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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
) 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. 
Hopefully you're still around lurking. Cheers.