Basketball
Ode to Basketball Photojournalism
by Tim Webb
This is my David Letterman version of a Top 10 List on how I cover basketball. Each photojournalist tends to have their own way of shooting sports, but I learned how to do it from two of Kentucky’s finest, Mark Cornelison of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Jim Osborn, formerly of [...]
Mentality
A Photographer’s Mentality
by Tim Webb
Good photos have to be Visually Interesting. As the photographer you are the parent of that photo. It’s your job to make it visually interesting. Visual interest starts with taking a little extra time to make sure the photo is what you want it to be. Don’t settle for a mediocre [...]
Seeing
The Key to Photography Is Seeing
by Tim Webb
If you’re going to be a photographer, be a good one. Treat every picture that you take like it is the most important photo in the world. It’s your job as the photographer to make photos exciting, regardless of how boring it may be. Photography is about seeing! [...]
Subject
Every Picture Needs a Subject
by Tim Webb
The world of photography is constantly changing. But the one thing that never changes is the fact that every picture needs a subject. A picture without a subject is like a house with no furniture. Nobody cares about a picture without subject. It leaves no impact. It has no [...]
Angle
Learning to Shoot an Ale-8 Bottle a Hundred Different Ways
by Tim Webb
In the Bluegrass State of Kentucky, Ale-8 One is the soft drink of choice for many. It has been a daily staple for me since I was a kid. I had a student photographer once who only wanted to shoot the good stuff, like [...]
Spectator?
Don’t Be A Spectator!
by Tim Webb
Anytime that I’m teaching photography, the one rule that I stress the most is, get close to your subject. Don’t be a spectator! Use your feet. Your feet are the better than any zoom lens that you can ever buy.
This is the one mistake that stands out to me the [...]
Light
Learning to Read Light
by Tim Webb
One of the first things that I teach about light is that your eyes can balance bright light along with dark light, at the same time. Your camera can not. The camera only has seven stops to work with. As a photographer you have to learn to think and [...]
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