Sports Photography: The Tools and Techniques to Get the Shot

Join Dave Black as he draws on his 38 years of experience photographing sports action all over the world to teach you about the specific gear you’ll want to use for each sport. From the big games like football and soccer to the individual sports like golf and gymnastics, Dave has covered it all. With each sport, Dave not only explains the gear he uses, but shares his advice on how to best use that equipment. Dave starts out the class with a look at the settings he uses to optimize capturing sports and action, and then takes you through each sport one-by-one.

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Dave Black

Release Date: 2017-11-08

Lessons

Camera Settings

Join Dave as he introduces the class, then jumps right into discussing the settings he uses for sports.

Duration: 8 mins 22 seconds

Football, Basketball, and Baseball

Dave covers the gear for football, basketball, and baseball in this lesson.

Duration: 22 mins 21 seconds

Soccer and Swimming

Moving on to gear for soccer and swimming.

Duration: 11 mins 58 seconds

Gymnastics, Figure Skating, and Track and Field

From games to individual sports, there are different concerns for each event.

Duration: 16 mins 19 seconds

Hockey and Volleyball

Hockey and volleyball have unique challenges.

Duration: 8 mins 41 seconds

Golf, Tennis, and Motorsports

Dave continues with a look at gear used in golf, tennis, and motorsports.

Duration: 13 mins 18 seconds

Skiing, Snowboarding, and Horse Racing

Fast moving sports have their own challenges and types of gear.

Duration: 11 mins 12 seconds

Adventure Sports

Adventure sports is a huge genre of photography and exists in all environments, from land to sea.

Duration: 6 mins 39 seconds

Outside the Lines

Dave wraps up the class with a look at the types of shots you can get before the game even begins.

Duration: 12 mins 5 seconds