Boxing

SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
edited March 29, 2009 in Sports
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  • Joe DukovacJoe Dukovac Registered Users Posts: 213 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2009
    One word...."WOW"

    Ok, please do share more info of these shots. What kind of lighting did you have? Flash at all? Shutter speed, ISO, Aperture? I'd love to know.

    Great Job! thumb.gif
    Joe
    North View Studio
    http://www.zoradphotography.com
    Montreal, Canada
  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2009
    Hello Joe, and thank you.

    These shots were all taken with an XTi and a used Tamron 28-75 wide open at f/2.8. I shot them at ISO 1600, no flash or strobes. As a self-imposed rule, I never use a flash to shoot combat sports, even when permitted (which isn't often).
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  • BlueHoseJacketBlueHoseJacket Registered Users Posts: 509 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2009
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif AWESOME SHOTS!

    (i quit)
  • Joe DukovacJoe Dukovac Registered Users Posts: 213 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Thanks for the info! These are fantastic! I can't wait to see more! clap.gif
    Joe
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    http://www.zoradphotography.com
    Montreal, Canada
  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Nice shots man. Very good post processing.
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  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Thanks guys.

    I shoot kickboxing and MMA as well:

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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    More good picks and those guys are freakin NUTS!!!
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Hey Snap,

    Great images. Can you share some info on your post work? Specifically, noise reduction. I can't imagine that those images were that clean straight out of your XTi at 1600.

    Thanks,

    Alex
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  • bmoreshooterbmoreshooter Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Wow
    Very impressive. I have been searching around the web for Boxing photos since I am going to have the opportunity to try some myself soon (for the first time). These are better than most of what i've seen so far. Are most of your shots taken right at ringside and do you just stay in one position and be patient?
  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Really like these. Especially 2 and 5. The second set is nice too with 3 being my fav of that set.

    The first set has that great clean background and the emotion and movement is wonderful.
    ~ Lisa
  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    ac- since the boxing venue was fairly bright, most of the noise was limited to the achromatic variety. East solution: duplicate layer, change the blend mode to "color" and apply a little gaussian blur. One can also convert the image to LAB mode, and blur the Alpha and Beta channels. Of course, the "reduce noise" filter in the newer versions of PS work as well.

    As an aside, I upgraded my camera to the 40D a year ago, allowing me to shoot at ISO 3200, such as with the kickboxing pic.

    bmore- I stay put. It's useless to try and chase shots, because the fighters are constantly changing positions. Plus, it's a no-no to obscure the fan's view.

    dd- Thanks. The third shot (the bloody one) is going to be in the upcoming May-June issue of Real Fighter Magazine. The fourth shot was a "Photo of the Month" winner in TapouT magazine. The last shot is one of my all time favorites for a few reasons:

    "The Ultimate Fighter" (reality series), season two alumnist Brad "Hillbilly Heartthrob" Imes won his fight (as pictured above) with a jiujitsu hold known as a "gogoplata" (a chokehold involving pulling the opponent's head down and choking him with with your shin). The gogoplata is very rarely successfully pulled off in MMA, but unheard of for a man of Imes's size (6'7", 265lbs). The shot marked the first occasion I was published in a worldwide publication, landing MMA Worldwide magazine's "Submission of the Year", 2007.
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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    That's awesome brother!!! thumb.gif It's good to see folks making it into the big leagues.
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  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Hey, thanks man. But, I've got to be honest: I'm far from a "big league" guy- I'm a "semi-professional" photographer. I spend far more time shooting in rooms of 300 than I do in stadiums that seat 20k. As far as being published goes, it really is a mixed blessing. Most MMA publications don't offer any compensation for having work published beyond a t-shirt- seriously. The first time I was published, I had to negotiate for money; they tried to convince me that they didn't have it in their budget to pay for photography, and that photographers should be happy with the press alone. I told them if they didn't amend their policy for me that they weren't getting the shot they were looking for (yes, they actually came to me for free work). The second time I was published, I settled for a shirt and a magazine- I just wanted to see if I could get published again based on my work vs. having a rare shot. The third time (coming up) it was much easier- the publication came to me, asked me my price, and are doing a 1 1/3 page shot + a Q&A with me based on my work, rather than a particular fighter or action shot. So, I guess I'm taking steps in the right direction, but I've got a long way ahead of me before I can wave the "professional" banner.
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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    SnapLocally wrote:
    Hey, thanks man. But, I've got to be honest: I'm far from a "big league" guy- I'm a "semi-professional" photographer. I spend far more time shooting in rooms of 300 than I do in stadiums that seat 20k. As far as being published goes, it really is a mixed blessing. Most MMA publications don't offer any compensation for having work published beyond a t-shirt- seriously. The first time I was published, I had to negotiate for money; they tried to convince me that they didn't have it in their budget to pay for photography, and that photographers should be happy with the press alone. I told them if they didn't amend their policy for me that they weren't getting the shot they were looking for (yes, they actually came to me for free work). The second time I was published, I settled for a shirt and a magazine- I just wanted to see if I could get published again based on my work vs. having a rare shot. The third time (coming up) it was much easier- the publication came to me, asked me my price, and are doing a 1 1/3 page shot + a Q&A with me based on my work, rather than a particular fighter or action shot. So, I guess I'm taking steps in the right direction, but I've got a long way ahead of me before I can wave the "professional" banner.

    I hear ya, I'm going along those same lines right now in SX/MX photography. We're just paying out dues man. Hopefully, bigger and better things are coming.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Like the timing and the action portrayed by the flying sweat on the 5th shot the most.
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  • SoonerShawnSoonerShawn Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    Wow...great stuff! Incredible detail!
    That MMA image of the guy in the arm bar is NASTY...Dude shoulda tapped!!!
  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    SoonerShawn wrote:
    Wow...great stuff! Incredible detail!
    That MMA image of the guy in the arm bar is NASTY...Dude shoulda tapped!!!

    Sweet, thanks.

    That guy did eventually tap, but not right away.

    The guy applying the armbar? I got that guy press by getting him published in TapouT mag, and he ripped me off. I sent him a cd of his fight pics, and he never sent me the money we agreed upon. Thanks to him, I no longer send out work before I receive payment.

    :pissed
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  • SnapLocallySnapLocally Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2009
    New pic:

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