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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
England and New Zealand start their campaigns with comprehensive wins as the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Guildford, UK.
Aug 21, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, AT, Australia, Black Ferns, contact, danielle waterman, editorial, England, guildford, haka, Heather Fisher, IRB, Ireland, ladies, New Zealand, Nicole Beck, personal use, photographs, physical, pictures, rugby, SLIK images, sport, surrey sports park, Wales, Women, womens rugby world cup, WRFU, www.rwcwomens.com | Leave A Comment »
