Top 10 Tips (with Bonus) for Shooting Swimming with SI's Peter Read Miller

[@whatmeworry2006]

Getting ready to do my first diving assignment. Found helpful tips here. Thanks

[@BruceLeroyUK]

9:31. Intern: “Sorry!" Peter: "You’re fired"

[@barneslam]

thank you Peter….

[@andrzejoscilowicz3658]

with so many fake photographers, it's fresh air to see and hear a real phtographer.

[@tedk2814]

Where I live in Florida, there is a large aquatic center which is well used by high schools and even some northern college swimming teams come here during the winter to practice. I am going to get a listing of the coming events and hopefully permission to shoot. Thanks so much for putting together these videos....

[@mikaangeline4924]

wow, Mr. Miller...very nice photos, amazing indeed...subscribed. love your photos.

[@Eagle1349]

Thanks Peter for providing such great information!

[@johnsudbrink229]

Peter, more great information, the tips and tricks you provide are really awesome and they help me strive to not only be a better sports photographer but to push the bounds and search for the angles and seek the light at every event I cover. So thank you for taking the time to help and mentor those aspiring sports photogs striving to be better at what we all love to do. For those that haven't taken or been to one of Peter's workshops, if you get the opportunity to go, "GO" the level of information and hands on mentorship you get from him and his team of speakers IMO no text book, will give you. You just have to go, I did back in 2012 in Denver, and my images, my workflow, how I see backgrounds and what I see and look for to prepare for high school, college, and most recently this year at an LPGA event help me to not just "take frames" but "make frames" and be different. Thanks again Peter and always looking forward to the next episode..

[@cesarkastoun5752]

Good tips. Loved some of the start photos, as well as the reaction shots. One thing to add might be to play a bit with slower shutter speeds. It's mostly trial and error though.

[@kerrybelser]

Thank you

[@petehunter8268]

Thank you!

[@tassovarvarikos384]

I really appreciate the tips ... Thank you!

[@joshdafoe5407]

Another great video. I'd love for you to do one on shooting indoor sports, basketball, volleyball, etc. Keep up the great work, hope to make it to one of your classes someday.

[@tonys9731]

Amazing!

[@michelezurick938]

Any suggestions for shooting a swimmer (butterfly) into sun, I’ve tried compensation but swimmer still too dark. Maybe a filter ? Tried spot meeting, not sure why I did that. Regardless, it didn’t help. . I did use many of your tips in this video. It helped so much. Thank you.

[@boostedmaniac]

I think the best angle for backstroke is similar to freestyle, shooting it from the side.

[@alexanderrogge]

I agree with all of these tips!

[@YM-Captin]

Thank you for this great information, but I still want to know what is the best setting for my camera ? I will use a Canon full frame 6D with 70-200 2.8. I also have a 2x extender which could make it 140-400 but I think this is too long specially for short photos as I only have one camera. What do you think about the proper setting ??

[@TexMex421]

He has a video on that. Menu settings. But without knowing what you are shooting it's hard to say.

[@JustinWang]

4:35 oh it's SCSC!

[@chelostgo]

Thanks for the tips, as my daughter is on a swimming team this will come very helpful. What you recommend for a starting shot of swimmers at small ages less than 14 years as they start not so in sync as the college guys do?

[@chelostgo]

On Canon what focus mode setting would you recommend for each different styles of swimming? For example for breast stroke where the swimmer is constantly going in and out of the water. For synchronized swimming would you rather have a more wide view of the whole group or focus on a particular sugject?

[@TexMex421]

He has a video on that. He mostly used Mode 4 for everything.