It is so important to tell a story, and capture the emotion, as well as the action on the field.

Great advice again. I was told by an old hand news photographer "You've got to photograph with both eyes", and now you can add "and with your ears" !!

Soooo helpful, thanks Mark, we need a part two! :D

Fantastic tips, always think outside the box, great thankyou

I just got up-skilled by 25min of pure expert knowledge! I love this channel Mark! Thanks so much

Brilliant talking head video Mark, that was a quick 25 minutes .love the Afghan with the Dog, just shows you have the eye.

Some good stuff in there Mark. Watching it round again to make sure I haven’t missed anything

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I've just watched this again 2 years later, and it's still gold! I'm shooting mostly with a 500 f4, which has a lot of issues when shooting football (soccer!) , and I find myself shooting vertical a lot more than I'd like just to fit players in the frame, but they can be the best shots from the game too. Thanks again for these videos, great stuff. That's a good'n!

Top shelf tips right there, fantastic video Mark, hopefully we can all get back out there soon and start shooting once again, I know I can't wait especially since I only picked up my 400 a week or two before everything started shutting down and sports were being cancelled left and right. Keep up the great work mate!

I had agreed to go and photograph the son of a friend who plays in an under 16 team, these tips were very important to me, now we have to wait for the games to happen again. I really appreciate the simple way Mark talks about the various photography themes in the videos. Thank you Mark.

Great advice. You are so right. It's the non-action shots that are quite often the ones that are used.

Another great video Mark. Loving all the hints and insights you give out 👍

Another cracking video Mark, just need the games to start again to put this all into practice!

Gold!

Thanks for those godtier tips!

Such valuable tips in this video, I feel you could have gone for longer, didn't feel like 25m Mark, maybe a part 2 one day! Excellent video!

This is really interesting Mark. Great expert knowledge and tips keep the videos coming.

Good tips for all levels of sports, the crowd, coaches can really tell a story.

Excellent tips, Mark! Thank you for sharing your insight!

Your one of my new fav channels...love the down to earth style. Subscribed.

I really like your simplicity. Keep on the good work!

Great video!!

Wow, great video with so many good tips and advice. Didn't even realize 25 minutes had gone by... You're such an inspiration. Keep up the good work 👍

Excellent and really helpful 👍🏏⚽️

Great advice Mark - thanks!

Great video. Loads of very useful tips.

Headphones! So simple. So obvious. Why have I never thought of that!? Cheers, Mark.

great one resourceful

Another helpful video. Totally agree about with taking a shot of the ref. Recently I took a shot of the ref walking onto the pitch at a North West counties game and he was an ex Serie A Ref from Italy. I’m made up the image has been used a couple of times by local press and a national magazine.

Great tips, thanks for sharing

Very good tips, thank you! Hopefully we can get back on the fields as soon as possible. :-)

Many Thanks!

Great tips. Really like your channel. I shoot motorsport and having an earpiece in with the circuit radio commentary on is a really good idea. One ear only, mind :)

More fantastic content 👍

Another fabulous video Mark. 25 minutes wasn’t long enough. 😉

Great video another Kerton Kracker as usual and information for people to try out the tips mentioned the next time we can get a chance to photographs sports.

Another great video Mark.

Superb content. Thanks! This is a hack from the betting world but you might want to try an analogue radio device to plug in the headphones - should knock out that 30 second delay.

Great tips - thanks!! One of the best ideas I've picked up is to always shoot with both eyes open, as it gives a lot more awareness of what's happening on/around the field...

Really really interesting Mark..great insight into your work , thanks for sharing..Just wondered on average how many frames would you shoot during a match and how quickly do you have to have them uploaded to the agency after the game.?..I am guessing they come straight out of camera ,.no time to edit so the pressure is on to get your exposures and compositions spot on during the game,,

really interesting video! So true- at the end of the day you're telling a story!

Hi Mark. A very interesting video. Do you get a credit on your images when their printed, watching the video I didn’t see any picture by information.

Question would a 18-400 lens work for high school? Cause I’m working my way up to 70-200 lens soon!

If I'm other end to a goal I tend to always photograph the keeper, mostly coz I don't have a 400 but still

As I said this video is great. I have a question. I know you take a ton of pics at a soccer game. What photos do you send off? How do you decide what may or may not be used or would even have a chance to be used. A couple of the pics that were used in the papers I would have thought would have never been used. Great quality pics but I probably would have never sent them off. If you could give me a few ideas on how this works for you it would be appreciated.

Always keep 2 eyes open at the game in case anything happens. Noticed some photographers keep one eye closed.

great advice how do write up a caption

Fantastic video Mark, do you send a lot of images off to the news desk as it’s happening or do you wait until after the game to send them off?

Really good video, as many other said, went too quick:) I am not professional, but struggling to learn more and really have the same idea as you on the "off-action" pictures. I sometime find my self taking more pictures where action is not than is! Trying to level it out. My big thing right now is to get access to games. So far mostly taken pictures of friends games and my sons games. The big games are only for pro's like yourself. For us that are really interested but not professional's, any tips how to get close? Then there can be other problem:) As example, I live in the states for a few years, and next to where we live there is a softball team playing. But I haven't dared to go taking pictures over there for the risk of being blamed of taking pictures of small girls. Not too common that a guy in his 40's that has no connection to the team at all start to take pictures of them and then leave. So should try to get hold of a coach to present what I am doing or how did you get access in the start?

Excellent tips Mark, thank you! Can I ask how much you use the 400mm when play is close to (or inside) the 18-yard box. In my experience there's a risk that, when an attacking player approaches the penalty area, I can miss a fine shot (and subsequent goal) between leaving my long lens and picking up the 70-200mm. Any advice?

Hi Mark i hope you can help me When i am shooting sport on my Canon1dx Mk 1 and 300 f2.8 lens more pics than usual are badly out of focus. I can see the camera hunting and not not locking but the focus does get quite a few pics sharp but i've notice a lot are badly out of focus Do you think the lens needs serviced? Many thanks Philip

Started years ago film pentax photography blurry photography stills sports basketball baseball ⚾️ then mother father brother passed away now canon rebel t7 18-55 75-300 my friends use Nikon I think more clear pictures i get creative thinking lines colours people

The staying on the 400mm one is interesting...i stay on it too long everytime as i love the lens so much haha

Love the Chanel Mark! Had a little experience with an agency at championship football games. However my 2nd hand equipment was mocked and anyone with more modern gear my photographs weren't really considered? To move forward 2nd hand more affordable but is saving up for new expensive gear always the way forward?

Hi. Great video, and some really great tips. Im 19, and been doing sports photography for our local football team for about 1-2 years now, mostly as a hobby. Now I have started to make som money of it, and looking for a tip. I shoot with a really good Canon EF 300mm lens that I have access to through work, which I really enjoy using. My camera on the other hand, is a Canon 750d which I bought when I was pretty new to photography. Im always looking to improve, and looking to upgrade that camera, but dont make too much money of my work. Do you recommend any good cameras that dont cost too much?

I’ve just started watching Your channel you have helped so much I’m photographing little league football and they want to pay me for photo.. well I’m stuck I don’t know what to charge can you help me? Love your work.

Mark please help me, can I ask you mention stock photos..... How and where can I do this without bumping into copyright /model release issues?

what edit software do you use?

How do model releases work for images of footballers uploaded to the likes of Getty images? Surely you can’t get every footballer to sign a release for all the images taken of them?!

Hello Sir, have to tell you that all your videos are amazing. Having done sports photography myself for many years, it is always interesting to learn from others. I always try to improve, can I do something better, different? Your videos surely are great inspiration. Thanks a lot, from a danish viewer, Claus Birch. www.sportsfoto.clausbirch.dk.