Great video very informative loved the try shot fantastic capture thanks for sharing.

@MarkKerton

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching👍🏻

Great watch as always Mark..some cracking shots..

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, appreciate that mate👍🏻

Great shots Mark! I can never get the hang of shooting rugby - I was asked to shoot the Rugby World Cup when it was in Britain 2015. I didn't have a clue! I had to have 'lessons' from my brother in law about how rugby matches go and what to look out for. It was just so different from football - a lot of stoppages when nothing happened on the field. I know you love your sports photography, but I really appreciate your landscape/woodland photography videos too.

really difficult job you do and then you make a youtube video. brilliant

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching👍🏻 I probably make it look harder than it actually is🤣

Great work Mark, loved seeing you tackle rugby at last 😀😀. Match play great but especially to see how you edited through adobe and photomechanic. I was all set to shoot the varsity match at Welford Road in 2020 because my son was due to play, but lockdown came that week! More rugby please.

I hope that your shot of the try was published as it was brilliant and one of the best I have seen. I recently started watching some of your fine art and landscape videos and have previously had no great interest in sports photography. However, I have now watched and enjoyed some of your recent sports videos. Great to watch a cool professional in action as he juggles so many balls at once! Landscape photography must be a doddle after an afternoon photographing a footy match. Cheers.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alistair, appreciate you having a look at the sport videos. Luckily the try frame was used in the papers, so a good day for me. It certainly is a very different gig to the landscape work. Looking forward to Autumn now snd filming some colour👍🏻

Well Done Mark

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tanmoy👍🏻

Another quality video Mark, long may it continue for you, which allows us to view all your content.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks ever so much Darren, appreciate that👍🏻 Great to get some rugby covered. Hopefully more soon🤞🏻

Can you please do one entire video on basics of photo mechanic

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I did shoot a video on photo mechanic last year. Here it is… kzread.info/dash/bejne/qauEw8mbdNu_hto.html

Well done mate job`s a gooden

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edgar, appreciate that👍🏻

Great one. I took a few fan shots of Rugby League (Australia) from the stands. They wont allow lens' bigger than 300mm in the ground. I was using my Olympus 150mm lens and luckily security have no idea about 2x crop factor... LOL -- I'd love to get on the side lines. Such an exiting photography genre to get into.

Excellent video, I only shoot rugby so great to see you covering the game. I would recommend anyone who fancies giving it a go to pop along to their local club as the are always grateful for photos....

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gareth. Hopefully I might get back over to Leicester Tigers a few times this season all being well. So lucky to have that try right in front of me, a good game to remember👍🏻

Mark, any chance I can come with you on your next assignment!!! Loving the videos and really learning some tips from you

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have you guys along with me but unfortunately it is my agency that applies for me and we are limited to one photographer per agency unfortunately! Thanks for watching the video

Great video. Excellent shots!

Enjoyed that Mark, nice one. I shoot a lot of rugby. Have started to use a remote recently. Depending on the game I'll either pop it directly behind one set of posts or else cover one of the corner flags with it. With so many bodies around, it can be sometimes be a lifesaver.

Great to see you back in the game, despite of being Rugby or Soccer. The way that focus is required from the photographer and the ongoing side work of sending photos as the game goes. Really demanding. Cheers\Carlos

Great video as always

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Glen👍🏻

Nice shot of the steward picking his nose on 11.30. :)

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Trust you to notice that🤣

Awesome shots Mark 👌🏻

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richie, appreciate that👍🏻

@RM831BC4E4

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton Welcome Mark :-)

Cracking video Mark. Editing while trying to watch the game and shoot 😳. The try shot was Awesome 👏 👏👏

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin👍🏻 Was really relieved to have that try right in front of me, saved the day that did!

Good to see you in action with the odd-shaped ball game Mark, cracking shot for the try

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richie. So lucky to have that try in front of me. Sometimes it’s all about luck👍🏻

I had an afternoon. Off from shooting that day to go to the game pity I didn’t see you to say hello. I have shot some rugby but as a lifelong a tigers fan absolutely hate shooting them. The adjustment between watching as fan and shooting is just so different. So many people ask if I enjoyed the game and with a vested interest I have to say no. If you covering another game at welford rd anytime soon give me a shout before hand and will meet up to say hi

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Oh heck John, would’ve been great to catch up. Hopefully I will be back there soon all being well. I know exactly what you mean about fan versus photography experiences. It is so different when I go down to West Ham as a fan compared to when I sit on the pitch side looking through the lens! Thanks for watching John👍🏻

Thanks for the video Mark. Great to see the rugby shots, you can adapt to any situation, true master 🏉👍

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Ah Thanks so much for those kind words, really appreciate that. It was great to cover some rugby again and really lucky with that try too👍🏻

Great job Mark, I love my rugby, do both men and women's rugby most weekends, my favourite sport

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Ken. Hopefully more rugby for me soon🤞🏻

Great to see you in my hometown.. I was down the king power the other night for the Napoli game and since watching your videos I can’t help but study the pitch side photographers - when the game dips that is… 👀

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alex. Great that you now keep an eye on the snappers. We are often the unseen part of some sports as fans are always looking over us! It’s nice when the odd fan comes over to chat, I enjoy that👍🏻

Always great! Thanks for the amazing insights - always a must watch as I learn something new every video.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, really appreciate it and glad you can take something from them👍🏻

This is quite enjoyable watching you shoot the games.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Scott, appreciate it👍🏻

You may be a round ball guy Mark but you did a good job. Classic try shot! It's great when you are in the right place at the right time isn't it. Makes all the 'wrong place wrong time, moments so much more bearable. I will look forward to seeing more rugby games.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. Sure is all about luck and right place, right time sometimes! Great to have it on film too. Thanks for watching👍🏻

Very interesting Mark, it looked hard work. Thanks for the insight. 👍

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dave. I probably make it look harder than it actually is🤣

Great to watch - when you were shooting this, I was capturing Plymouth Albion v Reading Rams in Nat league1. Very much at the start of my journey photographing sport. The club have asked me to shoot this season - so I will get the practice I need, as you did in the lower leagues at Eastleigh. Enjoying the tips and your style of presentation. Thanks.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching David. Keep at it and the rewards will come I’m sure👍🏻

Cracking work Mark, loving these vlogs. Covered a fell race on Sunday up on the moors around Marsden. Forecast was for heavy rain. Finished up wearing a t-shirt and factor 20! Strong sunlight from behind with fluffy clouds behind the runners. Great conditions for some high contrast black and white images.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve👍🏻 Your fell race sounds like a great session, nice one. Gotta make the most of the good weather whilst it lasts!

So happy to see you down at Welford Road! This is epic content, I'm off down to my local club next weekend and this gives me plenty to work from.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris. Hope your game went ok👍🏻

@chrischris1315

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton It went really well, I presented the club with 88 images today for them to work from. Very different to what I've shot before.

Great video Mark love this series as well as your landscape trips. Being Cornish rugby is my game and I watched this one live on TV would have looked for you if I'd known! Thanks.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Peter. Certainly an entertaining game with Tiger’s running away with it! Hopefully back there soon. Thanks also for watching the landscape vlogs too. Hopefully be filming some Autumn vlogs soon👍🏻

Enjoyed as always!

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Richard👍🏻

Good to see you at my home ground Mark,did you you enjoy the atmosphere?Much less intimidating than a round ball stadium isn't it!

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roy. Defo a more settled easy going atmosphere at rugby. Must say I do enjoy the banta at football between fans though. The noise only seems to be at the end the play is at with rugby. Lots of quiet periods my end at times. Thanks for watching Roy👍🏻

Really enjoying these videos, Mark. Hope you can get yourself up and running with a new body and 400 soon.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Daniel👍🏻

Great shots, Mark.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerry, appreciate your support👍🏻

Odd shaped balls make for interesting shots too Mark....hopefully getting back to some shooting in the coming weeks here in Toulouse

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching David. Yes, certainly some great action shots to be had👍🏻 Good luck with your sport shooting when it returns👍🏻

@davidgibsonphotography

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton Toulouse Olympique v Batley Bulldogs next week.....need a PA contact as primarily club footage only at the moment

Well done Mark...can you dive into the settings for these images? AF Servo, Exp Comp, Focus Points, ISO, Manual TX or AV, Exposure settings etc...Thanks

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching👍🏻 Settings video up tonight at 6👍🏻

Another great video Mark. I don't agree with the press sitting with the fans. I know a footy ground which does the same. Surely it's a security risk?

@roywiddowson9337

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe not too good at a footy stadium,but no problem at all at a rugby ground.Did you see Mark asking that bearded supporter a few questions about the player's number etc?

Hi Mark Great video as always. I personally love shooting rugby. Not shooting often but when I do I do like it. Different feelings to football which I do regularly now. Still love shooting footbal don’t get me wrong. I am shooting at Exeter Chiefs ground. Kind of follow them as well so I wasn’t very pleased with the final score 🙂 yes very flustering about the players numbers only on their back. Completely agree on that. Great feeling to capture TRY right in front of you. I remember photographing at Sandy park when Exeter trashed Newcastle falcons 74:3 😲absolutely insane game of rugby. Not disrespect to any Newcastle fans. Out of 12 ,9 TRY of them have been scored right in front of me😀 sitting pitch site too. One of a kind madness game 😀 Some of that shots from that game are on my Instagram Have a look if you fancy 👍 Cheers

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Stanislav👍🏻 sounds like you have had a few good games at Sandy Park. Keep it up and let us know how you get on. Thanks for watching

@stanislavkasala4045

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton yes Mark. Been there a few times now. Going again next month. Sure will post something on Instagram 👍

Very enjoyable/educational video as always Mark. I've been looking to do a bit of rugby now they're back playing. I know that you were restricted as to where you could set-up but wondered that if you had the freedom to go anywhere, where would you set-up for Rugby? At one of the ends or somewhere like the equivalent of in-line with the 18 yard box in football?

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robin. I always like to sit around the position I sat in for the second half, backside of the try line, best shots to capture and you can cover both corners easily. Hope that helps👍🏻

@bobblack4048

2 жыл бұрын

I find between the posts more difficult as the posts obviously ruin some shots. I only photograph Rugby and I tend to gravitate to the opposition try line. If your neutral do some research and see the quality of the two teams, then choose you end.

Loved the Rugby Mark. I know you have the 400 prime, but where do you prefer to sit. My team are prolific scorers, so I tend to gravitate to our opponents half and try line. I do wonder up and down the touch line quite a bit as well. Thanks again for a very informative video.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob. I tend to sit half way between posts and corner flag as a rule. Try’s are the big sellers👍🏻

@bobblack4048

2 жыл бұрын

I am purely amateur. My cousin's son is Director of Rugby at the club. I take the photos for the players' enjoyment, they are a talking point in the club after the games. Also, two of our players' fathers work abroad. They like to see my photos on facebook.

Great shots. Tried rugby photography at a local club where I had full access to all the touchlines so could follow the play a little. But even then I get anxious about missing action that is too far away (70-200mm lens)- how do cope with that when stuck in one location?

Thanks for sharing. I'll be shooting my first rugby game this Sunday. What aperture do you normally use?

hey mark, top video again! would you recommend Photo Mechanic specifically for the work you do, i.e. editing and sending, or for all kinds of sports shooters? Keep up the good work!

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching👍🏻 Highly recommend PM for all sports photography. Obviously it’s very useful for adding a template, captioning and sending but it’s also a great package for creating libraries too👍🏻

Hi Mark, what's going on with your camera arrangement? Are you able to do another video on that? Thanks.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Kit wise I only have the 5Dmk4 and 70-200 currently. Both 1Dx’s are on loan along with the 400. Just waiting to see how busy I get with the sport before I invest again👍🏻

Hi Mark, I really enjoyed this video. Rugby is the game I probably know the best. I shoot football but I can’t really read it. When I shoot rugby I can run up and down the field - are you anchored to one spot for Covid or can you roam around usually? Please keep these coming. Cheers

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Matthew. Yes, during Covid we are asked to sit in one spot for each half unfortunately. Pre-Covid we were able to wander up and down the touchline for the action. Hopefully that will return soon🤞🏻

Great shot,s Mark you make it look so easy,what would be your top shutter speed be for Rugby same as shooting football.by the way great vidoe,s football and rugby.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. Most of these shots were at 1/2000th. Obviously on a dull day I might go down to 1/1250th even 1/1000th just to keep the iso down. Hope that helps👍🏻

@roberthall8920

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton Many thanks Mark for your info

Be interesting to see a comparison of say the Canon 1dx Mark ii/iii against the Canon R3 in the sports and landscape areas and which is more suitable

Great informative video Mark. Do you usually use Single Point Focus?

Hi Mark. Having worked in top flight rugby as a physio, I would love to apply my photography to rugby also. How do you get accredited for such games? Loving your content, it's truly right up my street.

Mark, when it's available for rent, will you make a video on your thoughts/review of the Canon r3 being it's specifically made for pro sports photographers like yourself? Would love to get your thoughts on it versus the other youtubers who made reviews for it and aren't even sports photographers themselves.

Loving these videos! Aviation photography is my hobby but the camera comes along to my cricket matches and I enjoy photographing the action. Wouldn't mind expanding my sports photography in future. I'm really interested in the whole image processing bit, I always figured images were automatically uploaded and then edited at the other end. How does the process change when it is properly raining and you can't have the MacBook out?

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Liam. Regarding the image editing and sending during bad weather, most of those guys have a little pop-up tent that we placed the laptop in so we can carry on editing during rain showers. It is definitely a little bit more trickier but luckily there isn’t too many games that are wet! Sat here at home in North Lincolnshire listening to typhoon is going overhead as Coningsby are on night flying this week. I must get over there soon and film a flog from Coningsby again. Thanks for watching

@liam2hil

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton Thanks Mark, it’s really interesting to see. You do a great job of talking us through everything too! I’m in Dorset so it’s all rotary action down here. I just had a Wildcat go over the house and spent yesterday evening photographing a Merlin at a small heliport on Portland. I must get up to Coningsby again soon, have only visited once! It would be great to see another vlog from there.

Hi Mark. Recent viewer of your vids. One quick question; when you mentioned that you'd send the pic and "maybe the guys can twerk it if necessary"....do you send them a .jpg.....as opposed to the RAW file.....or both...? 😆🤷🏼‍♂️

Hi Mark, just wondering if you ever published a video of what camera you use for vloging and how you edit the video output before uploading to KZread

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi David. I did film a vlog on my Canon Mirrorless M50 that I use for filming covering the basics. I haven’t really made a video on how I put the vlogs together as yet but might just make one in the near future👍🏻

Hi Mark! Which mode do you usually set up for sports? AV, TV o Manual mode? Seems you also use ISO Auto mode. Thanks for your great videos.

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marcio. I always shoot in manual for all my photography. Just feel I’m in total control then. Saying that, I do use auto iso a lot as like to use the exp.comp. method. Hope that hrlps👍🏻

Wonder if you can help me, im a beginner so no fancy fancy gear and I shoot football matches for my local teams, im struggling to shoot at night under the spot lights. Do you have any tips?

Hi Mark Just wanted to ask you how did you set up when you hit ok button in camera raw ( time 8.37) the image you was working on went into yours today folder ? Thanks

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stanislav. Thanks for watching the video. I usually set up a quick save action in photo shop which sends the edited image straight to my today’s folder ready to send through photo mechanic👍🏻

how are you sending the images on location? I capture some sport on the side of my portrait stuff. it would save me so much time

@MarkKerton

10 ай бұрын

We send via an ftp server James, dropping the images straight into a hot folder and it sorts them straight onto the website. Great technology really. Thanks for watching👍🏻

I've got canon r7 plus canon 70-200 mm f2.8 II usm. Do u think that's ok or I' ll need telephoto lens 300/400mm?

Hello Mark. Do you stop shooting to send images during the game? (Goal, reactions, important moments)

@MaximDupliy

2 жыл бұрын

Like without an answer?

Hey Mark. Why focus point on players chest as they run toward you? I would have thought focus on face?

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Great point Alfie. I sometimes find that at distance the focus point can struggle to keep on the tiny area of the players head, my fault entirely for not being sharp enough but I tend to just aim it towards the top of the chest a bit more to give a little bit more safety that the focus point will stay fixed. Thanks for watching mate and hope that helps

@alfiekiernan6020

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkKerton Thanks Mark. Love your videos!

When you shoot football or rugby, how do you make your money? Per shot published, or some other way?

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul there are two areas of agency work really, commission and day rate. I am very fortunate that I now shoot on a day rate which I see is quite a privilege position to have. Obviously there are still pressures involved but shooting on commission can be quite disheartening when you photograph a nil nil game and there is no story! Hope that helps and thanks for watching👍🏻

What cheap lenses do you recommend

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

I’d always try and go with canon kit really but if you’re on a budget sigma are probably the best alternatives👍🏻

Hi Mark. Hope you’re well. Can I ask you a couple of questions- what’s best for you: call, email or text? Thanks Steve

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Out and about today Steve but feel free to text or email👍🏻

Egg chasing buddy that's proper sport round these parts

@MarkKerton

2 жыл бұрын

Mmmmm, not down here MC🤣

there is only one thing I dislike about photographing rugby. Lack of numbers at the front of the jersey . it frustrates during every rugby match!!! The big agencies should send a petition to the Rugby Unions and make it compulsory