How To Get Great Football Photos: Day or Night (Gear, Settings, Locations, Focusing)

This is how to photograph football. How I approach photographing football, the gear I use, the settings for football action, locations to photograph on the football field, and other football photography tips. All of these football photography tips are focused on how to photograph high school football, but they will work at any level. You will also see how I focus my camera to get sharp football photos.

This will show you the settings and tips for football photography at night under bad lighting. These are your sports photography tips for football. These tips will help anyone take better football photos.

I'll show you a football photography POV so you can see what I see through the camera and show you how to photograph football in bad lighting.

Gear I use: These are affiliate links and I receive a small commission if you purchase through them. Same price for you, small tip for me.

Camera Bodies:
Canon R3 - https://amzn.to/4fnpcM9
Canon R5 mark ii - https://amzn.to/41nxCxg
Canon R5 - https://amzn.to/3UgrO4W

Lenses:
Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/3JlILs8
Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/45mOB3Y
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/3JiVFao
Canon RF 24-105 f/4 - https://amzn.to/4mso8sL

Accessories:
Black Rapid Camera Straps - https://amzn.to/454M13V
On camera Mic - https://amzn.to/40RgKie
Rain Cover for 400mm - https://amzn.to/3J2aCxu
Rain Cover for 70-200 - https://amzn.to/45rw4nh
Apple M4 Macbook Pro - https://amzn.to/4fkmqas
Hard Drives - https://amzn.to/4fpky0i

0:00 - Minute Rundown
1:12 - Gear for Football
1:41 - Settings for Football
2:09 - Auto-Focus for Football
3:23 - Evaluating the Light for Football
4:00 - Raw vs Jpeg for Football
4:24 - Best Locations for Football
8:33 - Endzones
10:32 - Get Low
11:02 - Getting Access for Football
11:35 - Reactions
12:05 - Pregame
12:53 - Knowing the Game of Football
13:14 - Making a Plan for Football

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As always, leave any questions in the comments!