Trying out the new Olympus OM-D EM-5 as a Pocket Wizard triggered remote camera at the FA Cup Final at Wembley.
May 09, 2012 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 8mm, action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, behind the goal, cup final, didier drogba, EM-5, fa cup, fisheye, football, guildford, micro four-thirds, net, Olympus, OM-D, petr cech, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, pocket wizard, remote, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey, wembley | Leave A Comment »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
