Speed of Light Academy

04/10/2023

Attention Academy members! New training added and ready to watch NOW.

How to get dynamic and high impact lighting in YOUR photos (in camera)

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Check your training library or hit the link in my bio

03/20/2023

New YouTube video is up! You guys asked me a series of sports photography questions and I rounded up the answers in this video!

I asked my Instagram followers what they wanted to know about sports photography.....Then I put 5 minutes on the clock and worked my way through the question...

03/09/2023

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Don’t be afraid of going slow, just be afraid of not moving at all…..

💥It’s a common thing, comparing ourselves to other people and feeling downhearted and de-motivated about our progress.

☝🏽But remember! Anyone successful has had to go through a journey full of ups and down to get there. And you are no different.

🎬 All your doing is comparing your real life journey to someone else’s highlight reel 🎥🚫

💪🏼 Don’t be afraid of going slow - the process itself is where you learn, where you get better, more confident, more skilled, more experienced.

⏩ It’s more important to ask yourself if your moving forward, by looking at your previous work and setting yourself goals you can avoid standing still.

📸Get out there and shoot, learn, get it wrong, then go back and get it right.

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03/08/2023

New training up on Youtube! Master the tone curve and add some DRAMA to your images

Quick and easy breakdown of the tone curve tool in Lightroom. Helping you to add some drama and interest to your photos. By MotoGP Photographer and Sports Ph...

12/13/2022

New Training added to the library! In this one we break down 5 different shots to understand how they were achieved. Focusing on Off Camera Flash and situations when you dont have time to track or pan your subject.

Members - Its live now so go get it!

08/31/2022

Photo challenge is live for members - Check out your Facebook group everyone :)

08/16/2022

New training Alert !!!🚨

My top tips for shooting in hot conditions and when it’s bright and sunny out.

Menders can access right now at www.speedoflightacademy.com

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Speed of Light Academy shared a post on Instagram: "New training alert! 🚨My top tips for shooting on hot days and in bright & sunny conditions. This one has been asked for a lot recently so here it is!! Academy members can log in to your training lab for instant access 🔥🔥 Follow ...

08/15/2022

For those who don’t follow on Instagram, there’s a few short video reels with tips & tricks. They don’t automatically post on here unfortunately…..

For example wide angle panning through objects :

Speed of Light Academy shared a post on Instagram: "Love a wide angle pan! 💙Here is how it’s done….. ☝🏽 Taken spectator side, and using this scaffolding & grandstand to frame the shot. ✌🏽 Pre focus is a technique I cover inside the course but essentially using ...

04/18/2022

This was the highlight of my weekend!

Meeting academy member Wil and talking about his progress through the course and answering any questions he had.

I love talking about photography to anyone, but it really was a special feeling to have Wil on board and helping him to come away with great photos.

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If you are a beginner motorsports photographer and you want to learn from a pro, then the Speed of Light Academy is for you.

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https://www.speedoflightacademy.com/speed-of-light-academy-launch

03/11/2022

New training video added to the lab! 45 minutes detailed breakdown for 12 of my favourite shots.

HOW they were done. The settings. The situation. The technique. The decision making.

If your a member, then the video is available now! Log in and access the training lab to start watching ✌🏼

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03/10/2022

Shooting in Qatar under the lights! 💡
⬅️⬅️ Swipe for how this shot was done.⁠
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Shooting action in low light brings a different challenge, where you have to balance being able to stop the action with not letting your ISO go too high. ⁠
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If your shutter is too high, then you stop lots of valuable light coming in and it forces you to have a high ISO which can lead to a noisy final image. ⁠

If your shutter is too low then you risk getting blurry photos.
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In this shot I am using the foreground as an interesting element and to help frame the subject in a 3rd of the frame. ⁠
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I'm shooting fairly wide open (low F number) to A) let lots of light in and B) to help blur the foreground and prevent it from being a distraction. ⁠
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I tried shooting at f/2.8 at first, but the quality wasnt perfect becuase there was still a fair amount of heat coming off the track between me and the subject, stopping up to f/3.2 was enough to fix this. ⁠
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My shutter is fairly fast because I was shooting a race action shot, where the main aim is to show a group of riders fighting for track position.

In this scenario I care less about motion blur and more about capturing the moment - Also, because at this spot there is less horizontal movement a slower shutter would not have added more motion blur or speed to the frame. ⁠
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