Sports Photography 101 with Kevin Gilligan

Online Instruction Wednesday, March 26, 6PM, $49

Live Photoshoot Saturday, March 29, 12-3PM, $199

Online Image Review Wednesday, April 2, 6PM

Learn how to capture frame worthy photos of outdoor sports like soccer, baseball, football and surfing. This class is guided towards beginning and intermediate photographers, but we will also have tips for the experienced sports photographer.

CAMERA BASICS

Exposure triangle – How and why the exposure triangle is relevant to sports photography

Camera modes – A review of aperture priority, shutter priority and manual mode.

Full frame vs. crop. Resolution and cropping. JPEG vs Raw

FOCUS MODES & POINTS

Pre-capture?  Focus modes? Single point, zone focus? Focus cases?

SPORTS LENSES

Which focal lengths and apertures do you need for a given sport? Multiple lenses?

FIELD LIGHTING

Lighting – Shooting mid-day vs. night. Changing conditions. Filters? Shutter speed changes?

ACCESSORIES

Why monopods, high speed cards and extra batteries are important

STORY TELLING

Drama in sports – Capturing the highs and lows, individual efforts, team celebrations.

Thrill of the crowd – Be sure to capture the spectators – wide angle lens?

GAME PREPARTATION

Scout the game ahead of time, tell the story, why is THIS game important?

Scout the players, who are the key players in the match up? Are you ready for them?

Scout the field – very important – what is in your field of view? (trash cans, porta potties?)

Arrive early for a good position.

Warm ups-test your set up, field position and shutter speed, what needs changing?

Move around if you can. Don’t shoot whole game from one position.

SPORT SPECIFIC TIPS

Soccer, Baseball, Football, Surfing

Kevin Gilligan is an award-winning landscape portrait and sports photographer from Torrance, CA with over 16 years of professional experience. His favorite sports to shoot are soccer, mixed martial arts and surfing. Kevin’s work has been in over 30 exhibitions and three solo shows, and exhibited in museums three times. Kevin is also a former Tamron and Manfrotto Ambassador who now shoots primarily Canon and Fuji. You can see his work at www.photosbykag.com.