Sports Photography - Football

[Xyb3rTeCh]

nikon sucks at sports. go get a canon, douchebag

[dan007iel]

@Xyb3rTeCh You suck at sports LOL

You must be living in the 1980s if you think thats true, Nikon has caught up with Canon, they're pretty much on par, maybe Nikon slightly better

[markdtech]

@M4riusBstr4nd it takes less then 1 minute to convert a raw image to jpeg or tiff and in this day and age quality is everything

[AWagnerPhotography]

Can you give us a step by step guide on preparation, shooting, editing of one of your sporting events?

Thanks!

[sidkid2]

@M4riusBstr4nd I agree that when shooting a massive number of pictures, RAW isn't practical. Shooting JPEG when you know you're going to have your finger on the trigger most of the time is a better idea.

P.S-I use RAW for everyday shooting. Jared Polin drilled that into me. :P

[Alexandahls]

i see you don't close your other eye when you look at the viewfinder. is that a technique or something?

[renegomolj]

@Alexandahls, it's not technique but when I have to work for 10 hours it can become "disturbing"

[playerofwar]

@M4riusBstr4nd You should always shoot RAW+Jpeg! then you get the bennifits of both!

[snowboarderrx]

football? but this looks like futball, or soccer

[renegomolj]

@snowboarderrx, in USA peope name it soccer but in Europe it's called footbal. In USA name football in for another sport :).

[bendingsnake]

I thought people in the U.S. were crazy about sports.

[Semprasectum]

@bendingsnake Soccer is a sport? not in most of the 50 states. ..is an activity that little girls play before the find a real sport to play, and drunk college students play on spring break. . . .

in the US we have real sports to play. . .and shoot. ..

[crazyasspusshole]

even chess is a sport dumbass, don't be smart over things you do not know..

[marconico]

@Semprasectum stfu cockucker, the whole world plats football, american sports are shit and all taken from 'girly' sports. no american sport requires real skill, using your hands is a piece of piss!

[marconico]

@marconico plays not plat lol. saying that, thats probaly another girly thing you americanscall a sport

[blackneno]

love the music :D and of course, Nikon.

[aiptekc100]

You can shoot Sport with Nikon!? Awesome

[rbpowah]

FUCKING MONSTROUS MUSIC! THIS IS GREAT

[superhoops2432]

I see you have a Nikon seat.Are they available to the public or Pro Nikon only.Great photos.

[renegomolj]

@superhoops2432, That seat is not avalible not for public not for pro :). I forgot my seat at home so I ask my friend at Nikon NPS to lent me :)

[sylentgurl89]

What tripod is being used?

[Hamzah41081]

Hey dude you have alot of camera's. Can you spare me one?

[SuperWeng10]

wow what an investment you have in your gear!

is it a big paying job to be a sports photographer?

[renegomolj]

@SuperWeng10, it depends where photographer is doing his job :). In Slovenia is definitely not a good payed job, but somewhere else, like USA if u are good u can earn big money :)

[MrAlinush43]

You shoot jpeg? LOL. :))=))

[renegomolj]

@MrAlinush43. Yes. If game is not important I don't need RAW files. D3s or D3x can make amazing JPEG files so they are enought if something happen

[luckyazian13]

@renegomolj

Have you ever watched FroKnowsPhoto videos?

He would chew you out for saying that... :)

[renegomolj]

@luckyazian13, For what? For shooting JPEG? I shoot football in jpeg but some other sports I also shoot in raw (skiing). And then I told Reuters, AFP, AP, ... photographers I shoot skiing in raw thay said to me: WTF??? WHY??? They shoot everything in jpeg because they don't need raw files.

It's hard to understand but once you will have 1000 images and 10-20 minutes to sort and send them you will understand :)

[JbleezyJ]

@MrAlinush43 most professional sports photographers shoot in jpeg due to the high amount of images they capture each game. Many images are sent from the field with no time for editing. The images should have proper white balance / exposure already so no post processing should be needed for these images. It's a race to get their photos to editors.

[alinthebest]

You, sir, are ugly. Seriously.

[renegomolj]

@alinthebest, Thanks. And you look pretty cute

[noahturnzy]

hi...I am looking to take and maybe make a little money for sports photography out of like 1200.00 what's the best/ equipment I need? thanks :)

[jost1122]

Prvič vidm slovenca, k snema foto filmčke :) Pohvalno! Kako si pa pršu u pro fotografijo, k vidm, da si še kr mlad?? LP

[TheRubycapulong]

he's also prepared for supporter's riot hahah,thats cool!

[PimpMyFahrrad]

@TheRubycapulong if you are a pro, you have to be prepared for everything.

[Jakob1056687]

Hey! :-)

I want to buy a new camera

What do you thnik about Nikon D2x?

It's for old? - I want to take pictures of Natur, people and sport! :-)

/ Jakob

[akasiaification]

Thank ^^

metering ?

af-s ?

af area mode?

[eglin62]

Great and creative video! Hey, what kind of bag to you put all that gear in?

[nikonguy102]

I have the same equipment in my bag just the wrong sport

[ZRulz18]

what setting are you using?

[gggrrreeennneee]

Hi I want to become a sports photographer and am doing local games and other small games. How do you get into the big games and become a pro?

[renegomolj]

@gggrrreeennneee. I don't have recipe for big games and becoming a pro.

My advice is try to make good and strong portfolio/photos on your local games. Try to find something else on the field, because game is not just players and a ball, there is a lot of other interesting things or perspectives.

When I work I make 20-30 photos that I need and then I play and sometimes those "play" photos are bad but when I need right place photos are awsome.

When you will have portfolio send it to local media

[gggrrreeennneee]

Hi I want to become a sports photographer and am doing local games and other small games. How do you get into the big games and become a pro

[TotalNoize300]

Thanks for the really interesting post! The camera angles were kick ass! Ive been looking for videos just like this one! I'm 21 as a part timer at a local news paper .and its really inspiring to see a young guy like yourself shooting out there with the other pros. Keep posting if you can :D

[bindazzone]

hi i am gonna be shooting soccer in a few weeks my first time, can u pls give me some adivse, like wht mode should i be in A or SP. i would like to knw if in A mode wht is the best F# to be in and if in SP mode wht speed should i be in to freeze the moment and have the background blured. any advice will be helpfull. thax

[ceceq78]

u use 300mm or 400mm with TC1.4?

[renegomolj]

@ceceq78, in this video I used 300mm with 1.4 TC. But at some matches I also use 400mm with 1.4.

[soccere11]

Very well done! I like the video too!

[TommyPh500d]

How do you become a pro sports photographer

and you shoot jpeg or raw

[renegomolj]

@TommyPh500d, I can say that I was in right moment at right place :).

I already answer in one of the previuous comments that my sports photos are 90% in JPEG.

[ipoddunk]

Awesome video especially for the aspiring futobol photographer.

Do you shoot Champions League Soccer? or any of the big clubs like Man United, AC Milan, Barcelona.

[renegomolj]

@ipoddunk, no I don't shoot Champions Leauge, I don't shoot so much football, because I'm not football fan :). I shoot ski world cup in winter, handball champions leauge and sports like downhill in summer. I really like doing sports that are not so easy to get the position to shoot :)

[eisstudentsasawat]

Hey renegomolj, what is the color profile settings do you usually use???

[renegomolj]

@eisstudentsasawat, I usually use sRGB and Vivid colors. Because most of sport is done in JPEG and vivid gives nicer colors

[eisstudentsasawat]

@renegomolj Oh, can you tell me the settings, like the sharpness, saturation, etc.

[renegomolj]

@eisstudentsasawat, I got everythink on 0, just saturation is +1

[eisstudentsasawat]

@renegomolj

oh, thanks lot!

[schumionbike]

very nice video and photos too, thanks for posting!

[schumionbike]

how many photo would you normally take at a football game?  Do you JPEG or RAW? thanks.

[renegomolj]

@schumionbike, If footbal is important and I use 400mm + 1.4 then I take around 500-600 photos because I am long enought to shoot to the other side of field.

My sports photos are in 90% JPEG, because there is no time to edit raw photos. I shoot raw if client wants raw files or the game is really important.

[willcitoman97]

awesome video!

[MrMackowski]

What were your setings ?

[renegomolj]

@MrMackowski.

Iso 1600

1/800s

f4

M mode

[MrMackowski]

cards

[MrMackowski]

What CF card do you put in your D3s?

[renegomolj]

@MrMackowski, I use Sandisk 4 or 8GB Ultra II/III cards in my D3s. I think they are fast enought.

[supyboy]

Hud video! Svaka čast!

[pixi86]

priden priden

[TTphotography]

Nekdo pa se je potrudil =) dober video!

[renegomolj]

@TTphotography, pa je bil namen se še bolj potrudit pa ni ratalo hehe :)