REACH YOUR HIGHEST SKILl LEVEL
OUTDOOR SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
What You’ll Learn
How to See
There are unspoken taboos of composition the aspiring outdoor sports photographer will never want to violate before his or her critics..
How to Fast Focus
Focusing should merely “happen” with the action. Technical operations should all be mechanical, second nature, leaving the entire process of eye-scan and thought-concentration totally devoted to what’s happening in front of your camera. .
Setting Solutions
You must have a thorough understanding of light and lighting and exposure and the thousand combinations other than a center-of-the-meter reading. Shoot until every situation is forever engraved on your subconscious mind and you never again have to guess at the anticipated variation and hope for the best.
Creative Lighting Techniques
Some people say there is nothing new in the world to photograph. Everything has already been shot. This may be true, but one thing still remains: Not everything has been shot under all lighting conditions. In this the creative individual can surpass the old pros or any of the millions that came before him.
Best Preparation and Approaches by Sport
From hiking to high-risk hang gliding, best approaches to photographing more than 20 outdoor sports.
How to Capture a Winning Shot
As your talent develops, you must seek new, higher standards of judgment than the sincere but unrealistic judgment of mother and friends. To have your work critically evaluated is an important consideration before you attempt further market your photography.
Discover the Secrets of
Amazing Sports Photography
You need to set high standards for yourself and stretch for them. Strive for an angle that is unique, not cliched; add mood to the commonplace; capture your sports’ peak action.
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Robert and Susan McQuilkin
Robert McQuilkin (March 21, 1952 – September 28, 1988) was an American photographer and writer who won 58 prestigious awards for his outdoor sports action pictures. McQuilkin died in a drowning accident while on assignment for Chicago Magazine photographing a shipwreck in Lake Michigan. His wife, the writer Susan McQuilkin, a member of the original national-award-winning editorial team at Outside magazine, curates his archives and maintains this blog.
McQuilkin was represented by Black Star, a photo agency in New York City.
McQuilkin was an innovator in the art of remote photography, a name given to attaching cameras to places the photographer cannot go. He mounted them to the foot of a runner in a race, to the tip of a kayak, and to the wing of an airplane. In one of his award-winning images, he attached a camera to the wing of a hang glider, which required putting a piece of steel of the exact weight on the opposite wing for balance.
McQuilkin wrote five books on photography, was a contributing editor to two magazines, and as an experienced outdoor leader, he was an advisor to the Board of Expedition Research International. He also taught at the University of Chicago’s publishing extension program.
His photos and articles appeared in many publications, including LIFE, Stern, Der Spiegel, Forbes, The New York Times, Saturday Evening Post, Field & Stream, and Outside.
He received awards from the New York Art Directors’ Club, the Kodak Professional Photographers Showcase, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, Nikon, and was featured in Eastman Kodak’s “Journey Into Imagination” exhibit at DisneyWorld’s Epcot Center.
