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Roller Derby Photography – what and where to shoot

By McAleavy Posted on 19th May, 2016 Posted in Photography, Ramblings Tagged with photography, roller derby, techniques

Previously I’ve posted Roller Derby photography articles about colour, equipment and camera settings, as those are subjects close to my heart and easy for a huge camera geek like me to write about, but I really should address the mechanics …

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Flash Controller

By McAleavy Posted on 9th Mar, 2016 Posted in Photography, Ramblings Tagged with equipment, flash, odin, photography, phottix

Well, Phottix have finally released the Odin 2 flash controller with a more sensible button layout, a wheel controller and support for up to 5 flash channels when using the new receivers. With my old Odin 1 receivers I can …

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Roller Derby Camera Settings

By McAleavy Posted on 15th Nov, 2015 Posted in Photography, Ramblings Tagged with photography, roller derby, techniques

When I started shooting Roller Derby I was a studio photographer with studio equipment and experience. I almost never shot moving subjects and rarely shot without a tripod. The next couple of years were spent climbing a steep sports learning …

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Roller Derby Colour

By McAleavy Posted on 21st Feb, 2015 Posted in Photography, Ramblings Tagged with colour, editing, flash, Lightroom, photography, roller derby

Back when I started using flash to shoot Roller Derby (in an attempt to get sharper blocker shots for GRG bout programme covers) I had huge colour balance problems. A quick colour 101 for non-photographers. Colour is said to have …

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Packing for Toronto

By McAleavy Posted on 29th Nov, 2011 Posted in Ramblings Tagged with photography, roller derby, team scotland, toronto, world cup

On Thursday morning I leave for Toronto to shoot the first Roller Derby World Cup with Team Scotland. Weight is an issue, so I have to travel light. Yea, right. It’s not just camera and film any more. These days …

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Glasgow Caledonian ARC Lighting Problems

By McAleavy Posted on 20th Nov, 2011 Posted in Photography Tagged with exposure, photography, roller derby, techniques

For a while now I’ve been struggling with exposure and colour balance problems when shooting roller derby at the Glasgow Caledonian ARC. Every so often a shot will be underexposed and usually of a slightly warmer colour temperature than the …

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