Big workflow improvements thanks to a Lightroom code replacements plugin and a utilty to ingest only locked image files.
Apr 19, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, autocopy speed, code replacement, football, guildford, images, import, ingest pitchside, john kirkpatrick, lightroom, locked, only, photo mechanic, photographer, photography, photomechanic, photos, pictures, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, workflow | Leave A Comment »
Bravely flying in the face of convention, startling revelations as your correspondent sits in a different place. And another Stuart Lancaster picture.
Mar 30, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, England, football, guildford, Madejski Stadium, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, pitch, position, Reading, rugby, shade, shadow, shooting, SLIK images, sport, sports, sunshine, Surrey | 2 Comments »
Exporting pictures using Lightroom from a laptop to a desktop archive.
Feb 24, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, catalog, catalogue, export, football, guildford, lightroom, metadata, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, pitchside, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, workflow | Leave A Comment »
Yes, the Panasonic GF1 remote shutter trigger black box worked on cue and got Welbeck’s winning goal at Arsenal v Manchester United
Jan 24, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, arsenal, circuit, football, GF1, guildford, manchester united, Panasonic, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, pocket wizard, pocketwizard, remote, shutter, sport, sports, trigger | 2 Comments »
Using the Panasonic GF1 for stadium views, and working out how to trigger it with a PocketWizard.
Jan 17, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, GF1, guildford, gx1, Panasonic, photographer, photography, pocket, pocketwizard, radio, remote, shutter, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, trigger, wizard | 1 Comment »
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 »
