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 »
England grind out a win against Scotland as remote cameras proliferate behind the goal posts.
Mar 13, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Chris Ashton, Dan Cole, Daniel Masters, Dylan Hartley, England, Henry Wood, Jack Webb, James Haskell, Joe Ansbro, Johnny Wilkinson, Liam Fox, Louis Deacon, mascot, photographer, photography, photos, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, remote camera, Richie Gray, Romaine Poite, Rugby Union, score, scotland, six nations, SLIK images, sport, Thomas Harriman, Toby Flood, Tom Croft, tom palmer, try, Twickenham, win | 1 Comment »
Alex Corbisiero gets a starting place at prop in the England lineup against Scotland for the Calcutta Cup 6 Nations match on Sunday 13th March at Twickenham.
Mar 11, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Alex Corbisiero, andrew tobin, andy tobin, announcement, Bagshot, Chris Ashton, Dave Alred, Elite Player Squad, England, Johnny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Matt Banahan, Pennyhill Park, photo, photographer, photos, pictures, players, rugby, SLIK images, snapper, sport, squad, Toby Flood, Tom Croft, training, union | Leave A Comment »
Martin Johnson’s selection options open up as Lewis Moody looks to return from a knee injury
Feb 18, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, England, Lewis Moody, Martin Johnson, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, Rugby Union, six nations, SLIK images, Twickenham | Leave A Comment »
England trounce Italy 59-13 as Ashton gets 4 tries, and SLIK images tries to get “the other shot”.
Feb 12, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Alex Corbisiero, Andrea Masi, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Ben Foden, Ben Youngs, camera, Carlo Antonio Del Fava, Chris Ashton, Dan Cole, dive, England, Fabio Semenzato, Italy, James Haskell, Johnny Wilkinson, Louis Deacon, Mark Cueto, Mike Tindall, Mirco Bergamasco, Nick Easter, photo, photographer, photography, photos, pics, pictures, pocket wizard, RBS, remote, rugby, Sergio Parisse, six nations, SLIK images, sport, sports, swallow, Tony Flood, try, Twickenham, union, wide angle, win | 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 »
A selection of our shots from 2010
Dec 30, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: 2010, andrew tobin, andy tobin, guildford, lee irvine, photographer, photography, pick of the year, pics, pictures, review, selection, 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 »
England are mauled by a superior Springboks team and go down 11-21 at Twickenham.
Nov 28, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Bakkies Botha, beaten, beer, Ben Foden, England, international, Investec, lager, Lewis Moody, mauled, Mike Tindall, photographer, photographs, photos, pictures, pint, SLIK images, South Africa, sport, sports, Springboks, Tobinators, Twickenham, Victor Matfield | Leave A Comment »
England smash a much moustachio’d Australia 35-18 at Twickenham in a superb display of fast skillful rugby.
Nov 13, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Australia, Ben Foden, Ben Youngs, celebration, Chris Ashton, Cook Cup, Dan Cole, Dean Mumm, Dylan Hartley, England, facial hair, Investec, Kurtley Beale, Lewis Moody, Mark Cueto, Martin Johnson, Mike Tindall, moustache, movember, mustache, photographs, photos, pictures, Quade Cooper, RFU, Rocky Elsom, rugby, Shontayne Hape, SLIK images, Toby Flood, Twickenham, union | 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 »
England start their preparations for the Investec Autumn Internationals series at their training centre at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, UK.
Oct 28, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Bagshot, Elite Player Squad, England, EPS, international, Invested, Lewis Moody, Mike Tindall, Nick Easter, October, Pennyhill Park, players, Rugby Union, Shontayne Hape, SLIK images, Surrey, team, Toby Flood | 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 »
Towcester Race Course in Northamptonshire was the location for the Griffon Hoverwork World Hovercraft Championship 2010.
Presented by the Hovercraft Club of Great Britian, the five days of racing were treated to the full spectrum of typical english summer weather.
Aug 30, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: 2010, action, air, andrew tobin, andy tobin, championship, craft, England, griffon, hovercraft, hoverwork, irvine, lee, lee irvine, Les Bran, Michele Scanavino, motorsport, photographs, photography, photos, pictures, race, racing, skirt, towcester, world, world hovercraft championship, www.whc2010.org.uk | 1 Comment »
Teams from around the world converge on Guildford as preparation for the Women’s Rugby World Cup swings into high gear.
Aug 16, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: agency, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Anna Yakovleva, Ashley English, Australia, canada, Catherine Spencer, Cheryl Soon, commercial, England, Fiona Coghlan, france, Gary Street, images, IRB, Ireland, kazakhstan, ladies, Leslie Cripps, license, Lynne Reid, Maggie Alphonsie, Mandisa Williams, Melissa Berry, Melissa Ruscoe, New Zealand, photography, photos, pictures, RFU, Rugby Union, Sandra Rabier, scotland, SLIK images, South Africa, surrey sports park, sweden, Ulrika Andersson-Hall, University of Surrey, USA, use, Wales, Women, womens rugby world cup, WRFU, www.rwcwomens.com | Leave A Comment »
Belgium take the Male Teams world title, and Australia win the Open Teams title at Loughborough, UK on 31st July 2010.
Aug 01, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: Aimee Devlin, America, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Australia, Belgium, Billy Jackson, Bonnie Somers, Brendan Kelly, Danny Vaninger, double dutch, hop, Jake Eve, Jeremy Lindstrom, Jeress Pendleton, Jonas Vermeulen, jump, jump rope, Kirstin Morris, L J LaVecchia, Lee Reisig, Loughborough, Luke Boon, Matt Vaninger, pairs, Patrick Vorbroker, rope, rs2010.org, Shane Windsor, single, skip, skipping, SLIK images, Stephen Simpson, Stewart Isaacs, Stijn Geiregat, teams, Trevor Norris, university, USA, USAJR, Vincent Martis, Willem Tack, World Rope Skipping Championships, Wouter Tack | 1 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 »
Steve Borthwick is out of the England Elite Player Squad as Moody takes over the captaincy and David Attwod and Tom Palmer move in.
Jul 01, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: 2nd row, andrew tobin, andy tobin, axed, captain, dropped, Elite Player Squad, England, Lewis Moody, lock, rugby, second row, SLIK images, Steve Borthwick | Leave A Comment »
Dubai beat Les Lions II in a very close final of the 50th Queen’s Cup polo tournament at Guards Polo Club, Windsor, UK
Jun 15, 2010 | Categories: Polo | Tags: Adolfo Cambiaso, Agustin Merlos, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Charlie Hanbury, Chris Mackenzie, Daimler, drive, driving, dubai, el remanso, Elizabeth, enigma, Francisco Vizmara, George Hanbury, guards polo club, harcourt developments, HRH, Jaguar, Jaime Huidobro, James Beim, Jerome Wirth, lee irvine, les lions ii, Malcolm Borwick, Matias Macdonough, Max Gottschalk, Pablo Macdonough, Pelon Stirling, Polo, Queen, Queens Cup, Rashid Albwardy, seat belt, seatbelt, Sebastian Merlos, SLIK images, team | Leave A Comment »
Jack Kidd’s Team City AM New York squeak past Lucas White’s IG Index Team Paris with seconds to go to win the 2nd Polo In The Park tournament 11-10.
Jun 06, 2010 | Categories: Polo | Tags: alex rayner, andrew tobin, andy tobin, daniel fox-davies, daniel naprous, dante, devils horsemen, henry brett, ig index team paris, jack kidd, jamie morrison, jodie kidd, london, lucas white, mint, piki diaz alberdi hurlingham, Polo In The Park, polo world series, SLIK images, stallion, team city am new york, tito ruiz guinazu | Leave A Comment »
