Summit Sports

Become a Champion

Become a champion and attend the most popular sports photography workshop in America. You’ll be accompanied by an elite team of instructors that include photographers and editors from The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Mag, and more. Our large faculty allows students the opportunity to learn all sides of sports photography, for example, a student might attend a “What an Editor’s Looking For” class in the morning, go on-location and shoot sports with an expert shooter in the afternoon, and learn how to polish their editing process with a tech expert in the evening.

What you’ll learn
  • Settings/Techniques for Shooting Sports
  • How to Setup/Operate Remote Cameras
  • Arena Lighting and Lighting for Sports
  • Sports/Action Portrait Setup/Shoot
  • What Sports Editors are Looking For
  • How to Break into Sports Photography
  • The Business of Freelance Sports Photography
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  • Location: Denver, CO
  • Dates: July 15-18, 2021
  • Deposit: $395 / Tuition: $1,795

What To Know

In this class, you’ll have the opportunity to shoot a multitude of sports while learning sports photography shooting techniques, remote camera setups, creative lighting setups, the business of freelance sports photography, and more. Our Sports Workshop is for shooters of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to seasoned veterans.

The workshop hotel and classroom are located at the Springhill Suites in Denver. A discounted rate is available at the workshop hotel and more information can be found by following the link.

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Topics We Will Cover

Shooting Techniques
Advanced Lighting
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Action Lighting
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Remote Cameras

2021 WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS

John McDonough - Sports Photography Workshop
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John McDonough
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Jen Pottheiser
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Dave Black
Joey Terrill - Summit Lighting Workshop
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Joey Terrill
Elsa Garrison
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Elsa Garrison
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Maxx Wolfson
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Andrew Hancock
Mark Terrill - Sports Photography Workshop
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Mark Terrill
Mark Reis - Photographer
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Mark Reis
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John McDonough

Based in southern California, John W. McDonough is one of the main contributors to Sports Illustrated. Before working at Sports Illustrated, John freelanced for SPORT Magazine and worked at the Los Angeles Times and Arizona Republic as a staff photographer.

Workshop Faculty

Jen Pottheiser

Jennifer Pottheiser is a commercial photographer based in the New York area. Often photographing with athletes and entertainers, Ms. Pottheiser’s list of corporate, commercial and non-profit clients is a venerable Dream Team. She produces and shoots large scale projects for the National Basketball Association, United States Tennis Association and Memorial Sloan Kettering’s non-profit Cycle for Survival among others. Her images have appeared in countless books, publications and advertisements and her assignments have taken her throughout the world. Pottheiser’s campaign with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners for the National Basketball Association was recognized as one of the best print campaigns of the decade and her work has been acknowledged industry wide including recognition with a Communication Arts Advertising Annual and a Silver International Andy award.

Workshop Faculty

Dave Black

A Nikon Ambassador and one of the pioneers in the conversion to all-digital photography, Dave Black is best known for his sports photography including covering Olympic games for more than 20 years for Newsweek. Constantly reinventing himself, he’s currently pushing new frontiers in combining lightpainting and western imagery, photography well suited for a gallery wall.

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Joey Terrill

Recently appointed as a Nikon Ambassador, Joey is a Los Angeles-based corporate and editorial photographer with a long and varied career in photography. In recent years Joey has migrated towards his passions for environmental portraits and studio/location lighting. A prior attendee of the workshops in the mid 1990s, he’s now a regular faculty member, with a talent for effectively communicating the principles of controlled lighting in terms anyone can understand. His portrait talents are regularly tapped by commercial clients as well as Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, People and other leading publications.

Workshop Faculty

Elsa Garrison

Elsa Garrison is a staff photographer for Getty Images based in New York City. She began her career in Los Angeles with the sport photo agency Allsport 1996, which was later acquired by Getty. She was the first woman hired as a staff photographer for both Allsport and Getty Images and has been responsible for covering events such as: the Super Bowl, NCAA hockey and basketball championships, NBA finals, Stanley Cup finals, World Series, men’s and women’s World Cup, Summer and Winter Olympic games and the U.S. Open Tennis. Her work has been published in numerous publications around the globe including: The Sunday Times(London), The Globe and Mail(Canada), The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and various websites.

Workshop Faculty

Maxx Wolfson

Maxx has been one of the top editors at Getty Images for 13 years. As Managing Editor for Sport in North & South America he is onsite at the biggest sporting events all over the world. Maxx will be leading the Getty Images team at his 11th Super Bowl and then leading the editing team at his sixth Olympic games in February. He also works directly with staff and freelance photographers assigning events and hiring photographers to cover events in his region. Through his work with many sports leagues, Maxx possesses a deep institutional knowledge of the industry.

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Andrew Hancock

Based in Indianapolis with clients from Tokyo to London, Andrew Hancock is regarded as a premier action and portrait photographer. His background as a photojournalist allows him to bring a well crafted storytelling approach to his imagery in both the advertising and editorial arenas. Known for his relentless pursuit of a different perspective, he maintains a healthy addiction to location lighting and remote cameras. Andrew regularly works around the world on a wide variety of assignments. His editorial clients include Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Golf, Autoweek, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal while his roster of commercial clients include Nikon, Texas A&M Athletics, Chevrolet, Arena and many more.

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Mark Terrill

One of the Associated Press’ top sports photographers, he covers sports assignments from the Los Angeles bureau. In addition to his skills as a photographer, he’s known for his technical prowess and has been innovative in his use of remote cameras and remote image transmission.

Workshop Faculty

Mark Reis

Mark is the former deputy director of photography of the Colorado Springs Gazette — and certainly one of the finest newspaper photographers working in the nation. Mark has now entered the world of freelance photography where he will undoubtedly be highly successful.

Workshop Information & Itinerary

Workshop Highlights

  • Professional Instruction on Action Sports Photography, Lighting, Marketing, Working With Editors, and the Professional Photography Market
  • Premiere Networking Opportunities
  • Photograph a Variety of Subjects in Different Settings Including Football, Horse Racing, Motocross, and More
  • On/Off Camera Lighting Techniques
  • Spend Several Days With An Amazing Group of Likeminded Photographers

Costs Included In Tuition

  • Activity Fees, Location Fees, All Instruction

Not Included

  • Hotels, Most Meals
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Workshop Itinerary

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

To view a PDF of an example workshop schedule PLEASE CLICK HERE. Keep in mind, we are constantly updating to make every year better.

  • Intro to the Sports Workshop!
  • Building your lighting skill set
  • B&H Trade Room
  • Welcome Reception
  • On-Location:  Experimenting with Light!
  • Class: Techniques in Shooting Outdoors
  • Class: Building your Sports Photography Skillset
  • Portfolio Reviews
  • On-Location: Sporting events 
  • Photographers’ Social
  • Image Critiques
  • Class: Marketing Yourself in a Freelance World
  • Class: Getting an Editor’s Attention
  • Class: Digital Workflow
  • On-Location: TBD (events will be listed 45 days out from workshop)
  • Image Critiques
  • Class: Remote Camera Setups
  • On-Location Shooting
  • On-Location Portrait Work
  • Instructor Roundtable / Workshop Closing Festivities

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