Sports Photography Blog

Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them

Darts Photography Tips: Get Sharp Shots and Earn Money Photography Tips

Darts Photography Tips: Get Sharp Shots and Earn Money

Learn the exact settings, position, and timing to shoot darts clearly, avoid a common mistake, and turn your photos into paid work.

Cezar Pekelman
How to Sell Surf Photos to Tourists in Hawaii: Pricing and Timing Photography Tips

How to Sell Surf Photos to Tourists in Hawaii: Pricing and Timing

Mainland photographers already charge tourists $195 to $995 for a beach session on Oahu and Maui. Here is how that pricing maps onto action photos of someone catching their first wave, and when to actually be in the water.

Cezar Pekelman
How Photographers Can Partner with Hawaii Surf Schools for Steady Shoot Opportunities Photography Tips

How Photographers Can Partner with Hawaii Surf Schools for Steady Shoot Opportunities

Hawaiian Fire on Oahu, Goofy Foot on Maui and Hawaiian Style Surfing on Kauai put fresh groups of beginners in the water daily. Here is how to pitch a standing partnership and sell the photos afterward.

Cezar Pekelman
How to Shoot Snooker Like a Pro Photographer Photography Tips

How to Shoot Snooker Like a Pro Photographer

Learn real settings, positioning, and timing to get sharp Snooker shots, avoid a common mistake, and turn your photos into paid work via Surf Snaps.

Cezar Pekelman
How to Turn One Race Weekend Into a Month of Photo Sales Photography Tips

How to Turn One Race Weekend Into a Month of Photo Sales

Interest in race photos drops fast after the first week, but a properly tagged gallery keeps selling for weeks longer than a social post ever could. Here is how to publish fast, repost smart, and let search extend the sales window.

Cezar Pekelman
The Best NYC Gyms and Training Boxes for Photographers to Partner With Photography Tips

The Best NYC Gyms and Training Boxes for Photographers to Partner With

CrossFit Union Square, Brooklyn Boulders and Church Street Boxing Gym all run their own community events and competitions that need better photos than a phone on a shelf. Here is how to pitch the partnership and get paid for it.

Cezar Pekelman
Indoor Sports Photography in NYC: Basketball, Volleyball and Winter Training Photography Tips

Indoor Sports Photography in NYC: Basketball, Volleyball and Winter Training

Basketball City, ZogSports, Gotham Volleyball and the Millrose Games at The Armory keep New York's games running all winter indoors. Here is where to shoot once the outdoor season slows down, and what changes about your settings.

Cezar Pekelman
How to Price Your Sports Photos: A Practical Guide for NYC Photographers Photography Tips

How to Price Your Sports Photos: A Practical Guide for NYC Photographers

Hourly rate, flat fee, or price per photo: how sports photography actually gets priced, what the real per-photo numbers look like, and how to set a price on Surf Snaps that neither scares off buyers nor leaves money on the table.

Cezar Pekelman
How NYC Cycling Clubs Can Become a Steady Photography Income Stream Photography Tips

How NYC Cycling Clubs Can Become a Steady Photography Income Stream

CRCA, Fast and Fabulous and Five Borough Bicycle Club all ride on a fixed weekly schedule. Here is how to turn one of those standing rides into a repeatable shoot, how to pitch the partnership, and how to sell the photos afterward.

Cezar Pekelman
The Best NYC Youth Sports Leagues for Photographers to Shoot This Fall Photography Tips

The Best NYC Youth Sports Leagues for Photographers to Shoot This Fall

PSAL fall sports, West Side Soccer League's four-park fall season, Randall's Island youth soccer and cross country season at Van Cortlandt Park: where NYC's youth leagues actually play, and why parents make an easier buyer than almost anyone else.

Cezar Pekelman
How Photographers Can Partner with NYC Run Clubs for Steady Shoot Opportunities Photography Tips

How Photographers Can Partner with NYC Run Clubs for Steady Shoot Opportunities

North Brooklyn Runners, November Project NYC and Bridge Runners all meet on a fixed weekly schedule with the same crowd showing up together. Here is how to turn that into a standing shoot instead of chasing one race a year.

Cezar Pekelman
How Photographers Can Partner with NYC Surf Schools for Steady Shoot Opportunities Photography Tips

How Photographers Can Partner with NYC Surf Schools for Steady Shoot Opportunities

Locals, New York Surf School and Surf's Up NY run beginner lessons almost every day in the Rockaways. Here is how to turn that fixed schedule into a standing shoot, how to pitch the partnership, and how Surf Snaps already has an arrangement in place at Surf's Up NY.

Cezar Pekelman