Index
Numbers
14mm lens
Arthur High School Homecoming Parade, 29
Duke men’s lacrosse team, 192
hockey players, 216
Kansas University vs. UCLA, 43
long jumper, 45
men’s hammer throw, 137
rainbow over field hockey arena, 45
Tebow, Tim, 80
women’s 10,000-meter final, 134
16mm lens
Daytona 500, 143
football players, 73
Kona Skate Park, 31
locker room photo, 62
NASCAR fans, 146
women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, 133
17mm lens
Noah, Joakim, 96
tattoo and stick ball, 219
18mm lens, football field, 68
19mm lens, cowboys photo, 61
21mm lens, basketball game, 94
22mm lens
Manning, Eli, 220
Manning, Peyton, 220
24mm lens
2010 Women’s NCAA Championship, 91
fans at TCU, 76
pick-up game in Havana, Cuba, 89
shooting from outfield, 109
Spiegelburg, Silke, 139
Tour de France, 158
27mm lens, football player, 60
28mm lens, basketball pick-up game, 210–211
31mm lens, 2010 Kentucky Derby, 123
34mm lens, Parker, Candace, 33
35mm DSLR. See DSLR 35mm
35mm lens
rider in British Eventing team, 163
layups and rebounds, 96
40mm lens
2007 Kentucky Derby, 123
Kearse, Jevon, 35
Schott, Marge, 12
50mm lens
2008 Kentucky Derby, 127
Ali, Muhammad, 156
horse race, 42
Kentucky Derby, 46
Tebow, Tim, 79
Tour de France, 158
U Conn vs., 98
56mm lens, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 134
70-200mm lens, football game, 9
70mm lens
2010 Kentucky Derby, 124
85mm lens, diver, 160
86mm lens, NASCAR fans, 141
96mm lens, Desormeaux, Kent, 122
108mm lens, Borel, Calvin, 126
115mm lens, Tennessee women’s basketball, 93
116mm lens, Borel, Calvin, 122
120mm lens, Symmonds, Nick, 131
135mm lens, tennis player, 49
150mm lens, baseball above field of play, 111
170mm lens, Super Bowl XLVI, 74
180mm lens
gymnastics, 166
little league, Baxter Springs, Kansas, 114
McEnroe, John, 207
Retton, Mary Lou, 167
swimmers, 171
tennis player, 205
women’s beach volleyball, 153
200mm lens
Arthur High School Homecoming Parade, 28
Cardinals field goal, 76
divers, 161
female weightlifter, 173
gymnastics, 164
Nicklaus, Jack, 200
Russian men’s beach volleyball, 153
table tennis, 168
women’s beach volleyball, 155
280mm lens, field hockey, 186
300mm lens
basketball fans, 99
Bolt, Usain, 128
Diebel, Nelson, 172
Evert, Chris, 204
Farah, Mo, 134
Howard, Dwight, 95
James, LeBron, 90
Marino, Dan, 71
NASCAR subject, 44
Parker, Candace, 97
Richards, Sonya, 130
Rupp, Galen, 134
Wilson, Aarick, 141
women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, 132
Ybarra, John, 138
400mm lens
2007 Equestrian Games, 162
Agassi, Andre, 203
Arthur High School Homecoming Parade, 29
baseball outfield, 110
basketball players, 92
Borel, Calvin, 120
boy and watermelon, 31
Clay, Brian, 140
end zone shot, 69
female weightlifter, 173
field hockey, 184
Fittipaldi, Emerson, 142
girl and frog, 30
golden hour baseball shot, 114
golf, 199
Graf, Steffi, 204
Hernandez, Aaron, 78
high school football, 21
Jones, Lolo, 129
Kemboi Cheboi, Ezekiel, 146
Kentucky Derby, 2009, 120
Kids 5k, 214
Martínez, Conchita, 208
men’s pole vault, 138
Michigan Wolverines softball, 112
Nebraska women’s soccer team, 191
Nemov, Alexei, 165
Nikon D4 endorsement, 27
Sampras, Pete, 201
soccer, 183
swimmer, 170
table tennis, 169
Twig, Rebecca, 36
Wadkins, Lanny, 206
women’s beach volleyball, 154
wrestling, 175
Wrestling Championships, 11
Yurkovich, Rachel, 137
560mm lens
shooting behind home plate, 108
Williams, Serena, 202
600mm lens
2008 Beijing Olympics, 136
2010 NCAA Lacrosse Championship, 191
2010 SEC Championship Game, 75
Belmont Stakes, 121
biker in 1984 Olympics, 159
dust and sunset light, 215
field hockey team, 192
Fitzgerald, Larry, 70
football motion shot, 71
Georgia Dome game, 75
horse at Churchill Downs, 144–145
horse race, 58
Jacksonville Jaguars, 81
kayaker, 50
Kentucky Derby first turn, 125
lacrosse, 187
linebacker and running back, 217
Manning, Peyton, 72
motorcycle race, 57
Notre Dame vs. Michigan football, 57
Olympic Stadium in London, 7
Persson, Jörgen, 169
Robles, Dayron, 129
soccer, 182
third base, 107
women’s field hockey win, 178–179
women’s flag football, 6
800mm lens, field hockey, 184–185
A
access to athletic events, 6
action
blurring, 22
portraits, 32
Ali, Muhammad, 156
ambient light, daylight, 56–58
aperture, using with shutter speed, 24
Arthur High School Homecoming Parade, 28
artificial light
big strobes, 61
on-camera flash, 61
color temperature, 59
direction of, 59
quality, 59
strobes, 60
strobes for portraits, 62
athletic events, access to, 6
B
baseball
behind home plate, 108
different feeling, 111
first base, 106
golden hour shot, 114
shooting emotion, 112
shooting from elevated positions, 110
third base, 107
basketball fans, 99
basketball games
2010 Women’s NCAA Championship, 91
camera position, 92
camera settings, 100
concentrating on hoop, 93
field of play, 90
FlashWizards, 100
handheld cameras, 99
indoor vs. outdoor, 88
ISO settings, 88
James, LeBron, 90
Kansas University vs. UCLA, 43
layups and rebounds, 96
moments after game, 93
pick-up game in Havana, Cuba, 89
PocketWizards, 100
radio transmitters, 100
referring to game clock, 94
settings, 100
Stanford vs. UConn, 91
strobes, 100
Begley, Amy, 134
Belmont Stakes photo, 53
blurring action, 22
blurs, using, 76
Bolt, Usain, 128
boxing, 156
Bryant, Kobe, 59
Busby, Steve, 103
business
portfolio, 215
C
cameras. See also handheld cameras; remote cameras
DSLR, 7
Hasselblad, 12
Nikon D600, 8
Nikon D800, 8
Nikon D7000, 8
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II, locker room, 62
Canon EOS-1D, Kentucky Derby, 46
Canon1Ds, Parker, Candace, 33
Cardinals field goal, 76
CF (compact flash) memory cards, 10
Christensen, Rebecca, 3
Clay, Brian, 140
color temperature meter, 25
cowboys photo, 61
D
daylight
golden hour, 56
liquid light, 56
midday harshness, 57
overcast deception, 58
Daytona 500, 143
depth of field, 25
Desormeaux, Kent, 122
Diebel, Nelson, 172
Digital SLR, men’s hammer throw, 137
discus thrower, 10
DSHC memory cards, 10
baseball above field of play, 111
baseball outfield, 110
basketball games, 94
basketball players, 92
behind home plate, 108
Cardinals field goal, 76
Florida Field football game, 69
football players, 73
James, LeBron, 90
Michigan Wolverines softball, 112–113
Noah, Joakim, 96
Parker, Candace, 97
Tennessee women’s basketball, 93
third base line, 107
DSLR cameras
Bryant, Kobe, 59
cost, 7
features, 7
DSLR photos
2007 Equestrian Games, 162
2007 Kentucky Derby, 123
2008 Kentucky Derby, 127
Borel, Calvin, 126
Daytona 500, 143
Desormeaux, Kent, 122
field hockey, 184
golf, 199
Kids 5k, 214
lacrosse, 188
Manning, Eli, 220
Manning, Peyton, 220
NASCAR fans, 146
Nebraska women’s soccer team, 191
soccer, 182
Williams, Serena, 202
women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, 132
women’s beach volleyball, 154
wrestling, 175
E
Earnhardt, Dale, 141
events
capturing scenes around, 176
settings, 176
Evert, Chris, 204
F
fans at TCU, 76
Farah, Mo, 134
feature portraits, 32
field hockey
camera settings, 190
covering action, 190
elevated position, 186
gear, 189
goal line, 185
moments after game, 192
moments before game, 190
sidelines, 184
Fittipaldi, Emerson, 142
Fitzgerald, Larry, 70
Flanagan, Shalane, 134
flash, on-camera, 61
Florida Gators game, 69
football field, 68
football games
capturing emotion, 76
checking light before play, 79
covering moments after, 79
credentialing rules, 68
high school, 68
Lyman, Nebraska, 68
Notre Dame vs. Michigan, 57
picking field level, 72
positioning oneself, 68
pro and college, 68
securing focus position, 70
shooting from bleachers, 73
shooting from end zones, 69
shooting from grandstands, 73
shooting from sidelines, 70–72
showing motion, 71
shutter speed, 76
suggestions for shooting, 80, 82
team’s tendencies, 78
women’s flag, 6
G
gear
transporters, 13
Georgia Dome game, 75
golf
gear, 199
positioning oneself, 198
settings, 200
Goucher, Kara, 134
Graf, Steffi, 204
H
handheld cameras, basketball, 99. See also cameras
Hasselblad camera
Kearse, Jevon, 35
Schott, Marge, 12
Heald, Laura
author photo, 7
NASCAR subject, 44
Hernandez, Aaron, 78
Hicks, Wilson, 27
horse at Churchill Downs, 144–145
horse race, 58
horse racing
2007 Kentucky Derby, 123
2008 Kentucky Derby, 122
2009 Kentucky Derby, 120
2010 Kentucky Derby, 123
2012 Belmont Stakes, 121
behind the scenes, 145
finish line pan, 126
inside rail, 122
outside track, 121
panning, 126
Preakness Stakes, 122
remote cameras, 127
Howard, Dwight, 95
I
imaging plane, 24
Indy Car race, 117
J
Jacksonville Jaguars, 81
James, LeBron, 90
Jeter, Carmelita, 48
Johnson, Duke, 65
Jones, Lolo, 129
journalism
gaining access, 32
K
kayaker, 50
Kemboi Cheboi, Ezekiel, 146
Kids 5k, 214
Kirk, Cason, 31
Kona Skate Park, 31
L
lacrosse
attack/defense area sidelines, 188
camera settings, 190
center line, 187
covering action, 190
elevated position, 188
moments after game, 192
moments before game, 190
lenses
14mm, 29, 43, 45, 80, 134, 137, 192, 216
16mm, 31, 62, 73, 133, 143, 146
18mm, 68
19mm, 61
21mm, 94
22mm, 220
24mm, 76, 89, 91, 109, 139, 158
27mm, 60
30mm, 130
31mm, 123
34mm, 33
50mm, 42, 46, 79, 98, 127, 156, 158
56mm, 134
60mm, 81
70-200mm, 9
85mm, 160
86mm, 141
96mm, 122
108mm, 126
115mm, 93
116mm, 122
120mm, 131
135mm, 49
150mm, 111
170mm, 74
180mm, 114, 148–149, 153, 166–167, 171, 205, 207
200mm, 28, 76, 153, 155, 161, 164, 168, 173, 200
280mm, 186
300mm, 44, 71, 90, 95, 97, 99, 128, 132, 134, 138, 141, 172, 204
400mm, 11, 21, 27, 29–31, 36, 59, 78, 92, 110, 112, 114, 120, 129, 137–138, 140, 142, 146, 154, 162, 165, 169–170, 173, 175, 183–184, 188–189, 191, 199, 201, 203–204, 206, 208, 214
600mm, 6–7, 50, 57–58, 70–72, 75, 107, 116–117, 121, 125, 129, 136, 144–145, 159, 169, 178–179, 182, 187, 191–192, 215, 217
choosing, 10
football games, 9
prime, 9
telephoto, 9
wide-angle lenses, 44
zoom, 14
light
quality, 56
liquid light, 56
local events, searching for, 30
locker room photo, 62
long jumper, 45
long lenses
increasing depth of field, 49
intimacy, 47
proximity, 48
versus short lenses, 46
M
Manning, Eli, 74
Mantle, Mickey, 114
Marino, Dan, 71
McElroy, Greg, 75
memory cards
CF (compact flash), 10
SDHC, 10
XQD, 10
Michigan Wolverines softball, 112–113
motor sports
behind the scenes, 145
grandstands, 143
motorcycle race, 57
N
Nemov, Alexei, 165
Nicklaus, Jack, 200
Nikkor 28-300 4/3.4-5.6 lens, 14
Nikon D1X
9/11 one year anniversary, 219
shooting from outfield, 109
tattoo and stick ball, 219
Nikon D2
football player, 60
horse race, 58
kayaker, 50
Notre Dame vs. Michigan football, 57
Nikon D3
2008 Beijing Olympics, 134, 136
2010 Kentucky Derby, 124
Arthur High School Homecoming Parade, 28–29
basketball, 43
basketball fans, 99
Bolt, Usain, 128
Borel, Calvin, 122
Clay, Brian, 140
cowboys, 61
discus thrower, 10
fans at TCU, 76
Fitzgerald, Larry, 70
football motion shot, 71
Hernandez, Aaron, 78
horse race, 42
Howard, Dwight, 95
Jones, Lolo, 129
Kentucky Derby, 2009, 120
Kirk, Cason, 31
Kona Skate Park, 31
lacrosse, 187
layups and rebounds, 96
long jumper, 45
men’s pole vault, 138
NASCAR subject, 44
Richards, Sonya, 130
Spiegelburg, Silke, 139
Super Bowl XLVI, 74
Symmonds, Nick, 131
Tebow, Tim, 80
tennis player, 49
UConn vs. Stanford, 98
women’s 10,000-meter final, 134
women’s flag football, 6
Wrestling Championships, 11
Nikon D3s
2010 Kentucky Derby, 123
2010 NCAA Lacrosse Championship, 191
2010 Women’s NCAA Championship, 91
boy and watermelon, 31
dust and sunset light, 215
Georgia Dome game, 75
girl and frog, 30
hockey players, 216
horse at Churchill Downs, 144
Jacksonville Jaguars, 81
motorcycle race, 57
NASCAR fans, 141
Ybarra, John, 138
Nikon D4
Belmont Stakes photo, 121
endorsement, 27
Farah, Mo, 134
features, 8
field hockey, 185
Kemboi Cheboi, Ezekiel, 146
Olympic Stadium in London, 7
rainbow over field hockey arena, 45
Robles, Dayron, 129
Rupp, Galen, 134
Russian men’s beach volleyball, 153
speed, 8
Wilson, Aarick, 141
women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, 132
women’s beach volleyball, 153, 155
XQD memory card, 10
Yurkovich, Rachel, 137
Nikon D300s, Duke men’s lacrosse team, 192
Nikon D600, 8
Nikon D800, 8
Nikon F2, 158
Ali, Muhammad, 156
biker in 1984 Olympics, 159
Evert, Chris, 204
Retton, Mary Lou, 167
Tour de France, 158
Nikon F3
Fittipaldi, Emerson, 142
football field, 68
gymnastics, 166
linebacker and running back, 217
Manning, Peyton, 72
Marino, Dan, 71
McEnroe, John, 207
Nicklaus, Jack, 200
pick-up game in Havana, Cuba, 89
soccer, 183
Tebow, Tim, 79
tennis player, 205
Wadkins, Lanny, 206
women’s field hockey win, 178–179
Nikon F4
Agassi, Andre, 203
cycling champion, 36
Diebel, Nelson, 172
Kentucky Derby, 125
little league, Baxter Springs, Kansas, 114
Martínez, Conchita, 208
Sampras, Pete, 201
swimmers, 171
Twig, Rebecca, 36
Nikon F5
basketball pick-up game, 210–211
end zone shot, 69
field hockey team, 192
golden hour baseball shot, 114
gymnastics, 164
high school football, 21
Nemov, Alexei, 165
swimmer, 170
Noah, Joakim, 96
O
Olympic sports gear, 176. See also summer Olympic sports
outdoor events, checking settings for, 144
overcast deception, 58
P
packing gear, 14
pans, using, 76
Patterson, Kara, 27
Peek, Colin, 75
Persson, Jörgen, 169
portraits
action, 32
features, 32
strobes for, 62
Preakness Stakes photo, 122
prime lenses, 9
Q
quarterbacks, shooting from sidelines, 71
R
racing shots, gear for, 143–144
radio transmitters, using for basketball, 100
rainbow over field hockey arena, 45
rear curtain sync, setting camera to, 24
remote cameras, using for basketball, 94–99. See also cameras
Retton, Mary Lou, 167
Richards, Sonya, 130
Robles, Dayron, 129
Rupp, Galen, 134
S
Sampras, Pete, 201
Schott, Marge, 12
short lenses
intimacy, 42
versus long lenses, 46
proximity, 43
wide-angle, 42
blurring action, 22
explained, 21
used with aperture, 24
soccer
camera settings, 190
corner arc, 182
covering action, 190
gear, 189
goal line, 183
moments after game, 192
moments before game, 190
softball, Michigan Wolverines, 112–113
Spiegelburg, Silke, 139
sports photography
blurs, 76
pans, 76
as teaching tool, 26
summer Olympic sports. See also Olympic sports gear
lens selection, 152
Super Bowl XLVI, 74
support equipment
supports
Symmonds, Nick, 131
T
telephoto lenses, 9
Tennessee women’s basketball, 93
tennis
gear, 206
settings, 205
Tour de France, 158
track and field
100-meter hurdle, 129
110-meter hurdle, 129
200-meter dash, 130
400-meter dash and hurdles, 130
800-meter event, 131
1500-meter race, 131
3000-meter steeplechase, 132–133
5000-meter and 10,000-meter, 134
behind the scenes, 145
hammer throw, 136
high jump, 140
long jump and triple jump, 140
pole vault, 139
shot put, 138
transporters, choosing, 13
Twig, Rebecca, 36
V
Veeck, Bill, 106
W
Wadkins, Lanny, 206
wide-angle lenses
angle, 44
NASCAR subject, 44
reducing distortion, 42
using, 44
Williams, Serena, 202
Wilson, Aarick, 141
women’s 10,000-meter final, 134
women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, 132–133
Woodhead, Danny, 62
wrestling, 175
Wrestling Championships, 11
Y
Ybarra, John, 138
Yurkovich, Rachel, 137
Z
zoom lenses, 14