Join Peter Read Miller as he discusses some of the tips and tricks, the business and tutorials for shooting sports photography. Peter utilizes more than 40 years experience, including as a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated for more than 35 years. He has shot for Time, Life, People, Money, AP, Playboy, Runner's World, Newsweek, USA Today and The New York Times, as well as having shot 9 Olympic Games, 40 Super Bowls, 14 NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Finals, World Series , Kentucky Derby and NCAA Final Four. He has shot over 150 Sports Illustrated Covers and is the author of Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography.
His ad clients have included Canon, Nike, Microsoft, TD Ameritrade, Western Digital, Visa, Adidas, Coca-Cola, and the NFL, among others.
Peter teaches photography and offers workshops around the country.
These videos offer a short snippet of the life of a Sports Photographer. Please visit www.peterreadmiller.com for more information on Peter and his workshops.
The electronic exposure level in the view finder on the 1dxmkiii 0 its on the right hand side of the screen - is it possible to relocate this to the bottom?
hey Pete, are you still using the canon 1dx mark iii? Looks like canon dropped the ball when they called their new r1 their flagship camera ...I mean seriously that was the best they could do? I was very disappointed so i was thinking of snagging a 1dx markiii..Iove the feel of a full body pro camera and most of the mirrorless cameras are junk compared to the build quality of the pro bodies and you get great deals on lens now because everyone is jumping ship:) Do you think the canon 1dx markiii is still relevant today?
Oh - one thing I think I may do is go to the main fields where my son plays on weekdays and take some empty field shots from the location I shoot at the rough time the games are. Then I can swap out the field and background without putting them on a foreign field.
I really liked this video and basically changed to your settings on my new-to-me 1DX Mark II. There were a couple of minor things that I've done differently. One was changing the ISO from 1/3 of a stop to a full stop. I can just get to a new ISO more quickly if I don't have to wade through all of those extra thirds. The other, and similar in some ways, is under Custom Function 3/3 Restrict Shooting Modes. I turn off P, Tv, and C1, C2, C3. I don't use them and I don't want to cycle through unneeded modes. I used to just have Av and M enabled but find that I do cable release stuff (Bulb) often enough that I want to have it available without having to search menus to figure out how to do it! Personal preference no doubt.
The loss of quality photography going onto websites... preach, Peter!! Preach! It's sad that people don't care anymore. Content is content. It's the worst thing that happened to the field of photography.
Hi, just a quick question. I noticed your hands are a bit shaky and I was wondering, since I have the same problem and I think this effects my photos on the telephoto range no matter the shutter speed.
Why shoot with expander lens? It's better to take a picture with the lens and crop the picture and keep the sharpness, right? Anyway, your recommendations are excellent and helpful.
I attended the camp from last year, and some of these images I took behind Peter. I can attest that these are quality people we learned from, collaborating with other sports photographers from across the country. You’ll learn to hone your images for maximum effect under the tutoring of Peter, Steve Fine and Ali Gradischer. Excellent people to learn from.
It's a shame what's happened to Sports illustrated. They were a powerhouse for years. And now they've been reduced to shooting bikini's and things that have nothing to do with the sports. Really sad.
Thank you so much for boiling down some of what you have learned over many years of working and perfecting your craft. You're never going to make back what you're worth for the resources you put into a RU-vid video, especially for a specialty like professional-level sports shooting. I realize this is a gift given to us and appreciate you sharing some of what you know and love. ... and thanks for the great pix! Something to aspire to.
Bom dia Estou a pensar em comprar uma substituta para a minha G7 O meu interesse é filmar a família principalmente os mais pequenos que jogam futebol e basquetebol Creio que a focagem tem de ser MUITO rápida, e em ginásios a luz é muito reduzida pelo que à sensibilidade à luz +e IMPORTANTE Não vale a pena estar bem focada se a foto for muito escura, nem vale a pena a foto ter luz e não estar focada Desta vez pensei numa A7 III, A7 IV ou uma A7s apesar do preço Também me falaram na Lumix da gama S Com 2500 €, podem dizer-me qual é a melhor ou melhores escolhas? Muito obrigado pela ajuda
Peter, thanks for the video, but not one question about typical f/stop or shutter speed? Most professionals I've spoken with suggest somewhere between f/2.8 and f/3.5, shutter speed 1/1250th to 1/1600th, and heard ISO was typically 2,500 at pro arenas (where I shoot - local rinks - more like 4,500). No discussion of where at floor level would his go to vantage points.
