Digital Sports Photography - Take Winning Shots Every Time Description:

Digital Sports Photography : Take Winning Shots Every Time review:
5 stars (Cool Book, Great Information for Budding Sports Shooter) - I recently upgraded to a Canon Rebel to photograph my children's gymnastics and soccer events. I had this book on order before it was available, and just got it a few days ago. It has opened my eyes to what I need to actually take photos and not just use the automatic settings -- and it even contains information on these two sports! It explains a lot about digital photography in simple terms, which filled in several gaps for me about digital photography. Plus, my son is into skateboarding and my wife is a skier, so now I can figure out how to take photos of that as well. I also liked the information about what to do with the photos to process them, print them, and get them online. The method shown is easy and seems like it's not jsut meant for professionals; it includes point-and-shoot as well as big-camera info. It's great that there are so many photos and advice from many photographers, not just one. I've already recommended this book to my kids' coaches. Highly recommended!
5 stars (Just what I needed) - Cool book, densely packed with information that is actually useful. Maybe I can now start to live up to the capabilities of my D70 the next time I'm climbing.
5 stars (Deep, indulgent, & complete: A great value!) - This is my first Amazon review. I was motivated to write because this book is a superb resource for anyone wishing to improve their sports photography! As a "soccer mom" with two kids heavily involved in team sports, I had been wrestling with such issues as shutter lag, exposure in fading light, fast action, etc. (You know what I mean!)This book definitely showed me the way to solving those problems and many more -- and it's packed with inspirational action shots and tips from pro sports photographers. It's important to note that it doesn't just cover team sports, however: tennis, boating, adventure sports and other recreational pursuits are also given fine and useful coverage. (I go whitewater rafting with friends every spring, so I'm looking forward to trying out techniques there as well.) An added bonus is the sections on image editing after the shoot. (My only critique: A few of the coolest photos are shown a little small -- I wish they had more "full pagers.") Bottom line on all of this: My sports shots are looking great already, drawing lots of "oohs" and "ahhs" from family and friends, and I've already framed a couple of them. Definitely worth the investment!