Sports Photography Tips | That Work from Your Backyard to the Olympic Games

Jeff Cable shares his favorite tips for photographing sporting events. Even though Jeff is a 5-time Olympic photographer, he has advice for photographers of all levels. Jeff recommends camera gear, camera settings, and ways to grab unique sports photos. His casual and fun style of teaching has made him one of the most popular speakers at B&H for the last 5 years.

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[_SYDNA_]

So this is a small thing, but I found it really affirming when he said he felt mentally drained after a day of shooting. Sports photography definitely does that to me. At first I couldnt figure out why I felt so drained our exhausted driving home after shooting a few games. I kept wondering if I hadn't slept well. It's the intensity of focus on so many things for so long. I think it can be even more draining when you're working with a high functioning camera such as the R3 or something similar.

Jeff thank you for showing us the multi-exposure a achievements you've had. Very generous of you to show us that, and you have definitely made it work.

[patyeaman]

I love Jeff Cable's style of presentation - fun, down to earth, informative and encouraging. You won't be sorry spending an hour here.

[stubones]

The photo of Phelps doing butterfly is great. I replicated it several times shooting a swimming competition on the weekend. 👌

[old]

This is why you remain a favorite of mine, Jeff. Another great I think that I have seen all of yours. Don't know why some people give it a thumbs down.

[BillFerris]

@JeffCable, you're the best. Love your passion and your work.

[MikeJamesMedia]

Great shots, Jeff, and as always, a truly helpful discussion. Thank you!

[debbieford]

great presentation Jeff. It just proves that if you have enough dedication and passion, even "normal" people can succeed in a highly competitive area of photography. You don't have to work for one of the big agencies.

[mikiya]

muchas gracias y por la humildad de mostrar sus primeras imágenes y demostrar que con solo cambiar el angulo se mejora mucho y buscar sus fondos y esperar esas reacciones de los deportistas !!!

[johndavidtackett]

Great presentation Jeff, love your passion for story telling through photography!

[mahkooz]

This is seriously the best video on Sports Photography that I've seen on YouTube. And definitely most entertaining! Thanx for uploading!

[TobyHornFotografie]

Sehr informatives Video, auch wenn für mich nicht viel Neues dabei war. Sehr interessant war es aber einmal einen Blick hinter die Kulissen bei Olympia zu werfen.

[JGZphotography]

Jeff, you might tell your audience that in those 14 minutes to upload, you have "locked" the top images shot ( of the thousands) in your camera, then used Photo Mechanic to load only the locked photos. Otherwise, audience members will be mystified how you are able to scan those thousands of pictures in a post review, caption, and upload. Just saying.

[newnatsfan]

Jeff is a photographer of the people. Not like those snooty SI photogs who tell you how great they are and have $50, 000 worth of gear in their bag.

[colinweir]

I like your " candy store". I wonder what you have to leave to ensure it all comes back.

[yodpoolman]

Love your presentations, Jeff! Quick questions: when shooting with such quick turnaround (ala Olympics) are you still shooting raw? And how are you able to get them into Lightroom so fast? I'm assuming you use the import function to pull the photos from a drive you've store them on? Not sure how Photo Mechanic works with that type of integration