Rocky Top 2
Join Sports Illustrated Photographer Peter Read Miller and friends on September 14-18, 2016 for 5 days of shooting action at a variety of games and learning in Knoxville TN.
The workshop begins on Wednesday evening, September 14 with a cruise past Nyland Stadium down the beautiful Tennessee river. We will enjoy a group barbeque dinner and Peter will lecture and show his work from his 40-year career in sports photography.
On Thursday and Friday the class will have an opportunity to shoot a selection of University of TN Varsity sports and a high school football game. Last year’s class shot swimming, soccer and volleyball. Both days will also include lectures, demonstrations and critiques of your work.
On Saturday, the class will shoot from the sidelines at the UT vs. Ohio University football game. The energy you will feel of a major college football game inside the historic 102,455 seat Nyland Stadium is beyond words.
Sunday morning will conclude with final critiques and the return of your loaner gear. Class will end at noon on Sunday the 18th.
This year’s guest lecturers and instructors will include:
Steve Fine: New York based, current Photo Editor at Flipbook & former 17-year Director of Photography at Sports Illustrated. Steve will talk about his years at SI and his current work at Flipboard. In addition, Steve will critique student portfolios.
Patrick Murphy-Racey: Knoxville, TN based photographer and videographer. Pat has shot over 600 assignments for SI, as well as for ESPN The Magazine. Patrick will demonstrate lighting techniques with the latest gear from Dynalite.
Donald Page: Assistant director of Digital Media and Photographer for University of TN Athletics. Donald will talk about the challenges and rewards of working as a photographer for a D1 college athletic program.
During the workshop, you will have access to the latest cameras and lenses from Canon as well as lighting gear from Dynalite. We will also have a pool of gear for setting up remotes and triggering options.
What you will learn:
• Techniques to capture action
• How to use lighting and different angles for shooting various sports
• The power of cropping & editing images to make them magazine cover worthy
• How to choose the best lenses for sports photography
What to bring:
Please bring your favorite camera, together with any lenses you want to shoot with (both wide angle and telephoto), plenty of charged battery packs, memory cards, a card reader, a monopod and a laptop computer to download and edit images.
Skill level:
A firm understanding of your camera operations including basic knowledge on aperture, shutter speed and ISO is required. This workshop is for intermediate and advanced photographers.
Workshop fee: $1,695*
What’s Included:
• Canon and Dynalite gear loans
• 5 days of instruction
• Access to sporting events
• Location & model fees
• Transportation to and from the UT vs. Ohio U game on Saturday.
Hotel/ meeting location:
We have secured a room block at the Holiday Inn
9134 Executive Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923
Call (865)693-1011 and reference "PRM Workshop" to obtain the discounted room rate of $104 plus tax/night
*Ground transportation to, from, and during the workshop with the exception of the UT football game on Saturday, hotel accommodations, and food are not included in the workshop fee.
