25 Adrenaline-Pumping Examples of Sports Photography

In the world of sports, life moves extremely fast.  Being able to catch great and historic moments on camera requires skill, patience and a little agility on the photographer’s part – not just the athlete’s!

A few tips to keep in mind while shooting sports photography:

• Use a fast shutter to capture sharp shots of the fast action and use the fastest drive setting your camera has. The more shots your camera can take per second, the more likely you will capture just the right shot of the fast moving action.
• There is often not time to be playing with your camera settings. Set your aperture to a good, versatile setting like f/8, and then forgot about it and focus on being where you need to be to take the best possible shots. It’s better to have a good shot of the goal being scored than a perfectly crisp shot of the net three seconds later!
• Don’t shoot just the action. Look for emotion from the fans or from the players after the action has stopped. Emotion of loss can sometimes lead to better shots than the elation of victory. There is often a story behind the action that can be the bigger story.

And, now for the good stuff.

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by S.Pytel

Image by Web Donut from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Ivan Chudakov

Image by Denny Franzkowiak from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Ammit Jack

Image by Jakob Boman from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Alexei Zinin

Image by Simon from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Eugene Onischenko

Image by Usman Ahmad from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by EpicStockMedia

Image by Moshe Harosh from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Ipatov

Image by miaalthoff from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Maria Nelasova

Image by Love Art. Live Art. from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Anton Akhmatov

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Maria Nelasova

Image by Herbert Aust from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Photobac

Image by Kanenori from Pixabay

Shutterstock image by Srdjan Randjelovic

Shutterstock image by Taras Hipp

We hope you’ve enjoyed these examples of brilliant sports photography. If you have your own sports photos, share them in our photo gallery!