Action Shoot: BMX Athlete with Natural Light
Lesson 37 from: Action Sport Photography with Red Bull Photographer Corey RichCorey Rich
Action Shoot: BMX Athlete with Natural Light
Lesson 37 from: Action Sport Photography with Red Bull Photographer Corey RichCorey Rich
Lessons
Class Introduction
14:35 2What Makes A Great Action Photo
1:14:37 3Conceptualize the Shoot
08:52 4Research Location / Wardrobe / Props for Action Shoot
17:01 5Safety Tips for Action Photographers
05:35 6What Gear Do I Need? Packing and Prep
31:42 7Workflow and Asset Management
31:45 8Ingesting and Organizing Files
42:00Editing Down Your Selects
15:34 10Post Processing Overview
08:15 11Working with Clients to Select Finals
21:36 12Retouching & Post Processing: Image 1
23:59 13Retouching & Post Processing: Image 2
07:06 14Retouching & Post Processing: Image 3
09:15 15Final Client Delivery
07:41 16Introduction to Snow Athletes
05:28 17Setting up the Shot: Using Natural Light
12:36 18Getting that First Action Shot: Snow Park
15:30 19Scouting Location for Action Shot: Snow Park
16:45 20Capturing Variation of Snow Park Action Shot
07:52 21Refining the Snow Park Action Shot
13:16 22Action Shot with Strobes Overview
02:51 23Shoot: Action Shot with Strobes
06:50 24How to Light Using Strobes
08:12 25Action Shoot: Snow Park with Strobes
13:59 26Refining the Snow Park Action Shoot: Using Strobes
09:31 27Capturing Variation with Snow Park Athletes
32:03 28Capturing Portraits: Snowboarder
24:05 29Capturing Portrait: Skier
38:36 30Shoot: Feature Jump Action Shot Afternoon Natural Light
10:11 31Introduction to Today's Shoot
04:09 32Building a Rapport with the Athlete: BMX Rider
04:03 33Scouting Location for Action Shot: Indoor BMX Park & Natural Light
06:50 34Getting the First Action Shot: BMX
06:40 35Conceptualizing the Action Shot: BMX
11:02 36Prepping Gear & Refining the Action Shot: BMX
06:04 37Action Shoot: BMX Athlete with Natural Light
04:37 38Setting up Remote Cameras
24:27 39Capturing BMX Action Shots: Remote Cameras
16:53 40Conceptualizing the Shot: Using Strobes in Indoor BMX Park
13:25 41Lighting with Strobes: Indoor BMX Park
10:57 42Action Shoot: BMX Athlete with Strobes
19:38 43Capturing Variations of BMX Athlete
09:20 44Shoot High Angle Action Shot: BMX Rider
22:34 45Directing an Athlete Portrait: Indoors
11:18 46Lighting a Portrait: Indoor BMX Athlete
17:04 47Portrait Demo: Indoors BMX Athlete
21:30 48Portrait Demo: Adding Atmosphere
13:13 49Transmitting Live from the Field
12:26 50Panel Q&A
49:41Lesson Info
Action Shoot: BMX Athlete with Natural Light
Okay, now here I'm gonna use autofocus, and I'm just gonna follow Corey, so that I can, there might be a moment leading up to it that looks cool, I want the ability to press the shutter, any time something looks interesting to me. Okay. So let's see, that's a really cool background. So here, this natural light's really working for us. So I obviously fired kinda prematurely but there we go, that's starting to look pretty neat. And for me, Corey, I was just figuring out where you were gonna be. Yeah, totally. Cool, so that's probably the sweet spot. I'm hot, okay so I'm hot on the highlights, and so I'm gonna stop down, in fact, I'm gonna just add some shutter speed. So right now, we're at ISO 2000, which looks great on this camera. So I just went up to 1250, 1/1250 of a second. Let's try that again, what about from a trick perspective? Yeah, I could do what they call a Tuck No Hander, so you just kind of put the bars in the lap. Cool. That would be great, yeah, that would be swe...
et. Okay, so. I have my autofocus sensor, great, see how that looks. So I have my autofocus sensor in the upper third of the frame so that I can really track with Corey. I'm a little loose there. And it looks like Corey, I don't know if that was a different angle but you maybe popped out of the sun. Was that kind of the same trajectory? I think it's because instead of tucking-- Oh, got it. Cool. It might be, what else could we do because I do feel like you're going out of the sun shaft maybe it's something that's ah.. Oh, we could do, we could try this, it's called a Toboggan I'll still be low. Cool. In order to keep the framing low in my position it's called a Toboggan, so you just turn the bars, grab the seat, so, we'll just stay in that range. Cool, let's try that. Because, I think without the sun it becomes kind of an average photograph. And again, guys, I'm doing this kind of quick and dirty, it's a little sloppy, the way I'm shooting here. I would, I'd probably shoot this about 300 times to make a perfect frame. (camera clicking) K. And I think our sun is moving on us. Like I think we might have lost our little window. Yeah, it's almost like the end of, yeah and boy, we're just, I think that's still... Do I need to come If you came to Ryder's left, you'd be more in the light. Yeah, let's try that, perfect. And this is again, we're just fishing for how we can get Corey into the light and it's, you know, obviously Corey is super savvy here, He sees what's working and what's not working. Still, I'm not crazy about that highlight on the hump. But, I think it's working and it's more about just illustrating what works and what doesn't. Cool, I'm ready when you are, Corey. Okay. (camera clicking) Great. And I might have, oh there we go that's more dramatic. I kind of blew it by framing up too high. How's that right there? Those last two or three frames were nice light. What's the end is the nicest light, ironically. Yeah, see that, it's probably that one or the one after that is... And that's actually pretty nice light. I can definitely get lower so that you don't see those highlights below you. Although they don't bother me. It's actually, from a BMX perspective, you can see where the rider's taking off from Cool That's something you kind of want to look for when you're shooting athlete photos. Right. So you're not just floating in space. Yeah, people are wondering where you're coming from. Cool. And is this from a trick perspective, do you like the way you're positioned in the air? Yeah, so if you can tell, the bars are turned 90 degrees, and then the hand is on the seat and you're dipping it down. That's typically what you want to see, yeah, right there. Great, it looks like I actually shot it mostly in focus, so that's good. (laughing) Is that in focus, or is this just, I'm going to blame it on It might be.. I'm going to blame it on the low resolution of using capture one in this format. (laughing) Cool. Um, let's say we got that, exactly like we made a cool picture.
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Ratings and Reviews
Zoe Heimdal
I really enjoyed this class! I am not an "action sports photographer" -- just an avid photo enthusiast, and I found this class highly informative/interesting. Corey has a very down-to-earth quality in the way he presents information... a regular guy, who knows a ton, and is sharing his wisdom. Clearly many topics/tips were off-the-cuff as he ran into situations during his shoots -- it just felt very "real" -- like I was there with him, getting a private lesson. There was quite a bit of info dealing with camera cards/photos/apps that was ubiquitous to any photographer. And then it was interesting to hear about his travel bags and what he brings to shoots (a ridiculous amount of gear, but everything with a purpose). There are hours of on-site filming for an outdoor ski and an indoor bmx shot... with Cory trying/failing/succeeding in many attempts at things -- just like a real photo shoot would happen. His advice for capturing a good/workable shot from the get-go and then spending the time on the riskier/more-creative shots, was solid -- as far as keeping your clients happy no matter what. I was genuinely surprised at how interesting/useful I found this class (being that I rarely take action shots) -- and I'd encourage any photo enthusiast, or person in the earlier stages of any professional photography career, to check out this class. My one piece of constructive criticism for Cory/CreativeLive -- try to represent women? This class only had the briefest of inclusion of females, and left me with the impression (I'm hoping incorrectly), that the world of action sports photography, is a man's world.
a Creativelive Student
If you're looking to learn from one of the greats of action photography who also happens to be an incredible instructor, look no further! Corey Rich and his fantastic team will show you every facet of being a great action photographer and they share all of their insights from A to Z. Their instruction is heartfelt and they laid it all out there for everyone's benefit. A huge thank you to Creative Live and Red Bull Photography for bringing this to the world. This is a must have class in your library!
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