Reading get promoted to the Premier League as your correspondent finds himself on the roof of the dugout to make the most of a pitch invasion.
Apr 22, 2012 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, canon 24 1.4, crowd surfing, dugout, football, guildford, madejski, mikele leigertwood, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, pitch invasion, Reading, roof, simon church, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | 1 Comment »
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 »
A festival of Australian Rules football as the touring young AFL Academy squad come over to play the European Legion at Surrey Sports Park, UK.
Apr 08, 2012 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: Academy, action, AFL, AIS, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Aussie rules, Australia, Dipper, England, EPG Easter Festival, European Legion, football, GB Bulldogs, guildford, Irish Exiles, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, surrey sports park | 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 »
England lose 12-19 against Wales as a last minute try is denied by the video referee.
Feb 25, 2012 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, David Strettle, England, ground the ball, grounding, guildford, IRB law 22.1 score, Jonathan Davies, Owen Farrell, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, Sam Warburton, score, six nations, SLIK images, sport, sports, try, Twickenham, video referee, Wales | 10 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 »
England announce a new squad and switch training to the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford
Feb 02, 2012 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, England, guildford, Pennyhill Park, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, six nations, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, training | 1 Comment »
Discussing the relative merits of photographing football and rugby.
Feb 01, 2012 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, football, guildford, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, sports | 3 Comments »
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 »
A “book deal”, more Terry/Ferdinand fun, plus some great shots in the UK Picture Editors’ awards.
Dec 16, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, guildford, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rope, skipping, SLIK images, sport, sports | Leave A Comment »
Selected as one of the season’s top 15 rugby pictures, and yet more coverage in the ongoing Terry/Ferdinand controversy.
Dec 09, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else, Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Anton Ferdinand, Chris Ashton, copyright, guildford, image theft, IRB Photo of the Year competition, John Terry, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, Rugby World, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | 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 »
Yes, we’re still here. A quick update on what’s been happening.
Sep 27, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, guildford, photographs, photography, photos, pictures, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | Leave A Comment »
England beat Wales 23-19 but skipper Lewis Moody gets carted off with an injured knee.
Aug 06, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Delon Armitage, England, Investec, James Haskell, Jonny Wilkinson, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Martin Johnson, Mauritz Botha, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, sports, try, Twickenham, Wales, win | Leave A Comment »
Fantastic entertainment at Smallfield Raceway as the bangers go at each other and the World Dirt Final is contested.
Jul 10, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, banger racing, bangers, cars, England, guildford, Kelly Murrell, Matt Covey, motor racing, motorsport, Mr Men, oval, photography, photos, pictures, Rookie World Dirt Championship, SLIK images, Smallfield Raceway, sport, sports, Surrey, track | 2 Comments »
Why the most interesting aspect of sports photography often takes place off the pitch.
Jun 10, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, fans, guildford, off-pitch, people, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, SLIK images, spectators, sport, sports, Surrey | 2 Comments »
England succumb to the Barbarian hordes, losing 32-38, but having a good run out of some new players.
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Barbarians, England, flame haired, Leica M9, Martin Johnson, Paul Sackey, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, SLIK images, Twickenham | 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 »
Stats showing the number of football games covered, money earned, hit rate and some general ranting.
May 06, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, comms, communications, earnings, enjoyment, football, frustration, hit rate, laptop, mobile, money, national newspapers, papers, photographer, photography, pictures, published, SLIK images, sport, sports, statistics, stats | 4 Comments »
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 »
Capturing a day at Twickenham for the England v Scotland match in 2 minutes
Mar 28, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: 6 Nations, andrew tobin, clip, England, GF1, movie, Panasonic, photolapse, remote, rugby, scotland, six nations, SLIK images, time lapse, timelapse, timer, Twickenham, windows live movie maker | Leave A Comment »
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 »
