Staged sports photography - tips & tricks

Maik introduces himself and gives an overview of what you can look forward to in this training.

Before heading to the locations, Maik will give you an overview of the materials and equipment he will be using. Maik attaches great importance to traveling light in order to be flexible and to be able to change shooting locations quickly if necessary.

The four most important light sources will play an important role in each chapter. Maik gives you a brief overview of which light sources he has prepared for.

In staged sports photography, most of the elements that influence the image are planned in advance. Here, Maik shows you how the lines of a location influence the image and how you can incorporate them skillfully. He also shows you which tools he uses to plan the optimum time of day for his shots in advance.

Here you can find out how Maik progresses from the conventional idea to the final image. From the right hand position of the model to the right choice of perspective, he shows how many little things make up a good result.

In this part, Maik shows you how to get even more dynamics into your picture by choosing a different focal length and a different aperture setting. You'll also find out what little tricks you can use to make the autofocus work even more reliably.

In this video, Maik shows you how he guides the model to create a sporty look. He also proves that a shorter focal length is also suitable for atmospheric portraits.

You may be familiar with the problem: a quick glance at the display during the shoot - and you think the picture is perfect, but at home on the big monitor you see a lot of mistakes. Here, Maik explains his workflow to prevent this from happening.

In this part, Maik guides you through a fitness park and goes into detail about the image idea he has in mind and shows disturbing image elements that he will try to avoid. He then introduces the model and tells you why he chose this model and how he finds out which pictures he can realize with him.

Here you will learn how to use a brightener to reduce disturbing shadows in sunlight. During the training, Maik shows you how to create different lighting scenarios by bending the reflector.

In the second part, Maik continues to explore the fitness park and shows you what the advantage of fixed focal lengths is and how you can make disturbing image elements disappear by changing the focal length without changing the perspective.

In this video, Maik shows you how you can completely change the look of a picture with the help of various brighteners. You'll also learn how he guides the model to create the sporty look he wants for his portrait.

Maik introduces the mountain biker for this video and gives a brief overview of the model and location.

Here Maik shows you how to create a speed effect on a passing bicycle without Photoshop. All he needs is a flash, the right camera setting and a moving object.

Next, Maik tries to take a similar picture with a telephoto lens. But this time the flash power is not enough. The solution is called "unleashed flash". You can find out what it's all about in this part of the video.

Unleashed flash is not only suitable for action photography, but can also be used well in portrait photography. You can find out everything you need to know in this section.

Even though the dynamic range of some cameras is now really advanced, the topic of multiple exposures is still very useful today. In this part of the video, you will find out which images are worth using this technique for.

Maik has chosen a soccer pitch for the matching soccer pictures. In this part of the training, he explains why he chose this particular pitch and model.

Here, Maik shows you how you can change the mood in a picture with the help of artificial light. In this part, you will learn how pictures with available light can differ from pictures with additional artificial light. You will also learn how to influence the background from the foreground using the flash.

There are limitations when working in motion with artificial light. Here, Maik explains the situations in which blurring occurs when working with artificial light and how you can get to grips with it using Hi-Sync support.

In this part, Maik shows you how he creates a portrait with the given lighting situation. Then there is a second variation in which the sunlight is used as the main light and the artificial light is used for accentuation.

Maik says goodbye to this training. But at the end he will show you the best shots from this training in a picture show. The images were minimally enhanced with Lightroom to subtly increase the contrast and saturation. That's it.