After living in Virginia for more than a dozen years I finally made it to the Steeplechase. While Kentucky has its majestic Derby, that’s just riding around a circle. The Plains has the Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechases – compared to track racing it is a marathon with uneven turf, obstacles, fences and low walls along the way. The event has been held since 1922 and is widely attended by the host residents of Fauquier County and neighboring Washington, DC. Photographing an ev

Many clients tell me that one of the main reasons they buy a DSLR camera is capturing children's sporting events. The distance from the subject, the speed of play, and the improbable actions of players makes a DSLR a far superior tool compared to a point and shoot camera or a pocket phone. This blog post will focus on indoor sporting activities. Indoor sports allow photographers to be much closer to the action compared to the sideline up a football or soccer field. However, t

I was invited by a friend to watch the Washington Capital practice at the Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, VA. I took my camera figuring this would be a good opportunity to get some shots of the players up close. I quickly realized that shooting a hockey practice was going to be a challenge. Getting a good shot of a hockey player in action is not very likely in Auto Mode. Here are some tips that I found worked for me. A couple of notes before we get to settings. The challenges