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 »
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 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’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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Ideas on how to set up your camera for a sports event where the stadium is partially sunlit and partially shaded, plus choosing your positioning for the light or for a specific shot.
Mar 09, 2010 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: aperture priority, custom function, enable ISO speed, light, loftus road, Madejski Stadium, manual, QPR, Reading, safety shift, set aperture value range, shade, shutter priority, sports, stadium | 5 Comments »
