Syd: Introducing – Matt Cohen

Hi everyone, we have great news. Ryu and I are really excited to have a US-based sports photographer Matt Cohen join our team at Big Lens Fast Shutter. You would have heard Matt on Podcast 6 talking about lots of US-based sports. We’ve now got 3 geographies covered: Europe, North America and the Pacific. Since […]

Syd: Mobile Internet in foreign countries and what’s in my travel bag

In my last post, I talked about my strategy for keeping stuff safe on the road. In this post, I’ll write about other things I find useful to have when traveling: – Getting mobile Internet access in foreign countries – What’s in my bag Mobile Internet When you’re used to using smart phones with apps […]

Syd: Keeping tech safe on the road

As you may know I’m traveling with my family this month and will be on the road for a few more months. So I’m looking after 4 x Macbooks, 3 x DSLRs, 3 x pocket HD cams, 1 x iPad, 1 x Kindle. This blog post outlines my approach to physical security, and backup and […]

Syd: Checking your focus point

I reckon more than half of the questions about sports photography is about focusing. “How do I get the action in focus?” is the catch cry of all sports photographers. Well, here’s some good news. Both Nikon and Canon have features in the software that comes with the camera that can help you review your […]

Syd: Everyone is different – or Shooting sports with Aperture priority mode

After reading Ryu’s post last week I was surprised to learn that Ryu uses Tv (shutter priority) mode most of the time for sports because I don’t. I use Manual mode about 80%, Aperture priority mode 15% and Shutter priority mode 5%. Here’s why: I usually shoot all my action images at f2.8 (or f2.0 […]