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III. Working with Sports Images in the Digital Studio
by David Karlins, Serge Timacheff
Digital Sports Photography: Take Winning Shots Every Time
Copyright
About the Authors
About the Cover Photos
Credits
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Breathtaking World of Digital Sports Photography
Challenges for digital sports photographers
Secrets of the pros
Who Is This Book For?
What Does This Book Cover?
Contributions from Other Photographers
I. Understanding Digital Sports Photography
1. The Wide World of Sports Photography
1.1. Capturing Sports
1.2. Athletes and Digital Photography
1.3. Trials and Tribulations of Shooting Sports
1.3.1. Anticipation
1.3.2. Adapting to the action
1.4. The Reality of Equipment
1.4.1. Great cameras aren't cheap
1.4.2. Optimizing the point-and-shoot camera
1.5. Sports from the Photographer's View
1.5.1. Adapting to your environment
1.5.2. Understanding your subjects
1.5.3. Planning a shoot
1.5.3.1. Outdoor field and court sports
1.5.3.2. Outdoor recreation and competition
1.5.3.3. Indoor competition
1.5.3.4. Extreme and adventure sports
1.5.3.5. Special cases in sports photography
1.6. Summary
2. From Shoot to Print: Workflow
2.1. What is the Digital Photography Workflow?
2.1.1. What to do with captured images
2.2. Creating a Digital Photography Studio
2.3. Choosing a Camera
2.3.1. SLR: The best option for sports photography
2.3.2. Available SLRs for the sports photography enthusiast
2.4. Preparing for a Digital Sports Photo Shoot
2.5. A Digital Sports Photo Shoot Checklist
2.5.1. Fast glass, big glass, big bucks
2.5.2. Packing up
2.5.3. Choosing a file format
2.6. At the Shoot
2.6.1. Setting up
2.6.2. Having your camera ready
2.7. Avoiding (or Dealing with) Disaster
2.7.1. Better safe than ...
2.7.2. Recovering from disaster
2.8. The Post-Pixel Stage: Working with the Digital Image
2.9. CCD versus CMOS: Which is Better?
2.10. Getting Images into Your Digital Studio
2.10.1. Portable hard drives
2.10.2. Using a flash card reader with a PC
2.10.3. Image transfer: The software factor
2.11. Summary
3. Equipment and Techniques for Digital Sports Photography
3.1. Nothing Beats a Great Photo
3.1.1. If in doubt, shoot dark
3.1.2. Cheat sheets
3.2. Zoom, Telephoto, Portrait, and Wide-Angle Lenses
3.2.1. Original equipment versus aftermarket lenses
3.2.2. Optimal optics: Making the most of point-and-shoot
3.3. Composition, Angles, Exposure, and More
3.3.1. Composing a good sports photograph
3.3.1.1. The rule of thirds
3.3.1.2. Taking great digital action shots
3.3.2. Capturing key moments
3.3.3. Getting a good angle
3.3.4. Telling a story
3.3.5. Developing a style
3.3.6. Getting proper exposure
3.3.7. Posing
3.4. Choosing a Digital Format
3.5. Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO
3.6. Summary
II. Shooting Sports on Location
4. Outdoor Field and Court Sports
4.1. General Positioning
4.1.1. Professional sporting events
4.1.2. Local and amateur sporting events
4.2. Equipment
4.2.1. Venue size
4.2.2. Field or court access
4.2.3. Weather
4.3. Baseball and Softball
4.3.1. Positioning
4.3.2. Settings and getting the shots
4.4. Football
4.4.1. Positioning
4.4.2. Settings and getting the shots
4.5. Soccer
4.5.1. Positioning
4.5.2. Settings and getting the shots
4.6. Other Outdoor Court and Field Sports
4.6.1. Track and field
4.6.2. Lacrosse and field hockey
4.6.3. Volleyball
4.6.4. Tennis
4.7. Summary
5. Outdoor Recreation and Competition, On and Off the Water
5.1. Equipment
5.1.1. Considerations on the water
5.1.1.1. Protecting your gear
5.1.1.2. Choosing the right equipment
5.1.2. Considerations on land
5.2. Specific Sports
5.2.1. Boating
5.2.1.1. Positioning
5.2.1.2. Settings and getting the shots
5.2.1.2.1. Bright light
5.2.1.2.2. Panoramic shots
5.2.1.2.3. Limited light
5.2.2. Water skiing, wakeboarding, and jet skiing
5.2.2.1. Positioning
5.2.2.2. Settings and getting the shots
5.2.2.2.1. From land
5.2.2.2.2. From the water
5.2.3. Car and motorcycle racing
5.2.3.1. Positioning
5.2.3.2. Specialized equipment considerations
5.2.3.3. Settings and getting the shots
5.2.3.3.1. Bright light
5.2.3.3.2. High-speed action
5.2.3.3.3. Slower racing with big action
5.2.3.3.4. Drag racing
5.2.3.3.5. Night shots
5.2.4. Cycling and human-powered wheeling
5.2.4.1. Positioning
5.2.4.2. Specialized equipment considerations
5.2.4.3. Settings and getting the shots
5.2.4.3.1. Narrow depth-of-field shots
5.2.4.3.2. Tight close-up shots
5.2.5. Skiing and snowboarding (and snowmobiling, too...)
5.2.5.1. Positioning
5.2.5.2. Settings and getting the shots
5.2.5.2.1. Overcast shooting
5.2.5.2.2. Shooting in bright light
5.2.5.3. Specialized equipment considerations
5.2.6. Summary
6. Indoor Competition Sports
6.1. Lighting
6.2. Equipment
6.3. Settings
6.3.1. Telephoto considerations
6.3.2. Using a flash
6.3.3. Red-eye reduction
6.3.4. White-balance
6.4. Basketball
6.4.1. Positioning
6.4.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.5. Martial Arts
6.5.1. Positioning
6.5.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.6. Ice Hockey
6.6.1. Positioning
6.6.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.7. Wrestling
6.7.1. Positioning
6.7.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.8. Gymnastics
6.8.1. Positioning
6.8.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.9. Fencing
6.9.1. Positioning
6.9.2. Settings and getting the shots
6.10. Summary
7. Extreme and Adventure Sports
7.1. Equipment
7.2. Hang Gliding and Paragliding
7.2.1. Positioning
7.2.2. Settings and getting the shots
7.3. Skydiving and Parasailing
7.3.1. Positioning
7.3.2. Settings and getting the shots
7.4. Climbing
7.4.1. Positioning
7.4.2. Settings and getting the shots
7.5. Summary
8. Specialized Sports
8.1. Equestrian Photography
8.1.1. Positioning
8.1.2. Settings and getting the shots
8.2. Golf
8.2.1. Positioning
8.2.2. Settings and getting the shots
8.3. Ocean Sports
8.3.1. Offshore Sailing
8.3.2. Scuba diving
8.3.3. Surfing, wind surfing, kayaking, and boogie-boarding
8.4. Swimming
8.5. Summary
III. Working with Sports Images in the Digital Studio
9. Creating a Digital Studio
9.1. Visualizing Your Digital Studio
9.1.1. Digital photography studio hardware
9.1.1.1. Computer considerations
9.1.1.2. Preparing sufficient hard drive capacity
9.1.1.3. CD/DVD burners
9.1.1.4. The best monitor for digital photo work
9.1.1.5. Color-calibration devices
9.1.1.6. Networks
9.1.1.7. Printers
9.1.1.8. Deciding about film and slide scanners
9.1.2. Digital photography software
9.1.2.1. Photoshop
9.1.2.2. Photoshop Elements
9.1.2.3. ACCSee
9.1.2.4. Paint Shop Pro
9.1.2.5. Slide show software
9.1.2.6. Creative/artistic treatment packages
9.1.2.7. Image management tools
9.2. Web Services
9.3. Using Removable Storage Media
9.3.1. Choosing flash cards
9.3.2. Storing photo files on CD-R/RW and DVD discs
9.4. Summary
10. Working in a Digital Studio
10.1. Deleting and Transferring Images
10.1.1. Deleting photos safely
10.1.2. Transferring images safely
10.1.2.1. Moving sports photos from field to computer
10.1.2.2. File transfer tools and tricks
10.2. Processing Digital Sports Photos
10.2.1. Sorting and choosing
10.2.2. Prioritizing
10.2.3. Checking file sizes
10.2.3.1. Renaming
10.3. Storing and Archiving Digital Sports Photos
10.4. Editing Digital Sports Photos
10.4.1. A typical editing scenario
10.4.2. Photo sizing
10.4.3. Correcting images
10.4.3.1. Backlighting
10.4.3.2. Fill flash
10.4.3.3. Cropping
10.5. Photo Touchup
10.5.1. Redeye tool
10.5.2. Clone Stamp tool
10.5.3. Sharpen tool and Unsharp Mask
10.5.4. Other useful tools
10.5.5. Rotation
10.5.6. Layers
10.6. Achieving Artistic Sports Photo Effects
10.6.1. Going black and white
10.6.2. Adding text
10.6.3. Frames
10.6.4. Filters
10.7. Summary
IV. The Ins and Outs of Presenting Your Digital Sports Photos
11. Output: Getting Sports Photos Online, In Print, and On Display
11.1. Printing Options
11.1.1. Printing sports photos at home
11.1.1.1. Preparing photos for printing
11.1.1.2. Inkjet photos
11.1.1.3. Other home photo-printing options
11.1.2. Using lab services
11.1.2.1. Walk-in labs
11.1.2.2. Online lab services
11.2. Online Photos for Sharing and Profit
11.2.1. Creating your own Web site
11.2.2. Using online photo galleries
11.3. Displaying and Distributing Sports Photos
11.3.1. Creating a virtual contact sheet
11.3.2. LCD projection
11.3.3. Slideshows
11.3.4. Software considerations
11.3.4.1. iView MediaPro
11.3.4.1.1. ProShow Gold: A photographer's dream
11.4. Summary
12. Going Pro or Covering Costs: Selling Sports Photos
12.1. Establishing Yourself with Team and Player Photos
12.2. Stock Sports Photography
12.2.1. Understanding stock photography no-nos
12.2.2. Knowing what stock agencies want
12.3. Assignment Photography
12.4. Sports Photojournalism
12.4.1. Breaking into digital sports photojournalism
12.4.2. Freelancing
12.5. Joining Pro Sports Photography Organizations
12.6. Summary
13. Legal Issues: Taking, Displaying, and Distributing Sports Photos
13.1. Understanding the Legal Issues in Sports Photography
13.1.1. Following the rules, even when you think they're dumb
13.1.2. Avoiding potential legal pitfalls
13.1.3. Legal issues and youth sports
13.1.4. Legal issues and adult sports
13.2. Model Releases
13.3. Sports Organizations and Photographers
13.4. Protecting Digital Photography
13.5. Summary
A. Photography Resources
B. Contributing Photographers
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