FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY | Tips for Beginners and Professionals!

It doesn't matter if you are an absolute beginner, or an experienced professional... following these five things are a MUST if you want to see your sports photography improve in leaps and bounds!

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Know Your Gear
2:10 Know The Game
3:39 Shoot A Lot!
6:25 Never Stop Learning
8:43 Photo Editing
9:56 Recap

ABOUT ME:
I currently work as a director of photography and content at USA Today Sports. As part of our national and worldwide distribution, you've likely seen my work in many publications including but not limited to USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated.

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[_SYDNA_]

You said one of the things you started with was volleyball. Volleyball is rough! The focus of attention moves around the room sooo fast. Volleyball has inspired me to go back and rework my approach or skills on mulitiple occasions.

[mikachigi]

I love how well organized these videos are from introduction to recap, informative, and don't waste a second of viewer's time!
Keep it up Mr. Lai :D

[TopGarageTV]

@7:15 “They absolutely kicked my ass!” 😂

[berthindman]

After nearly a year I'm finally getting to shoot some great sports. LAX today and baseball tomorrow at the Naval Academy.

[chepo]

Amazing Jerry. Jose from Puerto Rico. I'm not a pro but I do enjoy Photography and your know-how and experience is so valuable even for an amateur like myself. I'm retired so becoming a pro like you in this field I'd probably have to be born again :-). Having said that, I do enjoy seeing your amazing work and hearing your advice. Makes me go out and just shoot. The particular advice on knowing your gear is what I'm practicing now so make it second nature,

[turnerx]

Jerry - THANK YOU so much for this overview - fundamentals are important, and you touched all the bases.

[Mike-fsbv]

Excellent description. Get as much time behind the lens as possible. Knowing the game helps so much. The flow of every sport is different.

[stephenlew]

Jerry, yet another informative video and well done. Can I make a request? Can you make a series on editing during a game to show the speed as well as what things to look for?

[mhsvz]

Thank you for another excellent video!

[finishfirstphotos]

Great work again Jerry, really appreciate your input and guidance in these videos.

[ginopilotino]

Thank you for your video! Maybe your 5 tips could be resumed in 2 tips: keep studying and do networking. Would you agree?

[ForeverYoung]

Thanks Jerry. I find our channel very informative although I don't shoot sports. But many of these principals still apply for event type run and gun settings, where you have to think fast and capture the right moments. I'm curious about your workflow how much editing you do and if you're shootin raw. + jpeg or just jpeg... I hear some folks don't have the time to do full on edits and may not shoot raw when they have to publish quickly. Also, how do you manage/balance exposure with the harsh sun or when shooting at peak times of day or times where there may be frames where you're capturing the subjects in part with the sky...unless you're cropping eliminates that from being a problem majority of the time.

[AlexanderBischof]

Thank you so much for your channel. But why Olympus Gear as an example? Private Use?

[haixxxie]

hii since you are a photojournalist, can we also get some tips how to be a photojournalist??

[ahmikjones]

Thank you for the video. Do you have a recommendation for photo editing software for a beginner/amateur sports photographer?

[nangiap]

How much I can use high ISO without noise in the image while using 1dx mark 2?

[paultrunfull]

Hey Jerry even the Ref's in Football (soccer to you) DON'T KNOW the offside rule

[forsterl.stewart]

The majority of these tips would apply in photography in general....excellent as always.
Practice makes perfect."\_Ω_/"

[benberman]

How long does it typically take you to go through this process for a baseball game? The minor league team I interviewed with asked how long it would take me to do the editing per game? I told them 1-2 hours but wasn't sure since Ive never been on the clock for editing. Thanks!