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Bill Frakes is a
Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer and cofounder of Straw Hat Visuals. He has worked for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients, including Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola, Nikon, and Reebok, and his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. His still photographs and short documentary films have been featured on hundreds of websites, as well as on most major television networks. He has received hundreds of national and international awards for his work. Follow him on Twitter @billfrakes.
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- Series: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (April 22, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321885708
- ISBN-13: 978-0321885708
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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I was really excited to get this book. I've been shooting high school sports for several years and was hoping for some insights to improve my results. I was very happy when I pre-ordered the Kindle version and it popped up on my iPad before the publication date. But it was downhill from there.
As to the intended audience, Frakes writes, "This book is designed for photographers of all levels who want to raise their game" (p. viii). Perfect, I thought - that's me. Unfortunately, he seems to be writing for people who are already somewhat knowledgeable about photography (he assumes an understanding of how aperture affects depth of field, for example), but who know nothing about sports.
For example, when talking about DSLR's, he mentions that the Nikon D7000 "handles low-light files well, shoots 6 frames per second, and gives you a large file to work with..." (p. 7). But he doesn't talk about why frames per second or low-noise, high-ISO capabilities are important. Also, he is a Nikon shooter and often refers to specific Nikon equipment. It would have been much more helpful to refer to equipment specifications so shooters of any brand would be able to benefit from his recommendations (for examples, see pages 8 & 9).
I don't know if he really thought people who want to shoot sports are this ignorant, or he needed to fill pages, but who the following are intended for I cannot fathom:
About weightlifting: "The object of the competition is to lift the most weight." (p. 172)
About wrestling: "...only two athletes wrestle at a time." (p. 175)
"The object of the game of golf is to cover the course hitting the ball as few times as possible while still finishing each hole." (p.
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