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 | 1 Comment »
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 | 1 Comment »
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 | 2 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 | 3 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 team world marble championship goes to Germany after an nail biting finish at Tinsley Green in Sussex.
Apr 03, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Brenda Burgess, british marble championship, british marbles board of control, cabbaging, Chris Pampel, crawley, Darren Ray, Debra Stanley Lapic, fudging, greyhound inn, Halim Tata, John Hunt, Kyle McGowan, marbles, nose drop, photographer, photography, pub, ring, sam mccarthy-fox, Steve Burton, tinsley green, tolley, Witney Lapic, world marble championship | 2 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 »
Newcastle Eagles beat Cheshire Jets 111-95 in a slightly one-sided final at the Guildford Spectrum on 21st March 2010.
Mar 23, 2010 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: Aaron Nielsen, Andrew Bridge, Andrew Sullivan, andrew tobin, andy tobin, basketball, BBL, calvin davis, Charles Smith, cheshire jets, chez marks, colin o'reilly, competition, Darius Defoe, Fabulous Flournoy, Guildford Spectrum, hoop, James Glen, james hamilton, Jerrah Young, Joe Chapman, john simpson, Jon Lavery, Lynard Stewart, Newcastle Eagles, Paul Peterson, paul smith, Phil Brandreth, photographer, photography, Reggie Jackson, Richard Murphy, shawn myers, steven gayle, Surrey, Trophy Final | Leave A Comment »
