Tag Archives: sports photography

How to choose your Wedding Portfolio images

October 22, 2012   Gerhard Steenkamp   No comments
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One of the biggest problems for a photographer, and in this case, a wedding photographer is how to choose a portfolio of his past work that will represent his style and work as a whole. One can get easily carried away emotionally and therefore choose, or not choose, an image because of a good or

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Lesotho plays Sudan in its second 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier at the Setsoto Stadium, in Maseru, on Sunday 10 June 2012

June 11, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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    After a brilliant win by the Springboks over England in Durban, I travelled to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to cover the Fifa World Cup Qualifier in Maseru between Lesotho and Sudan.         Sudan have missed out on the chance to take a stranglehold on Group D in the 2014

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Clearing the hurdles in capturing athletics.

March 06, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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We have all at one time or another been captivated by sports images and the moment of  human drama. We all like a good action photo and, in particular, if your kids play sports, you want to remember them in their toils. These images were captured at the Motheo-Gariep Primary School Championships held in Bloemfontein

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Looking to capture the perfect shot, but maybe the lighting isn’t great?

February 17, 2012   Denese Lups   No comments
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The light!!! And by that I don’t mean Golden Light, but floodlights. At the Bloemfontein Celtic v Golden Arrows game in Botshabelo on 15 February all the photographers agreed the light was, well…. challenging!! Sports photography presents you with many opportunities to capture dramatic  imagery that will last a lifetime. No other medium presents you

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Decisive moments in wedding photography

February 13, 2012   Gerhard Steenkamp   No comments
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A while ago I wrote a post about decisive moments in sports photography. What is a decisive moment? “The decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression.” – Henri

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Taking the lineout to new heights through the camera of the Sport Photographer

February 11, 2012   Johan Jonck   No comments
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If there is a moment in rugby that captures the imagination of both fans and photographers, it must be the lineout! Admittedly it is the try that gets all the accolades and most of the exposure on the cover of the Sunday newspaper – but it is the lineout that will capture the attention from

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In Conversation with travel photographer Greg Ewing

December 16, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   4 Comments
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There is no better time than summer in South Africa to share some stunning images from one of our best outdoor photographers, Greg Ewing. I met Greg a few years back at the Billabong Pro in J-Bay while he was still working full time for Zig Zag magazine. Since then he became a freelance travel\sport\outdoor

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Sanparks hidden treasure…..??

December 15, 2011   Gerhard Steenkamp   No comments
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Just came back from Mokala National Park yesterday where we stayed four days at the Motswedi camping site. This was my fourth visit to Mokala and must say it surprises me more and more everytime. Mokala is 70km south of Kimberley on the N12 route to Cape Town. To read more about the geographical details

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Bloem Celtic vs Bidvest Wits end goalless

December 04, 2011   Denese Lups   No comments
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Bloemfontein Celtic hosted fellow top-eight hopefuls Bidvest Wits on Wednesday evening, 30 November 2011, at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium in Bloemfontein. The game ended in a goalless draw. Bidvest Wits has its roots at Wits University in Johannesburg where it was formed in 1921 by the university’s Students Representatives Council. During the 1970s the club

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Sometimes those behind the camera get caught on camera!!

November 23, 2011   Johan Jonck   3 Comments
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Those guys and girls behind the lens are a rather interesting bunch! They are most often not the loudest in a crowd of people… I have gotten to know a few of them who quietly go about capturing the stunning images we see on television and in the newspapers. There is a recognizable respect amongst

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