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Sports Photography: How to Capture Action and Emotion
by Peter Skinner
For professional photographers, sports fans, proud parents, and anyone who wants to capture great sports pictures, this is the ultimate guide to the many facets of sports photography. Learn what it takes and how to do it from seasoned sports photographer Peter Skinner and from the photos and advice of some of the best sports photographers in the world.
Whether photographing professional sports or your child’s youth league games, you will be inspired to look beyond the norm to create exciting and evocative sports photographs.
Renowned sports photographers such as Walter Iooss, Ben Chen, Bob Gomel, Duane Hart, Mark Johnson, Bruce Kluckhohn, Brian Robb, Steve Trerotola, Diane Kulpinski, and Bob Woodward share stunning examples from a wide variety of sports including: baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, cycling, golf, gymnastics, hockey, ice skating, motor sports, rock climbing, snow sports, water sports, street and backyard games, and more. Comprehensive technical advice includes how to:
- Choose and use the right equipment
- Work with different formats—from point-and-shoot to SLRs
- Understand the difference between film and digital capture
- Shoot under varying lighting conditions
- Capture action, emotion, mood, aesthetics, and nuances
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Reviews
Praise for Sports Photography
“Here’s a terrific book for the novice photographer who aspires to shoot sports. Peter provides a glimpse into the world of sports photography covering all the basics and offering food for thought to those who want to advance in the field.”—Al Tielemans, Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer
“This is a wonderful compilation of sports photography from street games and the Little Leagues to Major League Baseball and the Olympic Games. Supporting the great photographs is information on how to make them, what to look for, and suggestions to improve your own sports photography. Comprehensive and informative—this is good stuff.”—John Russell, former Assistant Photography Editor, the Daily Telegraph, Sydney, Australia
“Sports Photography is tightly constructed with heaps of great information and wonderful photos. It’s an ideal volume for anyone already shooting sports who wants to get better or anyone wanting to get into the field.”—Bill Hurter, Editor, Rangefinder magazine
“Peter provides the complete guide to shooting sports, with beautiful photographs at which you just enjoying looking.”—Bruce Kluckhohn, photographer
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Inspirational book 
