It was SO great to get back behind the camera last week! Even though my exhausted face probably isn't the best for viewer retention, I hope y'all enjoy the on-set visit! ; )
Tethering is really key to a shoot like this. So many people disregard it, but it really helps to motivate the athletes when they're trying to phone in the action.
It's fun to watch someone working in their happy place! You can tell you really enjoy your your work. Would love to see more of the edited photos from the shoot in the video. Thanks!
Wow, that 10 minute video packed a big punch! Very informative. I do weekly high school player profile shots for the local paper. Just as I thought my compositions were getting stale, you have given me new insight for expanding my creative thoughts for innovative compositions...I just hope the editor can tolerate a new paradigm. Thanks James! (Thanks for the post on FM to get me here!)
Hi James, Watching toward the end of the video I saw you using the board at a 90 degree angle with the metal strip ascross it? I was wondering what it was/where I could find one. Thanks
Thanks for the video! I’m excited about about the backdrop, I was getting ready to make one myself from a video I saw John Gress. I’m excited to see what material you used for it! I’m having trouble finding it. Ty!
One of the best TH-cam Photography content I ever see! Your TH-cam Account is pure motivation! Thank you so much! Best wishes from Germany. Regards ChrisSeidlPhotoGraphyX
I have been covering weddings and events for year but I have been wanting to do the type of work that you do. I have been blessed to find your channel. Your work is the best of the best. . . What power level are your strobes firing when you capture multiple images of the players moving, and what is your sync speed?
Are the large silver umbrellas for filling in the sides to get the uniforms evenly lit all around and not for the highlight that comes from the back? I usually see just two umbrellas or two soft boxes placed to the sides and behind to get the rim light from the back and not paired with two extra strobes.
Hey Keith I usually share that in a follow up video I’ll post to my Patreon. Although I don’t measure the distance of the lights from my subject. The umbrellas are the big ones - I think they’re 7’. Hopefully I have a link in the description or I’ll add tmw.
Awesome! If you have time, when you do the yearly posters for the Gamecocks...can you show from beginning to end of concept>shooting>editing? (I know that's alot!) I've used your posters as inspiration for the high school ones I do in my area for many years. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and time!
Thanks, Shawn! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been tasked with the final poster edit. SC has a designer that handles that role these days but we work together to make sure things turn out alright. I could possibly deconstruct the process behind one of my older posters?🤔
I'm just starting out and a high want me to take high school basketball team pictures...what light setup I need to purchase . Shooting with sony Ariii with 85mm and sony 70 200mm for photo shoot?
Wow! c'est du bonbon ce vidéo! Amazing again James! I have a question for the custom backdrop, what kind of translucent paper did you use? And I see grids, which one do you prefer to use? 10? 30? 50 degrees?
Thank you! Next video I’ll breakdown the backdrop - hoping to have it out tomorrow! The only grid I used on this shoot(I believe) was on the overhead soft box.
I see in some shots the umbrella's are in the final picture. How do you edit them out? Also, are all of the lights flashes synced with your camera or are there some on continuous?
Just shared this video with volume photographers in FAcebook groups. I bet you would get a lot of viewers and followers by sharing there. Team and Volume Photographers. Look it up. Looking out for you, friend!
James, thanks for this! Can I ask you a question? I want to take some photos of a group of female football players, what is more convenient, put the synthetic grass on an infinite background, or vice versa (that the background lays on the grass like ypu on intro 0:54). Thanks a lot.
@@QuantzPhoto Sorry my bad english. I meant, if you have both, the black background ant the grass, in the transition zone do you put the black bg on top of the grass or viceversa? And why...it is more easy to edit? Thanks again!
Hey Katy, yeah those are Profoto B1's as well. I've also used Buff Einsteins in the past and they work well too - they will trigger with the optical sensors.
I am curious to ask you this about your focus... When you have the fast action movement in this shoot, what focusing mode are you using to quickly capture them running full speed towards the camera? Thanks
Hi James!! Still LOVIN what your doing here:) I see your using a Polarizer on these....never thought of that!! What settings are you using then on this shoot?
No polarizer on this type of shoot unless I'm worried about some type of reflection. I was anywhere from f5.6-8 and at 1/250th which is the sync speed with the D850
On average what do you charge a d3 school for media day? I’m looking to shoot a d3 college soccer team here in the coming weeks. Looking for pricing info!
Hey David, while I have great respect for light meters I haven't used one since the early days of digital. Now that I've been doing this for so long I can almost set my lights, distance, modifiers, power, f/stop, iso, and be pretty darn close right out of the gate - but a laptop or iMac doesn't hurt to confirm!
This gotta be one of the most impressive light setups I've ever seen. Seven(!) flashes? All Profoto nonetheless, haha... But the thorough work with this light setup also reflects in the result. Nothing but world class quality here, with everything from lighting to shooting and retouching style. Impressive, love it! Gotta be nice to see the result on the big screen as well :) Just subbed, looking forward to a breakdown of the custom backdrop. Some questions: How do you focus when you take these shots with the players running? SERVO AF and shooting quick bursts or do you set it to a fixed point and time it when the player passes that point? Lens and focal lenghts?
Hey Markus, great questions as it has changed with technology advancements. Up until the D850 I would have to focus at a fixed point because the AF was too slow. The D850 allows me to continuous(servo) focus on the player through the set. I've just started using the Canon R5 and happy to report it is faster focusing than the D850 - video coming this week! As far as lens I'm using a 24-70mm and use pretty much the entire range of that lens through a shoot. Thanks for subbing and the backdrop video is already out, fyi!
@@QuantzPhoto Great, I'll check it out! I made a video recently about using the R5 for shooting moving race cars. While doing the fast pans that are required for that type of photography I felt that the EVF could not really keep up. At least not at that exact moment when the car is passing. It gets all choppy and jerky. But I guess it's all about HOW fast an object is moving when using servo af. I can image that for shoots like this it would do just fine with the servo af. It does a really good job of following an object it has locked on to. And also, on shoots like this you won't be shooting 20-25 frames in a row with 12fps, which is the case with shooting race cars.
@@SHOOTITFilmPhotography Yes, totally agree andI did notice the slightest of lag while shooting the action portion of my shoot. I would describe it as "different" than using a DLSR like I'm accustomed to but it wasn't preventing me from getting the shots. I'll def discuss it further in my video.
Recently discovered you and your videos. 1000 thanks for all that you share. One thing that’s not covered here is your editing. 80 athletes, lots of photos. I would like to know how much time you spend on editing. Since the lights are present in the shots I assume you’re cutting out the athletes to place them on a background? 🤯
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It was SO great to get back behind the camera last week! Even though my exhausted face probably isn't the best for viewer retention, I hope y'all enjoy the on-set visit! ; )
Hey James. What size parabolics were you using?
@@ItsJaeLaw 7'
Tethering is really key to a shoot like this. So many people disregard it, but it really helps to motivate the athletes when they're trying to phone in the action.
Thank you. You gave tips that wasn't technical yet very important.
One of the best channels I'm glad I've subscribed to
Thank you!
It's fun to watch someone working in their happy place! You can tell you really enjoy your your work. Would love to see more of the edited photos from the shoot in the video. Thanks!
Thanks Clark, since these are images captured for clients I try not to "overshare" in my videos since on most occasions they like to use them first.
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Would like to see the post for this shoot. Is there a vid for that portion?
So glad I went looking for commercial sports photography and came across your channel.
Thanks, Brian, I'm glad to hear I popped up on a search!
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
You bet!
Great video thank you James!
My pleasure!
This is legendary! Thanks for sharing and keep the content coming!
Really appreciate it, Tylere!
Wow, that 10 minute video packed a big punch! Very informative. I do weekly high school player profile shots for the local paper. Just as I thought my compositions were getting stale, you have given me new insight for expanding my creative thoughts for innovative compositions...I just hope the editor can tolerate a new paradigm. Thanks James! (Thanks for the post on FM to get me here!)
Thank you Ray! Yeah this is such a new thing I’ve tried to share in different places so people will know about it. Good luck and feel free to share!
That's really cool 😎😎😎 DOPE SHOOT
Thank you for sharing your presious. EXPERIENCE and. your impressive photos. love the set up
My pleasure!
Just enjoying your working process! Thx for showing bts.
So many precious tips, thank a lot.
You are so welcome!
Great tips and excellent advice.
Glad it was helpful!
Can't wait for the custom backdrop video. That's dope
Thanks, Stefano! Coming soon!
Fantastic!!! I guess the LimeLite Boom no longer is available? Any other brand with the same functionality you can recommend?
I’ve got them linked in the description of the “Bring the Boom” video!
Hi James,
Watching toward the end of the video I saw you using the board at a 90 degree angle with the metal strip ascross it? I was wondering what it was/where I could find one.
Thanks
I learn so much by watching these. Thank you!!
So glad to hear that!
Excited for the upcoming video on the custom backdrop. Looks awesome! Thank you for putting these videos up, have been learning a lot from them!
Thank you, Luiza!
Thanks for the video! I’m excited about about the backdrop, I was getting ready to make one myself from a video I saw John Gress. I’m excited to see what material you used for it! I’m having trouble finding it. Ty!
Funny you say that, I'm hoping to have John join me on the video!
Great content as a usual. I always learn something I can use. Keep it coming.
I’ll try!
The editing is on the next level 🎚️💯💯💯💯💯ad love to see tutorial how you edit
Thanks for the video.
Great content and very inspiring
Love the set up. You take some impressive images with this set up. Thanks for sharing. Definitely looking forward to see more content.
One of the best TH-cam Photography content I ever see!
Your TH-cam Account is pure motivation!
Thank you so much!
Best wishes from Germany.
Regards ChrisSeidlPhotoGraphyX
Wow, thank you Chris!
@@QuantzPhoto no! Thank you for your work and for share with the community.
Awesome videos, thanks for sharing 👍
Glad you like them!
Hi James, FANTASTIC content! Quick question. When you setup an umbrella behind you for fill, how do you position yourself to not block the light?
Sometimes I block it on purpose, other times I'll move it to the side if needed.
Thank You!
You're welcome!
learning alot great videos.
Thanks, Richard!
I have been covering weddings and events for year but I have been wanting to do the type of work that you do. I have been blessed to find your channel. Your work is the best of the best. . . What power level are your strobes firing when you capture multiple images of the players moving, and what is your sync speed?
Thanks, Kermit! Strobe power is different for every setup and sync speed is based on the camera - the D850 is 1/250.
AWESOME WORK!
Thanks, Kermit!
Where did you get those light stand extension boom arms from? Great content BTW
th-cam.com/video/DnGAcaGv5CY/w-d-xo.html
Wow, I dont even shoot sports but this video was deeply insightful. Thanks James.
Thanks!
Great job as usual! I wish I would have met you when I lived.in Columbia.
Thanks, David! I hope you moved somewhere cooler!
Are the large silver umbrellas for filling in the sides to get the uniforms evenly lit all around and not for the highlight that comes from the back?
I usually see just two umbrellas or two soft boxes placed to the sides and behind to get the rim light from the back and not paired with two extra strobes.
Can you share the strobe power settings and distance from the player? Also, are the rear Westcott umbrellas the 53” ones?
Hey Keith I usually share that in a follow up video I’ll post to my Patreon. Although I don’t measure the distance of the lights from my subject. The umbrellas are the big ones - I think they’re 7’. Hopefully I have a link in the description or I’ll add tmw.
These videos are great. Would be cool to see this type of video, but where you show building out the set light by light.
Thanks, Cory! Maybe I'll save something like that for Patreon!
Thank you James for this TH-cam page full of good content and useful information. One question, will this lighting set up work outside?
It should, just pay attention to the weather!
Awesome! If you have time, when you do the yearly posters for the Gamecocks...can you show from beginning to end of concept>shooting>editing? (I know that's alot!) I've used your posters as inspiration for the high school ones I do in my area for many years. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and time!
Thanks, Shawn! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been tasked with the final poster edit. SC has a designer that handles that role these days but we work together to make sure things turn out alright. I could possibly deconstruct the process behind one of my older posters?🤔
You are MASTER! Just wow!!!!!!!
Ha, thanks Aga!
I was so interested in that Boom you had for the light, but im not seeing it available ANYWHERE!! lol Would you happen to know where i can find one?
Did you watch my "Boom" video? I believe I put some links on there...
I'm just starting out and a high want me to take high school basketball team pictures...what light setup I need to purchase . Shooting with sony Ariii with 85mm and sony 70 200mm for photo shoot?
Wow! c'est du bonbon ce vidéo! Amazing again James!
I have a question for the custom backdrop, what kind of translucent paper did you use? And I see grids, which one do you prefer to use? 10? 30? 50 degrees?
Thank you! Next video I’ll breakdown the backdrop - hoping to have it out tomorrow! The only grid I used on this shoot(I believe) was on the overhead soft box.
7 light set up? Wow! What trigger did you use for that? Amazing set up by the way
Thanks - Profoto Air Remote!
Did you add a link for the boom?
Check my "Bring the Boom" video!
I see in some shots the umbrella's are in the final picture. How do you edit them out? Also, are all of the lights flashes synced with your camera or are there some on continuous?
Easily mask them out if needed.
That was cool.. also cool, I had the 1000th like.. 🤷♂️😂
👍👍
Which lightstands do you use?
Just shared this video with volume photographers in FAcebook groups. I bet you would get a lot of viewers and followers by sharing there. Team and Volume Photographers. Look it up. Looking out for you, friend!
Wow, thank you! I'll check those out!
James, thanks for this! Can I ask you a question? I want to take some photos of a group of female football players, what is more convenient, put the synthetic grass on an infinite background, or vice versa (that the background lays on the grass like ypu on intro 0:54). Thanks a lot.
I prefer to use the grass when I can - for realism.
@@QuantzPhoto Sorry my bad english. I meant, if you have both, the black background ant the grass, in the transition zone do you put the black bg on top of the grass or viceversa? And why...it is more easy to edit? Thanks again!
This was great! Question, are your little rim lights Profoto too? They didn’t look like it but if not, how do you fire them?
Hey Katy, yeah those are Profoto B1's as well. I've also used Buff Einsteins in the past and they work well too - they will trigger with the optical sensors.
I am curious to ask you this about your focus... When you have the fast action movement in this shoot, what focusing mode are you using to quickly capture them running full speed towards the camera? Thanks
Anybody know where you can buy those v-flats with the slits pre-cut into them? Nice video.
I don't think you'll find them pre-cut but you might be able to get a supplier to cut them for you like I did.
@@QuantzPhoto thank you.
U da man!
Hi James!! Still LOVIN what your doing here:) I see your using a Polarizer on these....never thought of that!! What settings are you using then on this shoot?
No polarizer on this type of shoot unless I'm worried about some type of reflection. I was anywhere from f5.6-8 and at 1/250th which is the sync speed with the D850
On average what do you charge a d3 school for media day?
I’m looking to shoot a d3 college soccer team here in the coming weeks. Looking for pricing info!
Hey Marissa, I've never worked for a D3 school. I'd start by asking them if they have a budget and what it is though!
I’m an upcoming sports photographer. Just wondering on pricing, how much would you charge for something like this?
Wow just fantastic
Many many thanks Adrian!
Do you use a light meter to set your lights or do you do it my look and taste?
Hey David, while I have great respect for light meters I haven't used one since the early days of digital. Now that I've been doing this for so long I can almost set my lights, distance, modifiers, power, f/stop, iso, and be pretty darn close right out of the gate - but a laptop or iMac doesn't hurt to confirm!
This gotta be one of the most impressive light setups I've ever seen. Seven(!) flashes? All Profoto nonetheless, haha... But the thorough work with this light setup also reflects in the result. Nothing but world class quality here, with everything from lighting to shooting and retouching style. Impressive, love it! Gotta be nice to see the result on the big screen as well :) Just subbed, looking forward to a breakdown of the custom backdrop.
Some questions: How do you focus when you take these shots with the players running? SERVO AF and shooting quick bursts or do you set it to a fixed point and time it when the player passes that point? Lens and focal lenghts?
Hey Markus, great questions as it has changed with technology advancements. Up until the D850 I would have to focus at a fixed point because the AF was too slow. The D850 allows me to continuous(servo) focus on the player through the set. I've just started using the Canon R5 and happy to report it is faster focusing than the D850 - video coming this week! As far as lens I'm using a 24-70mm and use pretty much the entire range of that lens through a shoot. Thanks for subbing and the backdrop video is already out, fyi!
@@QuantzPhoto Great, I'll check it out! I made a video recently about using the R5 for shooting moving race cars. While doing the fast pans that are required for that type of photography I felt that the EVF could not really keep up. At least not at that exact moment when the car is passing. It gets all choppy and jerky. But I guess it's all about HOW fast an object is moving when using servo af. I can image that for shoots like this it would do just fine with the servo af. It does a really good job of following an object it has locked on to. And also, on shoots like this you won't be shooting 20-25 frames in a row with 12fps, which is the case with shooting race cars.
@@SHOOTITFilmPhotography Yes, totally agree andI did notice the slightest of lag while shooting the action portion of my shoot. I would describe it as "different" than using a DLSR like I'm accustomed to but it wasn't preventing me from getting the shots. I'll def discuss it further in my video.
Recently discovered you and your videos. 1000 thanks for all that you share. One thing that’s not covered here is your editing. 80 athletes, lots of photos. I would like to know how much time you spend on editing. Since the lights are present in the shots I assume you’re cutting out the athletes to place them on a background? 🤯
Thanks Sam, on this shoot most of the editing is handled by the SC creative team.
debo!!!!!
Thanks for the video I do have a question, who pays you?
My clients
Ok, I guess these are not high school players.
Hell ya, this is what I'm talking about. Thanks James.. Need some football.....
Thanks, Lance! Agree 1000%!!
Superb...
Thank you, John!
My favorite are infront f the v flat
Thanks!!
nice
Thanks!