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p.1 #1 · favorite sports photographer?

Hi,

I was wondering who inspired you guys to get into sports photography?

I'm thinking Neil "Muhammed Ali knocking the crap out of Sonny Liston" Leifer, but who else?

I might not even be anyone famous, it could just be a friends work that inspired you... (I started doing this because a friend of mine did it)...

I apologize in advance if this topic has been brought up before... Did a search before posting, but nothing turned up.

Nov 18, 2009 at 09:51 PM

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Peter Reed Miller

Nov 18, 2009 at 09:58 PM

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Gavin Smith
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Nov 18, 2009 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #4 · favorite sports photographer?

I don't want to give any one big (or bigger as the case may be --

) egos here, but some of my best inspiration comes from the posts I see here. Sure, the SI guys are good, but what can they do with crappy lighting on Friday nights, or at restrictive baseball fields with fencing all around? Some of the posts here are as good as anything I see in my weekly SI.

Nov 18, 2009 at 10:24 PM

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timgangloff wrote:
I don't want to give any one big (or bigger as the case may be --

) egos here, but some of my best inspiration comes from the posts I see here. Sure, the SI guys are good, but what can they do with crappy lighting on Friday nights, or at restrictive baseball fields with fencing all around? Some of the posts here are as good as anything I see in my weekly SI.

Agree 100%... I know the big boys started somewhere, but I like to see the incredible photos from a field that has lighting that was paid for by players selling donuts/fundraisers.

Nov 18, 2009 at 11:16 PM

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One i've always admired was Patrick Murphy-Racey www.pmrphoto.com i was going to a lot of the Tennessee games and even bought his book. It really made me to shoot sports.

Nov 18, 2009 at 11:28 PM

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Dave Black for primarily sports, Vincent Lafloret for sports and everything else.

They key to them is the 'outside the box' thinking and implementation of how they get they're shots - as I'm sure others listed here fall into.

Nov 18, 2009 at 11:58 PM

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p.1 #8 · favorite sports photographer?

I'm with Hammy here.. Dave Black is amazing.. I saw him do a seminar at the expo last year here in New York and he is just a down to earth guy with great knowledge of photography. Here is his website.. http://www.daveblackphotography.com/index.htm
Take a look at the "workshop at the ranch" link. I also like Joe Mcnally alot. He's the funniest guy I ever listened to talk about photography and produces some amazing results also.

Nov 19, 2009 at 12:19 AM

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p.1 #9 · favorite sports photographer?

Ted Grambeau - just sheer quality.

Nov 19, 2009 at 12:22 AM

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Thomas Miller wrote:
Peter Reed Miller

Peter Read Miller, Sean Haffey, Robert Benson, Dave Black, Donald Miralle, Bert Hanshiro, Noel Vasquez. The list could go on for days.
Shot I made of Peter last weekend at the Charger Game.

Nov 19, 2009 at 12:52 AM

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p.1 #11 · favorite sports photographer?

Interesting... is the removal of his eye cup the secret of his success??

Nov 19, 2009 at 02:50 AM

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p.1 #12 · favorite sports photographer?

drbob wrote:
Interesting... is the removal of his eye cup the secret of his success??

And he is shooting with a MK3? Everyone knows those things don't focus! ROFL

Matt

Nov 19, 2009 at 04:31 AM

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p.1 #13 · favorite sports photographer?

Simon Cudby
http://www.cudbyphoto.com/

Nov 19, 2009 at 04:35 AM

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p.1 #14 · favorite sports photographer?

timgangloff wrote:
I don't want to give any one big (or bigger as the case may be --

) egos here, but some of my best inspiration comes from the posts I see here. Sure, the SI guys are good, but what can they do with crappy lighting on Friday nights, or at restrictive baseball fields with fencing all around? Some of the posts here are as good as anything I see in my weekly SI.

After reading this it got me to thinking of an early influence here. Kurt Jones!

Great stuff...always!

Nov 19, 2009 at 05:02 AM

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p.1 #15 · favorite sports photographer?

Walter Iooss and Robert Seale for portraiture of athletes.
Donald Miralle for both portraits and action
Robert Beck
Al Bello
Scott Strazzante of the Chicago Tribune
Rob Schumacher of the Arizona Republic

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Nov 19, 2009 at 05:26 AM

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p.1 #16 · favorite sports photographer?

Mark Rebilas, U.S. Presswire
T. Taylor Warren
Al Consoli

Nov 19, 2009 at 01:34 PM

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p.1 #17 · favorite sports photographer?

WTF, why don't I see my name on anyones list.

Nov 19, 2009 at 01:58 PM

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p.1 #18 · favorite sports photographer?

Rick - your wedding stuff is amazing, as is your hockey stuff.

Used your shot of the IceDogs for the HS hockey team that I shoot. Your blog has some awesome stuff on it.

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Nov 19, 2009 at 03:22 PM

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Rick Denham wrote:
WTF, why don't I see my name on anyones list.

Rick Denham...new favorite!

Nov 19, 2009 at 04:35 PM

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p.1 #20 · favorite sports photographer?

Another vote for Rick then! Hope there's some kind of kickbacks associated with these votes Rick!

I give a ton of kudos to the guys on this forum, but one guy in particular that I really miss around here that really inspired me for youth sports and particularly hockey work was Dustin Weins of KC Sports Photography. His youth sports work was unbelievable but what really set him apart for me was how helpful he was to anyone that asked for it, and how constructive he was with his feedback.

Dustin, don't mean to talk about you in past tense...

Hopefully you're still around lurking. Cheers.

Nov 19, 2009 at 05:18 PM

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