remote sports photography

Does anyone know where I can get information on setting up and running

remote cameras with sports photography? I am currenty a

photojournalism student and I want to experiment with a remote camera

(d2h)and maybe some strobes for some basketball shooting.

any tips, guidelines, etc. would be appreciated.

 

cheers,

Trevor

we used to use a remote camera for shooting the Phoenix Suns. We would use a 20mm,or 24mm lens behind the backboard .We used a super clamp ,and then gaffer taped it just to be shure. It was then hard wired to a switch that a photographer on the floor operated. I have attached a camera to a planes wing and a sailboats spreader,using pretty much the same system.I also mounted a camera on the handbar of a motorcycle,set the camera to a long exposure,and had a strobe on the other handlebar.I put the camera on rear sync and had the rider fire the camera,and at the end of a long exposure the camera fired the strobe. If you look at my portfolio the photo of the motor officer was shot using the above method. Good luck

Neil Leifer shot a lot of Photos for SI using remote cameras. It seems he used 10 cameras for one shot.I bet if you google you will find more info on him.

i have set up one of my Canon F1N's in a little league outfield with a FD 500 f4.5 L lens aimed at home plate and another at first base. I used the POCKET WIZARD to fire each camera from the bleachers. The motor drive advanced the film as i had the drive set to single frame advance. The down side is you get about 36 shots, digital is another story. prior to the game, i spot metered on a person at each location and preset the exposure specs.

Intrigued by your description of the places you've attached your camera, and looking for the cop photo, I found your portfolio. What an amazing collection! So just a simple, awestruck congratulations!