Frustration at QPR v Chelsea turns to delight thanks to Terry & Ferdinand.
Oct 25, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Anton Ferdinand, chelsea, guildford, John Terry, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, QPR, racism, racist, row, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | Leave A Comment »
Back in the papers again, and some exposure and positioning considerations.
Oct 04, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, football, guildford, newspaper, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, published, SLIK images, sport, sports | Leave A Comment »
All about getting to the match quickly, parking close by, and getting away fast.
Aug 14, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 950, andy tobin, Craven Cottage, Fulham, KTM, parking, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, SLIK images, sport, sports, Supermoto, Surrey | Leave A Comment »
South Africa beat Fiji to take the win and your correspondent experiments with a Leica M9.
May 22, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, England, Leica M9, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rangefinder, rugby, rugby sevens, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, Surrey, Twickenham, Zeiss 2/50 Planar | 1 Comment »
An update on progress after using this new lens for 4 months.
Apr 15, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Leave A Comment »
Adrenaline, frustration, poor comms, painful shooting position, and other things that contrived to annoy the hell out of me as Chelsea lost 0-1 to Manchester United.
Apr 07, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 3G, andrew tobin, andy tobin, champions league, chelsea, comms, communications, frustration, laptop, manchester united, photographer, photography, pictures, SLIK images, sport, sports, stamford bridge, techniques | 4 Comments »
First try using Apple iOS 4.3′s new Personal Hotspot wifi feature to send pictures from pitchside during a football game
Mar 19, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, configuration, connectivity, football, internet, iOS 4.3, iPhone, laptop, Personal Hotspot, photography, photos, pictures, pitch side, pitchside, sending, SLIK images, sports, tethering, uploading, wifi, wiring | 1 Comment »
Obviously, stick my 15mm fish-eye on it!
Mar 16, 2011 | Categories: Techniques, Winter Sports | Tags: 5d, canon, irvine, lee, mountains, review, ski, snow, snowboard, sport | 1 Comment »
Canon to launch a 200-400 f/4 IS lens with a built-in 1.4x extender.
Feb 07, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 200-400, andrew tobin, canon, SLIK images | Leave A Comment »
A lightbulb moment occurs as I realise the extent of my slide into sameness.
Jan 22, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, blog, football, guildford, Matthew Ashton, photography, rugby, SLIK images, sport, Surrey | 1 Comment »
Canon’s new 70-200 f/2.8L IS Mark II goes into the kit bag with excellent results.
Jan 09, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 2.8, 70-200, andrew tobin, andy tobin, canon, f/2.8, football, guildford, IS, mark 2, mark II, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, review, rugby, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | Leave A Comment »
Using Canon EOS Utilities to run a time lapse at Twickenham during the Barbarians 26-20 victory over the South African Springboks.
Dec 09, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Bakkies Botha, Barbarians, canon, drew mitchell, eos utilities, james o'connor, Joe Rokocoko, mastercard, matt giteau, odwa ndungane, photolapse, Rugby Union, SLIK images, South Africa, Springboks, time lapse, trophy, Twickenham | Leave A Comment »
Taking a different approach to shooting the England v New Zealand game, with a 560mm focal length from the side of the pitch rather than the end.
Nov 07, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: 1.4x extender, 400mm 2.8, 560mm, All Blacks, andrew tobin, andy tobin, canon, England, fight, Jerome Kaino, Joe Rokocoko, Lewis Moody, New Zealand, photographer, photography, punch, Richie McCaw, right hook, rugby, scrap, SLIK images, Sonny Bill Williams, sports, Surrey, Toby Flood, Tom Croft, Twickenham | Leave A Comment »
Speeding up pitchside workflow using Lightroom by emailing from the Lightroom export facility and removing 3 steps from the process.
Oct 19, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, edit, email, emailing, export, lightroom, photographer, photography, pitch, pitchside, plugin, post-process, process, shoot, shooter, SLIK images, sport, sports, tog, workflow | 2 Comments »
What place does an iPad have in the world of sports photography? A quick analysis of what it can do but more importantly what it cant do.
Sep 30, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, camera connection kit, caption, export, filterstorm, iPad, photo, photogene, photoshop express, process, shoot, shooting, SLIK images, sports photography, upload | 1 Comment »
How do you choose where to position yourself to photograph a sports match? This post talks about the variables that I consider before and on arrival at a venue to try and tip the scales a teeny bit in my direction.
Sep 13, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, competition, crowd, decide, decision, end, factors, ground, photograph, photography, position, positioning, process, sit, SLIK images, sport, sports, stadium, technique, where, which end | Leave A Comment »
Recommending a pair of tough working trousers well suited for the active sports photographer.
Jul 07, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, castle, knee, kneeling, pad, pads, photo, photographer, photography, picture, pockets, pro work trouser, shooter, SLIK images, sports, tousers, trouser, tuff stuff, utility, work | 1 Comment »
Most of the spots I was looking at didn’t work because the trees were too close to allow for a longer shot. Further into the woods it was then…
May 20, 2010 | Categories: Cycling, Techniques | Tags: bike, Cycling, deepcut, England, flash, gorrick, lens, mountain, mtb, photography, race, set-up, woods, xc | 1 Comment »
A brief “how-to” guide to using Adobe Lightroom for real-time picture selection, captioning, and editing from pitchside.
Apr 27, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: Adobe, andrew tobin, andy tobin, caption, captioning, edit, IPTC, lightroom, metadata, noise reduction, photo mechanic, photography, Phrase Express, pick, pitch side, pitchside, preset develop, reject, sharpening, SLIK images, smart collection, sports | 6 Comments »
The ins and outs of memory cards and workflow when shooting pitchside.
Apr 15, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 8GB, andrew tobin, card reader, import, ingest, lightroom, locked, memory card, photo mechanic, photographer, protected, sandisk, slot | 3 Comments »
Part 2 of a rough guide to setting up a remote camera for basketball.
Mar 26, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else, Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, aperture priority, basketball, BBL, bogen, cheshire jets, custom function, enable ISO speed, gobo, Guildford Spectrum, lee irvine, light, magic arm, manfrotto, manual, Newcastle Eagles, perspex, photographer, photography, plexiglass, pocket wizard, polish, remote camera, rig, safety shift, set aperture value range, setup, shade, shutter priority, SLIK images, super clamp, Trophy Final | Leave A Comment »
Elevating the humble folding stool to a highly essential piece of photographic equipment.
Mar 17, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, cheap, equipment, folding, photographer, photography, sideline, stool, three legged, touchline, tripod, vital, walkstool | 1 Comment »
Ideas on how to set up your camera for a sports event where the stadium is partially sunlit and partially shaded, plus choosing your positioning for the light or for a specific shot.
Mar 09, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: aperture priority, custom function, enable ISO speed, light, loftus road, Madejski Stadium, manual, QPR, Reading, safety shift, set aperture value range, shade, shutter priority, sports, stadium | 7 Comments »
Micro-adjustment of focus, and the limits autofocus when shooting in a snow shower
Feb 10, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: 1DIV, adjustment, autofocus, Bagshot, Canon 1D Mark IV, Dan Cole, Danny Care, England, lens, Lewis Moody, micro, Nick Easter, Paul Hodgson, Pennyhill Park Hotel, Riki Flutey, rugby, snow, Toby Flood, training | 1 Comment »
