About this Event
Speaker: Patrick Murphy-Racey (PM-R)
12 years as a contributing photographer for Sports Illustrated
Over four decades of professional sports photography experience
Sony Artisan of Imagery
📸 What You'll Learn
🔭 Super Telephoto Lenses Breakdown
PM-R will show sample images and compare performance of:
200-600G
300mm f/2.8
400mm f/2.8
600mm f/4
400-800mm
Superzoom lenses (e.g. 200-600mm, 100-400mm, etc.)
He’ll address:
Compression & framing differences
Autofocus performance across focal lengths
Real-world scenarios for each lens
🌌 Depth of Field & Bokeh
How aperture and focal length interact at different distances
Creating subject separation in fast-paced sports
Comparing bokeh quality across lenses
🔄 Teleconverters
How 1.4x and 2x converters affect:
Aperture
Autofocus speed & accuracy
Image sharpness
When they’re worth it — and when they’re not
🏟️ Lens Choices by Sport
Tailored gear suggestions for:
Football
Baseball
Soccer
Basketball
Track & Field
Indoor sports
⏱️ Shutter Speeds & Low Light Tips
Why high shutter speeds are non-negotiable in sports
Techniques to minimize noise in low-light conditions
ISO handling strategies
Proper exposure vs underexposing and lifting shadows
In-camera vs post-processing noise control
✍️ Final Note
Prepare to take notes — this session is packed with hard-won, practical insights from one of the top voices in sports photography.
Bio: Patrick Murphy-Racey – Sony Artisan of Imagery
Armed with his B.A., in Photojournalism from Marquette University, his twenty-five year career has only and always been about photography. Murphy-Racey has seen a great variety of assignments since his start in newspapers, through the peak years of being a magazine freelancer, his tenure as a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, and into the corporate and industrial world of annual reports and advertising. While his assignments are varied and come from many different sources, photojournalism is his first love and constantly informs every assignment. Ever the chameleon, Murphy-Racey's career is a long series of re-inventions and rebirths, but the visual storytelling remains the same, even as the tools change. From 4x5 to 4K, he's technically inclined, and loves making great images. Patrick is more than competent covering just about any assignment, but his specialties include dramatic and creative use of strobe & LED lighting, sports action photography, environmental portraits, and powerful, well-lit HD interview video production. PM-R shoots both stills as well as motion and is always asking, What's next?
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3351 Pineville-Matthews Rd, 3351 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte, United States
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