vision and ability to see and capture extraordinary sporting moments. This collection comprises a sporting story with many threads: victory and defeat, natural skill, ability and hard work, beauty, strength and courage, joy and crushing disappointment - and offers some of the most clever and beautiful sporting photographs that you will ever see. The Art of Sport sets each photograph in context, outlining the circumstances behind the image: how the photographers came to be there at that moment and how they managed to document them. It showcases the two essential characteristics of the top photojournalis - a nose for a sporting story and an eye for a beautiful photograph.
In Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography, the 30-year Sports Illustrated veteran photographer takes you into the action of many of his most iconic shots, relating the stories behind the photos of some of the world’s greatest athletic events, including the Olympics and the Super Bowl. Discussing the circumstances surrounding particular shots, Peter shares observations of the athletes themselves, and provides tips and techniques for sports photographers of all levels looking to capture great photos of football, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming, as well as dynamic portraits of athletes. Unlike photo collections by other greats of sports photography, this book seamlessly interweaves the images and the fascinating stories behind them with photographic instruction, while giving you an inside look at what it’s like to work at the nation’s leading sports publication. Beautifully illustrated with images from the Olympics, football, and portrait sessions with professional athletes, this book offers a rich and inspiring experience for sports photographers, sports fans, and Sports Illustrated readers.
"Digital Sports Photography" helps the photography enthusiast learn the basics of the latest digital sports photography techniques, equipment, and how to get started or take better sports photos. This book will capture the attention of any individual wanting to learn about the latest developments in the professional sports photography world and how they can be applied. Unlike many other books available on this topic, this book addresses the benefits of using digital equipment as usage of film becomes almost extinct. Emphasizing the need for an up-to-date resource, the photography market is currently undergoing a complete transformation from film to digital in both consumer and professional usages. The author, with many years of experience in this realm of photography, includes a biography on how a photographer started shooting high school games for free before working up to a Super Bowl-level photographer. Whether the reader is a beginning to intermediate photographer who wants to learn how to take better sports photographs or a photographer who wants to continue into the Sports Photography field, this book will prove a valuable resource.
In Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, author and sports photographer Bill Frakes shows you how to capture the key elements of sports photographs–motion and emotion, style and scene, place and purpose–whether you’re at a baseball tournament, a track meet, or a professional football game. Starting with the basics of equipment, camera settings, and exposure, Bill covers the fundamental techniques of sports photography–understanding lighting, handling composition and focus, and timing peak action. He explains how to choose a shooting position on the field of play, identify the defining moments away from the action, and learn the etiquette of covering live sporting events....
Tom Jenkins has been photographing international sporting events for over twenty years. His most celebrated pictures show his unerring ability to create indelible, insightful and sometimes iconic images. His famous picture of Usain Bolt winning his second gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games has rightly become one of the most indelible images of the early 21st century. Here, for the first time, the best of his work is drawn together in one volume, proving that whether he is portraying football or rugby, tennis or cricket, cycling or sumo, Tom has an unmatched talent for seeing the bigger picture and for appreciating both the pain and the passion of sporting endeavour.
This book is a celebration of the world's best sports photography - featuring some of the greatest sports photographs ever taken. This remarkable collection of stunning images from the world of sport has been put together by Getty Images from its archive of more than 600,000 photographs.
Adventure Sports Photography, by renowned photographer and workshop leader Tom Bol, combines personal stories from field experience with expert photo technique. Aspiring outdoor photographers, both adventure sports shooters and outdoor photography enthusiasts, will find this book to be a valuable reference and guide. It covers everything an adventure sports shooter needs to know to get the shot–from packing and organizing gear for an afternoon shoot of rock climbing at the local crag to a month-long sea kayaking expedition. You’ll explore composition and creative angles for stunning adventure sports images, and learn in-depth techniques for using speedlights and strobes for creative ligh...
One of today's most accomplished sports photographers, Marc Aspland, presents the highlights of a storied career documenting incredible moments in sports. Fans of sports, photography, and portraiture will find something to astonish them on every page of this exciting retrospective.
Extreme Sports is a visually explosive adrenalin rush of a book for adventurous photographers and extreme sports fans. Showcasing the visually impactful work of the author, this book allows the reader insight into Spurdens' art through personal anecdotes and explanations of how each shot was taken. Also, practical tips on caring for equipment, setting up a shoot, safety advice, suitable clothing, accessories and costs are included. David Spurdens is an international award-winning photographer who has photographed events from snowboarding, skiing, windsurfing, trekking, mountain biking, B.A.S.E jumping, climbing, cliff jumping, the Le Mans 24-hour race, offshore power boating, arctic travel, sand boarding, kite surfing, paragliding and hang gliding, to surfing, kayaking/canoeing, sand yachting, while water rafting, ski diving and parachuting.
A spectacular retrospective showcasing the breathtaking pictures of world-renowned sports photographer, Bob Martin, in all their glory. From his famous and iconic shot of a diver, arched in the air above the Barcelona skyline that became the seminal shot of the 1992 Olympics to his multi-award winning overhead photograph of a Paralympic swimmer leaving his prosthetic legs behind as he dives into the pool, the book features page after page of stunning, awe-inspiring pictures from the world's greatest sporting events. Beautifully printed on 240 expansive pages, 1/1000th presents a collection of images that encapsulate Bob Martin's unique ability to capture sporting moments in a millisecond but always with a sense of place that embraces the context of a particular stadium, venue, event or occasion -- be it an Olympics, a Wimbledon, a World Cup or a world title fight. Beyond the photographs themselves, the book completes the picture by telling the stories behind how these amazing images were conceived, planned and finally executed, as well as providing fascinating technical insight into how they were taken.