Contents -- 1 How I Made It in Sports Photography: My Story -- Starting Off -- My First Professional Game -- Getting Back -- My Big Break -- Shooting for the NFL -- Moving Forward -- 2 From Film to Digital: The Transformation -- Digital Choices -- Digital Advances -- Professional Versus Nonprofessional Cameras -- The Film Process -- Scanners -- Scanners in the Marketplace -- Role of Scanners in Photography Today -- First Use of Digital Cameras -- Contemporary Use of Digital Cameras -- The Digital Workflow -- Technical Lessons of the Digital World -- 3 The Basics of Shooting Sports -- Equipment -- Camera Bodies -- Camera Basics -- Accessories -- Caring for Your Equipment -- 4 What an Editor Looks For -- Editorial Use -- Commercial Use -- Image Criteria -- Quality -- Peak Action -- Artfulness -- Stock Images -- What Not to Submit -- Tools of the Trade -- Portfolio Submissions -- 5 Baseball -- Positioning -- Shooting from First Base -- Shooting from Third Base -- Shooting the Pitcher -- Shooting the Outfielders -- Shooting from Overhead Locations -- Plays at the Plate -- Other Elements of Baseball -- Using Remotes -- 6 Football -- Following the Action -- Preparation -- Lighting -- Positioning -- From the Sidelines -- From the End Zones -- Shooting Methods -- Before the Game -- 7 Basketball -- Loving and Learning the Game -- Telling a Story -- Basketball from the Photographer's Point of View -- Location -- Analyzing the Pros -- Film and Equipment -- Shooting with Available Light -- Strobe Lighting -- Choosing a Camera -- Choosing Lenses -- Shooting the Game -- Preparation -- Behind the Scenes -- Before the Game -- The Basics of Journalism -- Ready for Action -- Remotes for Basketball -- The Final Minutes -- 8 Hockey -- Where It All Began -- Shooting Hockey -- Pick Your Spot but Ask Politely -- The Best Seat in the House -- Lenses and Cameras.

Remote Cameras -- A Word on Indoors Flash (Strobe) Photography -- The Bigger Picture -- 9 Soccer -- Positioning -- Youth Soccer -- 10 Tennis -- Positioning -- Lighting and Exposures -- Public Courts -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J-K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U-V -- W -- Y-Z.