Sports Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

1. In the Bag

Rebecca Christensen competes in the women’s high jump during the 2012 USATF Olympic Trials. She finished sixth overall and did not qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Equipment Essentials for Photographing Sports

I use my cameras and lenses like painters use their brushes.

Photography is writing with light. Sometimes you can control it, and sometimes you have to work so that it doesn’t control you. Having the right gear for the situation helps, but finding the right situation for the gear you have is just as important.

Poring Over the Picture

I shot this photo for the release of the Nikon D3s in 2009. We were in Melbourne, ...