I went to see Southampton FC play Coventry FC, and the match was good with the first away win this season for Saints, but I was also watching how the pro photographers were operating. Hey, not only do they seem to get to the right end for the action (depending on the client) they are very well versed in the action and manner in which the game is played. Knowledge is vital of the subject that you are photographing, be it football or interiors for example.
It is the understanding and knowledge of the the environment that counts so as to enable you to get the correct image. Several of the photographers were editing the images as they took them, while the action was elsewhere. I have seen the resulting image on the Southampton web site and can relate them to what I saw them doing.
For instance they were editing the images whilst the players were returning to the centre circle after a goal was scored. Making best use of the time available whilst on the job. This cuts down post editing time.
Therefore the lessons learnt from these 90 minutes were :-
Know your subject in depth
Know the enviroment that you are taking your images in
Assess the lighting difficulties that you are going to encounter
Be prepared to adjust to the conditions
Make the best use of the time you are on the job
Edit where necessary as you can going along, where possible
Save time on post production where possible by pre editing
Taking the best shot you can at the time
Keeping up with the action
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